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Asunafo South NASPA Cleans District Capital Kukuom

The National Service Personnel association in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region embarked on a cleanup exercise. The graduate byword visited various vantage Areas of the District Capital.     Places like, forecourt of the District Assembly, the principal street, taxi station and their market Centre. Residents of …

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Agyapa Deal Lands UK Law Firm In Dirty Conflict Of Interest In Ghana

The coming days, will be interesting for a prominent UK-based law firm; White and Case, as the friendship between one of its partners and a cousin of Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo, is giving the international firm, bad publicity and an apparel of corruption, following the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal. Joshua Siaw, …

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Man stabbed to death in fight over money

A woman and a man were arrested in Cape Town on Thursday for the murder of a man who was allegedly stabbed to death during a fight over money. Police spokesperson Captain Adriana Chandler said staff at the Dunoon clinic in Table View reported that a man with stab wounds …

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[VIDEO]: Okoe-Boye speaks after reportedly ‘staking lotto’

Deputy Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency has reacted after he was pictured infront of a lotto kiosk believed to be in Teshie. Some critics say he was staking lotto; while others suggest he was just interacting with his constituents. Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye during Friday’s edition of …

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Pupil killed, toddler injured after being hit by car

A Grade nine school pupil has died and a three-year-old has been left injured after they were hit by a car on the N2 south bound near Westwood Mall in Durban. A grade nine pupil has died and a three-year-old has been left injured after they were hit by a …

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NAM 1 fires people comparing the ‘fake’ UN awards saga to Menzgold

Nana Appiah Mensah has berated individuals who are drawing conclusions and making a comparison of the fake UN award saga to Menzgold. After news broke yesterday of a certain Dr Fordjour who went galavanting and issuing unverifiable awards to celebrities and public officials, many have compared his modus operandi to that of Menzgold and …

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Govt to set up satellite campus of UDS at Yendi

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says government is in discussion with the University of Development Studies (UDS) to set up a satellite campus in Yendi. In addition, he announced plans to convert the Pong Tamale Veterinary College into a university of agriculture. Vice President Bawumia announced this when he paid a …

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Govt to borrow GH¢22.7bn within next 3 months – Finance Ministry

The government will borrow GH¢22.7 billion within the next three months, beginning this month. According to the Bank of Ghana’s issuance calendar, GH¢19 billion will, however, be used to settle principal and interest of existing loans. Another GH¢3.05 billion, which will be in fresh issuance, will be used to finance …

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Absolutely I’m open to having a football club – Stonebwoy

Ghana’s dancehall titan Stonebwoy is a big football fan. His only brother is training as a professional footballer and Stonebwoy himself was a keen player before music claimed him. For the video for his latest smash hit, Putuu, he managed to film Togolese former Premier League star Emmanuel Adebayor. And there’s another video out …

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Malawi’s president says poverty is due to misrule

Malawi’s president has said that his country’s poverty is due to the misrule of his predecessors. “The poverty of our people is man-made, which means it can and must be unmade,” Lazarus Chakwera said in his first state of the nation address since being elected in June. He promised to …

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Police arrest 3 suspects over street robberies

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has busted three persons suspected to be involved in street robberies in the Kumasi Metropolis. Three suspects according to police were arrested on suspicion of several counts of robbery and possession of stolen items. Addressing the Media in a press conference on Thursday, September 3, …

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Nurses battle snakes at CHPS compound to save lives

Nurses at Klo Djerkiti Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound have been battling venomous snakes and other reptiles at the facility due to darkness as a result of lack of electricity in the community. The Senior Community Health Nurse in Charge of the facility Salomey Okpoti recounted to Starr …

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Police retrieves 9 stolen vehicles from unsuspecting buyers

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has retrieved nine vehicles from some unsuspecting buyers at various locations. The cars were sold to them by one Alex Owusu, a notorious member of car syndicate. This was disclosed at a press conference held by the police command on Thursday, September 3, 2020, in …

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Mahama brags too much – Nana Addo jabs

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama is promising things he cannot do just to canvas for votes ahead of the December 7, presidential polls. He wonders why the former president could not implement the policies he is promising now whiles in power. To President Nana Addo, Mr. John …

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Covid-19: Deaths rise but active cases drop

Ghana’s coronavirus deaths have seen three additional cases recorded. From the latest update released by the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service on Saturday, September 5, the number of deaths has risen from 280 to 283. With 43,693 recovered/discharged patients, the country’s active cases now stand at 801. …

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Ghana embassy in the US to reopen

Ghana’s Embassy in the United States of America (USA) has said in a statement that the embassy will reopen for consular services on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The statement, however, said all applications and other activities will be done through online platforms to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The …

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Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy missing

An investigation has been launched by the Egyptian FA (EFA) after it found that several trophies have disappeared from its headquarters in Cairo, with an original African Cup of Nations reportedly among them. Egypt received the prize after winning the 2010 edition of the tournament, so winning that particular incarnation …

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3 die following torrential rains, Bagre dam spillage

At least three persons have so far died in the North East region following days of torrential rains and the spillage of the Bagre dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso. Several communities in the North East and Upper East regions have been cut off, with farmlands submerged and scores displaced as …

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