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Suspected explosive device found in Tamale

A suspected explosive device has been found in a busy district in the Northern regional capital, Tamale. It is a five cartridge with a mini-battery connected to a small wire, JoyNews Northern regional correspondent Elliasu Tanko has reported. It was a street sweeper with Zoomlion who first found it at Abedi …

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Ghana Hosts AGRF 2019

Ghana is hosting Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra. The conference which begins on Tuesday 3rd to 6th September, 2019 will discuss among other things issues confronting Agriculture and find solutions that will transform the sector in Africa. The conference which is on the theme “Grow digital: Leveraging digital …

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Outrage on Twitter over SA Xenophobic attacks

A campaign has been launched on Twitter by its users with the hashtag ‘XenophobicAttack’, calling the attacks on some Africans in South Africa as shameful. South African police on Monday arrested dozens of people following widespread looting and protests in the transport industry linked to a wave of anti-foreigner sentiment. …

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COCOBOD to scrap scholarship scheme

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to channel funds, set aside for its Farmers Scholarship Trust for beneficiaries entering senior high schools (SHS), into developing school infrastructure for needy communities. For almost 50 years, the COCOBOD, through its scholarship scheme, has provided scholarship for children of cocoa farmers in SHS, …

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GES to recruit new teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced plans to recruit qualified teachers ahead of the 2019/2020 academic year. Candidates who wish to be recruited, according to a statement signed by the Head of Human Resource at the GES, Adjoa Van Vicker, should have completed and passed the final-year College of …

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Charges Against NAM1 Increased To 61

The State has amended the charges brought against Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM 1 in the criminal trial he is facing. Mr. Appiah Mensah who has been accused of defrauding about 16,000 people of GH¢1.68 billion in the name of investing their monies has had …

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Fuel price hikes: Akufo-Addo’s govt insensitive – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described President Akufo-Addo as callously insensitive following the latest fuel price hikes. The increase comes days after the Institute of Energy Securities (IES) predicted a considerable rise in the price of LPG on the local market and stability on the prices of petrol and …

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Government Urged To Support Indigenous People To Cut Importation

A regular panel on South Africa – based Press Radio current affairs program dubbed “Ghana Te Sen”, Rev. Emmanuel Donkor has observed that Ghana could cut importation of goods if the indigenous people are being supported. He said cutting down importation of goods will strengthen the local currency (cedis) and …

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Mental Health: BCI Donates Drugs To Five Northern Regions

Breast Care International (BCI) in collaboration with Peace and Love Hospitals (PLH) has donated psycho-tropical medications to the mental health facilities in the  5 northern regions of Ghana through Basic Needs Ghana, a non-governmental organization (NGO). The medications, which were donated to BCI/PLS by Direct Relief in California, in the USA, …

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Wife of Kasoa cops killer arrested

Reports available to Adomonline.com indicates that the wife of the suspected killer of two policemen at Gomoa Budumburum, Eric Kojo Duah, has been arrested. According to reports, she moved out of their home at Budumburam in the Central region to Teshie and was picked up by personnel of the Criminal …

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Zebras ‘eat’ pedestrians

All over the world, if there are any portions on stretches of roads that are safe for pedestrians to cross those roads, they are the zebra crossings. However, in Ghana, those crossings have become precarious havens, giving no assurance to road users who want to get to the other side …

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Murdered policeman ‘killed’ my mother – Cop Killer

Eric Kojo Duah, the chief mastermind of the killing of two police officers at Gomoa Buduburam has told police investigators that one of the deceased persons caused the death of his mother. Though he refused to explain how it all happened, he admits he only fired one shot at one …

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NDC demands ‘immediate’ removal of hikes in energy sector levies

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding immediate withdrawal of new increments in the Energy Sector Levies that have seen fuel prices go up. The opposition party says the citizenry are already experiencing “excruciating hardships” therefore, increasing fuel prices at this time will amount to the government being insensitive. Prices …

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Ghana produced 150,000 tonnes of food items under PFJ last year

The Food and Agriculture Minister, Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says the Government’s flagship programme-Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) has so far witnessed tremendous successes with 150,000 tonnes of food items produced in 2018. He said Government introduced the PFJ in 2017 with 77,000 farmers, which saw Ghana supplying 19 different …

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Nalerigu Nursing Students ‘ungrateful’ – MOH

Director of Human Resource at the Ministry of Health, Dr Akwasi Asabir has described nurses at the Nalerigu Nursing and Midwifery Training College as “ungrateful” health practitioners. His comment comes after videos and photos in which some students of the training college were seen chanting “JM we’re sorry”. The students …

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Bimbilla faction rejects Akufo-Addo mediation move

Family of Naa Dassana Andani, the late overlord of Bimbilla, say they will not be part of the Togbe Sri mediation process. They claim the appointment of a mediator by government on the chieftaincy issues in Bimbilla is an attempt to cover up on the murder of the late chief. …

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Illegal tramadol dealer arrested in Tamale

A joint operation between the police and Pharmacy Council in the Northern Region has led to the arrest of an illegal tramadol dealer in the region. The suspect, Abdulai Issahaku, 40, believed to be a leader in the trade, was arrested at his shop, Harsh chemicals at Changli in Tamale. …

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Murdered policeman ‘killed’ my mother – Cop Killer

Eric Kojo Duah, the chief mastermind of the killing of two police officers at Gomoa Buduburam has told police investigators that one of the deceased persons caused the death of his mother. Though he refused to explain how it all happened, he admits he only fired one shot at one …

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I’ll fix the mess they are creating in 2020 – Mahama

Former President John Mahama says he is confident the opposition NDC will win the 2020 polls so they can “fix the mess” in the system. Speaking to some residents of the Oti region, where he is touring, the former president urged Ghanaians to repose confidence in him to salvage them …

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