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Nana B’s school visit ‘unacceptable’ – Adutwum

Deputy Education Minister Dr. Yaw Adutwum says the Education Ministry will take action against the Youth Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party for visiting a senior high school to campaign despite a government directive. Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as ‘Nana B’, is seen an in image gone viral …

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GIS to repatriate 54 Nigerians for unlawful entry

A total of 54 Nigerians arrested for unlawful entry into Ghana through unapproved routes along the Ghana-Togo frontier are awaiting repatriation, officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have said. The illegal travellers, who are currently in the custody of Aflao Sector Command of the GIS, were apprehended at various …

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Vehicle catches fire on Accra-Tema highway (photos)

A Ford Explorer vehicle with registration number AS 6836 12 caught fire afternoon on the Tema-Accra highway, Monday. According to eyewitnesses, there were loud sparks from underneath the vehicle after the driver had negotiated a U-turn. “We just saw sparks which developed into a wildfire, we started shouting to draw …

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Accra Sky Train Project remains on course – Ministry of Railways

The Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana and its South African counterparts, remain strongly committed to the Accra Sky Train Project. Contrary to media reports suggesting that the project is a fiasco, both the Ministry of Railways Development and the Government of Ghana on one hand, and the South African Investors, …

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DCE shuts down Dwenti SHS for breaching COVID-19 protocols

  A private school, Dwenti Senior High School, in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region, has been closed down over COVID-19 safety protocol breaches. The proprietor and the headmaster of the school have also been arrested. The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Mr Samuel Addai Agyekum, …

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Ibrahim Mahama sues Wontumi; seeks GHC5m for defamation

Businessman Ibrahim Mahama has sued maverick politician Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi for defamation. The popular businessman is among other things demanding a GHC5 million compensation for the damages caused him by the Ashanti regional chair of the ruling party. It suit comes after Chairman accused the …

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Isaac Dogboe returns to face Chris Avalos on July 21

Former WBO Super Bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is set to face Chris Avalos on his return to the ring. The young Ghanaian boxer will come up against the American on July 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. In a Twitter post, Dogboe shared a photo of himself after training, alongside the message: “See …

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Court throws out appeal against Odartey Lamptey by ex-wife

The Appeals Court has thrown out an appeal against Nii Odartey Lamptey filed by his ex-wife Gloria Appiah. Gloria Appiah’s petition to the Appeals Court to be given Odartey Lamptey’s seven-bedroom East Legon mansion as part of her alimony was thrown out. In June 2017, the Accra High Court Justice Cecilia Don-Chebe …

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Why man burnt 10-year-old boy’s buttocks will shock you

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Badmus Folarin, who allegedly used a hot knife to inflict second-degree burn on the buttocks of a 10-year-old boy. During interrogation, the suspect alleged that the victim, who is living with the family, opened a tin of Milo belonging to …

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Fire guts World Trade Centre, Abuja

Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness explained that the fire started from the top of the skyscraper which dots the skyline of Central Business District, Abuja as smoke billowed from the pinnacle. First responders including firefighters …

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Ex-Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining officer arrested!

Nana Yaw Boadu, a former Special Monitoring and Evacuation Officer of the Inter-ministerial Committee On Illegal Mining (IMCIM), has been apprehended by the Asokwa District Divisional Police Command. His arrest was made at the residence of Nana Bi-Kusi Appiah II, Chief of Manso Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region after he …

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29-year-old Man Drowns In Densu River at Teacher Mante

A 29-year-old Mason has drowned in Densu River at Teacher Mante in the Eastern Region. According to Abraham Afatsawo a foreman at Koans Estate at Panpanso near Teacher Mante the deceased Yaw Kunorvi who was one of his workers, went to Panpanso stretch of River Densu to wash, after the …

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Photos | Church of Satan demolished and founder arrested

The said church located in Ohafia local government area of Nigeria’s Abia State and founded by one Ifekwe Udo was demolished by the youth of the community. Ifekwe Udo became popular in the past quarter of the decade for his visible effort in providing employment opportunities for the jobless youth …

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10-year-old girl killed, genital organs removed

A ten-year-old girl has been found dead at Asiam a farming Community near Dokrokyiwa in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region . The mutilated body of the deceased child was found near the Kuano river in the community. Upon receipt of information Police proceeded to the said location and …

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Man found dead in a bush with legs and hands tied (Photos)

The corpse of an unknown man has been found in a bush around C to C junction Agbo Ngrinze at Okigwe express road, Amichi, Anambra State.   It is speculated that the deceased whose hands and legs were found tied, struggled with those who murdered him.   Facebook user, Onwuka Udonsi Kalu …

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7-month-old foetus dumped in a school in Eastern Region

Seven (7) month old aborted foetus has been dumped in a school in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The foetus was found swarmed by termites at Betom Methodist School in the New Juaben South Municipality. It is presumed that it was dumped at dawn by the perpetrator. According to the …

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Boy, 12 arrested over racist messages sent to Zaha

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested by police investigating racist messages sent to Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha on social media. Zaha revealed he had received several abusive messages on social media before Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa, a game they lost 2-0. His manager Roy Hodgson called the abuse “cowardly and …

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NAGRAT challenges GES on interdiction of KNUST Headmistress

The National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT has opposed the Ghana Education Service Interdictory action against the Headmistress of the KNUST SHS, Felicia Asamoah Dankwa, over the demise of a final year student of KNUST SHS who died hours after he was sent to a medical facility after complaining of …

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COVID-19 kills four more as Ghana’s tally hits 24,518

Four more people have died of COVID-19, taking Ghana’s death toll to 139, according to the latest update by the Ghana Health Service on Sunday. According to the GHS, 270 new cases were recorded, taking the total caseload to 24, 518. Meanwhile, recoveries have shot up to 20, 187 with …

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NPP Will Do More For Zongos In 4 More Years To Come—Bawumia

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said the governing New Patriotic Party under the leadership of President Nana Akufo-Addo has fulfilled its 2016 electoral promise to the people of Zongo in its first term of office. Speaking during a visit to the National Chief Imam on Sunday to officially …

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Ten Burkinabes busted for entering Ghana illegally

Vigilant Immigration Officials in the Lawra Sector Command upon a tip-off have busted ten Burkina Faso nationals who had entered into Ghana through unapproved routes ostensibly to journey to Sunyani for farming and trading activities. The illegal migrants were made up of nine (09) males and a female. Their ages …

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