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Couple murdered by unknown assailants at Brosankro

A couple have gruesomely been murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants at Brosankro/Aprakukrom. Bronsankro is a farming community near Abronye in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region. The victims have been identified as a 25-year-old farmer, Francis Kwame Awuah, and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Akosua Lydia. Awuah according to a report …

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Manhyia Hospital: The story behind the attack on a nurse by a doctor’s father

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, GhanaWeb reported about a clash between the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme, Alex Opoku-Mensah, and a nurse at the Manhyia District Hospital in the Ashanti Region. A furious Mr. Opoku-Mensah is heard in a voice recording of the incident insulting and threatening …

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Police Officer Cries After Hearing How His Wife Was Chopped By A Church Elder

A police officer couldn’t hold back his feelings when his wife, who is a church leader, told him that she and her lover, who is also a church leader, had sex without protection. Nelson Luhana, who was 39 at the time, started crying in front of Matero Local Court Magistrate …

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Don’t be fooled by the flamboyance on social media; often it isn’t self-funded – Nana Aba

Broadcast journalist and the General Manager at Accra-based GHOne TV, Nana Aba Anamoah has cautioned people to guard themselves against the lust for money being fooled by the luxury displayed on social media. She indicated for celebrities like herself, much of what is shown on their social media timelines are …

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So Sad!! The 11 Years Old House Help Who Was Beaten By Her Madam Reportedly Died

BBC News Pidgin reports that Margaret Joshua, an 11-year-old house help in Jos, died of injuries sustained in an assault by her Madam Mrs Nnaemeka Nwachukwu. It is said that prior to the tragic events, Margaret was rescued from their doorstep by a kind-hearted Nigerian named Madam Comfort Moses. On …

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Prices of petroleum products to reduce by 10% on December 1 – IES projection

Consumers of petroleum products in the country are expected to witness a reduction in prices between 10 percent and 8 percent from Thursday, December 1, 2022. The projection, made by the Institute of Energy Security (IES), will be the second consecutive period that will see consumers witness a reduction in …

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Ghana’s public debt increased by GH₵93bn due to cedi depreciation – Ofori-Atta

Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, disclosed in the 2023 budget statement that Ghana’s public debt has increased by GH₵93 billion ($6.53 billion at the current rate) due to the depreciation of the Ghanaian cedi since the beginning of 2022. According to him, the said amount is twice more than the …

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My daughter was shot by her boyfriend’s aunt, not her sister-in-law – Father of murdered US-based Ghanaian singer

The father of Ghanaian-American gospel musician, Britney Boateng, Ernest Boateng, has said that his daughter was not shot by her sister-in-law or a rival, as has been speculated. According to him, Britney Boateng was shot by her boyfriend’s aunt, who is now in the custody of the police. In an …

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BoG hikes policy rate by 250 basis points, stands at 27%

The Bank of Ghana has hiked the monetary policy rate by 250 basis points from 24.5 percent to 27 percent. Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee and BoG Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison said the decision is expected to anchor inflation expectations in the country with the figure standing at 40.4 percent in October 2022. …

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‘Things are getting tougher by the day’ – Bagbin laments economic downward spiral

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has commented on the current state of the Ghanaian economy describing it as being in a state of severe disoriented downward spiral. Bagbin was speaking over the weekend during an out-of-town pot-budget retreat for Members of Parliament and other relevant stakeholders. In his address, he …

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