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NACOC Intercepts Marijuana Concealed In Cocoa Powder Containers

  The Narcotics Control Commission’s (NACOC) Ghana Post Unit on Friday, February 3, 2023, intercepted six (6) parcels of outbound cocoa powder plastic containers containing marijuana. The parcel, which was destined for the United Kingdom (UK), was discovered by officers of the Commission while carrying out their normal routine of …

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Gay activist installed as chief incurs wrath of Traditional Council

  Gay rights activist Davis Mac Iyalla fell down from Palanquin during installation as chief The Yamoransa Nkusukum Traditional Council in the Central Region has annulled the installation of gay activist, Davis Mac Iyalla, as Amankorehen of the area. The Paramount Chief of Nkusukum Traditional Area, Okesse Essandoh IX, renounced …

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Pastor, 3 others perished  as tipper truck runs over their private car at Ejisu (Video)

    Four people including a Senior Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church have reportedly died after a tipper truck rammed into a Mercedes Benz at Ejisu-Achina in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Two others also sustained severe injuries in the fatal accident which occurred on Tuesday …

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Doctors at Korle Bu threaten strike

  File photo: Doctor The Korle Bu Doctors Association (KODA) is threatening to withdraw its services to the Out-Patient Department and elective surgeries over unpaid arrears. The strike is expected to commence from February 6 to 10, should Management fail to come up with clear timelines for payment of 13th-month …

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Let’s castrate men who impregnate school girls – Queen mother

  The paramount queen mother of Abura Asiebu Kwamankese in the Central Region has cautioned men who impregnate teenagers and end up stalling their education against the practice. The queen mother, who bemoaned the phenomenon, is calling for the castration of men who impregnate young girls of school-going age. According …

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Murder of GPHA staff: 2 accused persons discharged

  The late Public Affairs Manager of the GPHA, Josephine Asante The two accused persons in the murder case of Mrs Josephine Asante, a former Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), have been discharged. They were discharged Thursday by the TDC District Court in Tema …

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Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School shut down indefinitely

  The Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Effiduase Asokore in the Sekeyere East District of the Ashanti Region has been shut down indefinitely after students went on a violent demonstration on Sunday, January 22, 2023. According to the management of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training …

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Police charge Agradaa’s lawyer with assault

  Lawyer for the embattled founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asiedua Koranteng, also known as Nana Agradaa, has been charged by the police over her re-arrest. Lawyer Theophilus Donkor is said to have assaulted the police when Nana Agradaa was being arrested last Monday. He is on …

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Driver shot as robbers attack OA bus on Techiman-Kintampo highway

  A driver of an OA bus is battling for his life after sustaining gunshot wounds during a robbery attack on the Techiman-Kintampo highway. The intercity travel bus was heading towards Burkina Faso from Kumasi when they were stopped by robbers upon getting to Jema, the capital of Kintampo. The …

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Fuel Prices To Go Up Between 5% And 9% Barring Govt Intervention

  Barring any government intervention, fuel prices will go up between 5% and 9% per litre from January 16, 2023 at the pumps. This will be the first time in a month that prices of petroleum products will increase. According to the Institute for Energy Security (IES), the expected surge …

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