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One arrested; 15 tankers impounded in fake fuel supply

The Ashanti regional police command has arrested one suspect in connection to the alleged adulteration of fuel loaded from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to the Kumasi Bulk Oil storage depot. The suspects involved in the illegal fuel production include seven other fuel Tanker drivers who are currently at large. …

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Kenyans disown CNN journalist over LGBTQ+ interview with Sam George

Some Kenyans on social media have advised CNN journalist, Larry Madowo, to stop introducing himself as a Kenyan following his interview with Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam George on the proposed anti-LGBTQ bill. The interview, which took place on October 9, on CNN’s the Exchange, saw the journalist buttheads with …

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CK Akonnor’s son shows readiness to play for Ghana

Forward Charles-Jesaja Hermann has declared his readiness to play for Ghana ahead of Germany where he was born and raised. Herman is the son of former Ghana coach and captain Charles Akonnor. He grew up playing in Germany and has represented the European country from U-15 to U-19. “There’s no doubt …

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Second victim of Pokuase Interchange accident dies

• A motorbike carrying two persons was involved in an accident on the Pokuase Interchange on Saturday • One victim died on the spot • The police are yet to identify the families of the deceased The second of two persons who were involved in a fatal motorbike accident on …

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ECOWAS Speaker, others arrive in Ghana for Extraordinary Session

The Speaker of Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr Sidie Mohamed Tunis, among other dignitaries, has arrived in Winneba for the High-Level ECOWAS Parliament Interactive Summit and the 2021 Second Extraordinary Session of the sub-regional body scheduled to happen from Wednesday, 13 October to Friday, …

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Volta police arrests 3 for murder, trying to sell dead man

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested three men for alleged murder.   Kalefe Korku, 42; Afedo Kpotor, 21; and Ametoke Sitsofe, 27, were arrested in their attempt to sell the body of the murder victim, 30-year-old Albert Anyinado, to a fetish priest at Agbozume. The police got intelligence of …

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VIDEO: Kofi Jumah’s son marries Akufo-Addo’s daughter

Kwabena Jumah, the son of the Chief Executive officer of GIHOC distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah tied the knot with President Akufo-Addo’s daughter, Edwina Nana Dokua Akufo-Addo over the weekend. The private event strictly held with limited guests happened at the Presidential Villa on Saturday, October 9, 2021. In attendance were …

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Special Prosecutor drops Mahama Ayariga’s case

Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has dropped Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga’s tax evasion case. In court on Monday, the Special Prosecutor Lawyer Kissi Agyebeng told the court of their intentions to drop all charges against the accused persons. “We wish to inform the court of the Republic intention to enter …

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Policeman defiles class 5 pupil at Police Station

A 42-year-old police officer in the Volta Region is under investigation for allegedly defiling a class 5 Pupil of Ave Xevi Roman Catholic (R/C) Primary School in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region. The suspect, Sergeant Emmanuel Duah reportedly abducted the 13-year-old girl in a yet-to-be commissioned newly-built …

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Thomas Sankara murder trial starts in Burkina Faso amid Compaore boycott

Nearly three-and-half decades since his assassination, the trial of Burkina Faso’s former President Thomas Sankara will start in the West African country today. Fourteen men including his close friend and exiled former President Blaise Compaore have been charged with complicity in the murder of Sankara. Compaore who remains exiled in …

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Thief nearly lynched after snatching military officer’s vehicle

There was drama at Akyem Tafo in the Eastern region when a car thief snatched a vehicle from a military officer in a broad daylight on Sunday. Sargent Eric Okyere Agyapong, a physical training instructor of the Northern Military Command Headquarters, Tamale currently on attachment at the Army recruit training …

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Nabdam DCE rushed to hospital after being sworn-in inside her car

The nominee for the Nabdam District Chief Executive (DCE) position, Agnes Anamoo, was sent to hospital to receive medical attention after taking the oath of office inside a car, according to reporters who covered a repeat of her confirmation ceremony on Sunday. Her nomination had been rejected by assembly members …

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Akuapem Poloo and Cardi B shake social media again

If flying into the clouds is possible, that is what actress turned songstress Akuapem Poloo would be doing after her ‘twin’ sister acknowledged her. Akuapem Poloo got the attention she sought to achieve when she recreated the American rapper Cardi B’s look for her music video. Her action caused Cardi …

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Akufo-Addo leaves Accra for NAM’s 60th anniversary in Serbia

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Accra for the Serbian capital of Belgrade, leading Ghana’s delegation to attend the 60th anniversary ceremony of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The Non-Aligned Movement is a forum of 120 developing states that are not formally aligned with any major power …

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More children are dying from rabies annually – Dr Suu-ire

Dr Richard Suu-ire, Chairman of Rabies In West Africa, Ghana (RIWA-GH) has revealed that 100 Ghanaians die annually of rabies with 80 per cent of the deaths being children. Globally, more than 75,000 lives are lost to rabies every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). He said 99 …

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18-year-old boy drowns at Konorkle dam site

An 18-year-old okada rider has drowned at the Konorkle irrigation dam site near Oterkporlu in the Eastern Region when he went swimming on Sunday. The deceased, identified as Kuma Justice Tettey, and said to hail from Yokonor, a village near Oterkporlu, had gone to the riverside with two friends named …

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