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Asante-Apeatu was sacked – Presidency

The Jubilee House has said the immediate past Inspector General of Police David Asante-Apeatu was fired from the post. It comes after some Ghanaians continue to wonder why the president didn’t allow the police chief to serve the remaining one month left on his contract at the job. A statement …

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South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft

South Korea fired warning shots at a Russian A-50 military aircraft that entered its airspace on Tuesday, its Ministry of Defence said. Officials said the plane violated the airspace over the Dokdo/Takeshima islands, which are occupied by Seoul but also claimed by Japan. South Korea’s Ministry of Defence said it …

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Kwasi Appiah submits report to GFA

Black Stars head coach, James Kwasi Appiah, has submitted his technical report to the Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). According to Graphic Sports Online investigations, the Stars coach submitted a copy to the GFA last week. However, because the president of the NC, Dr Kofi Amoah, and …

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US brings in new fast-track deportation rules

The US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can’t prove they have been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported. The policy is expected to be published on Tuesday, …

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Probe Suale’s death – US Embassy

The United States Embassy is asking for a thorough enquiry into the death of investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale, seven months after he was shot by unknown gunmen at Madina in Accra. With little in the form of a breakthrough for the investigators, the embassy said Mr Suale’s death was more …

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Bissue case: Needless exoneration – Tiger Eye tells Police

Tiger Eye P.I has insisted the former secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee against Illegal Mining Charles Bissue has not been exonerated of corruption related offences despite being cleared by the police. The CID cleared Mr. Bissue of any wrongdoing despite the video evidence submitted by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas …

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Vigilantism Bill passed

Parliamment has passed the Vigilantism and Related Offenses Bill 2019 after a third reading. The Bill was laid amidst disagreement from the NDC and its minority in parliament who argued that a bi-partisan engagement initiated before the bill was introduced was the way to go, but this notwithstanding the Bill …

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Galamsey Fraud: Bissue not cleared of corruption allegations – Amidu

Special Prosecutor Mr Martin Amidu has said Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue, a presidential staffer and former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, has not been cleared of corruption allegations levelled against him by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas contrary to claims by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) …

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Asunafo North MP Donates 7 Brands New Hyundai Matiz To Constituents

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency of the Ahafo Region, Hon. Evans Opoku-Bobie donated 7 Brands New Hyundai Matiz to his constituents to enhance their day-to-day activities. As part of his Initiative towards job creation across the Constituency, the MP launched a maiden programme in the history of …

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3 detained over missing 4,000 bags of fertilizer

Three people, including an agric director, have been arrested in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region for allegedly stealing 4,000 bags of fertilizer meant for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ). They are Gilbert Sonkpi, district agric director; Owusu Banahene, district desk officer for PFJ; and a …

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Jailing NAM 1 won’t give us our money – Lawyer Maurice Ampaw

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has disclosed that arresting and jailing Nana Appiah Mensah alias NAM 1 will not guarantee customers their locked up cash. According to him, customers are rather looking forward to when they will receive their monies after his return into the country from the United Arab …

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Murder, robbery, assault increase by 43% in 2019 – Report

Violent crime in the country increased by 43 percent in the second quarter of 2019, according to the Ghana Public Safety and Crime Report released by the Bureau for Public Safety, (BPS). The report also revealed that the most reported occurrence of violent crimes in the first half of the …

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E/R: 50 pupils in accident, one dead

Over 50 pupils have been involved in an accident at Akyem Asikasu off the Adeiso-Asamankese road in the Eastern Region.One child has been confirmed dead.The accident happened Sunday night.Forty others who sustained serious injuries have been taken to the Asamankese Government Hospital for treatment.The cause of the accident is not …

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27-year-old man stabbed to death at Nsawam

18-year-old Odai Nathaniel has been arrested by the Nsawam Police for stabbing a 27-year-old man to death. The body of the deceased – Robert Zaglago – has been deposited at the Police Hospital Mortuary for preservation and Autopsy. Reports indicate that a quarrel ensued between the two Saturday evening which …

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Anas expose: Police report exonerates Charles Bissue

Lawyers for Charles Bissue, who hitherto, served as secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal Mining (IMCIM), say their client has been exonerated by Police investigations on allegations of corruption. Mr. Bissue, who is also a Presidential Staffer, in a letter to the President in March this year decided to …

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Savannah Regional Minister Visits Sonyon Traditional Area

The Savannah Regional Minister, Honourable Salifu Adam Braimah has paid a courtesy call on the chiefs and people of Sonyor in the Bole district of the Savannah region. Accompanying the Savannah Regional Minister included the DCE for Bole- Bamboi district Honorable Veronica Alele   Herming,DCE for Sawla- Tuna-Kalba district  Mr Mohammed Lawal,the …

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Former PPP Parliamentary candidate at Salaga North joins NDC

A former Parliamentary candidate for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) for the Salaga North constituency in the Savannah Region in the 2016 election Mr Abdul Wahab has defected to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Mr Abdul Wahab made the declaration during the Presentation of forms to the Salaga North constituency …

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Accra Police educate students on kidnapping, defilement

The Accra Regional Police Command has stepped up the education of students in the senior high schools on issues of kidnapping, abduction and defilement. According to the Command, the three kidnapped girls in the Western Region and the Canadian girls gave them a cause to worry about the vulnerability of …

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Two jailed 40 years for robbery

Two persons have been handed a total of 40 years in jail by the Kasoa Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Ebenezer Osei Darko. The two Daniel Amoah and Yaw Danso were convicted on the charge of conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery. The two were alleged to …

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DVLA to roll out new regulations for Uber, Taxify

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will soon begin piloting a new regulatory regime for ridesharing commercial activities such as Uber and Taxify. The new regulations will provide distinct DVLA identification for the digital transport operators, faster registration and twice a year renewal of road worthiness of the Vehicles. …

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