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Residents of Asokwa threaten demo against MP for reckless comments

Residents of Asokwa especially commercial drivers and market women are angry with the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area over some radio comments she made last week. Madam Patricia Appiagyei amongst other things suggested that Asokwa had no problems during her interview on Kessben fm. Some people in her …

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[VIDEO]: Akufo-Addo ‘sleeps’ at Russia Africa Summit 2019

A video has emerged of the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in a sleeping posture during the maiden Russia-Africa Summit held in Sochi, Russia. In the video, President Akufo-Addo can be seen comfortably sitting amongst other dignitaries with his eyes closed and seemingly enjoying his nap. Also, in one of …

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NDC inaugurates manifesto committee

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken a major step towards its agenda to recapture power in the 2020 election with the inauguration of a 21-member election manifesto committee. Chaired by a former Minister of Health under the Mills-led administration, Professor Kwaku Danso-Boafo, the committee will tour all the 16 …

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Judge threatens Shatta Wale with bench warrant

The Adjabeng magistrate court in Accra presided over by His Worship Mr Isaac Addo has issued a stern warning and threatened to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of Charles Nii Armah a popularly known as called Shatta Wale if he fails to appear in court at the next …

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Tafo-Pankrono: Five MOMO fraudsters busted

Five suspected fraudsters have been busted by the Tafo-Pankrono Police Divisional Command in the Ashanti region for duping people into various sums of money. They were arrested at their operational hideout in a hotel at Atimatim in the Afigya Kwabre South district in the Ashanti region upon a tip off …

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Man trafficking cocaine to finance his wedding arrested

Ibeh Augustine Chukwuma, a Brazil-based Nigerian man has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after arriving the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja with a maximum ECOLAC bag which had 5kg of pure cocaine. The 36-year-old Nigerian man who revealed that he has been working with a …

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Accra Mall to be shut temporarily Thursday

Tenants at the Accra Mall will temporarily close down their shops on Thursday, October 24, to express their objection to what they say is difficult conditions at the mall. The shop owners are asking among other demands a reduction in their rent charges and also an improvement in promotions to …

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A/R: Fully equipped CHPS Compound abandoned at Kentikrono

Residents of Kentinkrono in the Oforikrom municipality of the Ashanti region are angry at the municipal assembly for their inability to open for services, a constructed and equipped Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) compound that have been left to rot for years. The health facility which was constructed by …

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ECG terminates PDS contract; assumes full control

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced it has taken full control of power distribution as it terminates its contract with Power Distribution Services (PDS). Consequently, all activities which were hitherto undertaken by PDS have reverted to ECG. In a statement announcing the takeover, ECG said all stakeholders and customers …

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Menzgold begins document validation for payments

Menzgold has announced outlets in the various for their customers to go and verify their documents in order for payments to be effected to them. A statement by the gold collectible firm said the document validation period will begin on October 28, 2019 and end on November 28. The outlets …

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2 arrested for stealing Otumfuo’s Club for $1.3 million

Two (2) Persons have been arrested by Zongo Police in Kumasi for allegedly stealing and registering Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s Club known as Kumasi Club in their name at the Registrar Generals Department in Kumasi in order to perpetrate fraud. One other person who is said to have played …

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Two commit suicide after misunderstanding with lovers

Two persons, a man and a lady, have committed suicide by hanging to end matters following misunderstandings with their respective lovers on Thursday and Saturday at Agbagblakope and Agblekpui, suburbs of Aflao, in the Ketu South Municipality. The man, Julius Sewor, aged 25, was found hanging after his wife quarreled …

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Jospong Group Partakes in Budapest Water Summit 2019

The 2019 Budapest Water Summit was held from the 15-17 October 2019 under the auspices of the Hungarian Government led by President János Áder. The theme for the conference was; “Preventing Water Crises”. The Summit brought together World Leaders, politicians, bankers, businessmen, inventors and scientists to discuss challenges of emerging …

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South African school in ‘satanic artwork’ row

A South African Christian school has come under fire for exhibiting artwork at the institution that is considered “satanic” and blasphemous to the Christian faith. The display which is reportedly the work of a student at Grantleigh High School in Richard Bays town, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, featured sacrilegious …

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Asantehene to award teachers November 27

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is expected to award 100 teachers across the country on 27 November 2019 at the Manhyia Palace. The awardees are basic school teachers teaching in deprive communities across the country for a period of five years. The 7th Otumfuo teachers awards seeks to appreciate hardworking teachers …

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2018 trained teachers to be posted by November – GES

The Ghana Education Service says it has commenced the process of posting teachers who completed Colleges of Education in 2018. Only trainees who have written and passed the Teacher Licensure Examination, and are completing their National Service are eligible. “Candidates who duly applied online will be shortlisted and postings effected …

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PDS impasse: US terminates power compact with Ghana

Accra, GHANA— On October 19, 2019, the Government of Ghana (GoG) informed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Washington, D.C. of its decision to terminate the concession agreement between Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and private operator Power Distribution Services Ghana Ltd (PDS). The United States of America notes this …

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Vote against Akufo-Addo – Bantama NPP Chairman campaigns

Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Bantama Constituency, Fiifi Mensah has mounted a spirited opposition to President Akufo-Addo and his party’s manifesto commitment of getting Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chiefs Executive (MMDCEs) elected by the end of 2020, MyNewsGh.com reports. The Electoral Commission has scheduled December …

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Watch: Man introduces lover as sister, loses her to friend

A young man, identified as Paul, has failed in his attempt to play the character of Abraham who introduced Sarah as his wife in a foreign land. Paul, while imitating the Biblical character, introduced his lover, Patience, whom he had been dating for four years, to a colleague, Bismark, as …

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