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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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Trump reportedly fled to bunker as protesters storm White House

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump reportedly fled the White House and was taken in the bunker as protesters gathered outside the White House, according to a White House official and a law enforcement source. The President was there for a little under an hour before being brought upstairs. …

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94-year-old queen Elizabeth spotted riding on horseback [photos]

The Queen has made her first public appearance since lockdown in the United Kingdom began, on horseback. The 94-year-old took Balmoral Fern, a 14-year-old fell pony, for a ride in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where she and the Duke of Edinburgh have been isolating. She hasn’t stopped with official …

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Journalist ‘Severely Beaten’ By Soldiers

A Cameroonian journalist working for the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle is receiving treatment after being beaten by soldiers in country’s Anglophone area where separatists are fighting for independence. Jean-Marie Ngong Song “is in serious pain with hearing difficulties” after the incident on Sunday evening in the north-western town of Bambili, the …

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Tanzanian jihadists ‘killed’ in Mozambique offensive

Mozambique’s government says 78 Islamist insurgents have been killed in fighting with the security forces over the past few days. The army launched an offensive after the jihadists seized Macomia in the north of the country, the third town to be overrun by the militants in recent months. Defence Minister …

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Asantehene petitioned over new voter register

Policy think tank IMANI Africa and the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) have petitioned Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and the Asanteman Traditional Council to intervene in the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to compile a new voter register. The groups say the EC’s decision to compile a …

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Pay or stay put – Govt to stranded Ghanaians in Nigeria

The Ghana High Commission in Nigeria has sent out a notification that all stranded Ghanaians willing to return must pay a fee to assist their evacuation to Ghana tomorrow – Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The fee ranges from US$800-1,000 from Abuja to Accra, and US$700-900 from Lagos to Accra. Per …

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Bishop Obinim’s trial adjourned to July 20

The Kaneshie District Court on Monday adjourned the false publication of news and forgery case against Bishop Daniel Obinim to July 20 to enable prosecution to complete its investigations. Assistant Superintendent of Police Sylvester Asare pleaded with the Court presided over by Madam Rosemond Dodua Agyiri to give prosecution enough …

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Victor Smith Finally reveals John Mahama’s Running Mate

Ghana’s Former Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Victor Smith, has chosen former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, as John Dramani Mahama’s running mate for Election 2020. Prof Kwesi Botchwey is bold and can transform the country’s economy with his experience. He said. In an interaction on Neat FM, on ‘Me …

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Man drowns in hotel pool

A 35-year-old man, who lodged in a hotel in Kumasi to relax with his girlfriend, has ended up dying in a swimming pool of the hotel. Emmanuel Sarkodie, the deceased, could not swim back to safety after he had jumped into the pool to cool off last Friday. Expert swimmers …

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Nursing mother escapes lynching

A yet-to-be-identified nursing mother suspected to be a fake money dealer should thank the police for her life. This follows a last minute intervention by the police, which saved her from a blood-thirsty mob on Tuesday in the Bosomtwi District of the Ashanti Region. The suspect was arrested in possession …

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Baby and 13 others survive after being involved in motor crashes

Fourteen people on Sunday night escaped death in three separate motor accidents in Anambra state.   One of the accidents occurred at Umuokpu, along Onitsha-Awka Old Road, involving two vehicles. The others, which were lone accidents, occurred near a Police check point at Okija, along Ihiala-Owerri expressway and Uga Roundabout, …

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Final year JHS student commits suicide at Nakaba

A final year Junior High School (JHS) student has allegedly committed suicide at Nakaba, a suburb of Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region. The body of the deceased, Prince Meisu, 14, was discovered hanging on a crossbar in his place of abode. The Enchi District Police …

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