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Central Region: Tanker Kills Girl, 14, While Swimming In An Abandoned Pit

A fourteen-year-old girl has been crushed to death by a water tanker at Gomoa Asarekrom in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region on Friday. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the deceased, Atta Kakra together with her twin Sister Ata Panyin was said to have …

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Government Don’t Owe Toll Collectors Any Money – MoELR

The government insists that all former attendants at the defunct road toll collection points were paid in full for the duration of their contract. Months after the government abolished the collection of road tolls in the country with a promise to re-assign the affected workers; many of them are still …

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Police Head To Court Over Arise Ghana Demonstration

The Ghana Police Service has filed a case at the court seeking a determination of the time and location of pressure group, Arise Ghana’s intended demonstration. The Service said this has become necessary due to “the lack of agreement between the Police and the organisers on the time and location …

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Fraudsters Use NLA Boss Awuku’s Name In Recruitment Scam

A 73-year-old businessman Emmanuel King Opare, a known member of the ruling New Patriotic Party and a 55-year-old Teacher, Elizabeth Manukure, both residents of Akuapem Mamfe in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region have been arrested over GHC58,200 recruitment fraud. The accused persons allegedly used the name of …

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Presidency To North Tongu MP: Akufo-Addo’s Travels Have Benefits, What About Yours?

The Presidency in a strong-worded statement has questioned the relevance of the North Tongu Member of parliament and  Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s foreign travels. “Indeed, one may be tempted to ask just what benefit our nation has derived from Hon. Ablakwa’s foreign trips as …

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IMANI Africa Outlines 10 Challenges With National Cathedral Project

The IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has highlighted some challenges with the National Cathedral project in its latest policy document. The document drifts away from fundamental issues of politics and morality of the project and focuses on matters bordering on procurement, viability, and sustainability. It also questions the socio-economic …

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North Tongu MP Seeking To Achieve Prominence With Negative Attacks On President Akufo-Addo – Presidency

The Director of Communications at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin says accusations by North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa against President Akufo-Addo are mere propaganda to score political prominence. Mr. Ablakwa on Thursday, June 23 unapologetically accused President Akufo-Addo of spending €480,000.00 on his recent trip to Belgium …

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Ghana’s Gender Ministry Says, Over 1,000 Nigeriens Repatriated

The Ghana Immigration Service in collaboration with the Niger Embassy in Ghana has repatriated a total of 1320 Nigeriens to their home country. This was disclosed in a statement by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection on June 25. The Ministry said the first batch of 515 Nigeriens …

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Eastern Region: GRA Official Dies After Vehicle Dives Into River On Akyem Oda-Nkwanta Road

The Birim Central Municipal Deputy Director of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Richard Frimpong has been confirmed dead after his vehicle veered off the road into the bridge  on the Akyem Oda-Nkwanta road in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region.   He met his untimely death on his way to …

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