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[VIDEO]: Slay Queen in Tamale leaked tape SHAVED publicly

This week has not been a very good one for the ‘Slay Queen’ in the infamous Tamale leaked bonking tape as she was shaved publicly prior to being subjected to 12 strokes of canes by palace guards of  the Dakpema of Tamale, Naa Bawa Fuseini. According to snippets of information …

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Sarkodie crowned top African rapper

  Ghanaian prolific rapper Micheal Owusu known by his stage name Sarkodie has topped the list of top 50 African rappers of all time so few days after making to the number 14 in the top global 50 rappers ahead of Drake, Rick Ross and others. Tough the firm or …

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Bawumia takes on Mahama over free SHS comment

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has criticized the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama over his recent comments about the government’s flagship Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at the commissioning an ultra-modern Fertilizer Blending Factory at Asuboi in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region on …

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PDS Saga: US Embassy rejects Minority call for probe

ABC News Ghana can authoritatively report that the US Embassy in Ghana has dismissed a request by the Minority in parliament for a separate probe into issues of alleged fraud in the PDS-ECG concession arrangement. The Minority in a letter signed by its leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and submitted to the …

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Man, 35, arrested for power theft in Kumasi

A 35-year-old unemployed man, Mr Ebo Larry, has been arrested by officials of Power Distribution Services (PDS) at Tafo Mile 3, a suburb of Kumasi, for stealing power over the last two years. He allegedly reconnected his electricity mete after he was initially disconnected for owing electricity bills. Despite persistent …

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Soldiers, Police seize placards against Akufo-Addo in Navrongo

Military and police personnel have seized placards bearing anti-government messages from protesters in Navrongo during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the Upper East Region Wednesday. Ahead of President Akufo-Addo’s visit to the Kasena Nankana Municipal Assembly, which is located few meters away from the former NDC constituency chairman’s residence, some …

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Greedy criminals sabotaging my government – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akuffo-Addo has issued a firm directive to the police and all other security agencies in the Upper East Region to deal ruthlessly with individuals or groups who are engaged in the smuggling of subsidised fertiliser meant for Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme. Since the inception of …

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Apologise if you now accept free SHS – Napo to NDC

The Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo has called on the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologise to Ghanaians for speaking against the government’s flagship free Senior High School policy.Addressing the chiefs and people Saboba as part of President Nansa Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s …

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Election of MMDCEs: EC sets referendum for December 17

The Electoral Commission (EC) has now settled on December 17, this year for the referendum on the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs). Earlier, the EC had fixed December 10, 2019, for the referendum. The Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, announced the …

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Savannah Region: One dead, four injured after communal violence

At least one person is feared dead and four others wounded after communal violence broke out Thursday evening between two rival groups at Lakula near Daboya in the Savannah Region. An eye witness in Mankarigu, a nearby community, confirmed to Joy News that the violence was triggered by a misunderstanding …

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A Letter To Mahama Over His Pretentious U-Turn On Free S.H.S

Dear Mr Mahama, Your pretentious u-turn on President Akufo-Addo’s Free Senior High School implementation has been exposed by the affable and competent Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. You and your surrogates, since 2012, have caused for over forty advertisements to be made against President Akufo-Addo’s Free S.H.S …

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Builsa: Akufo-Addo enskinned ‘chief for poor, vulnerable’

The Chiefs and people of the Builsa South, in the Upper East Region, have conferred the title Aniwoba Nab, meaning Chief for the Poor and Vulnerable on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.According to the Paramount Chief of Fumbisi, Nab Clement Akanko Anyatiuk, the decision taken to confer the title on …

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GES directs 3rd-year SHS students to report to school on August 19

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed that all Senior High School (SHS) third-year students are to report to school on Monday, August 19, to begin the first term of the 2019-2020 Academic Year. The directive brings forward, the re-opening date initially set for September for the third-year students, the …

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15-year-old Boy Drowns While Fishing- Police Confirm

The Nigeria Police, Delta State Command, has confirmed the death of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in a stagnant river in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area The missioner of Police in Delta, Adeyinka Adeleke, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Warri. “It is true, the boy …

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Pastor, 2 others on trial for GH¢2m fraud

The General Overseer of Liberty Vineyard International Ministries, Rev. Edward Buabeng, and two others have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding over 100 people of various sums of money totalling over GH¢2 million. The 48-year-old pastor and his two accomplices, Wilfred Brown, a 55-year-old accountant, and one …

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Gov’t pays GHS198m allowance to nurses

The government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Health (MoH), has paid the final tranche of allowance to nurse trainees for the 2018/19 academic year.The ministry, in a statement, said each trainee nurse received GHS400 for 10 months in each academic year to support their academic and clinical works.In all, …

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Empress Gifty abandons music to cook on TV?

Several years after pursuing a career in music, Gifty Adorye, popularly known as Empress Gifty, is turning the tables to TV hosting. She has been announced as the new hostess of a new cooking and talk show dubbed ‘Aben W?ha’ on Media General’s Onua TV. The show, according to producers, …

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