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I wasn’t close to MzVee – Kuami Eugene

Lynx Entertainment signee, Kuami Eugene has said he didn’t have a close relationship his former label mate, MzVee. The ‘Obiaato’ hitmaker noted that he was more close with KiDi and DopeNation because they are men and they share a lot more in common. In a conversation with MzGee on 3FM’s …

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JHS not extended to 4 years – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked assertions that the duration for Junior High School education has been extended to four years, whereas Senior High School education has been reduced to two years. In an interview, the Executive Secretary of NaCCA Dr. Prince Armah explained that the …

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Customs intercepts smuggled cocoa beans

Customs officials from Ave-Havi Station of the Aflao Command of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have intercepted 53 rice bags of raw cocoa beans being smuggled from Ghana to Togo. The cocoa beans were packaged in 16 bags (65kg) and 37 bags (30kg) with total weight of …

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Two women, one pregnant, killed in accident at Kintampo

Two women, one pregnant, have been confirmed dead at Kintampo in the Bono East Region on Friday, February 21, 2020, when a vehicle they were travelling with, crashed into a cargo truck transporting logs. The victims, who are yet to be identified, were trapped under logs for almost two hours …

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GES to close basic schools in Sunyani Municipality

All basic schools in the Sunyani Municipality would be closed from Thursday February 27, to Friday February 28, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed. This implies that pupils and students in both public and private basic schools in the Municipality will not go to school. According to the GES, …

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Ugandans ‘eat locusts’ after they devoured their crops

People in Uganda’s northern district of Kitgum are eating desert locusts that have devoured their crops, according to Uganda Radio Network (URN) news agency. The agency reports that poor harvests in the area have forced residents to make locusts their alternative sources of food. But some were concerned about possible …

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NPP executive dies after invoking curses on MP

A disappointed polling station official who conjured curses from a river god to strike dead the Member of Parliament (MP) Asante Akyem North Constituency Lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, the voting demographic Chairman Sampson Agyei, William Aboagye and other voting public administrators for suspending him from the gathering is dead. Speaking to My …

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Photos: Wa Islamic SHS gutted by fire again

For the second time in five weeks, the Wa Islamic Senior High School’s (SHS) girls dormitory has been gutted by fire. The female students had their test and exercise books, mattresses, food and beds destroyed by the fire. The dormitory burnt by the fire was a temporary dormitory given to the …

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Church refuses to bury man who stopped paying tithe

A church has been accused of refusing to officiate the burial ceremony of a man who stopped attending the church three years ago and also stopped paying tithe. A colleague’s father died and their church (name withheld) is refusing to officiate the burial. They claim he stopped attending the church …

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Akufo-Addo leaves for Scotland, Norway, Switzerland

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for a 12-day working visit to Scotland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Belgium. On Saturday, 22nd February, President Akufo-Addo will deliver the keynote address at the St Andrews Africa Summit, “a student-led initiative that promotes a versatile discussion about Africa, African and African Affairs”, …

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Chiefs drag MP, DCE, NPP chair before deities & rivers

Member of Parliament (MP) for Berekum East, Dr. Twum Nuamah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Kofi Agyei and Berekum East Constituency Chairmanof the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwaku Kankam, have incurred the wrath of the divisional chiefs, queenmother and the elders of Berekum Traditional Council in the Bono region, following …

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‘Notorious’ armed robber shot dead near Adoagyiri

A man described by the Police as a notorious armed robber has been gunned down in Ntoaso near Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region. Identified only as Sheriff, he was said to have engaged in a shootout with a team of personnel from the Police Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) in the …

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Two killed in fire outbreak

A 77-year-old former Assembly Member for Nkawkaw Domeabra Electoral Area and his 11-year-old grandson lost their lives in a fire outbreak in the Assembly member’s house at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The former Assembly Member, Sammy Simpe and his grandson Kwame Sarpong died when fire engulfed their two bedroom …

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Meet the first Ghanaian chief nursing officer

Docia Angelina Naki Kisseih (Docia Kisseih) became the first Ghanaian Chief Nursing Officer to take over from the British Colonial government in 1961. She was Born on August 13, 1919, in Odumase. She had her high school education at Krobo Girls Senior High School. Docia Kisseih spent three years at …

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Ebo Whyte gives Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah ‘final warning’

The sound of trumpets beautifully synchronized with that of drums created by forces behind the drumsticks. A long queue approached the lobby where the band, clad in dashiki shirts stood, moving steadily like a choir processing to an auditorium for the commencement of an epic occasion. Well-dressed ushers were at …

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Kennedy Agyapong is greedy and selfish – Blakk Rasta

Fearless broadcaster and reggae musician, Blakk Rasta born Abubakar Ahmed has described New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand Kennedy Agyapong as a selfish and greedy politician who wants everything to himself alone. He observed that the Assin Central lawmaker is always quick to criticize others who have been given contracts under …

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Queen Mother invokes curses on MCE, NPP executives

The Queen Mother of Berekum Traditional Area, Akosua Ameyaahene, on Tuesday poured libation to invoke curses on the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Berekum, Kofi Adjei, the Municipal Assembly and constituency executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for allegedly failing to lead the development agenda of the town. …

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74 suspected criminals arrested in a swoop

About 74 suspected criminals have been arrested by the police in a swoop organized by the Madina and Baatsona Divisional Police Command respectively. While Madina Police arrested 66 suspects from their various hideouts within Madina and its environs, Baatsona police grabbed eight suspects. According to the police, the Madina Police …

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Evacuation plan for Ghanaians in China

THE GOVERNMENT has announced that it has plans to evacuate Ghanaians, especially students locked in China, due to the deadly coronavirus, should the need arise. It has, therefore, asked the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) elements to stop spreading fear and panic among Ghanaians about the deadly virus. Making the …

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