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Fraud victims chase MP over GHC800K job scam

A growing number of fraud victims in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Constituency who were duped in an GHC800, 000 job scam are chasing after the Member of Parliament for the area, Emmanuel Adjei Anwhere for a refund but he claims the fraud suspect in question no longer works in his office as his …

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NHIS should absorb bills of ‘rape and defilement victims’ – Okudzeto Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has reiterated the call for medical bills of raped and defiled victims to be absorbed by the National Health Insurance Scheme. According to him, we already have a well operationalized scheme which is the National Health Insurance Scheme so there is no …

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Pope prays for Nigeria church attack victims

Pope Francis has prayed for the victims of an attack on a Nigerian church in which at least 25 worshippers were killed by gunmen. A Vatican statement said he had learned of the deaths of dozens of people. The assault took place in the southern town of Owo, in Ondo state. Officials …

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GBA to provide legal aid to flogged victims of leaked sex tape

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) says it has taken over the incident involving the flogging of two persons alleged to have had a sexual encounter, recorded and leaked the video on social media. The Association’s Women and Minors Rights Committee has been tasked to “closely monitor and offer the necessary …

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Appiatse temporary structures ready; relocation of victims begin

Government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has delivered on its promise to secure a safe haven for the displaced victims of Appiatse and save them from the torrents of the rain.  Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources said five more structures have been …

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Identity of Akatsi riot victims revealed

The youth of Akatsi in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta region on Sunday morning clashed with the Akatsi police over the death of a 20-year old student of the Akatsi Senior High Technical school, Setor Agormeda. The deceased was one of three persons who were involved in what …

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Fire Service saves accident victims

The intervention of the Ghana National Fire Service at the accident and fire scene at Adiewoso on the Agona Nkwanta-Elubo Road in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region saved five persons from perishing. The five victims, who were critically injured as a result of the accident and the …

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DR Congo hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts

Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians, mostly women who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds, have …

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Mass burial for Appiatse explosion victims slated for March 11

The Appiatse Disaster Relief Committee has set March 11 for the mass burial of persons who lost their lives in the Bogoso-Appiate explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The explosion occurred on January 20, 2022, after a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited got involved in …

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Pray for us – Armed robbers plead with victims after attacking a VIP Bus

Some 40 passengers travelling from Takoradi to Kumasi are stranded at the Anwiankwanta Police Station after the bus they were travelling on was attacked by armed robbers. According to a report by 3news.com sighted by GhanaWeb, the passengers were attacked by a gang of five armed robbers at around 3:30 …

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