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Sierra Leone fans attack player’s house after penalty miss

Angry fans of Sierra Leone’s national football team have attacked a player’s house after he missed a decisive penalty. Captain Umaru Bangura failed to convert a stoppage-time spot kick in front of a huge crowd on Sunday. It meant Sierra Leone failed to get through to the next stage of …

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Former MPs dying from poverty – Bagbin

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has disclosed that former MPs are dying from poverty. According to the outgoing MP for Nadowli-Kaleo, the perception that former MPs get a lot of goodies after their time in Parliament and live lavishly is a mirage. Speaking at the Africa evidence …

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Teen daughter of butchered Chief recounts how father died

The Gyasehene for Gomoa Akranmang in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, was found in a pool of blood at his residence, Monday. The 14-year-old daughter of the deceased said, her father asked her and her siblings to lock themselves up in the room when the thugs, numbering …

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NDC youth lock offices in Kumasi

There were chaotic scenes, once again, at the Ashanti Regional office of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Amakom-Kumasi yesterday. The regional kingpins of the opposition party, including 47 constituency executives, were locked up in the building where they were meeting. The irate supporters who were protesting the disqualification …

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MMT Threatens To Sue 7 NDC MPs Over Debt

Management of the state owned Metro Mass Transit company (MMT) Limited has vowed to take legal action against some National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament to settle their indebtedness to the company. The company says seven MPs including Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, A. B. A. Fuseini, Mahama Ayariga, Amidu Suleman, …

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Exhibition Of Voters Register Begins Today

The Electoral Commission (EC) will from today, Tuesday, begin the exhibition of the voters register for eight days in the over 30,000 polling stations across the country. Voters who were captured in the electoral roll between 2012 and 2019 are expected to visit their respective polling stations where they will …

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Brexit: Protests as five-week Parliament suspension begins

Parliament has officially been suspended for five weeks, with MPs not due back until 14 October. Amid unprecedented scenes in the Commons, some MPs protested against the suspension with signs saying “silenced” while shouting: “Shame on you.” It comes after PM Boris Johnson’s bid to call a snap election in …

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Second victim in Gomoa Akraman violence dead

A middle-aged man, who sustained gunshot wounds during a cross-fire at Gomoa Akraman in the Gomoa East District of the Central region, has died. Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Oppong revealed this on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem programme, Tuesday. She said the victim, she gave his name …

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[VIDEO]: Anger In Kenya After MPs Fight In Church

The hashtag #ShameOnTheChurches is trending in Kenya after a Sunday service at a Catholic Church descended into chaos when two MPs started fighting. They had both addressed the congregation in the town of Kiharu, in central Murang’a county when the argument broke out. People on Twitter have been sharing footage …

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800, 000 people die from suicide yearly

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Mental Authority, Dr. Akwasi Osei, has called on Ghanaians to come together and help reduce the number of suicides being witnessed across the country. Suicides happen in all countries and regions, whether rich or poor. However, most occur in low and middle-income countries, which …

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Ya Na celebrates first Bugum festival

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ndan Ya Na Abukari Mahama II on Monday, 9 September 2019, led the people of Dagbon to celebrate the annual Bugum (Fire) festival in the Yendi municipality of the Northern region. The fire festival is one of the ancient celebrations marked by descendants of Na Gbewa. …

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GNAT declares strike in 6 regions

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has joined sister teacher group, National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) in its industrial action against what they describe as unfavourable working conditions. NAGRAT declared a nationwide strike over the newly introduced Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) acquired by the Public Services …

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Kindergarten, P1 entrants to undergo mandatory medical screening

All pupils entering kindergarten and primary one in the 2019/2020 academic year will undergo a mandatory medical screening during admission. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is conducting the exercise in collaboration with the Education Service and other partners. The screening which will begin Tuesday, is aimed at “the early detection of …

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Former President Rawlings’ mother turns 100 today

The mother of former President Jerry John Rawlings turns 100 years today, September 9, 2019. Born on September 9, 1919, Madam Victoria Agbotui came into the limelight following her son’s ascension to power in 1979. She was spoted earlier today in her couch receiving family members and well wishers. gbcghanaonline …

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Charlotte Osei’s fan seeks her permission to get married

Staunch admirer and self-acclaimed ‘husband’ of Charlotte Osei, former chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Hanan-Confidence Abdul has sought the permission of his ‘wife’ so he can get married to a second wife. Hanan-Confidence who is a trained nurse is scheduled to get married on September 29, 2019. However he had …

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