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Christians, Muslims Pray Against LGBTQI+ Movement In Ghana

The Christian community in Ghana, including some Muslim clerics on Sunday evening [March 21, 2021] converged at the Burma Camp Worship Centre auditorium of The Church of Pentecost in Accra to seek divine intervention against the activities of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Right (LGBTQI+) movement in the …

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Education Minister Appears Before Parliament Over Controversial Textbooks

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will on Monday, March 22 appear before Parliament following an urgent question filed last week by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The question is related to the content of controversial textbooks said to denigrate some ethnic groups – …

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Tension At Akropong-Akuapem As gun-Wielding Men Steal Traditional Stool

Tension is brewing in Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region over a stolen traditional black stool by unidentified armed men. The stool which belongs to the Oyoko royal family was stolen by knife and gun-wielding men at night.  The incident has been reported to the Akropong police but no arrest has …

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Justice For All Programme: 830 Remand Prisoners Discharged, 171 Convicted

Eight hundred and thirty remand prisoners were discharged between 2007 and 2019 under the Justice for All Programme. This figure represents 18.72 per cent of the 4,435 remand prisoners who appeared before the court sittings which were held in the Akuse Male Prison, Sekondi Central Prison and the Koforidua Local …

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Retired Teacher Shot Dead At Bole

A popular former Mathematics Tutor in various schools at Bole, including the Bole Senior High School in the Savannah Region, has been shot dead by an unknown person or people at the outskirts of Bole on his way from his farm on 20th March, 2021 Reports say Mr Soale was …

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Man Loses Arm After Police Assault At Asutsuare

  The arm of a 30-year-old resident of Juapong injured by a Police officer has been amputated at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital. The victim Felix Kwame Nortey is demanding justice. Richard Manyo, brother of the victim explained to Kasapa News that on February 21, 2021 …

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Today’s Newspaper Headlines : Monday, March 22, 2021

Daily Graphic Covid-19 levy not for accrued bills – Gov’t St Augustine’s College commemorates 91st anniversary Daily Guide Nana blast Domelevo CSOs mischief Duffuor, Amoabeng want banks back The Finder Those quoting GH¢1.7bn as total Covid-19 expenditure misread the budget – Gov’t BOG revoked Unicredit’s licence lawfully The Daily Statesman …

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Four People Electrocuted At Anwomaso Bebre In Ashanti Region

Four men have been electrocuted at Anwomaso Bebre near Ejisu in the Ashanti region. These men include a father, his son and two others who were erecting a scaffold to work on a three-story house.       “In their attempt to move the metal structure from one end to …

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Finance Minister-Designate Ken Ofori-Atta Back Home From US Medical Trip

  Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has arrived in Ghana from the United States where he was receiving medical care   The Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has arrived in Ghana from the United States of America where he was receiving medical care after suffering some complications following his recovery …

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Covid-19 Levy Not To Pay For Free Water, Electricity Of 2020 – MoF

The Ministry of Finance has dismissed reports that Covid-19 levy is to be used in paying for free water and electricity of 2020. This comes after Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah had earlier said that the proposed new taxes are to help offset the gap created as a result of …

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