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COVID-19: Ghana records 683 new cases; total now 29,672

At least 683 new COVID-19 infections have pushed Ghana’s case count to 29,672. Some 26,090 have recovered with the death toll still at 153. The number of active cases is therefore 3,429, according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service. A geographical overview of the active cases shows …

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Hushpuppi released from prison in America

News reaching us indicates that Nigerian alleged scammer Hushpuppi has been reportedly released from prison in the United States of America. Earlier last month, the FBI accused Ray Hushpuppi of living an extravagant lifestyle from the hundreds of millions of dollars he got from business email compromise frauds and other related fraudulent …

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Fake lawyer busted in court

An Accra High Court has ordered for the arrest of a 56-year-old man who allegedly posed as a lawyer and was defending a client in court. Nana Adjei Ntow was in court to defend a complainant who had filed a stealing case against his former girlfriend when the court presided …

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COVID-19: 254 Staff Of KATH Test Positive

A total of 254 staff of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have tested positive for covid-19 since the outbreak in the country. Two Hundred and three out of the number have, however, recovered and were back at post while one had died. Chief Executive of the hospital, …

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Police accuse politicians of causing violence at registration centres

The Ghana Police Service says the recent pockets of violence that have been recorded in the ongoing voter registration have been caused by politicians. It observed the movement of politicians in groups to registration centres in the guise of familiarising themselves with the exercise or responding to calls by their representatives about …

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PHOTOS: Tanker explosion kills dozens in Nigeria

A tanker explosion which reportedly happened near Koko junction section of the Benin/Sapele Expressway, Ethiope West Council area of Delta state on Wednesday has reportedly burnt atleast 17 people to death. We learnt that four vehicles reportedly got destroyed in the incident. Multiple sources said the sad incident occured around 8am …

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28 ECOWAS nationals arrested for entering Ghana illegally

Immigration officials in Ghana have confirmed the arrest of 28 Burkinabe nationals in the Upper West Region for attempting to sneak into the country illegally. The ECOWAS nationals were arrested on Wednesday at about 9 am at the Hamile District Assembly Barrier in the Upper West Region. The irregular migrants comprising 19 …

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Official: 125 Ghanaians deported from USA [Audio]

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has disclosed that some 125 Ghanaians have been deported from the USA as part of arrangements that led to the lifting of the visa ban imposed on Ghana last year. She told parliament that some 22 others are currently awaiting deportation from the United …

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NPP, NDC clash over Zongo communities

Richard Nyamah, Deputy Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has extolled the role of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in transforming Zongo communities. His analogy followed a debate between him and Alhaji Nasiru, a fellow communicator of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over Dr Bawumia’s assertion that …

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Nairobi Court Closed For Two Weeks Over Covid-19

Kenya’s judiciary has closed a court in the capital, Nairobi after some members of staff tested positive for coronavirus. The Makadara court will be closed for 14 days. All members of staff have been told to self-isolate. The judiciary said the break will allow those affected to seek treatment. It …

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Akufo-Addo has rendered police service useless – Sammy Gyamfi

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyanfi has accused the Akufo-Addo government of bastardising security agencies in the country. According to him, the military and police are increasingly becoming partisan under the NPP government. “The Armed forces is being bastardised left right and centre, as for …

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Two final year students die in Anlo Senior High

Some two final year students have been reported dead in Anlo Senior High. According to reports coming in from Anlo Senior High, some two final year students have lost their lives in an unfortunate circumstance, Trends Baze filed. Per the report cited, the two students are a boy and a …

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Police brutalities: 2 renowned pathologists clash over autopsy

The autopsy report of 33-year-old driver, Kofi Ampoma, popularly known as ‘Barluso’, has led to a clash between two renowned pathologists in Ghana. The deceased was allegedly hacked to death following an altercation with six police officers after he was ‘unlawfully’ arrested in a swoop at a marijuana pub. The …

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Prophetic declarations on coronavirus that never came to pass

The fight against the deadly Coronavirus pandemic has still not been won as it has affected almost every aspect of human life with the economic and social aspects being the most hit. The case count of Ghana has seen a sharp increase after the country recorded its first case of the novel …

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Surge in gold prices could be bad news for oil

The world may soon return to an international gold standard thanks to a project that European central banks have been quietly preparing for decades. This month Seeking Alpha reported that “since the 1970s, policies that paved the way for an equitable and durable monetary system have gradually been implemented,” leading us closer …

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