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Police retrieve phone of Otumfuo’s Asamponhene

The mobile phone of the late Asamponhene of Otumfuo Osei Tutu, Oheneba Kwadwo Afodour, which was retrieved from his vehicle at the crime scene is giving the Ashanti Regional police a clue which will help them close in on the perpetrators of the heinous crime. The police began investigations into …

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unCredit sues BoG

The management of uniCredit has sued the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for revoking the licence of the company.uniCredit is praying the Human Rights Division of the High Court to dismiss the action of the central bank.In a writ filed on Monday, 19 August 2019, Hoda Holdings Limited, the mother company …

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$39m Dubai JD: Write for help – AG to NAM1

The Attorney-General’s Office has advised the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, to officially write to seek assistance to claim a $39 million judgment allegedly awarded his company in Dubai.Similarly, lawyer for some of the affected customers of Menzgold, Amanda Clinton, has also said the businessman would …

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A/R: 4 arrested over cop’s murder

The police command in the Ashanti Region has arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a police officer by armed robbers at Manso Abodom Dome in the Amansie West District.The suspects include two men and two women.The Deputy Regional Police Commander, ACP David Agyemang Adjem, told the media …

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Mahama Is A “Terror” To Free SHS – Wontumi

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly, known as “Wontum” has described Former President John Dramani Mahama as a terror to NPP flagship policy Free Senior High School. According to him, Mr. Mahama is against education and he appears confused and as …

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Goldsmith shoots colleague in disagreement over gold in Kumasi

A disagreement between two goldsmiths turned bloody when one shot the other at Ashanti New Town K.O., a suburb of Kumasi on Wednesday. The victim, Kofi Brentuo is said to be in critical condition after one Nana Asamoah reportedly fired at him three times at close range. He was rushed to nearby …

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PPI for petroleum sub-sector records 42.2 %

‘The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) in the petroleum subsector was 42.2 percent in July 2018. The rate decreased to 31.1 percent in September 2018, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), has said. However, the GSS said, the sector increased again to 36.1 percent in October 2018 but resumed a downward trend …

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Small scale miners welcome new mining law

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has welcomed the amended mining law, but with some reservations that it says must have been addressed before the president would assent to the bill. The amended Minerals and Mining Act, 2015 (Act 900) and the Minerals Commission Act, 1993 (Act …

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Immigration intercepts non-custom vehicle

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Menusu in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region have intercepted a Nissan Navara pickup vehicle with suspected fake documents and registration number. Mr Felix Klu-Adjei, Volta Regional Public Relations Officer, GIS, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the …

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WADUME: Investigative panel worried over confessional video

The Joint Investigative Panel set up by the Defence Headquarters to unravel the circumstances surrounding killings of three Police detectives and a civilian in Taraba during an encounter with troops of the 93 Battalion is worried over the trending confessional video of the principal suspect in the case, Alhaji Hamisu …

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Military panel probes Wadume’s confession, invites Police

The Joint Investigative Panel set up by the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to probe the killing of three police in Ibi, Taraba State, has opened an investigation into the video showing arrested kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, indicting soldiers over his escape. This is just as the DHQ on Wednesday invited the …

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I’d rather listen to Bob Okala than Agyinasare – Owusu Bempah

The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, on Wednesday left listeners of Starr FM absolutely thunderstruck when he said he would prefer listening to the late comedian Bob Okala to his fellow preacher Bishop Charles Agyinasare. Samuel Kwadwo Boaben popularly known as Bishop …

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GII rubbishes corruption ranking report

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has rubbished report by a pro National Democratic Congress (NDC) news portal, Ghanaguardian.com that Ghana has been ranked the second most corrupt country in Africa. Ghanaguardian.com had attributed its reportage to Transparency International. Ghanaweb later sourced the story from Ghanaguardian.com and published. But GII in …

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Manasseh exposé: PPA boss’ company busted selling gov’t contracts

The question was direct. And the denial was categorical. “Is it your company?” “No!” “Then how do you know the company?” “It’s my cousin,” said A.B. Adjei, the CEO of Public Procurement Authority (PPA). Investigations by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed that Talent Discovery Limited (TDL), a …

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Sarkodie reacts to Strongman’s new baby

Recently, rumours were rife about the pregnancy of Nana Ama who happens to be the girlfriend of rapper Strongman. Although both parties failed to accept or deny the rumors then until this day. Thus, rapper Strongman is now a dad, ghbase.com can say on authority. The prolific rapper and girlfriend …

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PHOTOS: Glefe slums go down as demolition leaves hundreds homeless

Hundreds of residents living at Glefe, a  slum in Ablekuma West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region on Wednesday were rendered homeless as a result of a demolishing exercise. The demotlition was undertaken by the municipality to pave way for the construction of a community centre. The exercise was supervised by …

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South Africa nullifies inquiry into Zuma’s 1999 arms deal

A High Court in South Africa has nullified the findings of a commission that found no wrongdoing in a 1999 arms procurement deal. South Africa spent more than $2bn (£1.6bn) on military hardware for its armed forces, 20 years ago. But the deal was mired in allegations of large-scale bribery …

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