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NANA KWAME NKANSAH II built a modern maternity block worth GHC1.6 billion for the Jomoro community

  Nana Kwame Nkansa ll, Chief of Jomoro in the Aowin Municipality of Ghana’s Western North Region, has constructed a Modern Maternity Block to serve the people of Jomoro and its surrounding areas. The Maternity Block is well-equipped with modern medical equipment in each ward. The Maternity Block consists of …

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It’s too early for our friends from the international community to be singing praises – Seth Terkper

A former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has asked the international community and even the government to be measured in celebrating the country’s efforts in achieving economic recovery. According to him, the economic indicators show that the country is not yet out of the woods and will be too soon to be …

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Two young men arrested for gang-r@ping 15-year-old girl in Abia community

Two young men have been arrested for allegedly gang raping a 15-year-old girl in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. The suspects were arrested by men of the Abia State Community Policing/Vigilant group, Mkpuka unit in Isiala Ngwa South on Friday, August 11, 2023. They gang-raped the …

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Traders, residents bemoan lack of a befitting community market at Anum

Market women at the Anum community market in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region have appealed to authorities and indigenes of the Anum community to come on board and pool resources towards the redevelopment of the facility to befit a proper marketing facility. Some of the market women who …

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People & Places: Why cocks can’t crow, goats can’t bleat in this Ghanaian community in August

Everything about the Asafotufiami festival is very interesting. This festival marked by the people of the Ada Traditional area entails a number of rites and customs. As mentioned in the last episode of People and Places, the festival is marked by the Adas to celebrate the bravery of their forefathers …

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Woman abandons newborn at hospital, ‘absconds’ from community

A 22-year-old mother, Deborah Appiah a.k.a Yaa Duah on Friday, April 21, 2023, abandoned her day-old baby girl at the St. Francis Hospital in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region. The mother of four is said to have delivered at Assin Fosu Polinic, but the nurses noticed the …

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300-year-old ‘sacred’ tree falls in Kenyan community

A 300-year-old Ekebergia capensis, commonly known as the Cape Ash (Teldet in Kalenjin) tree, considered to be sacred to the Kalenjin community, has fallen in Aldai, Nandi County of Kenya.   The multi-trunked tree was used to conduct prayers in the previous years before the establishment of St Peter’s Koyo ACK Church in Nandi. …

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The Kenyan community that names babies after U.S. presidents and famous events

Naming a child is considered a very momentous occasion in some parts of the African continent, mainly because a name is an integral part of one’s identity. In some cultures, a name links a child to a specific tribe or family and maybe purposely chosen for the preservation of a …

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Binduri Community SHS female students sexually harassed due to lack of boarding facilities

The Headmaster of the Binduri Community Day Senior High School (SHS) in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region, Nabrose Emmanuel, has appealed to stakeholders in the educational sector to come to the aid of the school. The headmaster wants a dormitory facility put up for the school to …

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Why crocodiles are considered sacred in the Burkina Faso community of Bazoule

Deep in the heart of Burkina Faso lies the small village of Bazoule, where an unusual bond between humans and crocodiles exists. One that started from the Herculean task of women trekking long distances in search of water. Oral history has it that humans and reptiles used to live poles …

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