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Nigeria delays return of international flights

The Nigerian authorities have postponed the resumption of international passenger flights by a week. The flights will now resume on 5 September instead of the previously announced date of 29 August. Officials have said the delay was due to logistical issues not related to aviation – including enforcing coronavirus safety …

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MTTD reacts to Mahama’s Okada legalization promise

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) says it will be challenging to regulate the commercial motorbike business aka Okada as the debate on whether or not to legalise it rages. Head of Research and Programmes at the MTTD, Alexander Obeng, said it will take more than regulation to legalise …

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Young Lady killed, body parts removed at Gomoa Lome

A young woman, believed to be in her late teens, has been killed with her body parts removed at Gomoa Lome in the Central region. The unidentified female was discovered by some residents in a supine position, lying on a lone road surrounded with bushes. After taking some steps closer, …

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Airport Authorities set rules for reopening

As part of preparations towards the opening of the Kotoka International Airport, authorities have outlined a list of rules to be observed. 70 sampling collection booths have been set up at the upper level of the Arrival Hall where all arriving passengers would be required to take a PCR test. …

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PDS sues gov’t for terminating contract

Power Distribution Services Limited (PDS) has sued the government of Ghana for wrongful termination of its contract with the state. This was disclosed by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. “Yes, PDS has sued the government in the court here in Ghana…wrongful termination is one of their claims”, Mr Nkrumah noted. …

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Shinzo Abe: Japan’s PM to resign for health reasons

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is set to announce his resignation for health reasons, officials from his party say. He has suffered for many years from ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, but his condition is thought to have worsened recently. Public broadcaster NHK said the 65-year-old wanted to avoid causing …

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30-year-old man stabbed to death at Buduburam

30-year-old Kwabena sekye has been stabbed several times to death by a Cameroon national at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspect also inflicted cutlass wounds on another person after a small misunderstanding. According to information, the suspect accused the deceased of being informat …

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Accra-Kumasi Highway: Angry property owners injunct demolition exercise

Owners of properties earmarked for demolition to pave way for the dualization of the Accra-Kumasi Highways are demanding compensation from the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA). The aggrieved property owners have therefore placed an interlocutory injunction on mass demolition exercise started by the GHA. A letter issued to the affected property …

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Report: Agyapa deal “unconscionable” – Attorney General

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akufo, has reportedly described the inability of the state to review or evaluate the effectiveness of the Agyapa Royalties deal in future as “unconscionable”. In an opinion on the deal to the Finance Minister, the Attorney General also noted that the payments …

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VIDEO: I’m Ghana’s problem – Akuapem Poloo

Actress and social media star Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo has openly admitted in an interview that she is one of Ghana’s problems. In an interview with Mzbel monitored by MyNewsGh.com, Akuapem Poloo also said she has accepted the tag that she is Ghana’s problem. According to Akuapem Poloo many Ghanaians …

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Ghana’s total cement sales decline by 3.9%

The total cement sales as measured by the volume of the product decreased by 3.9% during the first quarter of 2020. The volume of cement sales during first quarter of this year amounted to 814,979.29 tonnes as compared to 848,258.76 tonnes sold during 4th quarter of 2019. Year on year, …

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Why this pastor won’t bless a marriage

Controversial Kenyan preacher, Godfrey Migwi has announced that he won’t officiate any wedding in which the groom is yet to see his bride’s face without makeup. The Pastor, who noted that the groom should see his bride’s face without makeup at least three weeks before the wedding, added that this is …

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We are sorry for brutalising soldiers – Obom-Domeabra residents

The Odum Plala Okyeame, Okyeame Adukwei on behalf of the residents of Obom-Domeabra has apologised to the military and the entire nation for brutalising two soldiers at Dome Faase earlier this week. According to him, they mistook the soldiers for land guards hence the unwarranted attack on them. “We thought …

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