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Wendy Shay begs for forgiveness after earth tremors

    Last night, a number of people were forced out of their homes after Kasoa and parts of Accra experienced a series of earth tremors. It once again re-echoed the danger those who live in the affected areas are living with. As with most near-death experiences, the earth tremors …

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Govt to rebuild demolished Nigerian High Commission building

    The Ghanaian government has pledged to rebuild the uncompleted building on the property of the Nigerian High Commission after it was demolished by some armed men in Accra on Friday, June 19, 2020. At a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the …

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Awuah-Darko is so corrupt, I’ll hit him hard – Kennedy Agyapong

      Self-acclaimed corruption fighter, Kennedy Agyapong, has launched an attack on the person he claims will soon be named running mate of John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Assin Central MP claims he has all the documents on Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko (aka Kwame …

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Ex-Chelsea wonderkid Tariq Lamptey equals Harry Kane record

  Tariq Lamptey followed in the footsteps of Harry Kane on Tuesday when he made his Brighton & Hove Albion debut in their 0-0 Premier League draw with Leicester City. In featuring against the Seagulls, 19-year-old Lamptey became the first teenager to feature in the Premier League for two separate …

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Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on nine US states

      New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where virus cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. New Jersey’s Phil Murphy said people in the three states had been “through hell and back” and did not want “another round” of …

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We don’t hide minerals export proceeds – BoG Governor

      The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that the central bank does not hide information about proceeds accrued from the exportation of minerals including bauxite. The Chair of PAC, Mr James Klutse Avedzi, raised …

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Chief of Air Staff cited for contempt of court

    The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Frank Hanson, and the Ghana Air Force have been cited for contempt of court in a land litigation case. The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court which was expected to hear the contempt application today rather adjourned to July …

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Tutulapatu weeps over Medikal , Kofi Kinaata snub

      Tutulapaato of TV3’s Talented Kids fame, has disclosed that some Ghanaian artists have caused him so much pain indicating that he disappointment in them. According to him in an interview on Vibes in 5 monitored by MyNewsGh.com, he revealed that he wrote a song which he thought will …

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16 fathers sue Shaanxi for deaths of their sons

    Sixteen grieving fathers have taken the Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited to the High Court in Bolgatanga requesting damages for the deaths of their sons. Renowned lawyer, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, is representing the 16 parents, most of them elderly, in court as they press for justice in tears. Their …

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Earth Tremor: Shatta Wale’s message to Ghanaians

    Some regions in Ghana experienced earth tremor on Wednesday night and one celebrity who has taken to social media to react is dancehall musician, Shatta Wale. His hilarious post said: I just shake the table of God nooorrr dem deh run !!! Mun huuu shwiiii (you haven’t seen nothing) [SIC]. …

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Two persons granted 20,000 cedis bail

      Two young men who were caught mining for gold nuggets in the Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve have been granted bail in the sum of 10,000 Ghana cedis each by the District Magistrate Court in Enchi. They are; Lawrence Appiah alias owner, a 20-year-old student and Mathias Oppong Gyan, …

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Parts of the capital Accra hit by earth tremor

    Some parts of the capital, Accra has been hit by an earth tremor. This occurred thrice at around 11pm on Wednesday night, June 24, 2020. Affected areas include Dzorwulu, Lapaz, Weija, Achimota, Gbawe, Madina, Tema among others. The Ghana Seismic Center, under the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) …

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Covid-19: Okere District Education Office shuts down indefinitely

    The Okere District Education Directorate has been shut down indefinitely after a staff tested Positive for Coronavirus. The office was shut down upon advise by the Ghana Health Service on Wednesday. All staff at the facility including the District Education Director have been asked to the self-quarantine pending …

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My bicycles were not gifts – Defeated Assin North aspirant

    Defeated aspirant in the Assin North NPP parliamentary race, Eric Amankwa Blay, says the bicycles he gave to delegates in the lead up to the party’s primaries were winning bonuses. Mr. Amankwah generated headlines when news went round that he ordered the recall of some 250 bicycles his …

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Rent bill before cabinet for approval

    The Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea says due to the shortcomings of the existing Rent Act, 1963 (ACT 220), which does not significantly address current challenges of rental housing in Ghana, a new Rent Bill (Rent Bill, 2020) has been prepared and presented to cabinet …

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15-year-old boy defiles 3-year-old girl

  A 15-year-old boy, Kwame Broni has defiled a three-year-old girl at Assin Sienchem in the Assin North District of the Central Region. The suspect is said to be fond of defiling young girls as he recently allegedly defiled two children from the nearby communities within the District but the …

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Ghana’s COVID-19 case count hits 15,013

The number of coronavirus cases recorded in the country has once again shot up from 14,568 on June 23, 2020, to 15,013 after barely 24 hours. Per the new updates by the Ghana Health Service, the number of recoveries and discharges have also seen a boost as 605 infected persons …

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GEDA Engages Zoomlion to Disinfect Opera Square

      The Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA) on Wednesday engaged Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) to disinfect its business space at Opera Square, Accra, also known as Cowlane.   The exercise, which started around 7:00 a.m., saw ZGL deploy one of its boom atomizers together with a disinfection crew …

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