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EC extends voters register exhibition to 20 September

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced the extension of the period for the nationwide exhibition of the voters register from Tuesday, 17 September 2019 to Friday, 20 September 2019. In view of that, all persons who registered for their voter’s ID cards from 2012 to 2019 are entreated …

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to be buried in new national shrine

The burial of Zimbabwe’s founding president, President Robert Mugabe, will be delayed for a month until a special site can be built at the National Heroes’ Acre monument, a family spokesman said Friday. The announcement is the latest turn in a dramatic tussle between his family and the country’s current …

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Cocoa Board signs $1.3b loan for cocoa purchase

Ghana Cocoa Board on Friday signed a 1.3 billion dollar loan agreement with international banks to fund the purchases for the 2019/20 cocoa season, due to start in early October. The loan agreement was signed in Paris, France, with 24 banks, including Societe Generale, Netbank, Naxitis, MUFG bank and Ghana …

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Six-months-old baby killed in Kwahu Tafo accident

A six-months-old baby has died in a fatal accident which involved a Mobile Clinic van belonging to St.Josephs’ Clinic at Kwahu Tafo and a Commercial Vehicle. The accident occurred Friday at about 4pm. The  Nissan Patrol being used as Ambulance with Registration number ER. 735R was rushing a patient in …

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JHS graduate commits suicide over SHS enrollment

A 15-year-old Junior High School graduate is reported dead at Gomoa Asafo in the Agona East District by suicide, joydaddymultimedia.com can confirm. The deceased, Isaac Arhin, popularly called Yaw, is said to have taken his life due to a decision by the family for him to learn a skill instead …

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Carpenter commits suicide over wife’s infidelity

A carpenter, identified as Abiodun Tijani, has committed suicide by hanging over the alleged infidelity of his wife, according to a report by TheNation. The incident happened inside his one-room apartment at 1, Abeokuta Street, Alagbado, Lagos. It was gathered that he decided to take his own life after finding …

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NPP to win 2020 elections – EIU report

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted victory for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 election in its latest report. The report leased on Friday September 13,2019 and sighted by StarrFM.com.gh said the NPP and President Akufo-Addo will win next year’s election because Ghanaians see them as better custodians …

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COCOBOD secures $1.3 billion for 2019-2020 season

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured US$1.3 billion from a consortium of 24 banks to finance cocoa purchases in the 2019/20 cocoa season. The syndication, led by Natixis Bank, MUFG Bank Limited, Rabobank Group, Nedbank, Societe Generale and the Ghana International Bank, will attract an interest rate of .055 …

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Cops’ political colours ‘not my concern’ – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he is not in any way interested in knowing the political affiliation of serving officers of the police or any of the security agencies. Addressing graduates and attendees of the 49th cadet officers graduation parade at the Police Academy, Police Depot, Tesano, …

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Solomon Asante is USL Best Player for August

Phoenix Rising captain, Solomon Asante, was the toast of the USL for the month of August. The award was handed to him on Thursday and it was his second personal accolade of the season after he picked it up in June this year. Asante scored for six times for Rising …

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Confirmed: GFA Elections scheduled for October 25

The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed the date for the long-awaited election of new leadership to manage the affairs of the Association. Per a statement on the GFA’s website, the Congress to elect the President as well as the swearing in ceremony will be held …

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NPP executives suspended over Obuor’s parliamentary bid

About 39 polling station executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asante Akyem South constituency of the Ashanti region have been suspended indefinitely, for supporting former President of the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour. Their crime, according to reports, was honouring …

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8 die in accident

A fatal accident that occurred at the outskirts of Tuobodom on the Techiman-Kintampo Highway yesterday afternoon, resulted in the death of eight people. Police say at about 2:30p.m., a driver, Yaw Offin, together with some people was driving a Mercedes Benz cargo truck, with registration number AS9554-G, loaded with foldable …

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354 Arrested in operations in Buduburam, Sekondi/Takoradi

Two separate operations by the security agencies have led to the arrest of 354 suspected criminals in Buduburam in the Central Region and Sekondi/Takoradi in the Western Region. Some 141 suspects, including 15 women, were rounded up following the special exercise carried out by a joint police and military squad …

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LIVESTREAMING: Robert Mugabe goes home

The funeral service for late Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, is currently underway at the National Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe died at age 95 in Singapore after batting with illness. He will be buried at Heroes Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe at an undisclosed date. Several presidents across …

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Man’s penis chopped off in a brawl that left wife dead

A woman has allegedly been killed in a brawl with her husband at Jaaberi Kukuo in the Savelugu municipality of the Northern region. Her husband 30-year-old driver Adongo Baba is in a critical condition at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after his now deceased wife allegedly chopped off his penis with …

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Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes

Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say. Footage showed flames and huge palls of smoke over Abqaiq, which has the world’s largest oil processing plant. A second drone attack also started fires in the Khurais oil …

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Queenmother of Sunyani has died

The Paramount Queen-Mother of the Sunyani Traditional Area in the Bono Region, Nana Yaa Nyamaa Puduo II, has died. She was 64. The sudden incident occurred at the Bono Regional Hospital in Sunyani where she was receiving treatment for an illness. The Sunyani Traditional Council and the Boahene Korkor Royal …

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Tracey Boakye denies dating Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Young Kumawood actress and producer Tracey Boakye has reacted to reports that she has a romantic relationship with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. According to Tracey Boakye, she has never had any encounter with the Asantehene, explaining that she has never met him before. Tracey Boakye further stated that …

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Woman found dead in pool of blood, husband mutilated

Police are investigating circumstances leading to the demise of a woman at her residence at Janjori Kukuo in the Nanton District of the Northern region. Reports say Mavis Akolbila was found lying in a pool of blood with multiple knife injuries on her body in a room at her house. …

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