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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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W/R: 14 new COVID-19 cases confirmed; regional tally now 52

The Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday. The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening. The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 …

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Afrancho: Armed robbers flee and abandon booty of GHS195K, weapons

About four suspected armed robbers who were sharing their booty in an uncompleted factory fled and left cash scattered  and other weapons used in their operation, MyNewsGh.com reports  MyNewsGh.com gathered that the robbers converged at an uncompleted gari factory at Afrancho- Mankranso near Akomadan in the  Offinso North District of the Ashanti region …

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Two shot by land guards at Gomoa Tuansah

Two people have sustained gunshot wounds after a group suspected to be land guards attacked them in their home Sunday. The two men according to reports were shot in the eye and head respectively over a protracted land dispute. This incident occurred at Gomoa Tuansah near Fetteh Kakraba in the …

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LISTEN: Shatta Wale celebrate mothers with new song

Shatta Wale has dropped a very beautiful song to celebrate all mothers. Taking to his Instagram handle, he shared a video to celebrate mothers. Sharing the video, he wrote; “To all mothers across the world and also to all my baby mothers I love you all. @damagemusiq ❤️” Listen to the …

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coup d’état In CPP

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) say they have quelled a coup d’etat by Lawyer Bright Akwetey, a three-time failed flagbearer aspirant of the CPP and Yaw Asamoah. According to CPP in a disclaimer dated May 10, 2020, “last Friday, May 8, 2020, an illegal meeting called by the Chairman of …

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30-year-old man hangs himself in a classroom

A 30-year-old man identified as James Samuel, hanged himself in a classroom at Government Secondary School Gurku, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa.   The body of the deceased was discovered on Friday, by one of the residents in the area, who is also a police officer serving in Abuja, …

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