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No drinking water no campaign – Angry youth tell MP, DCE

The Chiefs and youth of Abura Tetsi in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese constituency in the Central Region have warned their District Chief Executive (DCE) Aba Hagan and Member of Parliament Elvis Morris Donkor against campaigning in the community over their failed promises. According to the residents, the MP and the …

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VIDEO:I’m just foolish – Funny Face on failed marriages

Comedian, Funny Face born Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng has blamed his foolishness for the failure in his relationships. Funny Face has been divorced twice, the latest which is not up to two months. Speaking in an video sighted by MyNewsGh.com on social media, the comedian said his tactics in going for …

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Abedi Pele chooses Kofi Kinaata as his favourite in Ghana

Former Ghana and Olympique Marseille star Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew  has said his favourite music artiste in Ghana currently is Kofi Kinaata born Martin King Arthur He made this known when he took his turn on the Nation’s Broadcaster GTV’s Legends of Our Time Show. The football legend said he fell in love …

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Farmer commits suicide

The body of a 56-year old farmer was found hanging on a tree near Akim Manso A.M.E Zion Basic School in the Asene Manso Akroso District in the Eastern Region. The body was later identified by family members as Kwame Obeng. The body had since been kept in Akim Oda …

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Independent Autopsy: George Floyd Died From ‘Asphyxiation’

The handcuffed unarmed black man who died in police custody after a former police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes was killed by “asphyxiation from sustained pressure,” an independent autopsy found on Monday. Drs. Michael Baden and Allecia Wilson determined George Floyd’s death “was a homicide caused …

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‘One man, one mat’ – Government’s protocols for mosques

Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has outlined some detailed protocols for mosques following the announcement off easing of restrictions on religious activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister made these fresh protocols known at a media encounter on Monday, June 1, 2020. Among the advisories for Muslims …

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12 men rape 12-year-old girl for 2 months in Jigawa, Nigeria

A twelve-year-old girl has told Jigawa State Police Command how a 57-year-old man and 11 others turned her into a sex-machine. “They hid me, repeatedly had sex with me and gave me peanuts,” she alleged. The BBC Hausa Service said in a report monitored by Vanguard on Monday that the …

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Rwanda bans charcoal for cooking in Kigali

Rwanda is banning the use of charcoal for cooking in the capital, Kigali, and restricting supplies to the city from rural areas. The ban is aimed at protecting forests by clamping down on the illegal trade in charcoal. In future people will be encouraged to use gas. Rwanda follows Kenya …

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Woman dies after allegedly being knocked by beer truck

A 72-year-old woman died after she was alleged to have been knocked down by a beer truck at a busy street in King William’s Town on Monday. Eastern Cape provincial police spokesperson Colonel Sibongile Soci said the incident took place on Cathcart Road at 10:00. While reports suggested that the …

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Gov’t hiding behind coronavirus to spend recklessly – Minority

The Minority in parliament is claiming that the government is hiding behind the outbreak of the coronavirus to spend recklessly. Spokesperson on Finance for the Minority Mr. Cassiel Ato Forson says the Minority will resist any attempt by the government to spend recklessly because they think that the implication on the economy …

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Stonebwoy ‘brags’ about how he takes care of people financially

Ghanaian dancehall musician Stonebwoy has bragged over how he financially supports people. The musician who was talking on Hitz FM monitored by journalist and blogger Attractive Mustapha, he said that he was not aware Mr Drew had stolen someone’s song until his junior brother alerted him on it. Talking about the song, Stonebwoy said …

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Coronavirus: Germany divided as states lift lockdown

A woman lifts the weights over her head one last time then drops them to ground with a grunt of exhaustion, turning her head towards the slight breeze coming in from the open door. This ladies-only gym in Düsseldorf has just reopened. Life in Germany is beginning to look a …

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Suspect caught cutting off his manhood in police cell

A routine check on inmates at police cells in Ghana’s Volta Region turned out weird when a suspect was seen ending his life by cutting off his manhood with a sharp object. Thomas Agbezuke, 35, who has been remanded at the Abor Police Station for attempted murder, was bleeding profusely …

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Video: Lil Win mocks final year students as they return to school

Actor Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, has mocked final year students in the country following easing of restrictions on educational activities. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced that final year students in university, Senior High and Junior High Schools can return to school from June 15 to prepare …

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New Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo

New cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health Minister Eteni Longondo said four people had died from the virus in the western city of Mbandaka, which has a population of about a million people. It is more than 1,000km (about 600 miles) from the …

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Akufo-Addo reacts to George Floyd’s death

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed shock and disgust towards the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, by a white police officer in the United States of America. The President, in a Facebook post on Monday said the act brought back painful memories of how people of colour were …

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Tema Port gets new director

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Ms Sandra Opoku as the Director of the Tema Port. According to the state-owned newspaper, Daily Graphic, a letter announcing her appointment dated May 4, 2020, and signed by the Secretary to the Public Services Commission, Mrs Mabel Amoako Atta, said the decision by the …

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CONVID-19: CalBank donates PPEs to Four Hospitals in Ghana

The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of CalBank have donated a set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) valued at GHS 230,000.00 to four Hospitals in Ghana. CALBANK The beneficiary Hospitals are the University of Ghana Medical Centre in the Greater Accra Region, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the …

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Two Injured, Vehicles Damaged In Accidents at Teacher Mante

Multiple Vehicle accident on Teacher Mante stretch of Accra to Kumasi Highways has led to injuries of drivers and damages to vehicles. The accidents involved four (4) vehicles, Matrix Salon car with registration number GX 4265-18 with the driver named Isaac Quashie, Howo A7 Trailer with registration number GT 3609-20, …

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