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Ghana Month: Here’s how your regional capital got its name

It’s Ghana Month and in this month years ago, Ghana gained its independence, an event that will be commemorated two days from today, in the Ashanti Regional Capital; Kumasi. As part of efforts to commemorate the month, www.ghanaweb.com is bringing back some historical accounts of events in the country. Did …

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Nat’l Cathedral: Construction Starts Today

The construction of the much-awaited National Cathedral will begin today, Thursday, 5 March 2020. The Board of Trustees of the Cathedral has so far supervised the demolition of structures within the earmarked area for the construction of the cathedral including houses of some judges. President Nana Akufo-Addo has been sharply …

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LISTEN TO AUDIO: Not guilty – Nyantakyi pleads in court

Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him at an Accra High Court on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The plea, according to Charles Pouzing, a member of Mr Nyantakyi’s legal team, was the right thing to do as the …

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Exemplary Leader: Francis Owusu-Akyaw awarded

The Physician Assistant Students Association of Ghana (PASAG) last Friday conferred special honours on Francis Owusu-Akyaw, a mineral expert and NPP parliamentary hopeful for Juaben for the role he played in shaping the health group. In a citation read by Francis Appiah, a former National President of PASAG, the Association …

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University of Ghana’s Audit Director dead

The Director at the Internal Audit Directorate of the University of Ghana, Dr. Ibrahim Bedi has died, the University has announced. He is reported to have died on Monday, March 2. “Dr. Bedi was known to be hardworking and passionate about his work. The University has indeed lost a vital member …

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Lands Minister orders arrest of Chinese

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, Tuesday ordered the arrest of three Chinese nationals operating a quarry company without permit at the Afienya-Dawhenya Industrial and Urban Renewal Enclave in the Greater Accra Region. The three Chinese, who are yet to be identified, established Skyline Quarry Company about …

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Kwesi Nyantakyi, one other person charged with fraud [photos]

Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi has been slapped with three charges including fraud. A former member of the Association’s Executive Committee Abdulai Alhassan also faces two charges namely conspiracy to commit fraud and fraud. Principal State Attorney Victoria Asiedua told an Accra High Court Wednesday that the …

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Lands Minister orders arrest of Chinese

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, Tuesday ordered the arrest of three Chinese nationals operating a quarry company without permit at the Afienya-Dawhenya Industrial and Urban Renewal Enclave in the Greater Accra Region. The three Chinese, who are yet to be identified, established Skyline Quarry Company about …

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Motor crashes into abandoned bridge, kills 6-year-old girl

A 6-year-old girl has been killed after a motorbike she was riding on with her father and an uncle, crashed into an abandoned bridge on the Afiadenyigba-Havedzi road in the Keta municipality. At about 10 pm on Saturday, February 22, the deceased, Ablor Shikakpe, the father and two others crashed …

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CSM kills 80-year-old man in Bolgatanga

An 80-year-old man from Tongo in the Talensi district of the Upper East Region died from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) at the regional hospital in Bolgatanga, the regional capital, while two others are receiving treatment for the same disease at the facility. Dr.Josephat Nyuzaghl, the Upper East Regional Deputy Director …

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Video: Fuel tanker overturns on Tema motorway

A diesel filled tanker with registration AS 8846-11 has overturned Tuesday afternoon on the Accra-Tema motorway. The driver, who reportedly noticed a fault with the bulk of the car, tried to balance it but to no avail. The incident attracted a lot of crowd to the scene as some tried to make …

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Farmer shot dead by Fulani herdsman

There is tension at Gyaneboafo, a farming community in Afram Plains South District following the killing of a farmer by a fulani herdsman. The deceased was shot in the abdomen when he and his two brothers attempted to arrest the suspect fleeing after his cattle destroyed their harvested tubers of …

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