The President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, has criticised the behavior of some men who now seduce and suck the breasts of young women under the pretense that it will prevent breast cancer. “No one can suck breast cancer from a woman’s breast,” she asserted, adding that “it’s unfortunate, to say the...
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VRA announces possible controlled spillage of Akosombo, Kpong dams
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has served notice of a possible spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams in the coming days. In a statement released by the company, there is a consistent high rise in the dams, which would require a spillage in order to maintain their integrity. “We have observed a consistent high...
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Transport fares to increase by 19% from Oct. 29 – GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has disclosed that the Union will increase transport fares by 19% effective October 29. According to Godfred Abulbire, General Secretary of the Union, the increment is due to the recent hikes in fuel prices coupled with the galloping inflation and the current depreciation of the Cedi. Speaking in...
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Evangelist Patricia Asiedua granted GH¢150,000 bail
Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa has been granted GH¢150,000 bail with three sureties, one of whom must be justified with landed property. She has been told to leave her passport at the court register. The court has adjourned the case to November 15, 2022. This is distinct from her case before Accra’s Circuit...
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Times are hard under Akufo-Addo but don’t contemplate suicide – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to Ghanaians not to entertain the thought of committing suicide due to economic hardships. He said although times are tough in Ghana at the moment, suicide is never an answer. He was commenting on one Kakra who recently electrocuted himself at Kasoa, in the Central Region. He asked all...
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Obuasi: Youth clash with military over rescue of trapped miner; three wounded
Three persons have reportedly sustained gunshot wounds after some youth allegedly clashed with military officers at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The youth had mobilized to rescue their colleagues who were reportedly trapped in a mining pit belonging to AngloGold Ashanti on Tuesday. An altercation ensued between the youth and the military officers, leading to...
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Corpse buried by wrong family exhumed after a month
The remains of Linda Obri Akufu, 57, which got missing weeks ago at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital at Assin Fosu has finally been found and buried. Per information gathered, the confusion was a result of mistaken identity. The body of the deceased was mistaken for a young lady from Assin Adiembra with a similar...
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Lawyers are best candidates for Heaven, not hell – GBA President
President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo has dismissed some myths associated with the legal profession. For several years, there has been a myth that lawyers are buried upside down and that of all professions, they are the most likely candidates for hell because of the peculiar nature of their profession, coupled...
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My detractors in Ashanti Region will be shamed today, tomorrow and tomorrow’s next – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has jabbed detractors of his government who say he has done little in terms of development in the region. According to him, those detractors would soon be put to shame. The President made these remarks while addressing a gathering of chiefs and people of Suame, where he cut sod for the 4-tier Suame...
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W/R: Midwife, husband dump special child in deep forest to die
A midwife and her husband, who is a trained teacher, are currently in the grips of the Esiama District Police Command in Ellembelle for abandoning a four-year-old special child in a forest ostensibly to die. According to the assembly member for the Asaasetre-Ebowu Electoral Area, Barnabas Ewureku, who confirmed the news to Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson,...