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Couple killed, three injured as rains batter Kumasi suburbs

  A man and his wife were killed while three others got injured following a downpour in parts of the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, over the weekend. The couple have been identified as Doye Baanda, a 32-year-old artisan and his wife Joyce Larweh, a 42-year-old petty trader. The couple, who …

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Shatta Wale wins award at 39th IRAWMA

  Ghana’s Shatta Wale was one of the few Ghanaians who could pick up an award when the winners for the 39th edition of International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA 2021) was announced last night. This year’s award was held virtually on Sunday, May 2, under the theme, ‘Reggae/World Music Still …

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FULL DETAILS: Why Akufo-Addo Sacked His Photographers

Ghanaian twin photographers, Twins Dnt Beg, have confirmed that they have been fired as official presidential photographers. They became President Nana Akufo-Addo’s photographers, as well as being in charge of all photographs taken at the Jubilee House after the 2016 elections. Before that, they had travelled with the New Patriotic …

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Sudan army men held for killing protestors

  Sudan’s military said Saturday it has handed over to the attorney general the findings of an investigation into the killing of two demonstrators at a recent rally that called for justice for victims of violence against protesters in 2019. The Sudan Tribune reported separately that seven army personnel had …

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Bantama SDA Primary Headmaster murdered

  A former Headteacher of the Bantama SDA Primary School in the Sene West District in the Bono East Region has been shot and killed by suspected armed robbers on the Bantama Kwame Danso road. The incident occurred when the deceased, identified as Elijah Asante, who was one of the …

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Fuel prices to shoot up again from May 17

  Fuel prices are likely to be increased again from Monday, May 17, 2021. The increment is due to some new price changes made on the international market for the commodity, which was $520 per metric tonne but now pegged at about $545 per metric tonne. This translates to about …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s 25th address on measures against coronavirus

The last time President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo address the nation on the fight against COVID-19 was on February 28, 2021, it was the 24th time the president performed the exercise. Almost ten weeks after the 24th address, the President is tonight delivering the 25th Presidential Address on the fight against COVID-19. At the time …

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VIDEO: Here are the 4 highest human settlements in Ghana

  In determining the highest human habitation in Ghana, a number of places where people have lived at very high altitudes for long periods of time have been discovered. Individuals have lived in such places for decades and have subsequently learned to evolve and flourish in the extreme weather conditions. …

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Galamsey: GMA backs Sewum midwife over defective babies claim

  The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has backed claims by staff in the Sewum Health Centre in the Western North region that chemicals used for illegal mining are causing the birth of defective babies in the area since expectant mothers drink from polluted water. According to the Health Centre, pregnant …

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Maradona adwenfi: Kuami Eugene fires Guru in ‘Sika Ba Fie’ remix

Kuami Eugene appears to have sent a message to Guru, known in private life as Maradona Yeboah Adjei, to stop conniving and gossiping through the Sika Aba Fie remix. VGMA Artiste of the Year, Kuami Eugene, threw shots at Guru whilst delivering some excellent punchlines. Translating his verse, partly in Twi, he called Maradona a …

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Israel Gaza conflict: Netanyahu vows to continue strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “continue to respond forcefully” to rocket attacks as conflict with Palestinians in Gaza enters a seventh day. Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least three Palestinians early on Sunday, health officials said. Palestinian militants fired rockets towards Tel Aviv, causing people …

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