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4 journalists resign from Graphic in 4 months

MyNewsGh.com has confirmed the resignation of four prominent and senior journalists with the state-owned Graphic Communications Group within four months. Sources confided in this portal that more resignations are expected in the coming weeks unless something dramatic happens in the raging confusion that has rocked the state agency leaving staff …

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Mabel Aku Baneseh RESIGNS from Graphic

Award-winning Journalist with the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) Mabel Aku Baneseh has resigned from the state-owned media establishment. The journalist announced this on her Facebook page on Thursday October 17, 2019 after rendering her meritorious services to the growth of the brand for 18 years. No reason has been …

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Nigerian allegedly butchers employee over GHC20

A thirty-one (31) year old Nigerian known as Mayor Harvard, has been arrested by the Suntreso Divisional Police Command in the Ashanti Region for allegedly butchering his Nigerian employee, Paul Tombowa, 26, over a credit voucher worth GHC20 at Agric-Kokode in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Mypurefmonline.com reports. …

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Cemeteries flooded, dead bodies, coffins float in water in Upper East

Heavy and consistent rains in the Upper East region have flooded and uprooted dead bodies in cemeteries in the area. According to reports, several caskets were lifted out of the ground and headstones displaced due to torrential rainstorms in the area. Upper East Regional National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Director, …

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Send wee smokers to the hospital not prison – former NACOB Boss

Former Executive Secretary of  the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Akrasi Sarpong, has argued that  law enforcement with regards to marijuana must needs to be reviewed so that users of the drug are sent to hospital instead of prosecuting them and throwing them into prison. “If it is about harm, alcohol …

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Police clash with residents over WEE; one dead

One person has been confirmed dead while two others including a policeman identified as Corporal Seth Agbango have been injured after police clashed with locals in an attempt to arrest drug peddlers. The incident MyNewsGh.com, gathered occurred at Adomfe a town near Juaso in Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti …

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Moroccan king pardons journalist jailed for having an abortion

Morocco’s king has pardoned Hajar Raissouni, a journalist sentenced to a year in prison last month for extramarital sex and an abortion, along with her fiance, a doctor and two of his colleagues, the justice ministry said on Wednesday. The case of Raissouni, who had denied the charges against her, …

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Liberia ranked number one for helping strangers

Liberia has been named number one in the world when it comes to helping strangers, according to the World Giving Index, an annual ranking of people’s generosity. Helping strangers is one of the three criteria the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation used to draw up the overall index of generosity. It …

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Facebook expands its third-party fact-checking programme to Ghana

Facebook has expanded its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme, aimed at preventing false or fake stories from going viral to 10 additional African countries including Ghana. The move forms part of efforts aimed at helping assess the accuracy and quality of news people find on Facebook, whilst reducing the spread of misinformation. …

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African Team of the decade: Mikel in, Essien, Gyan absent

  Vincent Enyeama One of the finest African goalkeepers of all time, Enyeama was part of the Nigeria team that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, and also represented the Super Eagles at two World Cups. In 2010, he was an Israeli champion with Hapoel Tel-Aviv, and then …

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BBC details evidence to prove Prof Gyampo broke UG rules

The BBC Africa Eye team has detailed its evidence in the recently released ‘Sex for Grades’ investigative documentary that shows that Professor Ransford Gyampo broke the University of Ghana’s rules on sexual misconduct. The team told GhanaWeb on Wednesday in a Q&A that Prof Gymapo was in clear violation of …

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Policeman dies after falling off operational vehicle

Tragedy struck when a policeman fell off a police operational vehicle and died in an accident involving a civilian vehicle at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) traffic intersection on the Liberia Road, near the Accra Technical University. Corporal George Nkwanna, alias Hero, was attached to the Special Weapons And Tactics …

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Brexit: Marathon makes EU eager to reach finish line

The twists and turns of Brexit – after more than three years of negotiations – dominate an EU summit on Thursday, amid signs of an emerging deal. Intensive negotiations went on all day on Wednesday to nail down complex special arrangements for Northern Ireland, the main sticking point in the …

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LPG government to build Marijuana factories

The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) under the leadership of Kofi Akpaloo will legalise the cultivation and use of Marijuana in Ghana to accelerate economic growth. Mr John Amekah, the acting National Chairman of the Party, who told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday, said LPG Government would …

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Chinese trawler fined $1m: EU praises Ghana government

The European Union delegation to Ghana has given the Fisheries Commission high marks for the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices. On Sunday, the Fisheries Commission imposed a fine of US$ 1 Million on a vessel that had juvenile small pelagic on board during the May-June closed season. …

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