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West African Auto Hub: Ghana accepted what Nigeria rejected

West Africa, with about 380 million people, is the final frontier for global automakers looking to increase manufacturing capacity in a region where they currently have little presence. While local assemblers in Nigeria, home to nearly half of the region’s population, have partnered with companies such as Volkswagen AG to …

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NPP MP’s alleged armed thug busted for almost killing NDC man

Details emerging from the Bono Region, continue to firmly place the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa West, Ali Maiga Halidu, at the center of last Saturday’s indiscriminate shooting at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District. Yesterday, the police arrested Ali Musah, alias Idrisu Musah, identified as one of the …

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Statistical Service postpones population census to 2021

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has disclosed that the National Population and Housing Census (PHC) will be conducted next year. The GSS explained that the coronavirus pandemic and destabilisation of Ghana’s population by the upcoming general elections and related activities necessitated the postponement. The 2020 Population and Housing Census (PHC) …

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3 Ghanaian citizens petition UN over December elections

Three Ghanaian citizens have petitioned the United Nations (UN) over what they say are threats to Ghana’s peace ahead of the December 7th elections. The three, Elikem Kotoko, Stephen Kwabena Attuh and Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese submitted their petition to the office of the Resident Coordinator of the UN earlier …

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Kidnapped 83-year-old escapes

The 83-year-old man kidnapped in the Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri district has escaped from captivity, his family has confirmed to JoyNews. According to the family, the man fled from his captives on Tuesday. The victim, KonYan Yariban, was taken hostage last week on witchcraft allegation by a group of people. They had accused …

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We’ve created 2 million jobs – Bawumia

The Akufo-Addo government has created two million jobs since coming into office, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. At a meeting with the youth wing of the governing New Patriotic Party on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 to mark International Youth Day, Dr Bawumia said the government has collated the job …

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Reduce import dependency; increase local food production – Africa told

A report by the Alliance for a Greene Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has noted that the continued disruption of food distribution and trade activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for African countries to reduce their import dependency and increase domestic food production to ensure self-sufficiency. The report further …

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Boy, 4, falls to his death from 6th floor of apartment

A four-year-old boy lost his life after he allegedly fell from his family’s apartment on the 6th floor in Cape Town on Wednesday. It is believed the little boy was under the care of his 25-year-old uncle when the accident happened in Wynberg around 09:20, said police. The little boy’s …

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Mozambique denies responsibility for Beirut blast

Mozambique’s government has finally reacted to reports that the ammonium nitrate which caused a huge deadly explosion in Lebanon earlier this month was on its way to Mozambique. The Deputy Justice Minister Filimao Suazi confirmed that the chemical was meant to come to Mozambique. But he denied that anyone in …

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Ghana Asked To Speed Up Digitization After COVID-19 Pandemic

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Libreria and Sierra Leone, Ms Shani Cooper, has called on the government to speed up digitization after the COVID-19 pandemic. She said because of the COVID-19 pandemic many countries, companies, institutions and Organisations had resorted to the use of digital systems for their operations. The …

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Minors and foreigners among 16.9 million registrants – EC

The Electoral Commission says there are minors and foreigners among the 16.9 persons who have registered so far to vote in the upcoming December 7 general elections. The EC has however assured that such ineligible persons will be removed from the electoral roll before the elections. The electoral management body …

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See first photo of Sarkodie’s virtual concert setup

A photo of the setup for Sarkodie’s Black Love virtual concert has surfaced online. From the photo, the event will take place at the Black Star Square in Accra. The virtual concert, dubbed “Black Love Sarkodie” and “Friends Virtual Concert” will be staged via ceek.com, a virtual music broadcasting platform. A wide variety …

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Woman Abandons Newborn Baby On A Refuse Dump

A 35-year-old woman, Eunice Brobbey, has been arrested for abandoning her newborn baby on a refuse dump in Bediako, a town in the Bono Region. A woman, who went to dump refuse at the site, rescued the baby. The infant was later sent to the palace of the town’s queen-mother …

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President Akufo-Addo will be in my African Cabinet – Prof. Lumumba

Renowned Kenyan pan-Africanist Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba has acknowledged the leadership qualities of President Akufo-Addo by saying the Ghanaian president will make his list of exclusive African leaders. Speaking to Kweku Sakyi Addo in an exclusive interview on Assase Radio’s Sunday Night Live, the renowned Kenyan orator named the …

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I never imagined myself playing at this level – Thomas Partey

Ghana midfielder, Thomas Partey says he never imagined playing at the highest level in Europe. The 27-year-old midfielder left the shores of the country in 2011. Partey had successful trials with Atletico Madrid but was loaned to Real Mallorca. In 2014, Partey joined La Liga side UD Almería also in …

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Akufo-Addo govt clears GH¢30.1 million Free SHS debt under NDC

Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh said Tuesday that the Progressively Free SHS policy by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) when it was in government left GH¢30.1 million arrears for the 2015/16 academic year. That, he said, was when the programme started with day students only, but that debt has since been …

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OKESS SHS 2 Student commits Suicide

According to a reporter of Angel FM in Kumasi, a student identified Kwaku Prince has hanged himself after he had an argument with his mum the previous day. Kwaku Prince is said to be a form 2 student from Osei Kyeretwei secondary school which was established in July 1937, making …

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