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One dead, properties set ablaze as NPP, NDC supporters clash

Tensions are high in the Bono Region town of Nkrankwanta after a clash between supporters of the two largest political parties in Ghana resulted in one death. Two people are said to be receiving treatment at the Dormaa Ahenkro Presbyterian Hospital – after they sustained gunshot wounds in the Saturday …

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Chaos as NDC fumes over registration of minors at New Juaben South

The Electoral Commission’s mop-up registration exercise in the New Juaben South Municipality has been marred with intermittent confrontations and in some cases clashes between the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress. Dozens of minors and non-residents have been transported to the registration centre allegedly by the …

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Teenager, 19, dies after being shot in head during unrest

Police are investigating the murder of a teen who was shot dead during a protest in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. The area has been volatile for weeks, and there has been a heavy police presence, after City of Cape Town law enforcement officials demolished structures on a piece of land in Bloekombos. …

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EC Probes Alleged Registration Of Ivorians At Banda Kabrono

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has launched a full-scale investigation into reports of some 16 Ivorians registering in the just ended voters registration exercise. The Ivorians are alleged to have registered for the Ghanaian voters’ ID cards at Banda Kabrono. A report by UTV showed the Ivorians displaying their …

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Ridge hospital suspends two staff for administrative malpractice

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge has suspended two of its staff members for engaging in administrative malpractices. The officers were caught by BBC investigative team “Africa Eye” engaging in the sale of Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) belonging to a private individual within the premises of the Hospital. According to their statement, …

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‘Like A War’: Brazil passes 100,000 Coronavirus Death

Brazil has recorded more 100,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the world’s second-highest figure, as the outbreak in the country shows no sign of easing. The virus killed 50,000 people in three months, but that number doubled in just 50 days. There have been more than three million confirmed cases so …

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Two drown in separate abandoned stone quarry dams

Two persons, a 42-year-old man and a 15- year old girl have been found dead in separate abandoned stone Quarry dams in two communities at Fetteh Kakraba and Gomoa Potsin respectively. According to the Assemblyman for Fetteh Kakraba – Buduburam electoral area Lot Arthur the man’s death makes it five …

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Man stabs neighbour to death over alleged promiscuity

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man, Adekunle Adeyemi, alleged to have stabbed his neighbour, Stanley Dickson, to death in the Grammar School, Ikorodu area of the state. Adeyemi, currently on the run, was accused of having an affair with a neighbour’s wife, identified as …

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GES apologises for a ‘big’ mistake

The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Friday, August 7, 2020, issued a press release to dismiss some 14 students for engaging in acts of indiscipline as well as interdicting three teachers for their alleged roles in some of the reported cases. The affected students, per their dismissal letters, are barred …

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Abandoned pit claims lives of two children aged 6 and 9

Derek Sekyere and Kofi Junior, aged six and nine respectively, have lost their lives after falling into an abandoned pit at Obuasi Ahansoyewudea in the Obuasi East District in the Ashanti region. The sad incident is reported to have happened on Friday, August 7, around 6:pm. According to checks by Adom …

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Top 10 sexiest Ghanaian footballers

The first thing that often strikes people about footballers is their talent which brings them invariable wealth and fame. But footballers are more than just a group of men or women who make money and fame from chasing after a rounded a leather material. Just as they commit time and …

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Ghanaian pornographic website shut down after owner arrested

The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has shut down a Ghanaian owned pornographic website, empressleak.com, and has arrested the owner of the website, Anderson Ofosuhene Anim popularly known as Mario Gee, My News Ghana has gathered. In an operation by the Ghana Police Service, all computers, mobile phones, and internet …

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Beyoncé’s horn not ‘demonic’

Editorial stylist of the Already video Nana Kwesi Wiafe has debunked rumours that Beyoncé’s horn in the video depicts something demonic. He says the cow horn means power; it connects to Disney’s Lion King movie, which talked about power in the animal kingdom. In an interview on Sunrise on 3FM, …

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