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EC cancels early voting for media

The Electoral Commission has canceled its arrangement to get media personnel vote early on December 10, ahead of the district assemblies and local level elections. Media personnel are usually added to the lists of groups of people who partake in the special voting to enable them monitor elections on main …

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I wish judges wear African print, not black suit – Justice Torkornoo

Appeals Court judge Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has backed calls for reforms in the dress code of the judiciary to reflect values and conditions in the country. Answering a question regarding the weather conditions in the country and doing away with colonial relics, she told Parliament’s Appointment Committee, Tuesday that she thinks …

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80% of HIV patients in Ghana are Christians – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that Christians constitute about 80 per cent of Persons Living HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana. Officials attribute the trend to less active social mobilisation and community participation in the campaign on risk behaviours. Speaking at an event in to mark World Aids Day at Kwadaso …

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WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones in February 2020

Messaging service WhatsApp will stop working on millions of phones in the next few months, as the company withdraws support from older devices. From February 1, any iPhone running iOS 8 will no longer be supported (and users are already unable to create or verify their accounts on these devices). On the …

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Photos: Man banished for impregnating daughter

Residents of Okofia, Otolo Nnewi in Anambra state have banished a man in his 60s for allegedly impregnating his daughter twice. In photos shared on Facebook, the elderly man, who is allegedly from Okija in Ihiala Local Government Area, had palm fronds tied on his neck. His daughter, who was carrying a baby, also …

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VIDEO: CNN’s report on Cardi B’s moment in Ghana, Nigeria

Cardi B’s epic visit to Ghana and Nigeria attracted a resounding buzz especially among her fans in these two West African countries. In Ghana for instance, thousands converged at the Accra Sports Stadium, Sunday night, for the LiveSpot X Festival which had the American star as the headline act. Prior …

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COCOBOD failed us – 70% of cocoa farmers

About 70 per cent of cocoa farmers in Ghana believe that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) does not serve their interest, a report by Imani Ghana, has noted. The survey dubbed “Exploring the revenue management and producer pricing mechanism within Ghana’s cocoa sector” also noted that 94 percent of cocoa …

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7 mining companies dragged to court for ‘mining illegally’

Seven mining companies, the Attorney General and Minerals Commission have been hauled to court over alleged illegalities. The plaintiff, David Addo has commissioned the actions in his capacity as a Ghanaian. Mr Addo claims AngloGold Gold Ashanti Iduapriem Ltd, Newmont Ghana Ltd, AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Ltd, Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd, …

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Chilean plane en route to Antarctica disappears with 38 on board

A military plane with 38 people on board has disappeared en route to Antarctica, Chile’s air force says. The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Punta Arenas at 16:55 local time (19:55 GMT), and operators lost contact soon after 18:00 (21:00). Those missing include 17 crew and 21 passengers. …

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Russian court sentences 11 for Saint Petersburg bombing

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced 11 people to terms including life in prison after finding them guilty of a deadly bomb attack on the Saint Petersburg metro in 2017. Abror Azimov, a 29-year-old from Kyrgyzstan, was sentenced by a military court in Russia’s second biggest city to life in …

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African countries borrowing like it’s the 1990s – IMF

Record commodity prices and low global interest rates have encouraged African countries to borrow as they did in the 1990s, but now some are struggling to pay up as their revenue slows along with economic growth. The debt of governments as a percentage of gross domestic product in sub-Saharan Africa …

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How BNI officer was shot at Mankessim

Disturbing details have emerged about how the Mfantsiman Municipal Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) was murdered at Mankessim last Friday without any provocation. On that fateful day, Samuel Ampofo appeared to have been targeted by the man who shot and killed him reportedly from a pump-action gun. …

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Tilapia seller butchered at Yeji

James Naah, a tilapia seller at Yeji in Pru East District of the Bono East region, has been reportedly butchered by some armed robbers. Information gathered indicated that the incident occurred around 5:30pm, Sunday. Confirming the incident on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Monday, Yaw Mensah, brother of the …

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We still haven’t paid – Contractors owed above 500k lament

Road contractors who are owed over GHC500,000 by the government are fuming over what they say is government’s refusal to pay them despite claims by President Akufo-Addo. According to the contractors, the pressure on them has heightened after President Akufo-Addo claimed he has paid all contractors during his recent tour …

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Woyome in fresh fraud as investigators uncover new evidence

The woes of businessman Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man who has been ordered to pay back the GH¢51 million he illegally received from the state, are far from over, as the Attorney-General’s (A-G’s) Department has found fresh evidence of fraud against him. Investigators at the A-G’s Department found that …

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Coup plot: Court adjourns treason trial to December 19

The Kaneshie District Court on Wednesday adjourned the treason trial involving ten persons to December 19. This was to enable the prosecution to continue with its investigation. The court presided over by Mrs Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway asked prosecution whether it had filed the Bill of Indictment (BI)  of the prosecution …

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Crane Currency of USA printed GH¢200, GH¢100 notes

It has emerged that Crane Currency, a currency and security printing company in the United States of America (USA), printed the newly introduced GH¢200 and GH¢100 banknotes for the country. Information available to the GRAPHIC BUSINESS indicated that Crane Currency, which prides itself as being in the currency business for …

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