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Stranded Ghanaians In UK To Be Evacuated On June 17

Some stranded Ghanaians in the United Kingdom will be evacuated on June 17, 2020. The Ghana Mission in the United Kingdom made this known in a statement outlining guidelines for evacuation. Evacuees have been asked to pay the negotiated rate of fare to the airline tasked to transfer them to …

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8 Excavators Retrieved From Galamsey Sites In Western North

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has retrieved eight excavators and mining-related equipment at some illegal mining sites in Tugakrom in the Suaman District of the Western North Region. The Minister was accompanied by some military personnel for the exercise. The team observed that about 100 …

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Bees attack New Juaben North MP, four others hospitalized

A swarm of violent bees on Wednesday disrupted a ceremony to hand over the Asokore Community Center to a contractor for rehabilitation and convert it into a two-storey- town hall Office Complex facility. The program which was being attended by the Member of Parliament for New Juaben North, Nana Adjei …

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CONFIRM: Asante Kotoko Management Dissolved

The management team of Ghana Premier League giants, Asante Kotoko has been dissolved. The management was led by renowned administrator, George Amoako, who the club’s Chief Executive Officer. This follows the expiration of their initial three-year mandate. A statement on the club’s official twitter handle thanked the outgone management for …

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CLOSSAG threatens strike action

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOSSAG) has hinted of plans to embark on industrial action in the next 14 days. The action, they say will take place should SSNIT fail to come up with an acceptable payment of past credit to its current retirees. The Executive …

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Two men commit suicide in Eastern Region

Two men have committed suicide by hanging in the Eastern region. The two incidents involving a 48 and 19-year-old men happened separately at Akyem Akroso and Nsawam respectively. At Akyem Akroso, a 48-year-old man Shaibu Musah, a former Community Police Assistant (CPA) was found hanging Wednesday morning on a tree …

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48-year-old Man Commit Suicide in Akroso

A 48-year-old man, Shaibu Musa shocked residents of Akroso near Asamankese of the Eastern Region today when he was seen dead by hanging. According to Assemblymember in the area, Ahmed Tijani, the deceased was a community Police Assistant and he was assisting as a Watchdog committee member after his contract …

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Police nab Islamic scholar who cut off boy’s finger

The Takoradi Divisional Police Command has arrested Islamic Scholar Abubakar Mustapha, popularly known as Mallam Bawa, who allegedly cut off the finger of an 18-year-old boy accused of stealing a wall clock and other items from an Islamic school. Mallam Bawa was brought in by some Muslim clerics and family …

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Thieves break into EC office

Some suspected thieves have broken into the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Kodie in the Affigya Kwabre South Constituency in the Ashanti Region and made away with some vital gadgets. The hoodlums reportedly took away two laptops that are said to contain some important information of the EC. So far, it is …

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NDC won’t accept results of ‘flawed’ elections – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has warned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not accept the results of flawed elections. Speaking at the 28th-anniversary commemoration of the NDC in Accra, Mr. Mahama, who is the party’s flagbearer for the upcoming polls cautioned the electoral commission against acts that could disenfranchise Ghanaians …

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Popular veteran actress ‘Miliky MiCool’ dead

Actress, Beatrice Chinery popularly called ‘Miliky MiCool’ of YOLO fame has died. The actress reportedly passed away on Wednesday morning at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Speaking in an interview with Peacefmonline.com, the actress’ brother, Robert Chinery disclosed that his late sister had taken ill for months but her condition …

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UNIPASS deal is making government unpopular

On a daily bases, the New Patriotic Party (NPP)-led government suffers a growing public condemnation from groups and individuals whose businesses have been affected by the continuous incompetence of the Ghana Link/UNIPASS-ICUMS platform that has disrupted trade facilitation and revenue generation. The proven avenue for revenue loss caused by the new system, …

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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases now 13,464

Some 663 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases have increased Nigeria’s tally to 13,464. In a tweet on Tuesday night, June 9, 2020, the Center reported that deaths related to the virus have …

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I’m still waiting for my twins with Giselle Yazji – Kufuor

Fifteen years after being accused of having extramarital affairs with Giselle Yazji, which resulted in twins, former president John Agyekum Kufuor has responded that he is still waiting to see his supposed twins. He described the message which was being championed by his political opponents as “pure propaganda” which was …

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