A 27-year-old Nigerian electrician who defiled an 8-year-old girl and abandoned her in a pool of blood has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The country’s Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court convicted and sentenced Olamide Ayodele on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The presiding judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye said that the prosecution team satisfied the court sufficiently...
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We need to interrogate sale of Vodafone to Telecel – Sam George
The way and manner the sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group has been handled require further interrogation to be done on the deal, Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George has said. Speaking on the Ghana Tonight show with Alfred Ocansey on TV3 Tuesday, January 17, the Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament said...
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Ahanta West: Mother allegedly hangs son and herself
A young mother has committed suicide at Ajoa, a community in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. Before committing suicide, she hanged her son. It is currently unknown what caused her to take her life and that of her son but eyewitnesses who interacted with the host of Connect FM’s Omanbapa morning show, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson,...
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No delay to Nigeria elections – INEC Nigeria
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission is not contemplating any adjustment to the election timetable, let alone postponing the 2023 general elections. Mr Yakubu stated this at the presentation of the electronic copy of the 93,469,008 voter register to leaders of political parties on Wednesday in Abuja. ...
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Take steps to address pressure on cedi – AGI to government
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has made a passionate appeal to government to take steps to address the recent depreciation of the cedi to the dollar, warning if the trend continues, it could erode the gains made during the month of December 2022. The association comment is coming at a time the cedi has...
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Free textbook-loaded tablets for all SHS students this year – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced plans by government to distribute free electronic tablets to all Senior High School (SHS) students across the country. Dr. Bawumia says the move forms part of government’s digitization agenda.The Vice President was speaking at this year’s New Year School at the University of Ghana, Legon. The tablet,...
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Asawase MP reports constituency chairman’s murder allegation to party hierarchy and police
Asawase MP Muntaka Mubarak says he has petitioned the NDC Ashanti leadership and the police over allegations made by the new party Chairman of the constituency. Faisal Dauda at a press conference accused the legislator of planning to murder him. He also alleged that the Minority Chief Whip is in bed with the NPP government...
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At least 5 banks will collapse over debt exchange programme – Ato Forson predicts
The Minority in Parliament says the ongoing debt exchange programme will not augur well for the banks in the country. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the opposition NDC members’ spokesperson on Finance said a minimum of five commercial banks will collapse over the exercise if care is not taken. According to him, a chunk of the...
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Government to borrow ¢2.42bn in T-bills this week
Government will borrow ¢2.42 billion in Treasury bills to refinance the upcoming maturities of ¢2.22 billion in this week’s T-bill auction. This is coming after the government obtained ¢1.72 billion from the short-term securities, from a target of ¢1.125 billion last week. The amount achieved exceeded the auction target by 52.30%, surpassing the refinancing obligation....
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IGP heads to Kumasi to visit family of Police officer burnt to death
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare is heading for Kumasi following the fire incident that has taken the life of a police officer and his family to commiserate with the bereaved family. The IGP is going to the region after a fire gutted the residence of a police officer and burnt him, his...