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New US visa fees: Unpacking the hike in GH¢ and US$ terms – Data story

The United States recently announced new visa fees which measure was due to affect three main nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applications. The affected visas include the Non-Petition-based NIV, work visas and the E Category applicants and are slated to take effect on May 30. In this data story, GhanaWeb does a …

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Nigerian national, three others arrested in Saudi Arabia for smuggling and selling cocaine

Four members of a gang, including three Saudis and one Nigerian national have been arrested in Saudi Arabia over alleged involvement in the smuggling and sale of cocaine.   According to a report by Saudi Gazette on Monday, May 8, 2023, about 2.2 kilograms of cocaine were seized from the suspects.   …

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Who wins Korle Klottey primaries? The ‘fight’ between Zanetor Rawlings and Meredith Naakai Lamptey-Addy

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gearing up for the parliamentary and presidential primaries scheduled for May,13. Ahead of this, GhanaWeb focuses on key areas of the contest and other issues regarding the contest. One of such areas is females contesting incumbent colleagues in some constituencies. Today’s feature focuses on …

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Nigerian Senator and wife in organ-trafficking plot jailed

A prominent Nigerian senator who was found guilty in March of trafficking a man to Britain to harvest one of his kidneys has been sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison by the London’s Old Bailey court, a BBC.com report has said. His wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu was jailed …

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Kumasi: articulator truck leaves one dead and two others injured

Kumasi: articulator truck leaves one dead and two others injured. An articulator truck has run over traders at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana leaving one dead and two others injured. The truck with registration number GT 7452-Y was heading to Kejetia from Ashtown to dispatch goods to customers. …

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How to verify and collect your newly printed Ghana Cards

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that it is ready to issue out newly printed Ghana Cards to the public. This announcement was contained in a video clip posted by the Twitter handle of the authority. This follows the halting of the printing process and issuance of cards due …

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Mother and 9-year-old daughter killed with axe in their New Jersey home

Authorities in New Jersey have launched an investigation after a mother and her 9-year-old daughter were found deceased with axe wounds in their Roselle home on Wednesday. According to NBC New York, the bodies of 9-year-old Kelsey Morrison and Keisha Morrison, 45, were found in their home after the minor …

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NDC postponed presidential and parliamentary elections in 15 constituencies

The largest opposition party in Ghana, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called for the postponement of the presidential and parliamentary primaries in 15 constituencies. In a statement, they said it is of benefit of the party for them to postpone the elections in these constituencies. The party stated that this …

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Akufo-Addo appointing northerners, using and dumping people from Central and Western – Ken Agyapong

Flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Agyapong disclosed the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government pissed him off when he appointed people of northern extraction to influential positions in his administration. He disclosed that he does not know if Northerners in the party are the only people who vote for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) to be elevated to …

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