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Two dead, cops wounded after funeral afterparty gets out of control

Two people were shot dead and three others, including two police officers, were wounded in a shootout after a funeral “after-tears” party took a bad turn at the Marite sports ground near Hazyview, Mpumalanga on Saturday. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, a group of “lawless individuals” held an …

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7-year T-Bond issuance opens today

Government will today start the process for the issuance of seven-year treasury bonds with the opening of the book-build. This follows the release of an initial pricing guidance for the bond issuance through the Ghana Stock Exchange, yesterday. According to an announcement made by the Bank of Ghana on Friday, …

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Pastor sues pastor GH¢200K for defamation

The founder and Leader of In Him Is Life Church International, Rev Isaac Opoku popularly called Prophet Obotuo has dragged Michael Adu, alias Demon Breaker and two others to court for defamation. Rev Isaac Opoku who is also the Chief Executive Officer of OPFA Group of Companies is seeking GHc200K …

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Teshie youth stone police over Homowo ‘jama’ ban

Some youth of Teshie in the Greater Accra Region, on Tuesday, 11 August 2020, clashed with police officers at who were enforcing a ban on mass-gathering activities in connection with this year’s Homowo festival, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Already, Teshie Mantse, Gbetsoolo Nii Ashsitey Akomfra III, had …

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Mahama couldn’t buy a single text book for schools in 8-years – NAPO

The Minister for Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has attacked the erstwhile Mahama administration accusing it of failing to purchase a single textbook for students throughout the eight period. In a special dispensation granted by the Speaker of Parliament for Ministers to make statements about their sectors, the Education Minister argued that …

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MSWR Steps Up Efforts To Rid Accra Drains Of Solid Wastes

The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) has intensified its efforts to ensure that drains in the national capital, Accra, are rid of plastics and other solid waste to facilitate flow of water.   Speaking to a cross-section of journalists yesterday after an assessment tour of some of the …

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US$1.3 billion loan request to purchase cocoa tabled before Parliament

The Government of Ghana is requesting for a Parliamentary approval to loan US$1.3 billion to finance the purchase of cocoa for the 2020/2021 crop season. This follows the regulator of cocoa, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) given the strongest assurance that its annual cocoa syndication loan facility will go ahead despite the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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VIDEO: Car crashes into ditch at Taifa Kaiser Valley

Residents at the Kaiser Valley, near Taifa Junction within the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, are calling on the Member of Parliament for the area, Sarah Adwoa Safo to re-construct a bridge that has been wiped away by the rains. According to the residents, although the MP constructed the bridge not so long ago, it …

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Ten killed in deadly Somalia prison break attempt

Officials in Somalia say 10 people have died during a shoot-out inside the capital Mogadishu’s main prison. A spokesman for the information ministry said six inmates who were members of the jihadist group al-Shabab were killed and four security personnel also died. There are reports that one of the prisoners …

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Man killed, intestines removed at Gomoa Nyanyano

A man believed to be about 40 years has been murdered and dumped in a lake at Fiifi Prat a suburb of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. Information suggests the unidentified man was killed somewhere and dumped in the lake. In an interview with …

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Namibia to auction fishing quotas for Coronavirus funds

Namibia’s Fisheries Minister Albert Kawana has announced that the country will auction off its fishing quotas on an open market to raise funds to fight Covid-19. The government intends to auction off quotas for three fish species – horse markerel, hake and monk. The minister cited the need for medicine …

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Free Nyantakyi movement gathers momentum

Kwesi Nyantakyi’s GFA empire might have been toppled by the Number12 documentary but the loyalty he enjoyed from some of his subjects certainly remains intact. These loyals of Nyantakyi have now come together to start a campaign to have the government drop its prosecution of the former GFA boss. A …

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2020 Achievers Leadership Awards: Akufo-Addo’s appointees honoured

At least five Deputy Ministers, some Members of Parliament and three Municipal and District Chief Executives of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government, have received the 2020 Achievers Leadership Awards organised by the United Clergy International Association. The event, which was the 11th edition, was held in Koforidua in the Eastern Region over …

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