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Bawumia accused of claiming ‘ghost projects’ in ghost communities By

Ghana’s biggest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has slammed Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for citing two communities and some projects said to be non-existent in Nabdam, a district in the Upper East Region, when he showcased recently some physical projects he claimed the government had initiated across …

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Hunter who killed colleague remanded for two months

The Ajumako District Court in the Central Region has remanded the 30-year-old hunter, Yaw Mensah who mistakenly shot dead his colleague at Ajumako Besease to two months in police custody. The suspect is to re-appear in court on the 24th of October 2020. Background A 30-year-old man, Yaw Mensah is …

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Woman, 25, murdered at Gomoa Lome

A 25-year-old woman has been butchered at Gomoa Lome in the Gomoa Central Region of the Central Region. The lifeless body of the woman was found in a bush with her private part, leg, and hand cut by the unknown assailants. The Assembly Member of the area Hon. Stephen Mensah …

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NPP women’s organiser sacks DCE at MP’s campaign launch

It was a spectacle when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser for the Effiduase Asokore constituency in the Ashanti Region prevented the DCE from standing close to the MP during an event on Friday, August 8, 2020. The NPP MP for the area, Dr Ayew Afriyie, was launching his …

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Two die from gunshots at Abossey Okai Homowo

Two persons are reported to have lost their lives from gunshot wounds at Abossey Okai in Accra on Saturday, August 30. The incident happened during this year’s Ga Mashi annual Homowo festival which according to the police was organized by the traditional leaders without their notice. Joynews reported that the …

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Another alleged witch nearly killed at Sumpini In West Gonja

A 60-year-old woman Madam Meri Ibrahim from Sumpini in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region has sustained several degrees of injuries after a mob attacked her with cutlasses and other objects leading to deep cuts and lacerations on her face and upper limbs, with her middle left finger …

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President of concerned Small Scale Miners arrested

Information gathered by MyNewsGh.com suggests that President of concerned Small Scale Miners, Michael Kwadwo Peprah has been arrested. According to our source, he was arrested in the Ashanti region and is currently the Central Police Station in Kumasi waiting to be transported to Accra. His arrest was effected by Investigators …

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Master KG’s Jerusalema video hits 100 million views

Master KG’s dream of reaching 100 million streams on YouTube with his hit, Jerusalema has become a reality, just months after he set the goal. Jerusalema is easily the biggest SA export this year, topping charts around the world and spawning a viral dance challenge. It has been streamed from Cape Town to …

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Uganda’s Museveni declares COVID-19 prayer holiday

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has declared Saturday a national prayer day for Covid-19. The president said he got the idea from a Ugandan citizen who had a vision from God. “God had told him in a vision that I should organise national prayers, scientifically organised, for God to deliver us …

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West Africa leaders call for 12-month transition in Mali

Mali’s West African neighbours have once again agreed that the country should immediately return to civilian rule. The decision comes after last week’s military coup overthrowing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. In a virtual summit held on Friday, the 15-nation regional group Ecowas called for the “troops to return to their …

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Tema police officers schooled on election-related offences

Senior officers of the Tema Regional Police Command have been admonished to remain neutral in the discharge of their duties during the run-up to the 2020 general elections if they hope to win the confidence of the public. Giving the admonishing at a Legal Educational Programme on electoral related offences …

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COVID-19 Impact: Pilot survey detects over 11,000 job losses

A pilot survey, which covered 878 establishments detected 11,657 job losses across all sectors of the economy, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, has revealed. The survey, which was commissioned by the Ministry, was to enable it (the Ministry) to understand the impact of COVID-19 on employment, …

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WAEC releases time table for BECE

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would begin on Monday, September 14, 2020, and end on Friday, September 18, 2020, in all the Registration Centers across the country for all Junior High School (JHS) final year students. The candidates will write the English Language, and Religious and Moral Education (RME) …

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The battle of Dodowa, the Katamanso war

On 7 August 1826, exactly 194 years ago, the Katamanso War (The battle of Dodowa) began. The war was fought between the Asantes and the people of Accra; Dangme people of Prampram, Ningo and Ada after the people of Accra (AKRA) had been part of an alliance of local chiefs …

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GFA/FIFA roll out integrity programme

The Compliance and Integrity Officer of the GFA has been working with the Integrity Department of FIFA to roll out the GFA’s Integrity and Ethics programme for the coming season. Having come from Number 12 expose, both the GFA and FIFA are keen to roll out a programme to inform …

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Sachet water supplier grabbed over sexual offence

Robert Adana, a Sachet Water Supplier, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 13-year- old girl at Kwabenya in Accra. Adana, 30, charged with defilement has pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Christina Cann, admitted Adana to bail in the sum of GHC60,000 …

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Court fines Ghanaian musician for stealing at shoprite

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old Ghanaian musician to a fine of GH¢2,400 for stealing various items at the West Hills Mall branch of Shoprite. The young man identified as David Ike is also to serve a three months jail term. The items stolen were Cling Cracker biscuit, …

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2 South Koreans reportedly kidnapped from fishing vessel off Ghana

Two South Korean nationals have been reportedly kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on the waters off Ghana. A Ghanaian-flagged fishing vessel was attacked 200 kilometres southeast of the coastal city of Tema on Friday (local time), according to Dryad Global, a London-based maritime security consultancy, and Seoul officials. A total of …

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