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HIV infections on the increase due to galamsey activities — Ghana AIDS Commission

Illegal mining popularly known as galamsey is a major factor in the increase of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) infections in the country, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has said. According to the commission, the galamsey menace has compelled the citizens to engage in indiscriminate and unprotected sex. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director-General …

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VIDEO: Lilwin, Odehyieba combine on another gospel jam ‘Heaven’

Ghanaian actor and musician Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as “Lilwin,” has dropped another gospel hit song titled “Heaven.”. The song, which features one of Ghana’s budding gospel music sensations, Odehyieba, was produced by KinDee. The new gospel jam is the duo’s third collaboration after “Fa Wo Ladder” and “Bayifo Ne …

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Today is the happiest day of my life – Tornado on Afia Schwarzenegger’s arrest

Ghanaian socialite Nana Tornado has rejoiced after his nemesis, Afia Schwarzenegger, was given a ten-day sentence with a ¢60,000 fine for contempt over comments she and Mr Logic passed on a lawsuit that Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) filed against her. In a video that Tornado shared on Instagram, he praised …

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Manhyia Hospital nurses to strike on Friday over government’s failure to sack Ashanti NSS boss

The Ghana Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has released an itinerary of industrial actions that is scheduled to culminate in a nationwide strike by its members on Friday, December 9, 2022. In a statement released on Thursday, December 1, 2022, GRNMA said the action is in relation to the failure …

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Tears flow at KNUST as associate professor passes on

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been thrown into a state of mourning following the demise of one of the lecturers. Dr Richard Tia was an associate professor and a computational and theoretical chemist of the Department of Chemistry of the College of Sciences. According to …

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Queen Mothers to embark on a nationwide anti-galamsey campaign

The National Queen Mothers Platform has resolved to embark on a nationwide campaign against illegal mining. In a press release issued following the inaugural National Dialogue Series held by the Queen Mothers at Koforidua on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the President of the Platform, Nana Amponsah Dolua II, called for …

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Teacher Caught On Camera Twerking In front Of Students

Teenagers and young adults today do have a lot of crazy attitudes. What they come up with every day. On many occasions, there have been videos of young people, especially young women, twerking a lot in public or even in front of some of their coworkers. At other times, they …

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National security allegedly picks up man after anti-government posts on Twitter

#FreeKwakuNow is trending at number one on Twitter as many tweeps have taken to the platform to demand for justice after allegations that a man identified as Seth Asante Asiedu, aka Kwaku Rafik, has reportedly been picked up at his residence at Amasaman by National Security, This comes on the …

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No ban on small-scale mining – Mireku Duker

George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has opposed calls for the government to ban small-scale mining as a way of tackling illegal small-scale mining a.k.a galamsey. According to him, any form of ban on small-scale mining will do the country more harm than good. Speaking to …

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Three people found sitting on ship’s rudder survived an 11-day voyage from Nigeria

The Spanish coast guard has rescued three people who were stowed on top of the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria. In a photograph distributed by the coastguard on Monday, the migrants are shown perched on the rudder of the oil and chemical tanker …

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