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IGP, others slapped with GH¢250,000 in damages for assault on a man by police officers

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) and three others have been slapped with damages in the total sum of GH¢253,709 as compensation to a father of four who was assaulted by a police officer which led to his “inability to have an erection.” This was after the High Court in …

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Importation of cocoa beans permitted by law; disregard false claims – COCOBOD

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has declared that the importation of cocoa beans into Ghana is permitted by law and the practice has been going on since November 2001. In a statement issued by the public affairs department of Ghana Cocoa Board dated 4 February 2024, reacting to an official letter …

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See list of universities ‘built’ by NDC that Akufo-Addo has renamed

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to revert the names of public universities which were renamed by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government to their original names if the NDC comes into office in 2025. Mahama accused President Akufo-Addo and his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), …

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Disqualified NPP aspirant who sued party slapped GH₵20,000 with cost by High Court

Mr Alex Joseph Asuma Amolbugri Avoka who was disqualified by the National Parliamentary Vetting Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from contesting the party’s parliamentary primary election in the Binduri Constituency has been slapped with a cost of GH₵20,000 by the Bolgatanga High Court after the court dismissed his …

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Free SHS reduced HIV infections, pregnancy among girls by 50% – AIDS Commission boss

The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has credited the Free Senior High School policy for the 50% drop in HIV infection and teenage pregnancy cases in the country. According to him, the policy has enabled more girls to enrol in secondary schools. He cited the …

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Nurse stabbed 7 times by ex-boyfriend after refusing to let him stay overnight

A 26-year-old female nurse, by name Comfort, has reportedly been stabbed seven times by her ex-boyfriend who came to visit her at her home. According to a news report by JoyNews, the gory incident happened after the nurse denied her former boyfriend, his request to spend the night at her …

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The Residents of Nsuta are alarmed by the filth that is engulfing the community, interfering with education and creating more health risks

  The people of Nsuta in the Sekyere Central District of Ashanti are alarmed by the state of filth that is engulfing the community, and it’s interfering with education and creating additional health risks in the area. In an interview with Damak Media, Rev. Father Omono Asamoah, the head priest …

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2023 was a year of economic hardships inflicted by the current NPP gov’t – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described 2023 as a year marked by ‘economic hardships inflicted by the current NPP government.’ The party said this while wishing all Ghanaians a Happy New Year. General Secretary Fifi Kwetey said in a statement that despite the economic difficulties, the National Democratic Congress remains …

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My vision is to help make Ghana the centre of excellence for medical care in West Africa by 2030 – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that he envisions making the country the centre of excellence for medical care in West Africa by 2030. He, however, said the vision is beyond the construction of more hospitals under the government’s Agenda 111 Project. “My vision is to help make Ghana the centre of …

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50 BAGS OF CEMENT DONATED TOWARD KUANO PALACE CONSTRUCTION BY KWAKU KUMI

    The incoming assemblyman for Kuano Electoral Area, Hon. Kwaku Kumi popularly known as AGBOMO-JAY has donated 50 bags of cement to the royal palace of Kuano as his support in the completion of the newly built palace. Hon. Kwaku Kumi expresses his love for the good people of …

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