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E/R: Shots fired as Drivers invade MCE’s office to protest poor roads

Hundreds of Drivers at Asamankese, the Municipal capital of West Akyem in the Eastern region on Tuesday held a spontaneous protest over the deplorable roads in the area. Leadership of the Taxi Drivers had originally scheduled to meet the Municipal Chief Executive, Seth Oduro-Boadu ahead of a planned demonstration at a later date, but the angry taxi drivers who operate ...

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Akufo-Addo receives 2019 FOCOS Humanitarian award

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has received the 2019 FOCOS Humanitarian Award, on behalf of the people of Ghana, for the country’s “longstanding support for the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine”. Receiving the award on Monday, 23rd September, 2019, at the FOCOS NYC Gala ceremony, Mr. Akufo-Addo noted that orthopedic health conditions are severe among low and middle-income countries, ...

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You cannot threaten former presidents – Rawlings tells youth

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says it is wrong for any individual or group of persons to threaten former presidents. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) founder in a Facebook post condemned the youth groups who have to threaten former President John Dramani Mahama over the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II brouhaha. “It is utterly inappropriate for a youth group, and ...

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Ghanaian-born US citizen who ‘killed himself’ was sacked from Navy for sexual assault

A Ghanaian-born US citizen, Prince Yeboah Wiredu, who allegedly committed suicide had been sacked from the US navy in August 2017. The deceased was a Personnel Specialist Second Class (E-5) in the U.S. Navy A copy of the judgement obtained by JoyNews reads “the members [of the court] sentenced the appellant to 12 months’ confinement, reduction to pay grade E-1, ...

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Don’t underestimate attempted government takeover – Budu Koomson

Retired Army Captain and Security Consultant, Budu Koomson has warned against comments that seek to downplay the threats of the attempted destabilization of the government due to the nature and quantity of weapons involved. According to him, there have been periods of instability in the country that were started with far less weaponry and ammunition. Social media commentary since the ...

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Coup plot: Weapons don’t belong to my clients – Lawyer Adawudu

A private legal practitioner representing some three people arrested for attempting to overthrow the government says not all the weapons exhibited by the government belong to his clients. Victor Adawudu in an interview with Starr News stated that his clients completely deny owning most of the weapons found at the Citadel Hospital and exhibited by the government to back its ...

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Alajo coup: Govt must ask Rawlings what a coup is – Security expert

A security expert has extolled the expertise of former President Jerry John Rawlings in coup making and has recommended the government to seek his help on matters concerning the subject. In particular, Adam Bonaa of the Security Warehouse, wants the government to ask the architect of the 1979 and 1981 coups in Ghana, whether it is possible under the present conditions, for ...

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Haruna Attah writes: Asantehene is for all of us!

The Reference: A speech at the UN in New York and a statement in Accra, Ghana. Matters Arising: Actually, there’s not much more to the above than that, but all of a sudden, in certain quarters at home in Ghana and diaspora Ghana, it’s been as if a general reveille has been sounded for us to take to the ramparts ...

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