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Hundreds stranded as ferry breaks down at Afram Plains

Tension is mounting among commuters from Adawso to Ekye Amanfro in the Eastern Region as the ferry which transports passengers on the Afram river has developed a mechanical fault. Speaking to some drivers on Wednesday morning, they described the situation as worrying. According to reports, both ends of the river …

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Taliban shuts down women-run radio station for playing music during Ranadan

The Taliban-led government has shut down a women-run radio station in Afghanistan for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, Al-Jazeera reported.   The radio station called Sadai Banowan or “women’s voice” in the Dari language, is the country’s only radio station run mainly by women. It has eight staff …

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Wenchi: Headmistress closes down school over her missing GHC2k

The Headmistress for MalamKrom L/A Primary School in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region, Madam Gifty Pomaa has allegedly suspended teaching and learning activities over her missing GHC 2,000 at her bungalow, reports reaching MyNewGH.com suggests. The Headmistress according to a report by Kumasi-based Angel FM, closed the school …

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Kejetia Market to be shut down for another week

The board of the new Kejetia Market also known as the Kumasi City Markets Limited has directed that the facility should be remained closed for one more week. This comes after the market was gutted by fire on Wednesday, 15th March 2023 which led to the destruction of items worth …

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Kayan Mata: How women use this spell medicine to tie down men

They are herbs, potions, aphrodisiacs, or oil and they have just one purpose – to enhance sex or enhance love. It is a combination of two Hausa words – ‘Kayan’ which means; property, or things, and ‘Mata’ which means women. Put together, the word literally means ‘women’s things’. It appears …

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Fire incident: Close down Kajetia market for 3 days – Ash. Reg. Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah has recommended closure of the Kumasi Kejetia Market for three working days after fire gutted the market on Wednesday. This, he, said will give management of the market and technical team enough time to assess the level of damage caused by the fire …

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ECG closes down offices nationwide for a month beginning March 20

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that beginning Monday, March 20, 2023, it shall close down all of its offices across the country as it seeks to embark on a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise. The power distribution company said the exercise which will last for one month period …

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Dr. Adutwum to close down non-performing schools

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has challenged the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions to improve their educational outcomes or stand the risk of having their institutions closed down. He explained that a school with a …

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YouTube CEO Wojcicki steps down after almost 25 years at Google

YouTube Chief Executive and one of the first Google employees, Susan Wojcicki, has stepped down from her role, she said in a personal update on the video-sharing platform on Thursday, February 16.   Wojcicki, 54 who started work at the tech giant in her garage nearly 25 years ago, will be …

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Police gun down suspected armed robbers at Abor

Personnel from the Abor Police Command in the Volta Region have gunned down three suspected armed robbers in a robbery operation at Tsive- Kpotame near Kpadzakope, a suburb of Abor. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at about 0125 hours, resulted in the killing of the three …

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