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US woman becomes first female to be cured of HIV

A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of HIV. The patient was being treated for leukaemia when she received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the Aids-causing virus. The woman has now been free …

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You are not ‘headmaster of journalism’ – ASEPA boss to ‘ungrateful’ Manasseh

Mensah Thompson, Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability, ASEPA, has written an open letter directed at the investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni. Thompson pointed out in the letter posted on Facebook that Manasseh’s recent pronouncements on arrests of some civil society activists left much to …

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Hearts vs. Kotoko clash: Clearance given for stadium to be filled to capacity

The February 20, 2022, Ghana Premier League fixture between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko can be played before a fully-packed stadium. This development was contained in a letter from the National Sports Authority, NSA, to the General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, GFA. The communication dated February 18, 2022 …

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Transport fares to go up Feb. 26, GPRTU in talks with govt over percentage

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has reminded commuters to expect an increase in transport fares from Saturday, 26 February 2022. Speaking in an interview, the Union’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Imoro Abbas said they are currently engaging the government on what percentage the upward adjustment should be. “We …

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Three players to be called up by Otto Addo for Nigeria test

Stop gap Black Stars trainer Otto Addo is set to freshen up the squad that will face Nigeria in the two legged 2022 World Cup qualifier play offs against Nigeria with some fresh faces. The Borussia Dortmund Assistant coach is set to hand call ups to three players who have …

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Look and learn – Ablakwa points Akufo-Addo to ‘rich’ SA Prez flying commercial

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to look and learn from the manner in which his South African counterpart opted to travel overseas recently. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa earlier this week boarded a commercial flight on his way to …

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17 burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in Nigerian state

No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in the Ogun State of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday, February 18 before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, …

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Settlement residents mount roadblock to protest deplorable roads

Aggrieved residents of Agric Settlement, suburb of Canteen in the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region have mounted a road barricade in protest of deplorable road network leading to the community. The residents say there was an urgent need to fix the deplorable road network which has since become …

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NDC serial caller allegedly beaten to death

A 34-year-old serial caller of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been beaten to death by a mob at Bibiani Natwikumye, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. Issac Asare, commonly known as Maazoa Newman, a freelance sports commentator was assaulted …

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US-based Ghanaian pleads guilty to laundering $35m from Americans

US-based Ghanaian, Fred Asante, who was arrested on February 17, 2021, as a member of a criminal money laundering syndicate in Ghana, has now pleaded guilty. Fred Asante pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and …

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