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Police refusing to release Oliver after court order; activist back on hunger strike – #FixTheCountry

Youth activism group #FixTheCountry Movement has said that the Ashaiman Police Command has refused to release its lead convener, Oliver Mawusi Barker-Vormawor, despite an order issued by a Tema High Court. The Tema High Court, earlier on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, delivered a ruling on a bail application filed by …

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Radio Gold goes live after 5 years of shut down

Accra-based radio station Radio Gold goes live five years of shutting down due to sanctions imposed on it by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The licenses of Radio Gold and 33 other broadcast stations were shut down after a 2017 audit embarked upon by the Authority. The closures were carried …

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Unisa postpones graduations after Nehawu members disrupt ceremony

The University of South Africa (Unisa) has suspended further graduations following disruptions allegedly by protesting National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members at a ceremony on Tuesday. “University management is currently in conversation with Nehawu about the issues in dispute that led to the disruption, as well as …

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Stop work: Gov’t reacts to demolition of Bulgarian Embassy after Ablakwa’s intel

The government has ordered for work to be stopped on the land that once housed the Bulgarian Embassy at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, Accra. The decision to stop an ongoing development on the land comes after the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa blew the whistle that the …

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‘It’s mindless’ – Ablakwa demand probe after demolition of Bulgarian Embassy in Accra

The Member of Parliament of North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed anger that the Bulgarian Embassy in Accra at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, has been completely razed in a “lawless, provocative and mafia-style operation”. According to Mr Ablakwa, information available to him indicates that “armed rogue elements …

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Repented thief steals church cameras after being baptized

A church in Zimmerman, Nairobi, has forgiven a new convert who stole cameras worth KSh 1 million (N3.6m) during a prayer service. David Wanyonyi Simiyu received salvation at Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Zimmerman Parish but on Sunday, March 6, he proved he had not left behind his old …

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MoMo thief returns stolen cash after bees arrest

A serial thief was forced to return money he stole from a mobile money vendor after he was arrested by a swarm of bees. The bizarre incident is said to have occurred at Apac municipality in Uganda. According to reports, the suspect snatched the money from the MoMo vendor at …

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VIDEO: Mood at UEW after two students were killed in an accident at Asuboi

Students of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), are in black and red clothes to mourn their colleagues who died in Asuboi accident over the weekend. Some of the students, who spoke to Adom News, expressed their emotions after the news broke. The accident, which occurred on Sunday morning, reportedly claimed the lives …

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Tamale residents cry after sleeping in darkness for many days

The residents of Kpane, a farming community in the Sagnerigu municipality of the Northern region, have appealed to the Volta River Authority(VRA) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company(NEDco) to have mercy on them and fix their faulty transformer which has thrown them into darkness for many days. The residents who …

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Cost of medicines to go down after removal of VAT on pharmaceutical products – Govt

The government earlier this week announced the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on pharmaceutical ingredients in Ghana. Similarly, the VAT on selected finished pharmaceutical products have also been removed. This is to ensure that the cost of medicines in Ghana is reduced, the government said. “Government removes VAT …

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