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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper to shut from tonight

image captionThe paper reported extensively on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, in a blow to media freedom in the city. The tabloid’s offices were raided last week over allegations that several reports had breached a controversial national security law. …

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WATCH: Shatta Wale’s craziest publicity stunts

  • The Dancehall artiste has been touted as the ‘King of publicity’ in Ghana • Shatta Wale has been noted for indulging in crazy acts just for public attention • He mostly pulls off such stunts to gain public attention or promote his works With the help of social media, Dancehall …

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Assembly chases stone quarry companies for tax

The Gomoa East District Assembly has secured an injunction against three stone quarry companies located at Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region. The companies: Sarcon Quarry Limited, Pilot Quarry Limited and Executive Mining Quarry have been asked to stop working for non-payment of taxes and operating without permit. Presiding Member at …

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Taxi driver, 22, narrowly escapes death from armed robber

  A 22-year-old taxi driver has narrowly escaped from death after a carjacker inflicted knife wounds on him in an attempt to steal his Toyota Yaris vehicle at Airport Ridge Residential Area in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. In the process, two of his fingers were cut off …

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WATCH: NDC, NPP are all bogus – Kennedy Agyapong

  Ghanaian politician, Kennedy Agyapong has stated the two major political parties in Ghana are the reason the country has not been able to improve despite strides made by most sectors. The MP for Assin Central who was addressing the youth at a conference held at the UPSA main auditorium stressed that …

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Policy U-turn: Tanzania to allow young mums return to special schools

Tanzania has announced plans to allow pregnant schoolgirls to resume their education after birth, according to a new directive. Until now, secondary school dropouts were refused resumption of school after they went to give birth with government citing the negative moral impact of such girls on others. Leonard Akwilapo, a …

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$170m PPA judgement debt to be investigated – AG hints

$170m PPA judgement debt to be investigated – AG hints • Godfred Dame says the CID will investigate the $170m PPA judgement debt • The agreement was to give Ghana excess supply of power • The PPA contract according to a London Court was wrongfully terminated Godfred Yeboah Dame, the …

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‘Heartbreaking’ conditions in US migrant child camp

image captionThere are hundreds of children in some of the tents At a US border detention centre in the Texan desert, migrant children have been living in alarming conditions – where disease is rampant, food can be dangerous and there are reports of sexual abuse, an investigation by the BBC …

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21-year-old boy drowns in a pond at Kenyasi-Truba

A 21-year-old boy has drowned in a pond at Truba, near Kenyasi in the Kwabre East Municipal of the Ashanti Region. Isaac Oppong, the deceased, is said to have drowned while fishing with his friends on Monday, June 21, 2021. This reporter who visited the scene on Tuesday morning said …

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Sex coach tips on how to give the perfect ‘doggy’ style

Sexpert and relationship coach, Dzifa Sweetness, has shared tips on how men, can have and give their partners mind-blowing sex using the ‘doggy’ style. In an interview with Adwen the Love Doctor on Ghana’s number one adult show ‘In Bed with Adwen’ which airs on eTV Ghana, she educated that …

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Govt to construct sea defence wall at Ketu South

News of the sea’s destruction of some coastal communities in Ghana is not new. Over the past few weeks, however, there have been fears the absence of a defence wall may lead to three communities in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region being totally consumed by the sea. …

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Emmanuel Gyasi enjoys summer break with sassy girlfriend

Ghana forward Emmanuel Gyasi is enjoying a summer holiday with his girlfriend in the Italian city of Sardinia. The Spezia star and his better half, Caroline Rossi, were soaking up the sun in Sardinia. Gyasi’s girlfriend Carolina Rossi is the daughter of US Sassuolo sporting director Giovanni Rossi. Last term, …

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Soldiers will die more if there’s a ‘shoot to kill order

A former illegal miner, popularly known as Strongman, has said that should a shoot to kill order be issued to the anti-illegal mining (Galamsey) Military Taskforce, Operation Halt, the soldiers will rather record more casualties. Some statesmen including Ghana’s immediate-past High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, have advocated …

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684 students contract Coronavirus in Eastern Region

• Ghana is still fighting the deadly Coronavirussince the index case was recorded in March 2020 • Many Ghanaians, including high profile personalities have died from the virus • At the regional level, 684 students have contracted the disease in recent times  A report from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate …

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