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Missing man, 45, found decomposing in River Ayensu

A 45-year-old who went missing for a week has been found dead in West Akyem Municipality stretch of River Ayensu in the Eastern Region. The decomposing body of the deceased, Kofi George, was found Saturday morning at Kwame Tia Community section of the river. The West Akyem Municipal Director of …

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My husband used tennis to woo me – Ondo First Lady

Wife of Ondo State Governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has been involved in grassroots tennis development through her clinic for children between ages four and 14 in the state. She speaks with ’TOSIN OLUWALOWO on her interest in sports What inspired your interest in tennis development in Ondo State? My family is …

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Songne Yacouba dropped from Kotoko squad to face Hearts

Head coach of Asante Kotoko, Maxwell Konadu has dropped attacker Songne Yacouba from his squad that will face Hearts of Oak in their match-day six encounter on Sunday. The Burkina Faso international has been excluded from the 18-man squad for Sunday’s clash with the Phobians, according to reports in the …

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Interest in investing in Ghana continues to rise – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has noted that interest in making investment in Ghana especially by foreigners continues to rise. The Information Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency in the Eastern Region, made this known after participating in the Ghana Investment Summit in the United …

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COCOBOD introduces slashers to improve cocoa quality

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken delivery of 100,000 pieces of motorised slashers to be distributed to cocoa farmers throughout the country. The slashers are to prevent the farmers from resorting to the use of weedicides on their farms and, thus, reduce the risk of having the beans contaminated …

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Gbewaa Palace assault: We are sorry – Police to Ya-Naa

The Northern Regional Police Command has expressed its sincerest apology to the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Naa Abubakari Mahama and the entire Kingdom for the unprofessional conduct exhibited by some police officers on Thursday 16th January 2020 at the Gbewaa Palace, Yendi. Some police officers followed a driver to the Palace …

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Missing man, 45, found decomposing in River Ayensu

A 45-year-old who went missing for a week has been found dead in West Akyem Municipality stretch of River Ayensu in the Eastern Region. The decomposing body of the deceased, Kofi George, was found Saturday morning at Kwame Tia Community section of the river. The West Akyem Municipal Director of …

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Free rail passenger services for Takoradi, Tarkwa commuters

Free rail passenger services will be provided for commuters from Takoradi to Tarkwa on Tuesday 28 January, 2020, Thursday 30 January, 2020 and Friday 31 January, 2020 respectively. This follows the completion of the rehabilitation works on the Takoradi to Tarkwa rail line by the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL). …

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Dozens escape death in another Accra-Kumasi highway accident

Dozens of passengers in two buses escaped death on the Asuobi stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway Saturday afternoon in an accident involving multiple buses. The incident occurred around 5:40 pm, Saturday. Reports reaching starrfm.com.gh indicate that a Jeoun bus and a Hyundai Bus speeding from the Kumasi direction veered off …

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Top 7 ritual scandals that rocked Hearts-Kotoko clashes

Although some may disagree that superstition has no role to play in football, ardent followers and players of Ghana Premier League clubs Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko know it takes more than just playing to win. Sometimes the rule of form guide is defied because football is …

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ECG Loses Poles To Bush Fire

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has yet again become a victim of bush fire in Kumasi. Two poles of the ECG got burnt, resulting in a conductor, transferring power to some areas, falling down. The heartbreaking incident happened near Modern Granite Quarry, Bomso, the ECG sadly disclosed. Erasmus Kyere-Baidoo, …

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Ex-assembly members to receive over ¢67k in ex-gratia next week

Former assembly members of the Kwahu Afram Plains North District Assembly will next week be paid their ex-gratia totalling over 67,000 cedis. Each of the 31 elected members who served between October 2015 and October 2019 will receive 1,500 cedis while the 28 government appointees who also served for the …

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Ghana’s economy at all-time best in a decade – Moodys Ratings

International credit rating agency, Moody has reaffirmed Ghana’s credit rating at B3 with an upgraded outlook to positive from stable. This credit rating position is the best Ghana has received from Moody’s in the last decade. A statement issued by Moody on Friday, 24th January 2020 stated that “Moody’s investors …

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Mother, 24 arrest for dumping baby in a bush

A two-day-old baby boy has been dumped in a bush at a village called patron near Awutu Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. Philip Agbavitor who found the baby when he’d gone to attend to nature’s call disclosed in an interview with Kasapa FM News …

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GDW set to Launch its Ghana chapter on February

Ghana Diaspora Women (GDW) is set to launch its Ghana Chapter on 15th February, 2020 at the Labadi Beach Hotel, under the theme “The Role of Diaspora Women in National Development”. GDW is a non-profit organization that seeks to empower women and increase female participation in policy making processes In …

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VIDEO: Kyeiwaa tied knot again in America

We can exclusively report that legendary Ghanaian actress Rose Mensah, popularly known as Kyeiwaa has tied the knot again after her first marriage with Osei collapsed back in 2015. The ceremony took place at a court in the United States of America, where she has been residing in the last …

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Uganda confirms yellow fever outbreak, three dead

Ugandan health minister Ruth Aceng on Friday confirmed that three people have been killed in a yellow fever outbreak in the midwestern and northwestern parts of the country. Two adult men, who were 18 and 21 and dealing in cutting and trading timber between Uganda and neighboring South Sudan, succumbed …

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