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Heads porters to benefit from Alternative Livelihood Programme

The ministry of local government and rural development is calling for a holistic approach to solve the Kayaye menace in the country. In an address by the director in charge of human resource, Fati Lily Sorlo, at a ‘kaya Conference’’ to empower head potters assured of government’s commitment to providing …

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Kuami Eugene not for me, I’m into footballers – Fantana

RuffTown Records signee Fantana has shot down any attempt to pair her up with Lynx Entertainment act, Kuami Eugene. She notes that the highlife singer is not for her as she is interested in footballers. When Dr Pounds, host of Hitz Gallery on Hitz FM, drew her attention to the fact …

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Another Ghanaian teenager stabbed to death in the UK

Two teenagers who were stabbed to death at a house party in Milton Keynes have been formally identified by police. Dom Ansah (a Ghanaian) and Ben Gillham-Rice, who were both 17, were attacked in Archford Croft, Emerson Valley, on Saturday night, reports ITV news. Thames Valley Police have now formally …

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Another Ghanaian teenager stabbed to death in the UK

Two teenagers who were stabbed to death at a house party in Milton Keynes have been formally identified by police. Dom Ansah (a Ghanaian) and Ben Gillham-Rice, who were both 17, were attacked in Archford Croft, Emerson Valley, on Saturday night, reports ITV news. Thames Valley Police have now formally …

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Focus on marketing Ghana to the world – Blogger to journalists

Ghanaian Blogger James Akwasi Donkor has advised a section of Ghanaian media to focus on developmental Stories , documentaries and market the various tourist sites in their various regions to the entire world. He also advised journalists and media personalities at a media seminar in Eastern Region and across the …

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Corn mill operator jailed nine years for defilement

A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a 38-year old corn mill operator to nine years imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old, at Fankyenebra in Kumasi. Kwame Michael pleaded guilty and was convicted on his plea. Police Chief Inspector Mercy Quaye, prosecuting, told the Court presided over by Mrs Comfort Tasiame that …

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Jomoro NPP suspends communicators from defending Akufo-Addo on radio

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) branch in Jomoro Constituency of Western Region has suspended its Communicators. They have been barred from appearing on radio to defend the party and the Akufo-Addo-led government. This harsh decision was unanimously taken by the Constituency Executive Committee of the party. This Reporter contacted the …

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NAFTI beats UG, GIJ, AUCC in maiden journalism quiz

Broadcast journalism students of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) were the toast of the audience on Wednesday, 23 October 2019, as they trashed graduate students from the University of Ghana, Legon and their undergraduate counterparts from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), African University College of Communications (AUCC), …

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PDS did not commit fraud – Otchere-Darko

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko says the Power Distribution (PDS) did not commit any fraud in a botched power agreement with government. According to him, he cannot fault anyone for the PDS debacle and called for Ghanaians to be fair to all individuals and parties that were involved …

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Inside story of why Kumasi brothels were torched

Details have emerged about why brothels at a popular red-light district in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital, were razed by fire by angry residents on Thursday morning. On Thursday, sketchy information suggested that the brothels at the Sokoban Wood Village were torched because a 20-year-old man identified only as ‘Tupac’ …

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2 Busted for possessing 89 slabs of ‘wee’

Police in the Bono Region have busted two people for allegedly possessing 89 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. Abena Abuyaa, 71, and a 35-year-old farmer, Kwadwo Kintoh, popularly known as Ghanaboy, were arrested while trying to transact business on the Adantia-Badu road, near Sunyani in …

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Man stabbed to death over refusal to pay ‘sex worker’

Some youth resident at the Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi last Thursday went on the rampage and set some wooden structures suspected to be housing prostitutes ablaze over the death of a young man in the community. The 22-year-old man, identified as Akugure Limann, was alleged to have engaged the …

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Asamoah Gyan salutes newly elected GFA boss Kurt Okraku

Ghana star Asamoah Gyan has congratulated Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku following his election as the new President of the Ghana FA on Friday. The Dreams FC capo secured 44 votes in the first round of voting with George Afriyie coming close with 40 votes whiles Nana Yaw Amponsah and Fred …

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US Zimbabwe sanctions: Security minister targeted

The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister amid human rights concerns. Owen Ncube would be denied entry to the US because of evidence he was involved in “gross violations of human rights”, a state department statement said. It called on Zimbabwe’s government to “hold accountable officials responsible for human …

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Moshake appeals to Akufo-Addo to fix Premix-fuel shortage

Stephen Ashitey Adjei, an Executive Member of the National Democratic Congress in Tema East, has called on President Akufo-Addo to direct attention to problems in the premix fuel distribution chain in Tema. Speaking at a news conference in Accra, the man who is popularly known as Moshake, said inconsistencies in …

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Ghana FA Elections: Five things we learned

After a gruelling campaign period and an even keener contest during the elections proper, the Ghana Football Association has a new president in Kurt E.S Okraku. Mr Okraku beat off strong competition from former FA Vice George Afriyie to become the 24th President in the history of the GFA. While …

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UEW: Avoke being treated unfairly – Rawlings

Former President JJ Rawlings has waded in the impasse between authorities of the University of Education-Winneba and Professor Mawutor Avoke saying there is a “clear case of injustice”. The former President’s position comes after the former Vice Chancellor of the school petitioned him over his removal by the council of …

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Man stabbed to death for refusal to pay ‘sex worker’

Some youth resident at the Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi last Thursday went on the rampage and set some wooden structures suspected to be housing prostitutes ablaze over the death of a young man in the community. The 22-year-old man, identified as Akugure Limann, was alleged to have engaged the …

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