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SAD! Man rapes 6-year-old girl for blood money

A middle-aged man identified as Destiny Obiyan has reportedly raped a six-year-old girl in Edo State, Nigeria in order to perform rituals for blood money. Narrating the incident, father of the little girl, Okehelem Oyenma said that his neighbour lured his daughter with rice and egg to rape her. A …

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NDC promises free healthcare for cocoa farmers

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has promised to provide Free Primary Healthcare for all cocoa farmers if it forms the next government after the December elections. The NDC in its manifesto launched in Accra on Monday, 7 September 2020 said it will exempt all cocoa farmers from the …

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NDC manifesto: 7 days paternity leave for fathers

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in its 2020 manifesto has promised seven days paternity leave for fathers in the country. Under its health policies, the main opposition party noted that it will “amend the law to provide four months maternity leave, in addition to existing legal maternity provisions and grant …

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SAD VIDEO: Six killed in gruesome accident at Suhum

Information states six persons have died on the spot when a VVIP Bus with registration number, GL 527-13 driving from the Northern part of the country and heading towards Accra was involved in an accident at Amanase near Suhum in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred in the early morning of …

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Bawumia congratulates Akufo-Addo for Ecowas post

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated his “boss” Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his selection as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Akufo-Addo was selected to chair the sub-regional body at its 57th Summit in Niamey, Niger on Monday, September 7. “This …

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VIDEO: Manchester City loan out Ghana’s Yeboah Amankwah to Rochdale

English Premier League giants, Manchester City, have loaned out Ghanaian teenager, Yeboah Amakwah, to English League One side, Rochdale A.F.C., on a season-long. The services of the 19-year-old English-born center-back has been secured by the English lower-tier club this summer to give the team a squad boost for the 2020/2021 …

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My beef with Eno was to hype her and have fun – Medikal

Months after the super-heated beef between rappers, Medikal and Eno Barony which interestingly took over Twitter for some time, Medikal has come out to say that he does not have any problem with his female colleague and that the whole beef was nothing personal. He told Y107.9FM that he is …

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CSIR lands, properties under attack

Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has disclosed to a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) public hearing in Accra that lands and estate properties of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are under attack by encroachers. Such attacks and threats of ejection of staff …

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MFWA slams Mahama for endorsing ‘Akyem sakawa boys’ comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has condemned the NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama for endorsing ethnocentric comments made against Akyems by the Bolgatanga Central MP. In a statement, MFWA explained that the statement tends to “provoke and incite reprisal attacks which can fuel political tensions” in the country. …

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I don’t have any political ambitions – Criss Waddle

Young Ghanaian rapper and CEO of AMG business, Kwaku Addai popularly known as Criss Waddle has said he doesn’t have any plans of contesting for a political position in the future. Over the weekend, fans got excited when news went viral that the rapper had intentions of running for MP …

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Messages from political parties not from us – Telcos

Telecommunication companies in Ghana say unsolicited messages from political parties are not from them. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) in a press statement copied to GhanaWeb, the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are politically neutral and that their “policies and principles prohibit the promotion of any political party”. …

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Asante-Akim North District exports food crops to Togo, Burkina Faso

The Asante-Akim North District of Ashanti is fast establishing itself as the country’s strategic hub for the production and export of some food crops to Ghana’s neighbouring countries notably Togo and Burkina Faso. For the past six years, farmers in the district with Agogo as its capital, have been exporting …

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[PHOTOS]: NPP Supporter Brutalized at Party Office

An NPP supporter in Berekum West Constituency of the Bono Region, Amos Boakye a.k.a Amando has been hit on the head with a stick. The casualty was on a mission visit with different supporters of the NPP to hoard vote in favor of the gathering on Sunday sixth September 2020. …

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’50 million at risk of hunger’ in southern Africa

International institutions are warning of a growing food crisis in southern Africa, with up to 50 million people at risk. The UN’s World Food Programme says Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe are the worst affected countries. These were hit by a devastating drought in 2019 and have been ravaged this …

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Father, Stepmother In Police Custody For Their Son’s Death

Luckman Alabi and his wife, Anastasia Kobiaba Wricketts are in the grips of the Central Regional Police for allegedly molesting their 12-year-old son leading to his untimely death. Alabi and his wife, residents of Ayikoayikoo in Cape Coast are respectively, the father and stepmother of the deceased. Deputy Superintendent of …

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Trump Is A Racist Mobster – Says EX-Lawyer In Book

Donald Trump behaves like a mobster and has “a low opinion of all black people”, according to the US president’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. The allegations come from Cohen’s new book, Disloyal: A Memoir, written during his jail term for Trump campaign finance violations, among other crimes. Cohen claims Mr …

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