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ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah is new CID boss; Bright Oduro out

DCOP Bright Oduro, has been relieved of the position of Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service. ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has thus been directed by the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu, to act as the Director General of the CID. This directive …

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Abena Korkor apologises for ‘pay for sex’ allegations

Abena Korkor Addo, a teaching assistant at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has rendered an unqualified apology for making some startling allegations against some key personalities. According to her, she suffered a relapse leading to her alleging that some key persons in society have paid to have sex with …

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No lessons learned from June 3 disaster – Kwame Jantuah

The gas explosion that occurred at the Atomic Junction, Madina, on Saturday, October 6 indicates that no lessons have been learnt from the June 3rd twin fire and flood disaster that occurred in 2015, killing over 200 people, Kwame Jantuah, an energy expert, has said. According to him, the state …

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20-year-old narrates how a pastor hired her to act as a witch for money

A-20-year-old lady has revealed how she was “forced” to pretend to be a witch for a pastor to deliver her and then pay her in return. According to the nursing trainee student, who narrated her story on Accra-based Vision 1 FM, she was invited by her friend to pose like …

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Poultry farmers threaten to sell infested birds to public

A group calling itself the Concerned Poultry Farmers within the Greater Accra Region, has warned that their members may sell unwholesome chicken to the public if the government continues to default in the payment of compensations owed them. According to the farmers, who number about 35, government has failed to …

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Peacekeeping allowance report in ‘bad taste’ – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as “false” and in “bad taste”, reports that peacekeeping allowance of Ghanaian troops on various peacekeeping missions has been slashed; contrary to a March promise by the government to increase it to $35 from $31. The GAF observed that the “negative comments” are …

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NPA shuts down 21 LPG stations

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has shut down 21 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations across the country for failing to meet various safety standards following inspections on Thursday, 12 October. CEO of the NPA, Alhassan Tampuli said on Friday, 13 October that: “Yesterday our inspection and monitoring team closed down …

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Kojo Yankson finally apologises for conjuring ‘chinchinga’ gas explosion theory

Broadcast Journalist Kojo Yankson has unreservedly apologized for prematurely concluding that the gas explosion at Atomic Junction on Saturday night was sparked by a fire lit by a kebab seller. In the aftermath of the explosion, the host of JoyFm’s super morning show, took to social media with what he …

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Upper East region private SHSs threaten to lay off staff

Some owners of private Senior High Schools in the Upper East Region are threatening to lay off some of their teaching and non-teaching staff following a successful implementation of the Free Senior High School policy that has taken in almost all the students. According to authorities of some private SHSs …

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Begoro Science Resource Centre abandoned; students’ performance affected

Students of the Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School and other schools in the catchment area have been without a functional science laboratory since 2011, with a telling impact on the performance of its science students. The contract for the rehabilitation of the science resource centre at Begoro was awarded to …

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