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VIDEO: Missing’ Captain Smart found

  Captain Smart facing charges for allegedly extorting monies National Security detains Captain Smart Captain Smart granted GH¢50,000 bail News coming in is that Captain Smart has been found. This follows earlier news that the host of the Onua TV/FM morning show, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, had gone missing after he …

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Joe Biden appoints Nduom’s son to lead fight against cancer

President Biden relaunches ‘Cancer Moonshot Program’ Dr. Edjah Nduom is son of Papa Kwesi Nduom More than 600,000 people die from cancer yearly in the US The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has appointed the son of businessman and politician in Ghana, Paa Kwesi Nduom, to an …

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Captain Smart missing from National Security Secretariat

  Court grants Captain Smart GH¢50,000 bail National Security detains Captain Smart after meeting bail conditions Captain Smart charged with extortion Onua TV/FM’s morning show host, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, is reportedly missing, barely 12 hours after he was taken into National Security custody. According to …

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NPP’s Sammi Awuku bows out of office

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku, says he will not seek re-election in July when the party goes to polls to elect new national executives. The former Youth Organiser says he is going to concentrate on his new role in public service aside the fact …

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Captain Smart ‘missing’ from Nat’l Security custody

Onua TV/FM’s morning show host Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, is nowhere to be found barely 12 hours after he was taken into National Security custody. The Maakye host was detained by the state security apparatus shortly after an Accra Circuit Court granted him bail on Wednesday, February 2. …

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US Court postpones sentencing of Hushpuppi

The sentencing of Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has been postponed till July 11, 2022, by a United States District Court for the Central District of California. Justice Otis D. Wright granted the order after Hushpuppi’s lawyers led by Louis Shapiro entered a request for postponement. He is expected to …

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E/R: Dozens of electricity poles burnt in bushfires

Dozens of Electricity poles in the Eastern Region have been burnt as bushfires ravage parts of the region. The increasing bushfires is threatening uninterrupted power supply and causing damages as many electricity poles have been affected. Over 140 bushfires have been recorded so far in the region this year. The …

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Assin North MP charged with criminal offences

The office of the Attorney General has charged the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyekye Quayson with criminal offenses of deceit, forgery and others for misleading a public officer. The MP has been charged, among others, for deceiving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by making a false statement …

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Fire guts Akwatialine wood market

Efforts are underway to bring a raging fire under control at a wood market at Akwatialine in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The fire started around 9am on Thursday morning. The cause is still unknown. At least three fire tenders have been dispatched to tackle the fire.     Citi …

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Asawase: Fire razes down several shops

A deadly fire Outbreak has razed down several shops Asawasi Bombay,  a popular wood market at Akwatialine in Kumasi  in the Ashanti Region OTEC News’ reporter Kwame Agyenim Boateng who is currently at the scene reported that goods amounting to thousands of cedis have been destroyed the raging inferno. The fire started …

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4 ‘sins’ under Mahama that have worsened under Akufo-Addo, Bawumia

  Nana Akufo-Addo promises better life for Ghanaians Bawumia bashes John Mahama over borrowing Ghana’s debt stock as at November 2021 is ¢344.5 billion Before they won the hearts of Ghanaians, both President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on numerous occasions made promises of hope while on their …

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How ‘accused’ Captain Smart became detainee at National Security

  Captain Smart charged with key ally over extortion Circuit Court grants Captain Smart, ally GHC50,000 National Security arrests him despite being granted bail On the morning of Wednesday, February 2, 2022; the host of Onua FM/TV Morning Show, Blessed Godsbrain Smart (Captain Smart), was on air presenting his political …

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Five people including a child die in fiery collision

Four adults and a child in the sedan were killed. Image: ER24 Five people were killed in a collision between a truck and a sedan on Wednesday night when the vehicles burst into flames. The crash happened at the Swartkoppies and Kliprivier intersection in Kibler Park, south of Johannesburg. ER24, City …

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NDC youth to stage ‘Yentua’ Demo

The National Democratic Congress’ youth wing has hinted at plans to stage a demonstration dubbed “Yentua Demonstration” The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) youth wing has hinted at plans to stage a demonstration dubbed “Yentua Demonstration.” The purpose of the demonstration although unknown appears to be against government’s proposed e-levy. The …

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Adaklu rejects third DCE nominee

The Adaklu District Assembly in the Volta region is still without a District Chief Executive following the rejection of a third nominee, Mrs. Juliana Kpedekpo on Wednesday. The nominee, polled only 9-Yes votes as against 10-No votes at a sitting of some 19 members of the Assembly, representing just 47.4 …

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