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Election 2020: NPP MP Ama Sey to go independent

The Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region, Mercy Adu Gyamfi is popularly known as Ama Sey has given an inkling of contesting the 2020 parliamentary election as an Independent Candidate. Ama Sey who was seeking a second term lost the Parliamentary Primaries in June by …

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It’s a scam – NDC cautions against fake fundraising website

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has distanced itself from a website www.jmdonations.org purported to be for fundraising purposes for the party’s flagbearer. The website which is a fundraising and a platform to indicate ones preparedness to volunteer for the campaign for the former President has pictures of him and his running mate …

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Mahama, NDC mourns with Rawlings over mother’s death

Former president John Mahama, and the leadership of the NDC, on Friday morning, called on former President Jerry John Rawlings to commiserate with him following the passing of his mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui. President Mahama, in a brief remark, described the loss of Madam Agbotui as a shared one because …

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Hohoe Chiefs dissociate themselves from secessionists’ group

The Chiefs and people of Gbi-Hohoe have dissociated themselves and condemned the activities of the secessionist group calling itself the “Homeland Study Group Foundation,” seeking independence for Volta Region. Togbe Adzimah V, Divisional Chief of Gbi-Abansi in the Hohoe Municipality addressing the media in Hohoe said the chiefs, elders and …

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REVEALED: Akufo-Addo Cooks Lucrative Covid-19 Deal For His Family Man

The US$150COVID-19 test per a traveller through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, is turning out to be a retirement deal cooked by President, Akufo-Addo for his cousin; Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, who until recently was the Head of Virology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. The …

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2 motorbike thieves jailed 15 years

Two motorbike thieves have been sentenced to a total of fifteen years in prison in hard labour According to the Police, on September 10, 2020, at about 11:30pm Issifu Shiabu hired the services of a motor rider from Manhean to Ablekuma for a fare of GH¢15.00. Upon arriving at Issifu’s …

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NHS Covid-19: App issue fixed for people who test positive

The government has fixed a problem with its new NHS coronavirus app in England and Wales which meant many positive test results were not being logged. Users were unable to record a positive test result, if they had booked a test elsewhere and not via the app. But the Department …

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Western Togoland attack: Minister exposes all involved

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, says the country’s security forces were aware of a series of planned attacks by Western Togoland Restoration Front, the separatist group seeking secession from Ghana. According to him, this separatist group, along with two others, had been under the radar of the Volta …

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President Cuts Sod For Recycling Plant At Aboanidua

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday cut the sod for the construction of an integrated recycling and compost plant at Aboanidua, in the Wiaso Municipal in the Western North Region.    The project, which is expected to be completed within four months, is a collaboration among Zoomlion Ghana Limited …

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No bail for man, 25, after brutal attack on 18-year-old woman

A man was denied bail in the Alexandria Magistrate’s Court after he severely beat an 18-year-old woman. The woman is in a critical condition in hospital. Sean Nicolas Hendricks, 25, was arrested on Thursday evening and faces a charge of attempted murder. A member of the public reported a suspicious noise …

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Stray animals invade ‘abandoned’ schools, defecate on desks

Weeds and domestic animals have taken over a number of basic and second cycle institutions in the Northern and North East regions where Zoomlion Ghana Limited is currently disinfecting against the deadly Coronavirus. The compound of the schools that have since March this year been closed due to the outbreak of …

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Togo’s Prime Minister, others resign

Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have resigned, in an expected political reshuffle delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The move late on Friday was anticipated since President Faure Gnassingbe was re-elected in February for a fourth term in office after a constitutional change allowed him to run …

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Ghana’s Duke Micah knocked out in round 3 by Casimero

John Riel Casimero made a successful defense of his WBO bantamweight crown as he knocked out Ghana’s Duke Micah in the third round of their title fight in Connecticut, USA. The 30-year-old Filipino dominated Duke Micah throughout with a series of punishing body blows, setting a frenetic pace from the …

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Trump picks Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a favourite of social conservatives, to be the new Supreme Court justice. Speaking by her side at the White House Rose Garden, Mr Trump described her as a “woman of unparalleled achievement”. If confirmed by senators, Judge Barrett will replace liberal …

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Musician sentenced for lottery fraud

Reuben Abusah alias Last Burial, a 20-year-old musician and a resident of Akatsi in the Volta Region, has been sentenced by the Ho Circuit Court to two years imprisonment in hard labour for lottery fraud. He pleaded guilty to a charge of defrauding by false pretense and was convicted on …

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Sekou Nkrumah petitions IGP over ‘fraudster’ Onzy Anwar

Sekou Nkrumah, a son Kwame Nkrumah, has through his lawyers Onyame Ye Chambers, petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest and prosecute one Onzy Anwar for alleged impersonation. According to the petition sighted online by GhanaWeb, Dr Sekou Nkrumah indicated that he is the last born of his late parents, …

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Akufo-Addo Cooks Lucrative Covid-19 Deal For His Family Man

The US$150COVID-19 test per a traveller through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, is turning out to be a retirement deal cooked by President, Akufo-Addo for his cousin; Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, who until recently was the Head of Virology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. The …

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FUNNY VIDEO: Guests fight over Rev Obofour’s cash

A trendy video online has captured moments guests tried fighting each other as Reverend Obofour sprays cash in the air. These were invitees of his triplets, Jessie, Jeremiah and Jeremie’s christening on Saturday, September 26, 2020. The lavish event, held in his plush mansion, saw scores of friends and well …

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