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Man rapes 70-year-old stroke patient at Gbawe

The Ghana Police Service says it is on a manhunt for a middle-aged man who allegedly raped a 70-year-old woman at Dzaman near Gbawe in the Greater Accra Region. Achikolo, who forcibly entered Rose Odikro’s room on Sunday, October 4, 2020, took advantage of her condition to sexually assault her. …

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NPP Vice Chairman busted for selling subsidized outboard motors

An investigation by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed that the Mfantsiman Constituency second vice-chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) sold an outboard motor subsidized by the government for fishermen at a higher price. The 40-horsepower Yamaha outboard motor costs close to ¢20,000 on the market …

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Court declines to hear Ken Agyapong’s doctor in-camera

The Hgh Court in Accra presided over by Kustice Amos Wuntah Wuni has declined a request from lawyers of the Medical Doctor of Holy Trinity Medical Center/Spa and Health Farm, to hear him in-camera. Dr Kennedy Kwabena Addo was summoned to appear before the court on Monday, after Ken Agyapong, …

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Atletico Madrid furious with Arsenal over Partey deal

Reports in the English press indicate that Atletico Madrid are furious with Arsenal over how they handled the Thomas Partey deal. According to reports, the Spanish club is incensed over how Arsenal sidelined them in securing the signature of the Ghanaian midfielder. As per La Liga rules, all Arsenal had …

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Akufo-Addo files nomination for December polls

President Akufo-Addo has filed his nomination at the Electoral Commission’s office in Accra to contest the December polls on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. The President is seeking to be re-elected for a second term in the upcoming December elections. The process for presidential aspirants who wish to …

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Parliament resumes sitting today

Parliament of Ghana is today, Tuesday, October 6, 2020 resuming sitting after almost two months of break. The Third Meeting of the Fourth Session of the Seventh Parliament will be the final meeting of the year before the House is dissolved on the 6th of January 2021. Members of Parliament will sit for the next …

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8 migrants drown after forced off boat by smugglers

At least eight migrants have drowned and 12 are missing after human smugglers forced them off a boat near Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Another 14 migrants survived and are receiving medical care, a statement said. The migrants were all believed to be Ethiopians returning to …

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Girl, six, dies after being raped in India

A six-year-old rape victim has died in hospital ten days after being attacked, sparking furious protests in India which saw her family lay the girl’s body in the street. The girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her cousin while she was at home in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state. She …

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KIA goes red as staff demand MD’s dismissal

Staff of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, (GACL) have adorned the premises of the company with red colours in demand for the removal of Yaw Kwakwa as Managing Director. The workers are accusing Mr Kwakwa of mismanagement. In a petition to President Akufo-Addo through the chief of staff, sighted by …

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Authorities to investigate ‘rogue’ Nigerian force

Nigeria’s police affairs minister says that there will be an investigation into alleged infractions by a notorious unit in the police force that has been accused of atrocities against innocent civilians and routine harassment. On Sunday, Nigeria’s inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (Sars) …

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Ugandan judge injured in road accident

A Ugandan judge was injured in a road accident on Monday morning while travelling to a court in the western part of the country, according to the Uganda Red Cross. The Daily Monitor newspaper has identified the judge as Paul Gadenya. He was previously the chief registrar of the judiciary. …

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Cocoa farmers excited about 28.2% price increase

The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Sheanut Farmer Association (COCOSHE) has praised the Akufo-Addo administration for the 28.2% increase in cocoa prices for the 2020-21 crop season. According to the farmer-based organization, the producer price of a bag of 64kg of cocoa beans has been increased from GH¢ 515 to GH¢660 …

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