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53 year-oldman to spend 24 months in prison for ‘fingering’ young girl

The Tema Circuit A has sentenced Kwesi Krampah, 53, for allegedly luring and inserting his finger into the vagina of a 12-year-old young girl. He will serve 24 months in jail with hard labour. The court presided over by Ms Agnes Opoku Banie sentenced the accused after he pleaded guilty …

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Nominees approval: MPs who captured their vote did no wrong – Ketu South MP

Member of Parliament for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie has justified the decision by some of her colleagues to capture their vote on the approval of ministerial nominees on camera. Some MPs who captured the vote are using the image as proof of following the party’s directive to reject President Akufo …

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Goodbye To Maize & Soya-Beans

The crisis-hit poultry sub-sector of the agricultural mixed bag in Ghana is largely due to the shortage and the high cost of poultry feed. The traditional sources of feed are overstretched and this continues to threaten poultry in Ghana. This rubs off the other factors affecting poultry production in Ghana. …

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Allow Us to Support our Choice – Group slams some NPP MPs

A group by name Grassroots Delegates Platform has cautioned NPP Members of Parliament (MPs) to desist from forcing their choice on them as the party readies to elect its flag-bearer for election 2024. Addressing a press conference eary Thursday, Frederick Owusu alias Ortega said some MPs have been threatening some …

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C/R:CHAINSAW OPERATOR,50, KILLED BY FALLING TREE AT ABODWESESO

A 50-year-old Chainsaw Operator, Kweku Essuman,has met his untimely death when he was crushed by a tree he was cutting. The incident happened at Tuesday, March 14 2023 in the evening around 4:30 PM. The deceased who hails from Assin Abodweseso in the Assin South District of the Central Region …

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Parliament passes Pensions Bill

Parliament has passed the National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The object of the bill is to exclude the Police Service, the Immigration Service, the Prisons Service, the security and intelligence agencies and the Ghana National Fire Service from the unification pensions. The bill seeks to amend the National Pensions Act, …

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Akufo-Addo congratulates Nigeria’s president-elect Tinubu

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the president-elect of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his victory in the just-ended presidential election. Mr Akufo-Ado asked him to continue in the stead of past Nigerian leaders, and deepen even further the strong friendship that exists between Nigeria & Ghana. In a …

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Prophet bags 21 years imprisonment for defiling 10-year-old step daughter

  The pastor of Restoration Bible Church, Itiam Street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Prophet Anwana Peter Essien has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for defiling his 10-year-old step daughter. The Prophet, a native of Afaha Ise in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, defiled his victim, a JSS 1 …

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Health Minister fails to show up in Parliament over vaccine shortage

The Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu was unable to show up in Parliament after being invited to explain issues surrounding the vaccine shortages in parts of the county. He was expected to appear in the House today Tuesday, February 28 to explain measures that have been put in place to …

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Bawa’s Struggle Against Homophobia in Kumasi

  In November 2023, the tranquil community of Tafo Pankron in Kumasi, Ghana, witnessed a disturbing incident that would shake the foundations of one man’s life. Bawa Mohammed Amin, a 41-year-old resident, found himself at the center of a storm of accusations, facing hostility and threats from his own community …

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