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Castro to be declared legally dead next year

Hiplife musician Castro would be declared legally dead next year as he marks his 38th birthday today. The singer and a female pillion companion disappeared during a Jet Ski cruise on the Volta River on July 6, 2014, and per the laws of the country, they can only be declared …

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NPP suspends First Vice Chairman over comments on radio

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its First Vice Chairman for Keta Constituency in the Volta Region over some comments he was purported to have made on a local radio station. A copy of the suspension letter in possession of MyNewsGh.com reveals that Mr. Emmanuel Gemegah was alleged to have …

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Three armed robbers jailed 75 years for robbing a Ghanaian returnee

Ofaakor Circuit court presided over by His Honour, Ebeneezer Osei Darko has sentenced 3 armed robbers to 75 years for robbing one Isaac Henry Oppong, a Ghanaian domiciled in Italy. The first and second accused Samuel Kweku Nhyira Amoankwando and Kofi Boateng Amoako respectively were charged with conspiracy to rob …

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‘Galamsey’ pit caves in at Akyem Mampong, one dead

A 37-year-old illegal miner has died after a mining pit caved in. The incident occurred Friday, May 1, 2020, at Akyem Mampong in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region Information gathered by Starr News indicates that the deceased Razak Bempong and other illegal miners were illegally mining in …

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Study finds many ‘online’ South Africans support lockdown

An online study by market research and consulting firm Ipsos has found that more than eight out of 10 online South Africans support the lockdown. “84% agree that a total lockdown was correct – given the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic,” its spokesperson, Mari Harris, said in a statement on Friday. …

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Ghana scores high on ‘Open Budget Survey’

Ghana has scored 54 in the global ‘2019 Open Budget Survey,’ the world’s only independent, comparative and fact-based research. The research uses internationally accepted criteria to assess public access to central government budget information, formal public participation in national budget processes and oversight institutions. The survey said though budget transparency …

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Woman causes stir with Bible as face mask (Watch)

Following the outbreak of the pandemic, coronavirus (COVID 19), President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all citizens to wear nose masks while going out of their house. It wouldn’t have been news if one sees the other wearing nose mask, but this woman has gone viral with her mask. Spotted while …

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Akufo-Addo is doing a good job but I really miss home – Sarkodie

Multi-awarded Rapper, Michael Owusu Addo known in music circles as Sarkodie, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addofor his decisions to ensure the safety of Ghanaians both at home and abroad. Although locked down in the United States of America following the closure of borders to curtail transmission of coronavirus in Ghana, Sarkodie strongly …

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Electoral Commission prays High Court to dismiss Ashaiman MP suit

The Chair of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has written to the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra to dismiss a suit brought before it by Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency Ernest Henry Norgbey. Mr Norgbey had requested information on the processes that led …

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2 Ghanaians found dead in US

Two Ghanaians have reportedly been found dead in the United States. One of them named Charles, is said to be a son of Kwame Osei Fosu, a staunch member of the New Jersey branch of the NPP. Mr Osei Fosu’s son is believed to have been killed by NJ Transist …

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Parliament grants GH¢ 288.6m tax exemptions for health workers

A request for waiver on income taxes amounting to GH¢ 288,644,003.34 submitted to the legislature by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to help cushion health workers in both public and private health facilities, who are on the frontline fighting the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been granted. …

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Pentecost Elder shot dead at Whindo

An Elder of the Church of Pentecost at Whindo, a farming community in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region has been shot by an unknown assailant, Assembly Member for the Asakai-Whindo electoral area Alex Nana Acheampong has disclosed. One Egya Esia has been picked up by the Kwesimintsim …

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