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NAMs confirm Dibba’s appointment

National Assembly Members (NAMs) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Yusupha Baboucarr Dibba as a member of Armed Forces Council of The Gambia. Similarly, the appointment of the other nominee, retired Cononel Momodou Ndow Njie has been withdrawn by Defence Minister Sheikh Omar Faye in order to provide tangible …

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Carayol regrets not playing for Gambia earlier

International football is a big deal for any footballer, and having rejected the opportunity to play for his country in his teens, Mustapha Carayol now admits he regretted not agreeing to play for Gambia sooner. “I should have played a lot earlier for Gambia in my career, but I was …

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Court orders EC to go ahead with voters registration exercise

  The Supreme Court of Ghana has ordered the Electoral Commission to go ahead with the compilation of a new voters register. The ruling was decided by a 7-member panel presided by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. According to the Apex Court, the EC is an independent body and will only be directed …

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17 nurses, doctors quarantined after woman dies of COVID at Atibie

    A woman has died from Coronavirus in Atibie Government Hospital in Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, from Nkawkaw, went to the Atibie Hospital to seek healthcare since most health facilities in Nkawkaw are full following admission of over 100 Coronavirus patients. While on admission, …

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Senegalese president goes into quarantine

    Senegal’s President Macky Sall has quarantined himself after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. The president tested negative but will self-isolate for two weeks as a precaution, his office said in a short televised statement. A Senegalese lawmaker, Yeya Diallo, announced earlier on Wednesday …

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Expect more earth tremors in Accra – Seismologist

    A Senior Seismologist has advised Ghanaians to brace up for more earth tremors this year, and even that could lead to earthquakes. Nicholas Opoku, who is with the Geological Survey Authority, said Ghana’s capital city Accra, in particular, is an earthquake-prone area and therefore could suffer the natural …

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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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