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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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PHOTOS: Robber electrocuted to death at Lapaz

It was the end for a thief when a naked wire connecting two containers he was scaling through electrocuted the life out of him. The shop owners, who operate at the Lapaz market, showed up for business as usual only to discover the lifeless body of the unidentified male hanging …

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Court gives Final judgement on Hajia Fati’s criminal case

Final judgement on the criminal case between the vociferous supporter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Fati’ and Adom FM’s reporter, Ohemaa Sakyiwaa, has been given. The judgement was read in court on Monday, June 1, 2020, by the presiding judge of the Adjabeng Magistrate Court, Judge Isaac Addo. …

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NDC urges Auditor-Generel to probe government’s Covid-19 expenditure

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Auditor-General to undertake a special audit into the GH₵280.3 million that was allocated by the government for the provision of food, water and sanitation under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme. At the maiden edition of a weekly press briefing introduced by the party as part of preparations …

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Coronavirus: WAEC to organise independent WASSCE for Ghana alone

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has said the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has indicated its readiness to organise an independent West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Ghanaian candidates due to the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic. In response to the growing health concern about the COVID-19, WAEC …

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Sammy Kuffour exposes Malik Jabir’s ‘lies’ on live radio

Ex-Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has described as untrue, claims by former Black Stars team manager Malik Jabir, that he sanctioned his ejection from camp prior to the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations. The former Bayern Munich defender has narrated the events that led to his dismissal from the Black Stars camp during …

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Zoomlion Responds To Chief Imam’s Appeal By Disinfecting Central Mosque

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, which has been leading in the disinfection against Covid-19 on Friday undertook a clean-up and disinfection exercise at the Abossey Okai Central Mosque, Abossey Okai, Accra.  The exercise—which formed part of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR)—came on the back of an appeal by …

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Menzgold, Payboy Saga: NAM1 cash gang arrested

Officials of the firm called Payboy Company Limited, appointed recently by the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited to negotiate debt settlements with its numerous clients, have been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). EOCO confirmed the arrests in a statement signed by the Head of its Public Affairs, …

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