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11-year-old girl found dead by hanging at Old Tafo

Blessing Asamoah, 11, has been found dead hanging on a metal pole at Old Tafo in the Ashanti. Father of the deceased, Isaac Asamoah in a close interview with GhanaWeb’s correspondent in the Ashanti Region narrated that his 11-year old daughter returned from school on Wednesday day fit and sought permission …

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Appietus rubbishes claims for Black Sherif to be blacklisted

Ghanaian sound engineer, Appietus has joined veteran artiste, Amanzeba Nat Brew, to rubbish suggestions by some entertainment pundits and people that Black Sherif should be blacklisted for breaching his contract. According to Appietus, there are laws in the country so if any artiste breaches a contract, it is the law that deals with …

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Don’t patronize “Freedom Coin” – BoG warns

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned Ghanaians against trading in the yet to be launched   cryptocurrency named “Freedom Coin”. “The public is hereby cautioned that neither this cryptocurrency nor the promoting company has approval from Bank of Ghana to operate in the banking and payment sector. “In line with …

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Scores of pupils injured in train accident at New Takoradi

Scores of school children have reportedly been injured in a train accident at New Takoradi in the Western region on Thursday, March 10. The victims are currently receiving treatment at the New Takoradi Health Centre. Sources told Empire News that Ghana Railways workers’ train which serves as a shuttle for …

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5 Ghanaian artistes not recognised locally – Rocky Dawuni lists

Rocky Dawuni has listed himself and four other artistes as performers not recognised in Ghana but are making headlines internationally. In the list that was made by the Grammy nominee, he added that Wiyaala, Sherifa Gunu, Worlasi, King Ayisoba, Atongo Zimba and himself are not booked for major shows, especially during the festive …

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17-year-old boy stabbed to death at Obuasi

A 17-year-old boy at Anyinam in Obuasi Municipal of the Ashanti Region, with the name Captain, had been mercilessly stabbed to death. Captain is a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SEC_TECH). Information coming out indicates the victim was hanging out with friends at a night club during a …

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Attack on Ukraine hospital kills 3, wounds 17, officials say

An airstrike on a hospital in the port of Mariupol killed three people, including a child, the city council said Thursday, and Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities, even as the top diplomats from both sides met for the first time since the war began. The attack a …

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WHO publishes new guideline for safe abortions

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday released a new guideline on abortion care in a bid to help prevent some 25 million unsafe procedures estimated to occur every year. Only half of the approximately 50 million abortions performed every year are carried out using a method recommended by the …

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Chelsea owner Roma Abramovic hit with sanctions by UK government

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is now unable to sell the club after the UK government froze the Russian billionaire’s assets as part of a host of financial sanctions. Abramovich had announced his intention to sell the London-based Premier League club last week. Despite there being plenty of interest, however, the …

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Police to flush out bad cops

The Director-General of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Kwesi Ofori, has revealed that the top management is working diligently to flush out corrupt police officers. He has indicated that the Service is determined to eliminate the police officers whose operations dent and downplay its integrity. DCOP Kwesi …

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Man given genetically modified pig heart dies

The first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died. David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived for two months following the surgery in the US. But his condition began to deteriorate a couple of days ago, his doctors in Baltimore said, …

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