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Ghana Declares End Of Marburg Virus Outbreak – WHO

Ghana Declares End Of Marburg Virus Outbreak – WHO

Ghana on Friday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak, a haemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebola, two months after recording three cases, two of them fatal, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced. "Ghana's Ministry of Health has declared the end of the epidemic after no cases were recorded for 42 days," the WHO announced in a statement. "Although the country has no experience with the virus, Ghana's response has been swift and robust," Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, was quoted as saying in the statement. This was the first time the haemorrhagic fever…
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Ghana Coach Otto Addo Names Squad for Friendlies Against Brazil and Nicaragua

Ghana Coach Otto Addo Names Squad for Friendlies Against Brazil and Nicaragua

  Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has named his squad for the international friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua later this month. The team will face Brazil on September 23 in Le Havre, France, before engaging Nicaragua three days later in Spain. In a post on social media by the Ghana Football Association, the team consists of several new players including England youth star Tariq Lamptey. Inaki Williams, Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer, Stephan Ambrosius and Mohammed Salisu have all been named in the team for the two matches. The coach will test the strength of his team with the…
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Violent Scenes At KNUST As Students Of Conti, Katanga Halls Clash

Violent Scenes At KNUST As Students Of Conti, Katanga Halls Clash

Information reaching wontumionline.com is that violence has broken out in parts of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST. It follows clashes between residents of Unity Hall popularly known as Conti and University Hall popularly known as Katanga hall. It is not immediately known what may have sparked the clash, however, sources on campus say it started during the day. Social media postings show the residents of the halls pelting stones at each other while lighting fires. A police officer and vehicle are seen on site, with some vehicles having their glasses smashed. Commonwealth-Sarbah Hall residents clash at…
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Serwaa Amihere, Mami, And Sandra Ankobiah Display Their Bikini Bodies In Las Vegas

Serwaa Amihere, Mami, And Sandra Ankobiah Display Their Bikini Bodies In Las Vegas

GHOne TV presenter, Serwaa Amihere, her sister, Mami, and Sandra Ankobiah have given social media users eye candy videos to watch as they partied in bikinis in the United States of America. In a video that was shared on Instagram by blogger FlavourTipz, the three known faces, donned Louis Vuitton bikinis while jamming to songs played at the pool party. While they all wore big sunglasses, Serwaa matched her Louis Vuitton bikini with a Louis Vuitton cap, her sister matched a bikini with a scarf she tied around her head, and Sandra let her hair down. Having enjoyed their beach…
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Denkyira Traditional Council Must Be Proactive To Prevent Chaos At Nkotumso Community

Denkyira Traditional Council Must Be Proactive To Prevent Chaos At Nkotumso Community

It is about hard time Chiefs in Denkyira Traditional Council must be Proactive and do the needful to avert possible anarchy at Nkotumso Nkasawura stool land. Nkotumso Nkasawura is a mining community in the Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region of Ghana. Investigations conducted by newsmen over the weekend revealed that there is a total outbreak of law and order in the said community. According to investigations,the law permits Doduo Biribi Aduonum-Gyeabour to operate fully as a Chief to be able to reorganize and develop his jurisdiction which is now in mess but Nana Anyimadu Kuffour II, popularly…
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Man Inflicts Cutlass Wounds On Woman For Rejecting His Love Proposal

Man Inflicts Cutlass Wounds On Woman For Rejecting His Love Proposal

A man in his thirties known as Wofa K is in the grips of the police for allegedly inflicting cutlass wounds on a female poultry farmer for rejecting his love proposal. The incident happened at Asuhyiae near Tepa in the Ashanti region. An eyewitness who wants to remain anonymous siad that the suspect had proposed several times to the victim, who is a widow, but she rejected his proposals. The eyewitness disclosed that the suspect plotted to attack the poultry farmer, and so as part of the plot, he started stealing from her poultry far until she caught him. The…
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VIDEO: We Will Not Spare Anyone Who Will Make Things Difficult For Bawumia To Be Flagbearer – NPP MP

VIDEO: We Will Not Spare Anyone Who Will Make Things Difficult For Bawumia To Be Flagbearer – NPP MP

Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, Effiduase/Asokore Constituency legislator has stated that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has to break the eight years of the political cycle with Vice President Dr Bawumia. According to Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, he will not spare anyone who will try to make things haphazard for Bawumia to be the NPP flag bearer. Talking to Oheneba Nana Asiedu on Wontumi TV Morning Show he said he said he will stand for Dr Bawumia on any day. "Asanteman loves Dr Bawumia but the poor development of Ashanti Region can tarnish his image," he bemoaned. He said the…
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R. Kelly: The History Of Allegations Against The R&B Singer

R. Kelly: The History Of Allegations Against The R&B Singer

For more than two decades, chart-topping R&B singer R. Kelly had faced allegations of sexual abuse. The accounts went back to the start of his career in the 1990s, with many centring on the predatory pursuit of teenage girls. In September 2021, he was found guilty of eight counts of sex trafficking and one of racketeering in a New York court, and on Wednesday he was sentenced to 30 years in jail for sex abuse. The singer - whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly - is separately facing trial in Chicago on child sex images and obstruction charges. He is…
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Leadership-Made-In-Africa With Modupe TAYLOR-PEARCE: Leaders Eat Last

In his book (‘The GIMPA Story’) about the transformation of GIMPA (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration), Professor Stephen Adei describes the sweeping changes that occurred during his tenure as leader of the institution from 2000 to 2009. It is an impressive story; during this period, GIMPA experienced meteoric growth in revenue, weaned itself off Government subvention while managing to triple the salaries of staff and faculty, and enhanced the brand of GIMPA from a brand that public sector leaders had abandoned to a desired brand that became a requisite for promotion in the civil service. What struck me…
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Africa Needs To Remove Structural Impediments In The Way Of Private Enterprises – Bawumia

Africa Needs To Remove Structural Impediments In The Way Of Private Enterprises – Bawumia

Africa Needs To Remove Structural Impediments In The Way Of Private Enterprises – Bawumia African governments have been urged to collaborate and implement a common strategy towards mitigating the destabilization and destruction wrought on the continent’s economies by the combined effects of the COVID 19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Adopting a common approach with the ultimate aim of reducing dependency and becoming self-sufficient would not only help the continent weather the current storm, but also prepare her for any such upheavals in the future, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has asserted. Speaking at the 22nd Annual General Meeting…
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