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Driver’s mate injured in accident at Tapa Abotoase [Photos]

A driver’s mate of a trailer with a registration number GR 8451-U is in critical condition after an accident at Tapa Abotoase in the Biakoye District of the Oti region. Reports indicate the accident occurred at about 5:pm on Friday while the trailer was transporting over 1,000 buckets of paint …

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No salvaged car importation into Ghana from November 1, 2020

The law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles into Ghana comes. into effect on November 1, 2020. Shipping agents, Importers and freight forwarders were therefore advised to properly counsel their clients on importing such vehicles to Ghana and its consequences. Parliament, in March, passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020 an …

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Already Video: Beyonce never came to Ghana – Bulldog clarifies

Artiste Manager, Bulldog has clarified that Beyonce never came to Ghana for the “Already” video as being reported. There were reports that suggested that Beyonce was in Ghana to shoot the feature she had with Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale off her “Lion King” album. But speaking on Simply Showbiz on …

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The strange tale of Nelson Mandela’s gold-cast hands

In May 2003, Nelson Mandela—former South African president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and hero to millions—sat down at the dinner table of his house in Johannesburg and laid his right hand, palm side down, into a lump of cold dental putty. A team of technicians from the precision-casting division …

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NCCE enters Churches with coronavirus sermons

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has translated COVID-19 preventive directives into sermons as the Commission’s COVID-19 Civic Educators engages leadership of Local Council of Churches in the Ahafo Region. Mr Eric Adu, NCCE Acting Ahafo Regional Director explained that the church community formed a critical component of the Ghanaian society, and the …

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Cedi gains against the US dollar – IES

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has noted that figures collated by its economic indicate that the cedis appreciated against the US Dollar by 0.35 per cent. This, according to the IES, affected crude oil prices to remain fairly stable over the period. Raymond Nuwokoor, Research and Policy Analysts at …

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It’s an insult to come back to power – Actor scolds Ex-Prez Mahama

Actor Prince David Osei says NDC flagbearer and former President John Dramani Mahama‘s desire to come back to power is an “insult” to Ghanaians. According to him, Mr. Mahama has already served the nation well and there is nothing more he can offer Ghanaians. Besides, the former President’s administration was characterized by corruption …

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Incompetence tag: Mahama is only ranting, leave him- Prez. Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the media to not worry him about ‘innuendos’ from the running-mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress’, John Mahama as the latter is only desperate for recognition and attention. MyNewsGh.com reports. The President stated in an exclusive interview on Wontumi Television on Saturday, …

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Abandoned gold pit kills 17-year-old boy in Ashanti Region

An abandoned gold pit at Mfensi in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region has collapsed, killing a 17-year-old boy in the process. The incident occurred just before 13:00 hrs on Thursday, July 30, when the victim, Yahaya Larry went to the site with four others to prospect …

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Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates over Nile dam

As Ethiopia celebrated rains which began filling a controversial dam on a tributary of the River Nile, Egypt was fuming. The North African nation had long been opposed to any development on the Nile upstream that could reduce the amount of water it receives from the river and has regarded …

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Prez Trump To Ban TikTok In United States Today

President Donald Trump has revealed plans to ban TikTok app in the United States through executive authority today. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters while flying home from Florida on Friday evening, July 31. The president said he would sign …

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Symptoms of depression not witchcraft – Dr Akwasi Osei

The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority Dr. Akwasi Osei has urged the general public to desist from mistaking symptoms of depression to be witchcraft. According to him, many residents in the northern part of Ghana associate symptoms of depression to witchcraft. Speaking on Agoo FM he said …

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LIVESTREAMED: President Akufo-Addo speaks on Wontumi TV

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is speaking on the Wontumi TV channel in the Ashanti Region as part of a regional working tour he embarked last week. This follows a US$49 million sod cutting for the construction of the Damongo Water Project in the Northern Region. Watch Akufo-Addo’s interview on Wontumi TV …

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Parts Of Kumasi Central Market Gutted By Fire – Photos

More than 50 traders have been affected by a fire that swept through some container shops and other structures at the French line section of the Kumasi Central Market. The fire, which started at about 10 pm on Friday, July 31, 2020, destroyed properties running into thousands of cedis. Machines …

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