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Container with weapons arrested at Tema Habour

A container suspected to be carrying a large cache of weapons have been detained by Custom officials at the Tema Habour. The container, according to sources, is being closely guarded by various security officials in the ahead of an inspection Friday morning. It is unclear who imported the weapons but sources at the Custom unit have dismissed an audio recording ...

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Rawlings condemns brutal Amasaman police assault

Former President Rawlings has condemned the brutal assault on a police man at Amasaman a few days ago, stating that to assault a man in uniform in such a manner is an indictment on our society and totally unjustifiable. “It is painful the extent to which a policeman was badly beaten to the point that you could hardly see his ...

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Radio Gold, XYZ shut down bad judgement – Gyampo

Professor Ransford Gyampo has condemned the timing of the decision by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to shut down Radio Gold and Radio XYZ. The NCA, which is a regulator of spectrum in the country, on Thursday stormed the premises of the two opposition affiliated stations and shut them down as they were broadcasting live a press event by the ...

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Special Prosecutor quizzes Bissue, Owusu -They were mentioned in Anas’s galamsey documentary

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has interrogated a Presidential Staffer, Mr Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue, and another for allegedly working against Ghana’s efforts to end illegal mining. They were also afforded the opportunity to view the raw unedited video, which showed them allegedly taking bribe to promote illegal mining activities. Bissue was interrogated on May 8, 2019, ...

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Vice–Chairman of Select Committee on Sports wishes ‘Happy Ramadan’ to Muslims

Member of Parliament for Gomoa East and deputy chairman of Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, Kojo Asemanyi, wishes ‘Happy Ramadan’ to all Muslims brothers and sisters in Ghana and globally. The legislator took to his social media pages to wish Muslims on the occasion of the Ramadan (Muslim holy month of fasting). “On this Ramadan, I wish you luck, happiness ...

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Enough is enough – NDC elders to govt, police

The opposition NDC has dared the police to arrest its national chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo after a decision not to allow him to honour the CID investigation. The CID on Wednesday invited the beleaguered NDC national chairman to appear before it for questioning connection with kidnappings and market fires Thursday at 2 pm. According to the CID, its investigations into ...

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Radio Gold, XYZ shut down: NCA being too harsh – GIBA

The Ghana Independence Broadcasters Association-GIBA has described the decision of the National Communication Authority to shut down Radio Gold and Radio XYZ, as too harsh. President of the association, Andrew Danso Anninkora, said on Joy News’ TopStory Thursday that, the way out to resolve the impasse is “not the recitation of laws but dialogue.” Officials of the NCA stormed the ...

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Why NCA shut down Radio Gold and XYZ

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has explained it shut down Radio Gold and Radio XYZ on Thursday afternoon because they failed to comply with the ruling Of ECT. Below is a copy of the NCA’s explanation Radio stations operating without valid authorisations as determined by the 2017 FM Broadcasting Audit are being shut down with immediate effect as enforcement action ...

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