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Twenty inmates killed after Madagascar prison riot

Twenty prisoners were killed in Madagascar as the authorities attempted to stop a riot in a prison in the south of the island, the justice ministry said. The trouble began at the prison in Farafagana at around 12:00 local time (09:00 GMT) with inmates splitting into two groups and attacking …

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We’ll Introduce Chip-Embedded Passports — Akufo-Addo

The Akufo-Addo led administration has pledged to introduce chip-embedded passports for Ghana. This is contained in the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2020 manifesto which was launched on Saturday, August 22, 2020. The policy document outlines the NPP’s programmes of action it seeks to implement in case its mandate is …

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Mahama can debate Akua Donkor, Kyiriabosom not Akufo-Addo – Obiri Boahen

The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has said the seat of the Presidency will be lowered if President Akufo-Addo debates former President John Mahama. The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged President Akufo-Addo to a debate on infrastructure. The former president believes …

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Speeding truck crushes man, 41, to death

A speeding Kia truck has crushed a 41-year-old man to death, in the early hours of Sunday August 22. The accident occurred at Sukrong Bethlehem, a Community near Asamankese in the Eastern Region at about 5:25am. The body of the deceased Okai Robert has been deposited at the Asamankese Government …

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NPP Japan Branch Congratulates Party On Manifesto Launch  

The executive body, on behalf of the NPP Japan branch, wishes to extend its congratulation to the elephant fraternity for the successful 2020 manifesto launch on Saturday, 22nd August, 2020 at Cape Coast.    Japan NPP branch is happy to have had its chairman, Dr Benard Oppong-Kusi, represent it at …

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Suspected armed robbers attack mobile money vendors in Hamile

Two mobile money vendors were attacked and robbed of their possessions by five suspected armed robbers at Hamile, in the Upper West Region on Saturday about 10:30 pm.   The suspected armed robbers attacked and robbed their victims of GH¢90,000 and GH¢60,000 respectively and made away with a number of …

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C/R Tertiary Institutions Undergo Disinfection

Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has begun the phase two of disinfecting tertiary institutions in the Central Region.   The exercise in the Central Region, which started on Friday, is collaboration between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion.   It followed the President Akufo-Addo’s …

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Thomas Partey jams to Stonebwoy’s ‘Putuu’ song

Ghana and Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey has joined in the craze for Afro-Dancehall artist Stonebwoy‘s ‘Putuu’ song. Partey who is a big fan of the Afro-dancehall artiste has once again shown love to the singer in a video on social media. Partey who grew up at Ashaiman, where Stonebwoy lives, took to his Twitter …

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Eight die in South Sudan salary cargo plane crash

A cargo plane transporting money for the UN’s World Food Programme has crashed near the South Sudanese capital, Juba, killing eight of the nine people on board, the authorities say. Four of the dead from Saturday morning’s crash were South Sudanese, two were from Tajikistan and the other was from …

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Dozens rescued from rubber boat drifting in Mediterranean

Ninety-seven people, including 28 unaccompanied minors, have been rescued from an overcrowded rubber boat that was drifting in the Mediterranean 30 miles off the Libyan coast, charity Sea-Watch International says. It is believed that the boat had set off from Libya. Crew on the search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 …

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Ghana’s fisheries is on the verge of collapse – Yamoah

Friends of the Nation (FoN),a Non-Governmental Organization(NGO), has called on the Government to take steps to stop the Illegal pair trawler (saiko) fishing in the Ghanaian waters. According to FoN, the alarming rate at which the fish stock in the sea was fast deplAeting, demands urgent attention from the government. …

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VIDEO: Abroad has come to Ghana- Wontumi drops another ‘bomb

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako known popularly as Chairman Wontumi has said that his party has through its new manifesto brought “abroad to Ghana”. According to him, the latest policies and programmes the government intends to introduce when given a second term to …

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‘World’s oldest man’ dies aged 116 in South Africa

A South African who was thought to be the oldest man in the world has died at the age of 116. Fredie Blom’s identity documents showed he was born in Eastern Cape province in May 1904, although that was never verified by Guinness World Records. When he was teenager, his …

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LIVESTREAMED: Mahama speaks after NPP manifesto launch

The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama earlier granted an interview on WoezorTV. Mr. Mahama answered questions on his seven-day tour of the Volta and Oti regions ahead of the December polls. The flagbearer met with traditional rulers, opinion leaders, organised labour, supporters, members, and activists of the …

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Okada rider, three others die in road crashes

No fewer than four persons died in two separate road crashes in Ogun State on Friday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. In the first accident, an okada rider and his passenger were killed when a bus rammed into them, along Ore-Benin-Ijebu-Ode expressway. The driver of the vehicle …

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