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Koforidua Sakawa Boys Recruiting Children At The Expense Of their Education – MP

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi says “Sakawa boys” operating in Koforidua the Eastern Regional Capital are now recruiting children to exploit them in their nefarious activities. According to him, the situation has led to an increase in the number of teenagers engaging in the …

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Horrifying Moment As Man Gets Stranded In Car Amid Heavy Flood [Watch]

An unidentified man came face-to-face with death when his car got stuck in mud following a heavy downpour Thursday morning. The grey Toyota car traveling at the edge of a bridge got stuck as flood gushed out of the drainage. The driver couldn’t leave his car for fear he would …

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Beware: Thieves Now Buying Tickets As Passengers To Join Commercial Buses To Steal

Thieves in Ghana have now devised new strategy to steal personal belongings of passengers in commercial buses. The thieves, buy tickets to board long journey bound buses at lorry terminals as passengers to carry out their operation by stealing portable personal belongings mostly mobile phones, laptops, purse and other valuable …

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65-Year-Old Woman Escapes Death As House Is Set Ablaze Over ‘Witchcraft’ Accusations

A 65-year-old woman, Amina Mahama, has escaped lynching after some angry youth of Nakpali in the Zabzugu district of the Northern Region accused her of witchcraft. Properties, including Mma Amina’s house, about 10,000 tubers of yam have reportedly been set ablaze after she managed to run for her life. The unfortunate …

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Sompahemaa Foundation Donates Items Worth Ghc50,000 To Artisans In Suame.

Wife of the Majority Leader in Parliament and Chief Executive Officer for Sompahemaa Foundation, Mrs Irene Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has given artisanal equipment worth GHS 50,000.00 to about two hundred ladies in the Suame constituency. The items is to help set up the 200 ladies who have undergone some training in hair …

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CSOs Accuse Government Of Issuing Permit For Mining Near Mole National Park

Three Civil Society Organisations, (CSOs), with a focus on the mining sector, are accusing the government of granting permits to mining companies near the Mole National Park in the Savannah Region. This appears to be in contradiction of a recently-issued ban on all prospecting activities in forest reserves. The CSOs …

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16 ‘Galamsey’ Excavators Seized At Amenfi West In Western Region

Some 16 excavators believed to be used by illegal miners in the wanton destruction and pollution of rivers bodies have been seized by the Western Regional Security Council. The Security team made up of operation vanguard, Immigration, national security with support from the Amenfi West District stormed some illegal mining …

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Akufo-Addo Appoints Oboshie Sai-Cofie As Media And Strategic Communications Advisor

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Minister of Information in the erstwhile President John Kufuor administration, Mrs. Oboshie Sai-Cofie, as his advisor on media and strategic communications. Her appointment, according to Asaase News’ Jubilee House sources, signals the seriousness the President attaches to the government’s media relations and …

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Relocating Ghana’s Capital From Accra Will Be Expensive – Dan Botwe

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe has downplayed calls for the relocation of Ghana’s capital from Accra. According to him, adequate measures are being instituted by the government to ensure the effective administration of the city. He told journalists at the Regional Ministers and Chief Directors …

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