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43 pregnant girls write WASSCE, BECE in Kassena-Nankana West

The Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has recorded 43 pregnancies in the just ended West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Also, while 15 student nursing mothers took part in the examination, out of the total of 1838 girls registered, …

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Five dead, seven injured in Upper East floods

Five persons died and seven got injured in recent floods in the Upper Region, preliminary data from the Regional Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has shown. According to the report, dated September 16, three of the deaths occurred in the Binduri District, while one each occurred in …

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NDC Sabina Appiah-Kubi is dead

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Assin South, Sabina Appiah-Kubi, has reportedly passed on. The report came from the NDC Central Regional Communications Officer, Kwesi Dawood. Ms Sabina Appiah-Kubi, a former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Assin South under late President Mills, is said to have died after …

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Two Police officers die in separate crashes while on duty

Two Police officers have died in two separate fatal accidents in Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region and Walewale in the North East Region. Both incidents occurred Friday, September 18, 2020. Thirty-year-old Lcp Joseph Yankey of the Oda District Police Command died after he crashed a motorbike into a stationery …

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Two Orange Farm children found murdered, bodies left in street

At around 05:00 on Saturday, police received a call about the body of a child found on the street. Shortly after that, a passer-by discovered the second body, about 100 metres from the first one. “The children were certified dead by paramedics,” said Peters. “The motive for the killing of …

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Uganda Makerere University fire: ‘Ivory Tower’ gutted

A fire has gutted an iconic building at Uganda’s Makerere University, which is a prominent landmark in the capital. Known as the “Ivory Tower”, an overnight blaze has left its distinctive white walls with blue-shuttered windows blackened. Police in Kampala have started an investigation into the cause of the fire …

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Ghana to be exporter of solar – GCPP’s Henry Lartey

The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has acclaimed Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey as it’s the presidential candidate for the 2020 presidential election. The ceremony which also saw the swearing-in, national executives, and the launch of the manifesto of the party, was organized in Accra today, Saturday, September 19, 2020. The …

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Two pastors arrested for allegedly raping corps member

The police in Rivers State have arrested two pastors identified as Austin Emmanuel and Peter Davies, for allegedly raping a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).   The suspects who are currently being detained at the State Criminal and Intelligence Department SCID, allegedly raped the 27-year-old corps member …

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Akufo-Addo to address nation tonight

President Nana Akufo-Addo will tonight address the nation for the 17th time on measures his administration has put in place to fight Covid-19. This televised address comes at a time when the country’s active Covid-19 cases continue to drop significantly as reported by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). In his …

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Mahama installed as Nkosuohene of Apesika

Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, was on Friday installed as the Nkosouhene (Development Chief) of the Apesika Traditional area in the Kintampo South constituency of the Bono East region. Under the stool name Nana Beyeman Kwame Ababio I, Mr. Mahama was taken through the …

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Our strike still on; we’ve not received any injunction – Nurses

Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) will go ahead with their intended strike on Monday, September 21, its National President has said. According to Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the Association has not received any injunction from any court. After the Association and its allies announced their intention to …

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Our strike still on; we’ve not received any injunction – Nurses

Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) will go ahead with their intended strike on Monday, September 21, its National President has said. According to Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the Association has not received any injunction from any court. After the Association and its allies announced their intention to …

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Coronavirus pushes 12-year-old Walewale girl into Kayaye

A 12-year-old head Potter, Ms Sumaiya Ibrahim, has appealed to individuals and organisations for assistance when schools re-open in January 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her into Kayaye. The teenager, who is being raised by a single mother comes from Walewale in the North East region, but was obliged to migrate …

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Election 2020: A Brother Asked Why Farouk Aliu Mahama?

A 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒆 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑩𝒆 𝑨𝒏 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒐 𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒌 𝑶𝒏 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑭𝑨𝑴? I was happy he asked because for the first time I had the opportunity to preach the many good works of an honorable man to someone I believed …

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