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211 Ghanaians return from Lebanon, one dead

  Some 211 stranded Ghanaians have returned home from Lebanon. However, one arrived dead. These people were stranded in Lebanon due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. They arrived on Friday at the Kotoka International Airport. The victim is said to have passed on in Lebanon. The evacuees are going …

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Banks refuse syndicated loan for COCOBOD

    Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) annual pre-export financing, will be raised by a club of banks as its traditional lenders; the European Bank, have declined to underwrite the risk amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, banking sources said. The loan will back its 2020/2021 cocoa crop and is …

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Fire destroys studio of MUSIGA Chairperson [Photos]

    Fire has destroyed the studio of the Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Augustina Addison. Reports indicate the incident, which occurred around 7:pm on Thursday, June 18, 2020, has reduced the complex into ashes. Property worth over thousands of cedis were lost to the …

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Nima Police station raid: 11 suspects arrested

    The Nima Divisional Command has arrested 11 suspects in relation to the raid that occurred on one of its offices on Thursday. The suspects are being screened thoroughly as part of investigations to identify their individual involvement or otherwise in the incident. The thieves who broke into one …

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Peace FM’s Nana Agyei Sikapa passes on

    Seasoned newscaster, Mr. Daniel Adjei Peprah, popularly known as Nana Agyei Sikapa of Peace FM has, unfortunately, kicked the bucket. He died after a short illness at the Ridge hospital. The seasoned newscaster joined the Despite Media from the Garden city radio in Kumasi in 2003. Aside his …

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[VIDEO]: I sleep with pastors – Commercial sex worker

    A commercial sex worker in a disguised interview on SVTV Africa disclosed that she sleeps with pastors. Speaking to DJ Nyaami, she said, some men of God come for her service as a sex worker, in exchange for money. She added that one of these pastors even told …

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NIA’s Ken Attafuah Is A Total Disaster; Sack Him – NPP MP

    A former member of parliament for Ablekuma North, Mr Justice Joe Appiah, has said the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof Ken Attafuah “is a total disaster” who has failed at executing the mandate given to him by President Nana Akufo-Addo, for which, in the …

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Facebook takes down Trump ads over ‘organized hate’ policy

  Facebook Inc (FB.O) said  it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate. The ads showed a red inverted triangle, a symbol the Nazis used to identify political prisoners, with text asking Facebook users to …

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This is why some people got 2 or 3 Ghana cards – NIA explains

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has explained why some citizens got two or more Ghana cards. Pictures of the duplication went viral on social media with users questioning the credibility of the Ghana card, which will serve as one of the requirements for the compilation of a new voters’ register. But …

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Many dead after landslide in Cote D’Ivoire

  At least 13 people died on while others are missing in a mudslide in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan.. The West African nation has been experiencing torrential rains. A local administrator is quoted as saying 20 houses were swept away. Residents have been digging through mud to search for …

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GRA begins Investigation into missing ‘cocaine’ saga

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it has begun an investigation into the handling and storage of the missing 100.10 grammes of a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine which has gone missing. GRA in a statement disclosed the final outcome from the probe of the …

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Police jailed for killing election observer

  Six policemen in Mozambique have been found guilty of murdering an election observer ahead of last October’s election. Anastacio Matavel was shot as he was driving in the southern city of Xai-Xai. His car was hit by 13 bullets. The elite police were caught after their car collided with …

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51 year old scammer sentenced to jail in the U.S

  Ronayerin Ogolor who’s a 51-year-old US-based Nigerian has been sentenced to prison for 3 years over internet fraud. Ogolor who has naturalized as a US citizen was able to scam 13 victims in Italy and US of hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to LIB, in October 2019, Ogolor pleaded …

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Afram Plains: Farmer Arrested For Inflicting Wounds on Another Farmer

A 28-year-old farmer Osei George has been arrested by Ekye Amanfrom Police in Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region for inflicting cutlass wounds on another farmer. The incident occurred at Konadu Village near Ekye Amanfrom. The suspect inflicted cutlass wounds on his victim Kwame Agyapong,30, after a misunderstanding …

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SC merges cases against EC’s voters’ registration exercise

  The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision merged the two cases against the EC’s voters’ registration exercise. The Court has also indefinitely adjourned its judgement in the case filed by the NDC which was slated for June 23. Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, in an application urged …

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EC conducts pilot registration exercise

  The Electoral Commission, on Thursday, June 18, 2020, organized a pilot exercise at the Ridge Church premises in Accra. The one-day exercise was meant to afford stakeholders the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new biometric kits as well as the safety protocols rolled out by the Commission, among …

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