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Ghana Won’t Destabilise In 2020 — Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has stated that the 2020 elections will not disturb the peace of the country. He said although the political atmosphere was going to get “hotter and hotter”, that would in no way plunge the country into confusion. He said despite the negative picture some people posted on social …

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Machine ‘chops’ operator’s arm off at Anwiankwanta

A 22-year-old factory worker at Anwiankwanta in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti region, Felix Frimpong has lost an arm in the line of duty Monday morning, MyNewsGh.com reports. He was operating a plastic bags and bowls manufacturing machine when his arm got stuck into it, causing the sharp blades …

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3 coup plotters for court today

Three (3) suspected coup plotters arrested last Friday in an attempt to overthrow the current government will be arraigned before a court today, September 24, 2019, MyNewsGh.com has gathered. It is not immediately known what charges may be preferred against all three but sources at the Bureau of National Investigation …

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4 Volta MDCEs fired

Information reaching DGN Online indicates that four Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Volta region have been fired. The four are John Nelson Akorli, Ho MCE, Elvis Djampoh, Kpando MCE, David Dickson Dzopke, DCE for Agotime-Ziope and Wisdom Semanu Seneadzah Esq, Afadzato South DCE. According to sources at …

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Politicians are abusing youth – Rev Dr Opuni-Frimpong

As Ghana commemorates Nkrumah Memorial Day Monday, politicians have been urged to stop using the youth as electoral weapons. Instead, Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, wants politics to be used as a vehicle that drives development for young people. Speaking on “Joy Time …

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Boy Missing For 2 Months In Tamale

Information reaching this portal indicates that one Abdul Busobur, aged 9 has gone missing in Changli, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern region for the past two months. DGN Online understands that the boy went missing on 20th July, 2019 in Tamale. Andani Yakubu, father of the boy told …

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BNI, CID foil coup plot on Jubilee House; three arrested

Government has announced a planned attack on the jubilee House has been detected and foiled by a combined team of CID and BNI operatives. The planned attack was intended to distabilise the country, government said in a statement. The said operation, according to a statement from the Information ministry, took …

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Apologise or be banned from our Palace…. Okyeman to NDC

The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has given the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) three days ultimatum to give a public apology to the Okyenhene, compel the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC, Kwame Zu, to render a personal apology to the Okyenhene and also pacify the Okyenhene and …

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Minority to drag Sam George’s slapper before Privileges Committee

The Minority in Parliament has threatened to drag Mohammed Sulemana, the man who slapped Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George, during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election before the Privileges Committee. The Minority Spokesperson on Defence and Interior, James Agalga in a Citi News interview said the conduct of Sulemana, a SWAT officer is an affront to …

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460 Teacher Trainees sacked nationwide

A total of four hundred and sixty (460) First Year Teacher Trainees in the 46 colleges of Education in the country have been dismissed. The Students were rusticated over poor academic performances by the University of Cape Coast which is the affiliating University of the colleges. The affected students are …

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Thomas Cook customers to fly home after firm collapses

The biggest peacetime repatriation is underway after travel agent Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, bringing 150,000 Britons back from overseas. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is co-ordinating efforts to fly the tourists home after the tour operator “ceased trading with immediate effect”. Thomas Cook’s administration puts 22,000 jobs at …

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Floods kill 7 children in Kumasi

A total of seven children have lost their lives through flood-related incident within the past two weeks in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Three of them lost their lives exactly two weeks ago, and the remaining four perished when they were washed away in a stream at Breman on Saturday …

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Political power sweeter than sex – NPP Chairman

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has made a rather comical confession that holding on to political power is much sweeter than having sex. He explained that while sexual intercourse provided gratification for two participants, political power brought greater enjoyment to …

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One dead, others injured as vehicle runs into drinking spot

One person has been confirmed dead with four others severely injured after a Toyota Highlander run into a drinking spot near the Effiduase major Traffic Light in the New Juabeng North Municipality in the Eastern region. The accident occurred on Sunday evening when the break of the vehicle is said …

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A/R: Horrific as four kids drown at Bremang (Photos)

Residents at Bremang UGC last stop in the Suame Municipality in the Ashanti Region were thrown into a state of shock on Saturday September 21, 2019, evening when four children were drown in a river when swimming. The four children have been identified as ten year-old Seth Owusu, nine year …

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