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Bongo MP explains why he donated alcohol for COVID-19 fight

Member of Parliament for Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region, Edward Bawa has explained the reason behind he distributing alcohol to some elders in his constituency. The MP in his engagements with some constituents donated a bottle of a local hard liquor ‘Kalahari Bitters’ to pour libation to protect the constituency …

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Techiman: Police Manhunt For Bullion Van Robbers

The Police in Techiman has apprehended one suspect who was allegedly part of a gang of eight who attacked a bullion van in the Bono East Region last Friday. The incident occurred when 8 unmasked men attacked the van on the Techiman–Sunyani highway making away with GHS600,000. The driver of …

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SA COVID-19 cases surpass 10 000 mark

South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen to  10 015. Regrettably, the Health Department reported eight more COVID-19 related deaths: 3 from Western Cape, 1 from Eastern Cape, and 4 from Gauteng. This brings the total national deaths to 194. “We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of …

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Soldiers mistakenly fire church building

The Kaduna State Government has reacted to reports of soldiers firing at an Assemblies of God Church building during an operation against bandits in Chikun area of the state. The church was located in Kabarasha Village in Chikun local government of the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner …

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3 types of people you need to stop lending your money

Have a better relationship with your money, don’t lend it to people who will not pay you back. Lending money to some people is like creating a problem for oneself. Ever lent your money to someone only to have problems with them when it’s time to pay back the money? …

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Govt did not share different data with the IMF – MoF

The Ministry of Finance has described as false and misleading, report by the fact-checkghana.com of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) suggesting that Government has shared different macroeconomic data with Ghanaians and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Factcheck-ghana.com has said it crosschecked the data submitted to the IMF by …

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Ugandan rebels behead 3 in DR Congo

Uganda’s Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) beheaded three people in the latest attack in the Ituri region in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s north Kivu province, local media reported Saturday. “Three civilians were killed in a new attack by the Allied Democratic Forces fighters late Friday in the village of Mbingi, …

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Man assaults wife with axe for denying him sex

A man in Northern Ghana is facing court after he allegedly assaulted his wife with an axe when she denied him sex. Victus Kuudiyiri, 35, a security man had lived with the victim in Wa, the capital of the Upper West region, about 695km from the capital, Accra. The suspect …

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Akufo-Addo jabs Mahama over management of coronavirus

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has subtly jabbed former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over their criticisms of government’s management of Coronavirus in the country. He says the opposition NDC and Mahama are only criticizing his government for their “political survival”. The President during his ninth televised address to Ghanaians on …

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Akufo-Addo announces special packages for NCCE

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a special package for the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to aid in the country’s COVID-19 fight. He said, his government will on Monday, May 11, provide the NCCE with 10,000 locally produced nose masks and cash to enable it effectively carry out its responsibilities as a …

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Coronavirus could increase child marriages – Plan Ghana

The Plan International Ghana has observed that the CoronavirusDisease (COVID-19) pandemic in the country could have dire influence on teenage pregnancy and child marriage in the rural areas. It said the economic hardship that the pandemic has exerted on the people coupled with the closure of schools in the country could …

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Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 9th address to the nation on Covid-19 crisis

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. It has been eight (8) weeks since our nation embarked on a co-ordinated, enhanced response towards combating the Coronavirus pandemic, after we recorded our first two (2) confirmed cases. We have taken the necessary measures of aggressively tracing, testing, isolating and treating infected persons and their …

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Ban On Public Gatherings Extended To 31st May

President Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gathering to 31st March. He made mention of the extension during his 9th speech to the nation, on sunday, May 10th. The President stated that social gatherings such as societal funerals, church gatherings, parties, etc are still banned till 31st March.

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Panic at Ghana Manganese as community officer dies of coronavirus

There is growing fear among workers of Tarkwa-Nsuta-based company, Ghana Manganese after a principal community officer died of COVID-19. The Deputy Health Director in charge of clinical services in the Western Region, Dr Atsu Dordor who confirmed the news said sample of the deceased was taken last week but she died …

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COVID-19: How prostitutes are helping in contact tracing

It has come to light that prostitutes or commercial sex workers, known in Ghanaian local parlance as ‘ashawos’ are key in helping find persons that have been possibly infected with the novel coronavirus. When there is a confirmed case of the virus, health workers try to trace persons who have come …

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