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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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EC official dies in okada accident

An Electoral Commission officer in the voters register exhibition exercise died from a motor/okada accident on Friday, September 25, 2020. The women identified as Sylvia was a teacher at Manso Adubia DA JHS but was temporarily working as an EC official following the coronavirus pandemic which has hit the country …

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Black Stars: No local player in Akonnor’s latest squad

Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, has snubbed local players in his latest call-up as the national team regroup for Ghana’s upcoming assignments. Akonnor’s side are preparing for a friendly game against Mali next month before playing their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Sudan in November Ghana …

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Floods kill 7-year-old boy at Asokwa

A 7-year-old boy, Atta Prosper, has been washed away by floods at Asokwa in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. This follows a heavy downpour on Thursday, 24 September 2020 around 5.30 pm. The rains and accompanying storm ripped off the roofs of buildings in the area. It also displaced some …

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Foulmouthed Presidential Staffer apologises to Peace FM boss

Presidential staffer Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe has rendered an unreserved apology to the managing director of Peace FM, Fadda Dickson, saying that he acknowledges that he should have made his point without using insulting language. Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe called Fadda Dickson names after Fadda Dickson wrote a letter to …

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