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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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7 suspects busted over attack on police

Seven suspects have been arrested by the Accra Regional Police Command for obstructing the police in performing their duty and offensive conduct. The arrest follows an incident which occurred last Tuesday, 7 July 2020 at the E. P church voter registration center in Accra New Town. On the said day, …

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Financial institutions falling victim to a new fraud method – BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has served notice that a number of financial institutions are falling victim of a new method being adopted by fraudsters to dupe banks and other financial institutions.. The central bank said it therefore raising awareness among the institutions and Ghanaians in general in order to prevent the …

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I Did Not Vote For Mahama In The 2016 Elections – Rawlings

The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings has revealed that he did not vote for the NDC’s presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama in the 2016 elections. Mr Rawlings who is credited with the founding the NDC interestingly did not find his party’s John Dramani Mahama worthy of his …

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Zindzi Mandela dies in Johannesburg hospital

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icons Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has passed away, public broadcaster SABC has reported. She passed away in Johannesburg on Monday morning aged 59. The death has been confirmed by a family source, SABC reports. She was the South African ambassador to …

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Monday, 13 July COVID-19: Emirates set to cut 9,000 jobs

The president of Emirates said the Middle Eastern airline is set to cut as many as 9,000 jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is the first time the world’s biggest long-haul carrier has disclosed how many jobs will be lost. Prior to the crisis, Emirates had 60,000 staff. Sir …

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Covid-19: Four more police stations closed for decontamination

Four police stations have been temporarily closed for decontamination in the last 24 hours due to Covid-19. The police stations affected are Bloemhof, Lomanyaneng and Hartbeespoortdam in the North West, and Selosesha in the Free State. In Bloemhof, the “Community Service Centre will now be operating from the Detectives Offices; No. 6 …

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Agya Koo is NOT dead

GhanaWeb can authoritatively report that news of Agya Koo’s demise which has been published by some portals and is in circulation is untrue. Agya Koo was reported to have died on Sunday, July 12, 2020, but checks by GhanaWeb revealed the actor is alive. In the era of fake news, …

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Ejura MP ‘crippled’ after deadly attack

Tension continues to rise to dangerous levels at Ejura in the Ashanti Region over the physical assault on the Member of Parliament (MP), Alhaji Mohammed Bawa Braimah, by suspected hoodlums of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The MP was ambushed last week while on his way to some communities in …

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Police Commander kicked out for disrespecting Yaa Naa

Residents of Yendi in the Northern Region have kicked out the Divisional Police Commander for the area for allegedly disrespecting the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II. A former Presiding Member of the Yendi Municipal Assembly, Abu Zolge told Citi News that Yaa-Naa had directed that the Police Commander, …

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SHOCKING: Agya Koo Dead?

News made rounds yesterday in the media that star actor and comedian Kofi Adu, known in showbiz as Agya Koo, was involved in a tragic accident with his new Zoyte SUV prize car in Accra, on his way to Kumasi after organizers of Ghana Movie Awards presented the car to …

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Hushpuppi was kidnapped not arrested: Lawyer tells BBC

Gal Pissetzky, a top Chicago based attorney, who is representing Hushpuppi has said that his client has been kidnapped and not arrested. Gal Pissetzky during an interview with the BBC about the Nigerian socialite, who is now in the grip of America’s FBI and facing multiple charges of cyber scam …

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Ghana Internet Governance Forum slated for July 17

The Ghana Domain Name Registry and the Internet Society Ghana Chapter will hold the Ghana Internet Governance Forum (Ghana IGF) on July 17, under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications. A statement issued by the Society, copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Friday, said the Forum …

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Sorry Muntari, forget Kaizer Chiefs and look elsewhere

Former AC Milan and Black Stars midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari would one day like to play in South Africa and he specifically wants to join Kaizer Chiefs. However, there are several factors that might prevent him from realizing that dream. At 35, Muntari is already in the twilight of his career and if he …

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