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Sosu sues IGP over unlawful arrest

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has sued the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare over attempts by the police to ‘unlawfully’ arrest him. The suit dated Tuesday, November 16, 2021 was filed at the High Court. …

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14-year-old boy allegedly electrocuted at Pakyi

A 14-year-old boy met his untimely death when he allegedly got electrocuted at home at Pakyi in the Ashanti Region. Majid Iddrisu was found by the Police dead in a supine position with extension cables around him. This was after his father, a meat seller, had reported the incident to …

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Man busted for stealing GHS18k worth of water from GWCL

A resident of Agormanya, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region is in court for stealing GHS18,000 worth of water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). Mr Emmanuel Kumasa was arrested by the GWCL during a revenue mobilisation drive. Officers from the GWCL …

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Checkout major pipeline projects expected to take off in 2022

The government has announced major pipeline projects that are expected to take off in 2022. This was made known by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, while delivering the 2022 Budget Statement on the floor of Parliament, November 17. He said as at the end of September 2021, routine maintenance was carried …

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2022 Budget: Why govt abolished tolls on public roads

The government has abolished all tolls on public roads and bridges. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who made this known while delivering the 2022 budget to Parliament on Wednesday, said it takes effect immediately the Budget is approved. He said road tolls will no longer be demanded from drivers who …

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Use of contraceptives among adolescents in Kumasi increasing- Pharmacist

A painstaking investigations conducted by OTECNEWS indicate that,  the use of contraceptives in the Kumasi Metropolis  in preventing unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and abortion-related complications that expose adolescents to health-related risks  are on the increase. According to the reports, the youth between the ages of fifteen-thirty patronize contraceptives especially those at the Senior …

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Yellow fever: 25 dead, 18 on admission

Twenty five persons have died of yellow fever in the Savannah and Upper West Regions with eighteen, currently on admission. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday, 16 November 2021, and signed by its Director-General, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. The GHS on Friday, 29 …

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Medikal recounts how inmates defecated in front of him in jail

Medikal shares jail experience He remembers waking up to the smell of excreta Medikal advises, jail isn’t a place to be  Samuel Adu Frimpong, popularly known as Medikal, has recounted his jail experience; saying it is the worst any human being could have ever imagined. Medikal took to Twitter to share his prison …

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Bridget Otoo exposed on Twitter

Screenshots of Bridget Otoo blasting Twitter users surface online Twitter users leak old tweets of Bridget Otoo bullying individuals on social media Bridget Otoo’s old tweets spark controversies on Twitter  Screenshots of Ghanaian journalist, Bridget Otoo, cursing out some Twitter users in their inbox have surfaced online. The posts capture …

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Ghana Bodybuilders, Executives Leave For Arnold Classic In South Africa

Eight bodybuilders and two executives of the Ghana Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (GBFA) left Kotoka International Airport this morning, with Ethiopia Airline to South Africa to participate in the 2021 Arnold Classic Africa. The athletes are Godwin Frimpong, Joseph Ofolikwei, Arnold Aryee, Evans Amwagsi, Micheal Otu, Abraham Mawutor, Celestine Dogbeda …

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Ken Ofori-Atta presents 2022 budget today

Ad Ken Ofori-Atta will be presenting the budget statement today This is in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 21 (3) of Act 921 The budget is described as the most anticipated budget in Ghana’s history Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will on behalf of the President …

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Guan DCE dies after 11 days in office

TWI NEWS Marlon Anipa was the first DCE of the newly created Guan Assembly His nomination as DCE was confirmed some two weeks ago He had been in office for just 11 days The recently confirmed District Chief Executive of the Guan District Assembly, Mr Marlon Anipa has reportedly died. …

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Dr. Bawumia; the self-styled economic wizard turns ICT Expert

Dr. Bawumia, the chair of the economic management team, has lost credibility in Ghana’s political space. He mutates like a COVID virus – from a self-styled economic wizard to an Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Expert. He truly believes that Ghanaians are gullible. His sudden switch to digitalization agenda is …

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MUSIGA Elections: Ras Caleb joins Presidential race

 Mr. Kumgyata Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi, the Greater-Accra Regional Chairman for the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), has filed his nomination to contest for the Presidency of the Music Union of Ghana Association (MUSIGA). Widely considered as the front runner in a field of other aspirants, Ras Appiah-Levi stands tall with …

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