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Over 20 persons arrested for brutalizing policeman at Amasaman

Below is the video Over 20 , mostly youth of Amasaman, a suburb of Accra, who assaulted Sergeant Atta Mahama SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service have been arrested. The suspects who are currently undergoing screening according to checks by MyNewsGh.com, were arrested at various locations on Monday night …

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ESLA PLC accrues GH¢5.9 billion in assets

The total assets accruing to the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA PLC) increased by 2.5% for the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. According to the unaudited financial statement of ESLA PLC, the figure increased from 5.76 to 5.9 billion cedis for the period spanning …

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Panic as dozens of soldiers storm Damongo

About 200 hundred military personnel have made a surprise entry into Damongo, the capital of the Savanna Region. The arrival of the armed soldiers have caused panic among residents in the new regional capital as authorities appear clueless of their mission. Damongo is a chieftaincy hot-spot and highway robbery hotbed. …

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Machine grinds labourer to death; Chinese employer bolts

The owner of a Chinese plastic manufacturing company at Anhwiankwanta in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti region has fled after one of his employees got grinded to death at the factory on Monday. Youth of the town threatened to burn down the factory after the incident, but for the …

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Angry residents at Amasaman brutally assault a Police officer

The brutality of Policemen on civilians has turned the other way round as Ghbase.com has sighted a viral video where a Policeman was been assaulted by some angry residents of Amasaman. The police officer identified as Sgt. Mahanadi at the SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service, in the viral …

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Ghanaian blogger wins World Bank Blog4Dev 2019 competition

A 28-year-old- Ghanaian blogger and Development Manager, Dinah Recheal Blankson, has been adjudged the winner of the World Bank Blog4Dev 2019 competition for Ghana. The annual essay contest, open to young Africans aged between 18 and 28, in 48 countries in sub Saharan Africa, aims at soliciting innovative ideas from …

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Race for new Inspector General of Police heats up!

There is a secret, but fierce battle within the Police administration, as to who succeeds David Asante-Apeatu, as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Mr Asante-Appeatu’s two-year contract, runs out in three months, and The Herald is informed of an intense lobbying on the corridors of power, the homes of influential …

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Dawhenya protesters ‘sack’ Sam George

Aggrieved residents of Dawhenya in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region, who demonstrated over deplorable roads in the area recently, have rejected plans by the Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Nartey George, to partake in the next protest against government. Last Friday, scores of residents in Dawhenya in …

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BoG to begin circulation of upgraded cedi notes today

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will today begin the circulation of its enhanced GHc10, GHc20 and GHc50 notes. According to the Bank of Ghana, both the old and the new notes will be used concurrently until the old ones are phased out. New features on the new notes include a …

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Secret training of militia in Volta Region uncovered – Police

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), Papavi Hogbedetor and his accomplices championing the independence of the Volta Region. According to a statement issued by the police, it has gathered sufficient evidence from the group it was readying itself …

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NabCo trainees settle on Friday to hit the streets

Beneficiaries of government’s Nation Builders Corps program have decided on Friday October 10 to ‘go red’ on government over the seeming nonchalance about their prolonged grievances over unpaid salaries. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the coalition on Monday May 6, 2019. The decision comes after several failed …

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Africa migrants detain in a football stadium at Yemen

Children among African migrants held in Yemen Children are among over 2,000 African migrants rounded up and detained in a football stadium in Yemen, an official for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has told BBC Newsday programme. Olivia Headon, IOM spokesperson in Yemen, said the migrants, predominately from Ethiopia, …

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Taskforce to arrest sympathisers of Chinese illegal miners

The Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Illegal Mining has threatened to arrest anyone who would own up to plead for any Chinese illegal miner who would be arrested. The Taskforce said the rate at which Ghanaians own up to plead for amicable and compromised settlements whenever a Chinese illegal miner is arrested …

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‘I miss Hon. Kennedy Agyapong’ – Sarkodie

Ghana’s number one rapper, Sarkodie in a recent Twitter post has revealed how he misses maverick politician and legislator, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong. The popular and loud legislator has been off national issues lately, and is not seen commenting on issues as he normally does. Sarkodie took to Twitter and posted, …

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2019 AFCON: South Africa confirms Ghana friendly

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter has confirmed that his side’s AFCON 2019 preparation games will include the Black Stars of Ghana. In addition to revealing a training camp in Dubai, Baxter confirmed that a friendly with Kwesi Appiah’s sixth-ranked team has been agreed on. “We want to play an international …

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Deputy GCB-Bank MD caught in age-cheating

As President Akufo-Addo sacks over 60-year Olds from government, the Deputy Managing Director (MD) of GCB-Bank in-charge of operations, Samuel Amankwah, has been caught in an age-cheating scandal, affording him extra years to remain at post, at a time he is supposed to have retired. Documents available to The Herald, …

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