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Why Oliver Barker-Vormawor spent another night behind bars after bail

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, spent another night in police custody despite being granted bail earlier on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. This was due to some challenges regarding his bail conditions. The Tema High Court granted Barker-Vormawor bail to the sum of GHC2 million with two sureties. …

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Sarkodie to host music concert on Dubai desert

Popular Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie, has announced that he will be staging a concert in the desert of Dubai on March 20, 2022. The Ghanaian rapper will be the first African artiste to host a musical concert in the UAE desert. Although countless music videos are often shot in the desert, the …

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3-year-old boy accidentally shoots mother to death

A three-year-old naive boy has accidentally shot and killed his 29-year-old mother Daejah Bennett, after picking up a gun and shooting her with it. The incident happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, after the kid found a gun while the family were sitting inside their car in …

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VIDEO&PHOTOS: Bongo Library turned water reservoir

It is so painful when those given the opportunity to serve sit adamant in their free paid air-conditioned office and careless about the things that benefit the ordinary people. The video below is evidence of what is going on in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. It was …

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DR Congo hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts

Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians, mostly women who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds, have …

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Teachers paying rent for gov’t bungalows valid – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified the decision for teachers to pay 10 per cent of their salaries to occupy government bungalows. According to the GES, the letter from Western Regional Education Director was purely based on the Ministry of Finance’s circular which the GES fully endorse. “Management of …

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WATCH: Asakaa boys and DJ Slim expose each other

The Asakaa boys have waged war against popular Kumasi-based radio presenter, DJ Slim, on social media. This comes after DJ Slim called them out for blacklisting media houses and failing to grant interviews after they rose to fame. According to Slim, he granted the Asakaa boys’ their first interview yet …

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Fuel prices shoot up by 18.2%, cumulative rise in 2022 at 53.9%

The ex-pump price of petrol and diesel has shot up by a record 18.2 per cent Wednesday afternoon, March, 16, 2022. The Ghana News Agency has observed that some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) adjusted their rates upwards from GHS8.2 per litre to GHS9.7 per litre, representing an increment of GHS1.50 …

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Kwaw Kese mocks Bawumia over cedi depreciation

Ghanaian rapper, Kwaw Kese, has called out Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for failing to honour his campaign promise of reviving the Ghanaian economy. In a time when the cedi’s woes keep worsening, Kwaw Kese has noted that it is clear the current government couldn’t rescue the cedi against the American …

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Condoms, mosquito and drugs worth $100k go missing

Hundreds of thousands of condoms, mosquito nets and tuberculosis drugs worth $100,000 (£77,000) are alleged to have disappeared from a warehouse operated by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). They are believed to have been stolen and resold on the black market and to private chemists, according to the UN’s …

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Commercial sex workers go digital

Commercial sex workers in Kenya say they are yet to recover from the effects of Covid-19 despite the lifting of regulations by the government. This, some of them say, has forced them to look for other means of sustaining their trade. Thus, they have elected to digitize their business, in …

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NPA awaits directives from Finance Ministry on fuel prices

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it has made a request through the Energy Ministry to the Finance Ministry to “review or reduce or remove” some taxes and levies on petroleum products in the country. The NPA says it is waiting for the Finance Ministry to do its analysis on …

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Confirmed: Baba Yara to host Ghana vs Nigeria match

The first leg of the 2022 World Cup play-off between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, GhanaWeb understands. GhanaWeb sources indicate that the team from the Confederations of Africa Football that inspected the stadium on Sunday and Tuesday, …

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NADMO Staff arrested over GHC43K salary theft

A Staff of the Savelugu National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Alhassan Seidu Mahama has been arrested for drawing a total of Ghc43,000 unearned salaries. According to the Management of NADMO, the staff continued drawing salaries even after he had abandoned the post. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee to answer …

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Trotro mate runs away with daily sales

An Accra-based Trotro driver identified only as Ato last Tuesday night cursed his stars after the conductor popularly known in Ghana as mate absconded with the daily sales when the day activities came to an end. The incident was said to have occurred at about 7:45 p.m. at Odorkor in …

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