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Ashanti Region Deserves More Development As Your Stronghold – Asantehene

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to furnish the Ashanti region with more developmental projects.   The Asante Monarch said the region is the stronghold of the governing party and for that reason, it deserves the best.   “[The] Ashanti region is …

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NALS Raise Red Flags Over ‘Undisclosed’ Pass Mark For Professional Course Admissions

The National Association of Law Students (NALS) has expressed its disappointment at the failure of the Independent Examination Council (IEC) to disclose a clear cut pass mark for prospective students of the Ghana School of Law (GSL). This comes on the back of a notice for the sale of application …

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Ashanti Region: Nkawie Police Rescues 11-year-old Girl Abducted At Atwima Akrofuom

The Nkawie police in the Ashanti Region have rescued an 11-year-old girl at Akrofuom in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality.   Her hands and legs were tied and blindfolded by the alleged abductors.   The traumatised victim, a pupil of Akrofuom Primary School, was found in one of the rooms of …

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‘I Am Scared’ – Kwadaso MCE Cries After Thieves Broke Into His Home

The Kwadaso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Richmond Agyenim Boateng, says he is living in fear after unidentified thieves broke into his home. The unfortunate incident reportedly occurred around 8:00 pm on Wednesday evening July 27 but the MCE and family were not home.   “I went for REGSEC meeting at …

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Non-Resident Ghanaians Can Use Passport To Re-register Their SIM Cards – Communications Minister

The Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation has announced that Ghanaians living abroad can use their passports to complete the SIM card registration process. This follows the extension of deadline for SIM card re-registrations to September 30, 2022. The postponement of the deadline is to enable mobile telephone subscribers complete the …

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Oppong Nkrumah Meets Factions In Ofoase-Ayirebi Clashes

Following violent clashes between Ofoase Zongo and Brenase Youth in the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency last Thursday, Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has visited both sides of the impass to calm tensions and called for peace. In an engagement with townsfolk and traditional leaders on both sides, …

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Concerned Mobile Network Subscribers Kick Against GH¢5 Charge For SIM Registration Via Self-Service App

The Concerned Mobile Network Subscribers are protesting against the implementation of the GH¢5 charge to be paid by the public when registering their SIM cards with the self-service SIM registration App. In a press release, the group criticised the Communications and Digitilisation Minister, who made the announcement on Sunday. According …

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Ban On Hunting And Capturing Of Wild Animals Begins On August 1st

The annual ban on hunting begins today, Monday, 1 August 2022 and ends on 1 December 2022, the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission  of Ghana has announced. The ban is in conformity with the Wildlife Conservation Regulation 1971, L.I.685. “During this period, it shall be illegal for anybody to …

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Blood Spilled At NDC Branch Elections

The ongoing branch elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is creating bloodbath across the regions. Anarchy and confusion have taken the centre stage across constituencies that branch elections have commenced. In Upper West, the Regional Chairman of NDC, Abdul Nashir Bunas is said to have gone against party’s …

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