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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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Boycott Accra FM – Ama K Abebrese to colleagues

Ghanaian actress and television presenter Ama K Abebrese has asked her colleagues in the entertainment industry to boycott Accra FM over the unprofessional behaviour of their Midmorning Show host, Nana Romeo. In a series of tweets sighted by GhanaWeb, Ama K said the radio presenter lacks professionalism and called on …

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2 suspected robbers gunned down in Kumasi

Two suspected armed robbers who were members of an AK-47-wielding gang have been gunned down at  Atasamanso New Site in Kumasi. It follows a gun battle between police and a six-member gang at about 6:45p.m on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A police officer who sustained gunshot injury was rushed to a …

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Father gets 2 years for flogging son

The 26-year-old father, who severely beat his three-year-old son for bedwetting, has been slapped with two years of imprisonment by a Kumasi circuit court. The court presided by Mrs Patricia Amponsah also bonded the convict, Ebenezer Osei Bonsu, for four years to be of good behaviour. The court deferred to …

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NPP suspends two constituency secretaries over fraud

The Central Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended the constituency secretaries for Agona West and Assin South for gross misconduct. Sources say the move was to instill discipline in the party ahead of the 2020 general elections by Mr. Robert Kutin-led regional executives. Mr. Richard Takyi-Mensah, the Regional …

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NPP boys slaughter sheep in river over party polls

SOME AGGRIEVED executive members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Juaben Constituency in the Ashanti Region have hurled normality to the dogs and resorted to the use of river deity to seek justice. Wearing red armed bands to symbolize their fury, the NPP executives allegedly slaughtered a sheep …

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3-year-old boy drowns in Manhole at Fise

A three year old boy who has been identified as Mawuko has drowned in a manhole at Fise in the Ga West District of the Greater Accra Region. The toddler fell into the uncovered manhole in their uncompleted house while playing around the house. The father of the baby, had …

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