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Coronavirus: John Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Covid-19

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has declared the country “coronavirus-free” thanks to prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma. The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the government’s strategy on Covid-19. The government …

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GFA acquires new referee communication gadgets

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has acquired 10 sets of referee communication gadgets for the Ghana Premier League. The equipment, manufactured by French outfit, Vokkero, was delivered to the General Secretary, Prosper Harrison Addo at the GFA Headquarters in Accra on Thursday, May 28, 2020. This is a boost for …

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Businessman remanded over threat of death

A thirty eight year-old Nigerian businessman who threatened to kill a motor mechanic has been remanded into police custody by the Enchi District Magistrate court. The court presided over by Mr Eric Baah Boateng did not take the plea of Kingsley Eze and he is expected to make his next …

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Auditor-General identifies political interference in local project awards

The Performance of Audit Report on Capital Projects funded through District Development Facilities in 30 Districts Assemblies compiled by the Auditor-General has identified political interference in project awards. The report on the website of the Audit Service found out that in some cases, projects were not initiated in accordance with …

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Police impound vehicle full of cannabis in Bono

The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service has impounded a vehicle carrying over 8,400 slabs of dried leaves, suspected to be cannabis bound for neighbouring Burkina Faso. The substances, carefully packed, were covered with sawdust and other legal goods in a Rhino Cargo truck to outwit security …

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Kotoko’s interest in Nana Yaw Amponsah confirmed

Kumasi Asante Kotoko recently announced a new board with Dr. Kyei retaining his position to run Asante Kotoko SC for the next three years. The current Chief Executive Officer is set to leave the club as part of a major restructuring. According to reports, the Phar Rangers administrator was on …

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COVID-19 deaths in Ghana now 48 as cases near 10, 000

Four more Ghanaians have died of COVID-19 since the last count bringing the total number of deaths to 48, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced in the latest update of figures of the pandemic in the country. Also, the rate of infections has jumped to 9910 from 9,462. The …

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Trade Fair wins court case against evicted tenants

The Court of Appeal on Monday, 8 June 2020, dismissed a case of contempt brought against the chairman and chief executive officer of the Ghana Trade Fair Company Ltd (GTFCL) after GTFCL demolished structures used as business premises by certain previous occupants of the Trade Fair Site. On 12 February …

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Ninteen-year old SHS three student arrested for kidnapping

An 18-year-old final year student of Eguafo Senior High school (SHS) in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region is in the grips of the Police for kidnapping. The Police is also on a manhunt for two other accomplices who are currently on the run. The student, whose name …

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Fishers bycatch rare marine mammal in Afram River

Fishers in Nketepa, a fishing Community in Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region on Saturday June 6 bycaught a rare marine mammal in the Afram River. It took the tedious efforts of many fisher-folks in the area to pull the mammal trapped in the fishing net to shore. The …

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No church services should be held in classrooms – GES warns

No church services will be held in classrooms, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has cautioned Christian religious leaders in the country. Following President Akufo-Addo’s ease of restrictions on public gatherings, schools across the country have reopened for final year students and churches are permitted to …

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Coronavirus escapee found roaming at Birim North

Officials of Ghana Health Service (GHS) are tracing contacts of a Covid-19 escapee who ran away from a treatment Center in Ga East Municipality to hide at Birim North District of the Eastern Region. The escapee spent days in the community before his whereabouts was established little over a week …

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177 Germany-based Ghanaians flown back

Some 177 Ghanaians resident in Germany were on Monday, 8 June 2020 airlifted from Accra back to Germany despite the world grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. The Ghanaians, legal residence in the European country, were left stranded in Ghana after the borders were closed to prevent the importation of the …

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Coronavirus: Pastor demands more hours for churches

The Founder and Leader of Spirit of Fire Ministry Ministries, Prophet Kofi Owusu, has called on the government to ease certain restrictions on churches especially the one-hour church service. He said the one-hour church service is too small for a congregation to manage. On Sunday, May 31, 2020, President Nana …

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NDC prophet threatens to kill EC boss

A self-acclaimed pastor, Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei who is believed to be a staunch member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is threatening to kill the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa. The opposition NDC has been issuing warnings and threatening statements to supporters of the compilation of the new voters’ register. …

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EC submits legal basis for new register to Supreme Court

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that the underlying legal reasons for its decision not to include the existing voter’s Identification Card (ID) in its upcoming registration exercise is because the Supreme Court itself has held that the register is reasonably not credible and that by implication, the cards issued …

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GFCL Not A “Scam” Company- Aggrieved Contractors cautions MMDCEs

Ghana First Company Limited is a private company partnering government in the construction of over 800 Ultramodern Toilet Facilities nationwide.It was alleged that Ghana Fist Company Limited  is a “scam” company by some Aggrieved Contractors being working under Ghana First Company.   This is because Over 200 contractors working for …

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EC must remove 7m names from register – LMVCA demands

Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance wants over 7 million names expunged from the voter’s register, if the Electoral Commission decides not to compile new register. At a news conference in Accra, convener of the group that has been championing for a new register for years, David Asante said …

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[VIDEO]: 24-year-old drug addict cries for help

Like it or not, while some Ghanaians cannot survive a day without food under this unfathomable period, hence pleading with the government to supply them with food, there is a group of people whose daily survival is dependent on drugs. That’s the story of Nurudeen Mohammed also known as Shack, …

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