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Suspected thieves steal 5 laptops at AME Zion school

Suspected thieves have broken into the AME Zion primary school at Buni within Jaman North District of the Bono region and made away with five Laptop computers. Assembly member for the Bui Electoral Area, Okyere Bediako Charles disclosed that the school’s headmaster had visited the school when he was notified …

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Two die of deadly Marburg virus, 98 quarantined

Two people have died after contracting the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed. Both cases were detected in the Ashanti region. The GHS statement said 98 people are now under quarantine as suspected contact cases. There is no known treatment for Marburg. The virus is transmitted …

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Eastern Cape towns dominate SA’s sexual offences list

The Eastern Cape towns of Komga, Mthatha, Maclear, Ugie, Port Alfred and Keiskammahoek dominate the top 10 list of sexual offence capitals in the country for the first quarter of 2022. According to News24’s CrimeCheck online tool, the towns are among the 10 police precincts with the highest reported numbers for …

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SSNIT merges 1.9 million scheme holders to Ghana Card

The Social Security and National Insurance Scheme (SSNIT) has merged the identity of a total of more than 1.9 million beneficiaries to the National Identification Card (Ghana Card), Mr. Joseph Poku, the Chief Actuary at SSNIT, has disclosed. Mr. Poku said the merger was done between June 28, 2021, to …

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Mining, finance, tech dominate local stock market

Stocks from three sectors – Mining, Finance and Technology – accounted for 94.5 percent of the market capitalisation of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) at the close of the first half of the year, analysis by the B&FT has shown. Market capitalisation measures the total cedi market value of outstanding …

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Fuel prices shoot up 287% in 5 years – IES

Pump prices of fuel have shot up 288 percent since January 2017 to date, according to data from the energy think-tank Institute of Energy Security (IES). In January 2017, a litre of petrol and diesel sold at GH¢3.65 and GH¢3.63 respectively, but now sells at GH¢11.32 and GH¢14.05 respectively, with …

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Zelensky fires security chief and top prosecutor

President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of Ukraine’s security agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations. He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas. A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had …

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United Showbiz part ways with Teacher Kwadwo – Full Gist

Recounting his success story to Kwame Dadzie, comedian Teacher Kwadwo said he was called by Nana Ama McBrown to be on the show after establishing an acquaintance on social media.But for the past three months, Teacher Kwadwo has been conspicuously missing in action on United Showbiz.   Y’all know that …

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Noise Pollution and why you need to listen to this!

What do you think of when you think of noise pollution? In a country such as Ghana, one of the first things that may come to mind may perhaps be the loudspeakers of your neighborhood church or mosque, or perhaps the near-perpetual lack of quiet at the more central lorry …

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Thomas Partey shines in Arsenal’s pre-season win over Everton

Ghana and Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey played for Arsenal after missing their last pre-season friendly match in Germany against Nuremberg. He featured for Arsenal in their first pre-season friendly game against Ispwich Town but did not travel to Germany for unknown reasons. On Saturday, the Gunners played against Frank Lampard’s Everton side …

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Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa set to headline major concert in Ghana

Award-winning American rapper, Chance The Rapper and Ghanaian-American rapper, Vic Mensa, have made public their intentions to headline their own music concert in Ghana. While at a #Freetheyouth conference, Chance The Rapper announced that he and Vic Mensa would be having their first major concert in Africa in Ghana on January 2023. The …

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Court dismisses suit against Apremdo Chief

A Sekondi High Court, presided over by Justice Hannah Taylor, has cleared the way for the Apremdo Divisional Stool to celebrate its annual Kundum Festival. This follows a judgement entered in favour of the Chief, Nana Egya Kwamina XI, known in private life as William Eghan, after a suit had …

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