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1,585 die in road crashes in 8 months

Ghana has recorded 1,585 deaths from 9,205 road crashes between January and August 2020. The accidents involved 15,459 vehicles, 1,638 pedestrian knockdowns and 9,397 injuries. The figures, according to the Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Mrs May Obiri-Yeboah, were higher compared to the figures for the same …

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Ghana needs a new national capital – Economist

Habibu Adam, Senior Economist, Office of the Senior Minister on Friday called for a new national capital around the Tamale Airport down through Savannah to Bono East Regions. He said Accra was currently chocked with serious traffic and sanitation issues; “If care is not taken, in the next 10 years, …

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Finance Minister briefs House of Chiefs on Agyapa Royalties deal

Mr Ken Ofori- Atta, the Minister for Finance has appeared before the National House of Chiefs to brief members on the concept and benefits that Ghana would derive from the Agyapa Royalties deal. The move formed part of a broader stakeholder consultation being undertaken by the Ministry to explain the …

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Only 17,000 names now missing from voter register – EC

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Dr Serebuor Quaicoe, has revealed that only 17,000 names of voters across the country are missing on the new electoral register as of the close of Friday, September 25. The Commission had estimated that 60,000 names had been missing from …

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Three grabbed over motorbike robbery

Two persons who allegedly robbed a businessman of his motorbike after threatening to stab him with a pair of scissors have been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Mumuni Iddrisu aka Toli 21, and Shamsu Alhassan, aka Nurudeen, a 23-year-old trader, have been charged with conspiracy and …

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Schools In Oti Benefit From 3rd Disinfection Exercise 

Public and private basic and senior high schools (SHSs) in the Oti Region have benefited from the third phase of the on-going national disinfection and fumigation exercise.   The exercise—a collaboration between the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited—was in response to President Nana Addo’s …

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Taxi Driver knocks down two people at Gomoa Fetteh

A taxi driver has knocked two persons down at airport junction, Gomoa Fetteh in the central region. According to report, the taxi driver was coming from kasoa heading towards Senya Breku so as to arrive passengers at their destination. The taxi driver was spotted making a phone call and not …

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Papa Owusu-Ankomah ends duty tour of UK, Ireland

Papa Owusu-Ankomah, High Commissioner of Ghana to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Ireland has ended his tour of duty successfully and returns to Ghana with lots of experience and enthusiasm to contribute positively to the development and growth of …

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152kg of cocaine concealed in sugar intercepted at Tema Port

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted 152kg of cocaine concealed in a shipment of sugar from Brazil at the Tema Harbour. A statement from NACOC on Saturday, September 26, 2020 said the interception was successfully carried out based on intelligence gathered in conjunction with other security outfits such as the Bureau …

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KZN man killed in head-on collision with taxi

A motorist died in his Mercedes-Benz after colliding head-on with a minibus-taxi in Hammersdale, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday night. Life Response spokesperson Leon Fourie said the collision took place at about 10.20pm. “On arrival paramedics found that a taxi had collided head-on with a Mercedes and then hit into another vehicle.” …

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Seven detained after knife attack near ex-Charlie Hebdo offices

Seven people have been detained in connection with an attack outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, officials say. A man armed with a meat cleaver wounded two people in the attack on Friday. The main suspect, identified as an 18-year-old man of Pakistani origin, was …

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Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader

Mali’s new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw, 70, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until elections, which are expected in 18 months. Col Goita is vice-president. The …

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