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Ghana Club 100 Awards: Full list of winners

Telecommunication Company, MTN has been adjudged the best company at the 18th edition of the Ghana Club 100 awards. The event which was held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra brought together captains of industry in both the private and public sectors. Kosmos Energy, GOIL, and Sunon Asogli …

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NDC opens nominations for 20 Ashanti constituencies

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations into 20 constituencies in the Ashanti region. The constituencies were stood aside during the August parlimenary primaries by the party that selected candidates for the 2020 polls. The polls will be held on December 14, 2019. A statement by the party …

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GMA suspends intended strike after govt’s intervention

The Ghana Medical Association has suspended its intended withdrawal of services. GMA told Citi News it has reached a consensus with government, thus its decision to call off the intended strike. The doctors, last week threatened to withdraw their services by November 17, should the government fail to review their …

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Parliament begins debate on 2020 budget today

Parliament will today [Monday] begin debate on the government’s 2020 budget statement and economic policy. In the document which was presented to the house last Wednesday, the government intends to generate some GHS 67.1 billion in revenue next year. The Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta’s presentation was met with agitations …

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Okyenhene ‘fights’ Afede on ‘No Vote’ statement

The Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, Asagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has said the leadership of the various Regional Houses of Chiefs were neither “informed” nor “consulted” about the National House of Chiefs’ decision to issue a statement rejecting the proposal of making local level elections partisan. …

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Cocoa farmers adopt technological strategies to fight crime

Cocoa buying companies and farmer unions are being forced to adopt technological strategies to safeguard the lives of cocoa purchasing clerks from attacks by armed men. Robbers continue to target purchasing clerks in cocoa-growing communities in parts of Ghana, sometimes resulting in the loss of lives. The latest incident is …

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Domestic airlines to start trips to Ho airport 2020

In 2020 the Ministry of Aviation will engage domestic airlines in a bid to get them to extend operations to the Ho Airport, Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance has told Ghana’s parliament. During the reading of the 2020 government budget statement in parliament on Wednesday November 13, he said: “In …

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Police rescue another kidnapped 4-year-old boy

A 4-year-old boy identified as Abdulrahman Dalha who was kidnapped at Zangon Rimi quarters in Ungoggo Local Government Area of the state by the Kano State Police Command. In a statement released and made available to newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed …

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Criss Waddle dispels bleaching rumours

In Ghana,when your photos posted on social media has intense light that makes you look a bit fairer, people conclude you are bleaching. Such is the story of Criss Waddle who posted a photo of himself with a fairer knee that sparked a conversation about him bleaching his knee. The …

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NPP Nasara Coordinators’ organiser dies

The organiser for the NPP’s National Nasara Coordinators has reportedly died, GhanaWeb has learned. According to GhanaWeb sources, Salihu Yahaya Bo, who drove himself to Kumasi from Accra Saturday night was found dead by family this morning. Even though the cause of death is not yet known, the late Yahaya …

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6 Year Old Boy Dies After Falling Into a Pot of Hot Soup

A six-year-old boy died after falling into a vessel with steaming sambar in a private school in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh with education and police authorities finding alleged negligence on the part of the management for the horrific death. Authorities also found out several violations in the school management …

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Boyfriend confesses for killing and burning his teenage girlfriend

A 22-year-old man from Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga in South Africa is behind bars after he allegedly confessed for killing his 17-year-old girlfriend and destroying her corpse by burning her with tyres, police said on Thursday. He was arrested on Tuesday after community members confronted him about the whereabouts of the teenager, …

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Seven people killed in fatal accident

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun State on Saturday, November 16th confirmed that seven persons died in a road accident on Osogbo-Ikirun Road, with only one survivor. The Sector Commander, Peter Oke, made this known in Osogbo saying, “the accident involved an articulated vehicle and a mini-bus with eight passengers …

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Pastor who embarked on 40 days dry fasting dies

Evangelist Chidi Eke, a 46 year old clergyman, who was fasting to seek God’s face as he plans to open his own ministry, has died while fasting for 40 days and nights in Eziala Nguru in Ngor Okpala council area of Imo State. Eke who reportedly left his wife and …

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[VIDEO]: Ekumfi juice factory begins test production

The first factory to be opened under government’s flagship project, One District One Factory, Ekumfi Fruits and Juice factory, has begun test production of Eku juice. The pineapple juice comes in a green and yellow juice box with One District One Factory logo boldly featuring on the side. The factory, …

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Akufo-Addo enskinned Dagbon Malti-Naa Abudan

The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Na Mahama Abukari II, has conferred the title ‘Dagbon Malti-Naa Abudani I’ on the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The conferment, which took place On Saturday, 16th November, 2019, at the celebration of this year’s Damba Festival, in Yendi, the first time the …

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