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Coup plot: High Court denies accused persons bail

The High Court has dismissed a bail application by the seven accused persons facing trial for their alleged plot to topple the government. According to the Judge, Justice George Buadi, none of the accused persons had been detained beyond two months and their arrest and detention are not arbitrary or …

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23-year-old man electrocuted in Sunday downpour

A 23-year-old man, Ebenezer Drah, was on Sunday night, 10 November 2019, electrocuted during a heavy downpour at Dome Crossing in Accra. According to eyewitnesses, the deceased left the safety of his room to help a group of men salvage a kiosk that was being washed away by the floods …

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Teacher trainee drowns in suspected suicide

A young man believed to be in his late twenties (20s) has drowned in a pond close to the Notre Dame Senior High School near Nayagenia near Navrongo Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region The man, identified as Justine Bellengo ( alias Dickson), is suspected to have staggered into …

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Murder of NPP treasurer: Key suspect arrested

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested a key suspect in relation to the murder of a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Treasurer, Mark Ofori, of the Takoradi Constituency. Anthony Mensah was arrested on Sunday, 3news.com has reported. According to the report, the suspect is believed to have supplied the guns …

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GMA reveals health crisis in Ghana prisons

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised the alarm over the health crisis in Ghana’s prisons and called for urgent and comprehensive healthcare for inmates in various prisons across the country. It has identified overcrowding, drug abuse, poor diet and hygiene, infections and substandard healthcare as the cause of the …

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UN demands answers from Ghana over ACP Agordzo’s treason trial

The United Nations (UN) is demanding answers from authorities in Ghana over emerging issues relating to the treason trial of the Director of Transformation of the Ghana Police Service, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr Benjamin Agordzo. Sources reveal that the international body wants to know why the senior police …

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Akufo-Addo leaves for South Africa

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the Second Edition of the Africa Investment Forum PRESS RADIO can confirm. The Forum, organised by the African Development Bank and its partners, is the largest multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary marketplace in the world, aimed at …

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HOT AUDIO: Namoale reveals the only relative in Mahama’s govt

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO BELOW: Former Member of Parliament (MP) for La Dadekotopon constituency, Nii Amasah Namoale, says former President John Mahama had only one family member in his administration. According to him, the special aide to Mr Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, was the only relative he had in his …

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John Mahama shares position on Akufo-Addo’s economic management

John Mahama, the flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has empathised with traders on their poor sales, attributing the situation to unfavourable economic climate created by the government. Addressing market women in Sogakope in the Volta region, John Mahama said the economic hardship Ghanaians are enduring is a fact nobody can deny. …

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Australia bushfires: Three dead and thousands forced from homes

At least three people are dead and thousands have been displaced by a weekend of bushfires in Australia. On Sunday, the fire emergency’s third day, more than 100 blazes were still burning across New South Wales and Queensland. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the military could be called upon to …

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Tema Motorway so much reflects the state of Ghana

Yesterday evening, as I drove on the Tema Motorway to Accra for a meeting of literary people, as I drove on the dark stretch and as I dogged craters wrongly described as potholes, my mind reflected, yet again, on how the Tema Motorway so much reflects the state of Ghana …

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