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Police launch investigations into assault on Odododiodoo MP

The James Town Police Command has commenced investigations into an alleged assault on the Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, Nii Lamptey Vanderpuye by some persons said to be Operatives of the National Security Secretariat. The former Sports Minister claims he was attacked by 12 men in front of the James …

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CAS throws out Palmer’s case against GFA

The case filed against the Ghana Football Association at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by Wilfred Osei Kwaku popularly known as Palmer has been dismissed by the court. CAS in its September 1, 2020 ruling backed the disqualification of Mr Palmer from contesting the GFA presidential race in …

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Armed robbers attack mobile money vendor at Yendi

Two armed robbers attacked a mobile money vendor at Yendi and made away with GH¢5,300.00. The incident happened at Balogu North, a suburb of Yendi, around 18:30GMT on Monday, August 31. According to Baba Sulemana, the 30-year-old agent of TA-HA Enterprise Money Transfer, one of the robbers, wearing a face …

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Ursula Urges Mahama To Apologise Over ‘Akyem Sakawa’ Post

Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has urged 2020 NDC flagbearer, John Mahama to apologise over a Facebook post deemed ethnocentric. Ursula Owusu who is Ablekuma West NPP MP was speaking at the launch of her re-election campaign team said Mahama should “retract and apply humility in his quest to come back …

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VIDEO: Pamela Odame finds love

Ghanaian actress and the lady with the biggest talent on her chest, Pamela Odame was spotted in loved up video with an unknown young man. The young man kissed her on her cheek in a car while jamming to a romantic song from Fireboy. From our observations, we can see …

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Codeo deploys observers ahead of Dec 7 polls

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has trained and deployed 65 Long-Term Observers (LTOs) across the 16 regions. These specially trained observers are to monitor the pre-election environment in 65 constituencies from Tuesday, September 1 to Sunday, December 6. A statement issued by CODEO’s National Coordinator Albert Arhin on …

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Court throws out MTN case against NCA over monopoly

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by MTN seeking to quash the directive of the National Communication Authority to classify it as a significant market player in the telecommunications industry. The court in a 33 page ruling dismissed the case while awarding a cost f ghc10,000 against MTN. …

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Fuel prices to rise slightly in the 1st half of September – IES

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is predicting a slight rise in fuel prices in the first half of September 2020. The IES explained that this is so because “taking into consideration the appreciation in the prices of International Benchmark – Brent Crude (2.45%) and refined product – Gasoline (6.23%) …

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DR Congo militia rape students on eve of exams

Armed militia attacked a school and raped female students on the eve of their examinations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men attacked an examination centre housing 35 final year students in Isiro town, the capital of Haut-Uélé province. Local authorities said some female students were raped during the …

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Arrest of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina shrouded in mystery

Rwandan authorities have arrested Paul Rusesabagina, whose heroic actions during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi inspired the Hollywood movie Hotel Rwanda. Mr Rusesabagina has been living in exile and is a leader of an opposition outfit accused of financing terrorism activities in Rwanda. The announcement of his arrest on …

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COVID-19: Noguchi clashes with government over prices of antigen test

Government and officials of the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research have clashed over the processes and charges for the testing of passengers who will be arriving at the Kotoka International Airport as it reopens today. Antigen tests are immunoassays that detect the presence of a specific viral antigen, which …

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80-Year-Old Man Defiles An Orphan

An 80-year old man, Mohammed Bara’u of Lawan Fannami ward in Gashu’a community of Yobe State in Nigeria has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. It was gathered that the suspect who is a wood seller had been trying to lure the girl with chocolate and finally succeeded last …

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