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23 Burkinabes who entered Ghana illegally repatriated

Twenty-three Burkinabes who entered Ghana through unapproved routes at Nandom in the Upper West Region were arrested and repatriated by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), on Wednesday. The migrants were arrested at the Babile Checkpoint by the GIS personnel when the buses on which they were travelling were …

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Ghana scores high on ‘Open Budget Survey’

Ghana has scored 54 in the global ‘2019 Open Budget Survey,’ the world’s only independent, comparative and fact-based research. The research uses internationally accepted criteria to assess public access to central government budget information, formal public participation in national budget processes and oversight institutions. The survey said though budget transparency …

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DOWNLOAD MP3: “Gye Yɛn” by Nana Top Kay [Prod. By Apya]

#BossNation’s singer #NanaTopKay has run to God seeking help to the nation Ghana. The highlife artist pleaded for a good government as Ghana approach hardship since the Country gain it’s independence. According to #NanaTopKay, each leader in the country swear with Bible to adhere the rules governing the homeland Ghana. …

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Covid-19: ‘When ‘we’ were thinking about Ghana at 2am, Mahama was asleep’ – Ursula Owusu

Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said in an interview MyNewsGh.com monitored that former President John Dramani Mahama was fast asleep when she and others were thinking about Ghana and its COVID-19 response at 2am midnight. According to her, the former President has no idea how to help fight the novel coronavirus because …

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FIFA to offer $500k relief package to GFA amid coronavirus pandemic

The Ghana Football Association will receive a $500,000 financial package from FIFA in the coming days plus any entitlement under the FIFA development programme amid the Coronavirus outbreak, the world governing body announced on Friday. The FA, which is one of the member associations to have been badly affected by the outbreak …

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Why some Ghanaians depend on ‘akpeteshie’ for protection against coronavirus

Despite the several warnings that the intake of alcohol does not prevent Coronavirus, many are yet to be convinced. Most people have resorted to the use of locally manufactured hard liquor (Akpeteshie) and methylated spirit in place of approved hand sanitizers to prevent themselves from being infected with disease. Every …

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Something Ghanaians must learn from Nigerians

I am a Ghanaian and arguably a Nigerian also, I lived in several parts of Nigeria for over two decades and I have lived here in Ghana for almost same period – so I am writing from a combined experience of about 40 years. I know the difference between the …

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1 taxi, 1 passenger – Police enforce social distance directive at Odorkor-Darkuman Highway

As the end of the 21-day lockdown period for some parts of the country nears, police and military men ensuring the directive is been adhered to, have beefed up security at all checkpoints in the affected areas. A tour by the GhanaWeb news team to some checkpoints in Accra revealed …

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Ghanaians demand 6 hourly COVID-19 updates and not virtual concerts – Minority to govt

The Minority has called on the government to avoid delays in updating figures on COVID-19 cases. They are demanding a six-hourly update, and want the government to be more transparent in how the numbers are churned out. Ranking Member on Health Committee Kwabena Mintah Akandoh addressing the media at the Parliament House …

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Documentary reveals how Ghanaians as young as 16 years are addicted to cocaine

Like it or not, while some Ghanaians cannot survive a day without food under this lockdown period, hence pleading with the government to supply them with food, there is a group of people whose daily survival is dependent on drugs. The battle of satisfying ones’ high on a daily basis …

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