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Conflicts, bad weather major cause of food insecurity – FAO

Dry weather and protracted conflicts have been identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as the main cause of food insecurity in some 41 countries across the world. The FAO in a report released on Thursday 19TH September, 2019 said some 41 countries continue to be in need of …

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Stephen Appiah opens up on racism in world football

Former Ghana and Juventus midfielder Stephen Appiah has opened into the problem of racism in world football. Appiah says the behaviour of players on the pitch has also contributed to the issue of racial abuse from fans. The 38-year-old spent 11-years in Italy playing for Udinese, Parma, Brescia, Bologna, and …

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Ex-Ghana coach Claude Le Roy facing prison sentence

Prison sentence has been requested against former Ghana and current Togo Head coach Claude Le Roy for suspected fraudulent cases. Claude Le Roy is currently on appeal in the case of transfers deemed fraudulent in the early 2000s whilst manager of French side Strasbourg. The Strasbourg public prosecutor’s office has …

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Mahama lashes out at Ken Agyapong

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken on Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong over the lawmaker’s allegations that he had knowledge of the murder of J.B. Danquah Adu. Mr Agyapong alleged on Net 2 Television that the late Abuakwa North MP had naked pictures of …

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Mahama breaks silence on Asantehene’s UN address

Former President John Dramani Mahama has broken his silence on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II following his comment at the United Nations. Reacting to the controversies surrounding the matter especially after his former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, debunked the assertions, he said the statement was only meant to …

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Four boys drown in river at Bremang

Residents of Bremang in the Suame Municipality of Ashanti region have been thrown into a state of shock after remains of four children, between the ages of 10-12 were found in a river. According to eye-witnesses, the kids drowned while swimming inside the said river situated in the area. Meanwhile, …

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Money paid by Jospong for Akwatia Diamond mine missing – Asamoah Boateng

It has emerged that monies paid by Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited (GCDGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies to acquire defunct Great Consolidated Diamonds (GCD) at Akwatia in the Eastern region is missing. Director-General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah Boateng, revealed this …

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How a businessman was duped right inside the Jubilee House

A Kumasi-based businessman has recounted how one Nana Fredua Agyemang of the Confiscated Assets Committee operating at the Tema Harbour duped him of GH¢ 20,000 right inside the Jubilee House, MyNewsGh.com reports. He says the said Fredua, who claimed to be one of the aides of the Executive Secretary to …

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DCE in car crash hours after campaign manager dies in accident

The District Chief Executive for Upper West Akyem, Eugene Sackey, has been hospitalised after he was involved in a near-fatal accident on the Suhum to Nsawam Stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway. The accident occurred Friday, September 20, 2019. The official vehicle of the DCE collided head-on with a …

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Aisha Huang’s deportation was a mistake – Nana Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the government’s decision to deport Chinese national, Aisha Huang after her reported involvement in illegal mining was a mistake. “I think the decision to deport Aisha Huang in hindsight was a mistake and that is why that process and procedure is being stopped,” he said at …

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NPP makes u-turn over EC provisional register claims

The  General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has backtracked his earlier claim that the party has a copy of the provisional voter register. General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) John Boadu earlier disclosed on Asempa FM Thursday that the NPP has received the …

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NDC parliamentary candidate for Tempane dead

The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region David Adakurugu has died. The former MP and aspirant reportedly died in Tamale in the Northern Region on Friday after he complained of stomach pains and was rushed to a private hospital in Tamale. The body has …

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Government abrogates Akwatia mine contract

The government has abrogated the contract awarded to Great Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited (GCDGL) in 2011 to mine diamonds at Akwatia for breach of contract. The company failed to fulfil its core mandate of paying $17 million to the Divestiture Implementation Committee (DIC), as well as rehabilitating and refurbishing facilities …

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Ghana expected to produce 850,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2019/20 season

Ghana, the world’s second largest cocoa producer, is expected to produce 850,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2019/20 season, at the lower end of average levels on account of the swollen shoot disease outbreak, COCOBOD has said. Ghana’s annual cocoa production is usually between 850,000 and 900,000 tonnes, though the country …

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MMDAs should be dissolved on October 7 – Gov’t directs

Government has directed that Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across the country as well as their Unit Committees, should be dissolved by Monday, October 7. This is to pave way for the conduct of the upcoming district level elections, according to a circular dated September 9 and emanated from the Local …

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