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Somalia telecoms employee killed by U.S. air strike

A U.S. air strike in a town held by Somali Islamist insurgents killed a telecommunications worker, his employer said on Tuesday, as the U.S. military’s Africa Command said it was investigating the report. The strike follows allegations from Amnesty International a year ago that U.S. strikes were killing civilians. Amnesty …

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Snakes Invade Kwanyako Health Centre

Snakes and other reptiles have invaded Agona Kwanyako Health Centre following deep cracks, developed in the structure giving open access to the reptiles. The cracks could also be found in the roofing, which leaked, when it rained and an imminent collapse of the facility, which had become a death trap …

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Task force officials allegedly beat man to death

Taskforce officials of the Rivers State government have been accused of beating a man to death in an altercation which occurred on Tuesday, February 26. Though the identity of the man reportedly beaten to death by the operatives of the state task force on street trading, illegal markets and motor …

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17 passengers robbed at Bekwai

About 17 passengers traveling from Elibo in the Western Region to Kumasi have been robbed at gunpoint by four robbers armed in between Asante Bekwai and Ahwia Nkwanta Wednesday dawn. The robbers according to the driver of the Urvan Bus Omane Kofi who doubles as Vice-chairman of GPRTU in Elibo, …

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Court orders arrest of NPP’s Hajia Fati

A Bench Warrant has been issued against New Patriotic Party (NPP) loyalist, Hajia Fati. The court order issued today, Wednesday, February 26, 2020, by the presiding judge of the Adjabeng Magistrate Court, Judge Isaac Addo, follows Ms Fati’s failure to appear before the court since December 4, 2019 for a …

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SONA debate: Speaker threatens to revoke media accreditation

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye has threatened to cause the withdrawal of accreditation for the media in Parliament for failing to cover the debate on President Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address. Journalists in parliament on Tuesday stepped out of the chamber following the decision by the Minority …

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Do your checks, you sued a ghost – Kevin Taylor to Ace Ankomah

It appears that Ace Kojo Anan Ankomah, the celebrated lawyer and managing partner at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa and Ankomah (BELA), did not do due diligence in the suit he brought against Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, the social media critic. Hence, the subsequent judgement he won for being defamed by the defendant …

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Haruna Iddrisu exposed over new voters’ register

The debate on the voters’ register has taken a new twist as the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and some leading members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been accused of feigning ignorance of the programme of the Commission. According to James Kwabena Bomfeh, acting General Secretary of the …

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Okudzeto ‘lies’ exposed

The claims by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa that he was not privy to GETFund scholarship deals at the time he served as Deputy Minister of Education have been challenged. DAILY GUIDE has gathered that Mr. Ablakwa was very active in GETFund scholarship deals as a …

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Bawumia bids farewell to Okumkom

VICE-PRESIDENT Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday led a government delegation to bid farewell to the late Nana Akwasi Agyeman, aka Okumkom, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. This was when Okumkom, 86, a member of the royal family of the Asante Kingdom, lay in repose for people from all walks …

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Majority teases mute NDC into debate

There was a moment of discomfort for the minority in the Parliament of Ghana, following the line of argument by the majority on the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA), compelling the former to break its loud silence not to take part in the debate. The minority, which had earlier …

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No fraud in EC tender – Jean Mensa

The Electoral Commission (EC) has ruled out any unfair practices in the award of contracts for the procurement of electoral materials for the election 2020. Having failed to convince the EC to use the old voters’ register for election 2020, the forces against the new register are re-strategising, raising issues …

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CAF bars Zimbabwe from hosting international matches

Zimbabwe may have to find a ‘home’ away from home when they kick-off their World Cup qualifiers later in the year after being barred from hosting international matches by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) confirmed on Tuesday that all three of their main stadia …

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Amidu declines request to probe missing excavators

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declined official request to probe the missing excavators scandal. Following the media expose on the scandal, the Executive Director of Alliance for social equity and Public Accountability, Mr Mensah Thompson petitioned the OSP to investigate the alleged thievery and related corruption offences …

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