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Some 28 districts in seven regions are expected to be directly affected by the ongoing Bagre Dam spillage. The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in a statement outlined the five Northern Regions, the Northern parts of the Oti Region and the Afram Plains of the Eastern Region in this regard. …

Portions of the private residence of Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has been gutted by fire. The incident of Friday, September 2, 2022 occurred around 11:30am at the facility located at Adjiringanor, a suburb of Accra. In a video widely circulated on social media, a plume of …

The Presidency overspent its budget by some GHC75 million, the Auditor General’s report on the public account for 2021 has revealed. The office of the president, according to the report, was allocated some GHC 82,970,658 for expenditure on compensation for 2021. However, per the A-G’s audit, the office the president …

A 47-year-old teacher of Assin Dosii D/A Basic School in the Assin South of the Central Region, John Obeng has been allegedly killed by his nephew, Benedict Yaw Bimpong. He’s said to have been murdered by the suspect in his room in an attempt to steal from him. In the …

Pope Francis, has defended himself against criticism that his statements on the war in Ukraine are political messages. At the same time, however, the Vatican for the first time directly named Russia as the initiator of the war, according to a statement from the Holy See on Tuesday. “As for …

It’s a question that begs for answers. In the news on Sunday evening, the sad, disturbing news broke. A man was reported to have been mauled by lions at the Accra Zoo, located inside the Achimota Forest Reserve. The man who has been described as an intruder is said to …

A 52-year-old gold buyer, Issah Imoro, has been shot dead by a gang of armed men alleged to be armed robbers at Wassa Saaman, a community near Wassa Akropong in the Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region. Information indicates that the deceased was attacked by the armed robbers after …

A middle-aged man, believed to be in his thirties, has been killed by a lion at the Accra Zoo. According to the Forestry Commission, the intruder was spotted around the premises on Sunday at about 12 noon, after he managed to scale the zoo’s security fence. In what is suspected …

Football is one of the best-paying jobs in the world but some players, despite earning soo much in their playing days, tend to go broke and several reasons are often attributed to it. While others blame the luxurious lifestyles of the players, others believe that lack of planning about life …

The United States will turn over to Nigeria $23 million taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha, officials said at an event to sign the agreement on Tuesday. Nigeria has reached several agreements to return stolen cash in recent years. Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter …