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Suspected killer of MoMo vendor caged in Kumasi

The suspect linked to the killing of a 32-year-old mobile money operator at Ejisu/Onwe in the Ashanti Region has been remanded into prison custody by a district court in Kumasi. The deceased, Samson Owusu Adjei, was attacked on Thursday, August 27, by an armed gang who robbed him of his …

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Trending Video: Man holds a meeting with his goats.

A South African man left social media users in stitches after he held a meeting with his animals – In the video uploaded on Twitter, the man was heard explaining to the goats that he would be buying their food shortly The animals were gathered at the front of the …

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VRA Boss Embarks On A 2-Day Working Visit To Lawra, Kaleo Construction Sites

Chief Executive officer of the Volta River Authority Engineer Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa has witnessed alot of infrastructure development under his leadership over the period since his assumption of office including the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam project currently on-going as well as many others project.    Currently ongoing solar power plant construction …

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CEO of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital tests positive for COVID-19

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Oheneba-Owusu Danso has been admitted at a special ward of the hospital after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. Although there has been no official communication about his condition, a source at the hospital said Dr. Owusu-Danso is coping. The …

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Domestic Airport in Upper East needless – UG lecturer to NDC

A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana Dr. Ebo Turkson says the promise by the opposition National Democratic Congress to construct a domestic Airport in the Upper East region is needless. According to him, the region has pertinent needs which do not include an …

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PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Greece’s Largest Migrant Camp

Fire has destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp, the overcrowded Moria facility on the island of Lesbos. About 25 firefighters with 10 engines battled the flames as migrants were evacuated. Some suffered injuries from smoke exposure. Reports say migrants protesting against coronavirus rules may have started the fire, though this is …

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27 irregular Burkinabe migrants busted after entering Ghana

Vigilant Immigration Officials on duty at Beat six and two unapproved route bordering neighbouring Burkina Faso on Tuesday evening busted twenty-seven Burkina Faso nationals for attempting to enter Ghana. The irregular Burkina Faso migrants comprised 24 males and 03 females. Their ages ranged between 01 and 38. They were busted …

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5 to die by hanging for kidnap and murder of Shell staff

Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, August 8, sentenced five persons to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering a Shell staff, named Anthony Okoro.   The five defendants out of seven persons in suit number PHC/324/2017, are Oluchi Charles (1st defendant), Miracle Anumuna (2nd defendant), …

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Fresh SHS graduate killed in robbery attack

A fresh graduate of Yendi Senior High School (SHS), Rahman Abdul Basit, has been killed in a robbery-attack-caused accident at Mpaha in the Central Gonja district.   Young Basit, who was heading home after successfully completing his West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, was a victim of an accident which …

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Rape victims to access free healthcare services – NDC manifesto

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to ensure survivors of gender violence, especially rape survivors are able to access free healthcare services, should the party win this year’s December polls. Currently, rape victims pay for medical examinations, a situation some people believe has made it difficult for many …

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Both NPP, NDC Manifestoes Are Disconnected From Reality – Economist

An economist has cast doubt on the actualisation of both the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) manifestoes should they win the upcoming elections. Prof Godfred Bokpin in an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story Tuesday, noted that the economy has been badly affected by the current …

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US to block key exports from Xinjiang, China

The US is to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region due to allegations that they are produced using forced labour. The proposed bans include cotton and tomato products which are two of China’s major commodity exports. The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on China for its treatment …

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We’ll hold you to account – Okada riders to Mahama

The Okada Riders Association of Ghana (ORAG) has said it will hold former President John Mahama’s “feet to the fire” to fulfil his promise of legalising the use of motorcycles for commercial transportation purposes if he wins the 7 December 2020 polls. ORAG made the comment in a statement issued …

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28 Police Officers Fired Over Misconduct

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has dismissed 28 personnel, including two females, for unprofessional acts. This was as a result of complaints lodged by the public, of which they were found culpable of 181 cases of unprofessional conduct, from January to August, 2020. Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana …

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NDC vs NPP: Manifesto promises in the education sector

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Over the next four years, The NPP in the education sector said it will: •consolidate the implementation of the Free SHS and Free TVET programmes •continue to increase the manpower resources and teaching facilities, including the use of ICT teaching aids, of public tertiary institutions to …

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Bawumia hands over house to 82 yr old abandoned cured leper

In yet another example of his love for humanity the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has built, furnished, and formally handed over a two-bedroom house to an 82-year-old cured leper who had been abandoned by her family at Motori in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. Dr …

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