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Ashanti Region: Voter Registration Turns Chaotic As 2 Sustain Machete Wounds At Adu Gyama

Two persons have reportedly been injured following rioting between two factions at a voter registration centre at Adu Gyama in the Ahafo Ano South East constituency of the Ashanti region. The injured were part of a group who attempted to prevent two students from registering their details in the voters’ …

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Final Funeral Rites Date For Late Gospel Legend KODA Announced

The final funeral rites for the late Gospel legend, KODA, will be held on June 5, 2024, at the Kingsway International Christian Centre [KICC] located at Spintex Road in Accra. The date for the funeral was announced at the One-Week observance of late gospel legend which was held in Takoradi. …

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Roads Leading To Manhyia Palace To Be Blocked On Sunday

The Manhyia Palace has announced that all roads leading to the palace on Sunday, May 12, will be blocked. In a statement, the Palace noted that only vehicles with appropriate stickers would be allowed access to these roads. “This is to give dignitaries attending the Adae Kese easy passage to …

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C/R: NPP Communications Director Attacked With Cutlass Over Busing Of People For Voter Registration – Report

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Communications Director, Justice Agyemang, was brutally attacked in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise in Cape Coast North and suffered cutlass wounds to his head. Agyemang was allegedly attacked by Eric Sampson, also known as Bullet, purportedly the bodyguard of Cape Coast North Member of …

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Video: Bawumia Declares Stance On The Policy Of Taxing Churches In Ghana

In honour of the churches’ contributions to the nation’s growth, Vice President of the Republic Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to “incentivise churches” if he is elected president. The Vice President pointed out some interventions and contributions the church has made post-independence to justify his pledge. Dr Bawumia said this …

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Voter Registration Exercise: Mpohor NDC Deputy Secretary, Headmaster Arrested For Registering Minors

Bernard Afful, the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) deputy constituency secretary for Mpohor, has been arrested by police in the Western Region for registering voters who are younger than the legally mandated 18-year-old in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. Afful, 59, was arrested together with Rojer Miller, 33, proprietor of …

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Akufo-Addo Explains The Rationale Behind Renaming Kumasi Airport To Prempeh I International Airport.

The purpose of renaming the Kumasi Airport to Nana Agyeman Prempeh I International Airport was explained by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, May 10, during the commissioning ceremony. According to him, the new name pays tribute to Asantehene Nana Agyeman Prempeh I, acknowledging his pivotal role in shaping …

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Video: President Akufo-Addo, Asantehene Commission Prempeh I International Airport

The President of the republic Nana Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have officially commissioned Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi, which was formerly known as the Kumasi International Airport. The ceremony took place in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region, on Friday, May 10, and was attended by …

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Glovo To Shutdown Operations In Ghana Tonight

Glovo will at 10:00 pm this evening shut down its operations in Ghana. This is after it made a stunning announcement of its decision to withdraw from the Ghanaian market to stakeholders. High operational costs and revenue shortfalls have been cited as some of the reasons why the company decided …

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2024 BECE Exams To Be Written For 6 Days – WAEC

Final-year Junior High School (JHS) students across the country will face a revamped Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) this year, with the addition of three new subjects, as announced by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The newly introduced subjects include Career Technology, Creative Art & Design, and Arabic.   …

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