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Hearts of Oak, Great Olympics narrowly escape relegation in Ghana Premier League

Accra-based clubs Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics narrowly escaped relegation in the Ghana Premier League 2022/23 season. The two clubs were neck-deep in the relegation battle on the final day of the season, however, they managed to survive relegation and stay in Ghana’s top-flight league. Hearts of Oak, who …

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Businessman in court for selling government land granted GH¢400,000 bail

The Adentan Circuit Court has granted bail to Alhassan Hardi Mohammed, a businessman who allegedly sold five government-owned plots of land. He (the accused) pleaded not guilty to the charge of selling land. In a graphic.com.gh report, the court presided over by Her Honour Sedinam Awo Balokah granted the accused …

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About 50 Nigerian, Ghanaian commercial sex workers arrested in Koforidua

About fifty (50) commercial sex workers have been arrested last night in Koforidua through a special operation initiated by the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi and the police. Sources say majority of the suspects are Nigerians some of whom were trafficked. Few of the suspects are however Ghanaians. They …

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2023 Pilgrimage: First batch of Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims arrive in Saudi city of Madina

The first batch of Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims constituting a total number of 429 for this year’s hajj have landed safely in the Saudi city of Madina. A transcript available to GhanaWeb indicates that they were received by an advance team of the Ghana Hajj Board officials, an envoy in the …

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Ninth suspect arrested in Thabo Bester escape matter

The police have made another arrest in the Thabo Bester escape matter. This brings to nine, the number of people arrested in connection with the aiding and abetting of rapist and murderer, |Bester to escape from prison. The suspect is a 31-year old Zimbabwean national. “The suspect was arrested on …

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Three British tourists missing after fire on boat in Red Sea

Three British tourists were missing and 12 had been rescued after a motor boat caught fire on Sunday off the Egyptian Red Sea coast, Egyptian officials and security sources said. The survivors were brought to safety in the nearby diving resort of Marsa Shagra, about 21km (13 miles) north of …

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Marriages in China slump to historic low

Marriages in China dropped in 2022 to their lowest since records began, local news outlet Yicai reported on Sunday, continuing a steady decline over the past decade although the matrimonial total may have been affected by stringent COVID lockdowns. Just 6.83 million couples completed their marriage registrations last year, data …

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120 students displaced, 4-bedroom house razed down in 2 separate fire outbreaks

At least 120 students of the Anhwiaso Nursing Training College in the Western Region have been displaced with property worth hundreds of Ghana cedi destroyed when fire gutted the college, Monday evening. Three out of the eight rooms used as facilities to keep chop boxes and personal effects of the …

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Ghanaian, 5 others arrested in Turkey over Africa-bound $1 billion counterfeit money

Turkish security forces have seized $1 billion in counterfeit money and arrested six individuals involved in the operation, according to a report by reuters.com. Among the detainees were one Ghanaian national and three Swedish citizens, as confirmed by the governor’s office of Turkey on Friday, June 9, 2023. The office …

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AK-47, pump action gun and pistols: Police reveal weapons retrieved from suspected land guards killed in gun battle at Bortianor

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the deaths of five individuals during a gunfire exchange with suspected land guards in Bortianor, Greater Accra Region. Earlier media reports indicated that nine suspected land guards were gunned down by members of the Police Anti-Robbery Unit on Friday, June 9, 2023. However, the …

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