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Eleven die in Tamale-Buipe highway crash

A file photo of an accident Some eleven people have died on the spot after they got involved in a crash involving a Toyota minibus and DAF tipper truck on the Tamale Buipe highway at about 7:30 pm on Tuesday, 13 April 2021. Five survivors are in critical condition and …

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Niger school blaze: Trapped children die in Niamey

IMAGE COPYRIGHTTCHIMA ILLA ISSOUFOU/BBCimage captionThe remains of desks are all that is left from the straw-hut classrooms At least 20 children have died after they became trapped in a fire at a school in Niger’s capital, Niamey. It started late on Tuesday afternoon when the children were in lessons, many …

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Man stabbed to death in Oti Region

  A 50-year-old man, has been stabbed to death by his cousin during a family disagreement at Bodada in the Jasikan District of the Oti Region. Francis Brown, who allegedly stabbed his cousin to death, had fled from the town. Police Superintendent, Mr Lawrence Gbele of the Jasikan District Police …

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UCC level 100 student killed in road accident

  The Director of Public Affairs at the University of Cape Coast, says a level 100 Bachelor of Commerce student, has been killed in a road traffic accident. In a statement copied to GhanaWeb, Major Kofi Baah-Bentum (Rtd.), the PRO explained that Pricialla Owusu Achia, 19, was knocked down by …

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GTV favoured NPP in allocation of airtime ahead of 2020 polls – EU report

EU’s Election Observation Missions’ (EOMs) final report on Ghana’s 2020 election says that the state broadcaster, GTV, favoured the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its coverage ahead of the polls. It said 26.2 percent of airtime on election-related news programmes focused on activities of the NPP while 15.8 percent was …

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Osafo-Maafo returns, grabs top post in Akufo-Addo government

  After announcing his retirement as Senior Minister, Nana Yaw Osafo-Maafo is back in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government as a Senior Presidential Advisor. According to a report by Graphic Online sighted by GhanaWeb, the former Senior Minister announced his new appointment whilst addressing the Birim Central Municipal Assembly at Akyem Oda in …

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Covid-19: US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said six cases in 6.8 million doses had been reported and it was acting “out of …

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Stop participating in Cryptocurrency transactions – SEC warns Ghanaians

The Security and Exchange Commission of Ghana (SEC) has cautioned the general public against engaging in the transaction of cryptocurrency (bitcoin) in any form. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Ababio cryptocurrency is illegal in the country and is not regulated by the commission …

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Two Persons on Motorbike Killed

Two persons on a motorbike have died after crashing with Hyundai H-100 minibus crashed on Kpong to Akosombo Highway. The accident occurred Friday, April 9, 2021, at about 3:30pm. The Hyundai H-100 mini bus with registration number GR 4670-16 with eight (8) passengers onboard from Akosombo towards Accra but on …

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Robbers shoot husband and wife in Sekondi-Takoradi

Suspected armed robbers Monday afternoon attacked and shot a man and his wife who according to eyewitness accounts had withdrawn money from a nearby bank in Sekondi in the Western region. The robbers were said to be on a motorbike trailing the couple from the bank and shot them twice …

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