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28 Aug

Photos: Pakistan Monsoon Flooding Death Toll Tops 1,000

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The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released by the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The NDMA said on Sunday that 119 people had died in the past 24 hours as heavy rains continued to lash parts of the country. Historic monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan have affected more than 30 million people over the last few weeks, the country’s climate change minister said, calling the situation a “climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions”. The military has joined the country’s national and provincial authorities in responding to the floods and Pakistan’s army chief…

21 Aug

Farmer Arrested For Attempting To Sell His 2-Year-Old Daughter For GH¢20,000

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A 35-year-old farmer at Agona Asafo has been arrested by the Agona Swedru Police Command after he bargained to sell off his 2-year-old daughter for an amount of GH¢20,000. According to a report, the farmer in one of his usual conversations with a group of friends revealed his intentions to sell off his daughter and start a new life as his current life as a farmer is riddled with poverty. His friends who felt the seriousness in the statement reported the matter to the Agona Swedru Police Command who entrapped him with an offer to buy his daughter. The suspect,…

06 May

Man Jailed For Attempting To Sell His Son For GH¢500,000

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Man Jailed For Attempting To Sell His Son For GH¢500,000 A 38-year-old farmer found guilty of attempting to trade his son has been handed a 10-year jail sentence by the Takoradi Circuit Court B. Kwabena Ebo pleaded guilty to a charge of trading of a person contrary to sections 2(1) & (2) of the Human Trafficking Act 694 of 2001. The presiding judge, Her Lordship Abigail Anima Asare, noted that the accused deserved such stiff punishment due to the offence he committed. According to the prosecutor, Robert Inspector Yawson, Kwabena Ebo, a resident of Ayisakro, a community near Axim in…

15 Apr

Fuel Station Manager Jailed 120 Months For Stealing GH¢398,000

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Fuel Station Manager Jailed 120 Months For Stealing GH¢398,000 A 30-year-old fuel station manager of the Kwahu-Tafo branch of Infin Ghana Limited has been jailed 120 months in hard labour by the Mpraeso Circuit Court for stealing GH¢398,545 belonging to his employer. Ernest Boakye, who pleaded not guilty to stealing, was slapped with the sentence after the court, presided over by Stephen Kumi held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt to establish his guilt. Deterrent Delivering his sentence, Mr Kumi said Boakye deserved to be punished to serve as a deterrent to employees who engaged in fraudulent…

13 Apr

Businessman Sues Sulley Muntari, Demands Payment Of €97,000

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Businessman Sues Sulley Muntari, Demands Payment Of €97,000 Businessman, Rodrigo Renato Gianno, has sued Hearts of Oak Midfielder, Sulley Ali Muntari, at the High Court. He is demanding the payment of €97,320 which he alleges the footballer has refused to pay him. He explains that between 2015 and 2017, the former International player contracted him to book and pay for various airline tickets and various hotel rooms for himself, his family and friends. Mr. Muntari is said to have neglected or refused to pay the businessman the stated amount. Mr. Gianno says cheques issued by the footballer to pay the…

12 Mar

(VIDEO) Chairman Wontumi Mourns With Afia Schwar, Donates GHc 4,000

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(VIDEO) Chairman Wontumi Mourns With Afia Schwar, Donates GHc 4,000 The Ashanti regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako was the toast at the funeral of Afia Schwarzenegger's late father in Kumasi as the mourners besieged him. Chairman Wontumi donated GHc 4,000 to console Afia Schwar. It could be recalled that during Afia Schwarzenegger’s one-week celebration, some top NPP national executives including Henry Nana Boakye, Sammy Awuku and many others commiserated with her. The Chief of Staff, Frema Osei Opare, also donated an amount of GH₵5,000 during Afia Schwarzenegger’s late father’s one-week observation earlier held in…

08 Mar

Geodrill Boosts Educational Infrastructure With GH¢450,000

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Geodrill Boosts Educational Infrastructure With GH¢450,000 As part of a comprehensive corporate social policy, Geodrill Ghana Limited, West Africa’s leading exploration drilling company, has donated a combined amount of GH¢450,000 to three Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country to boost educational infrastructure. The schools, which include Achimota SHS in Accra, Tamale SHS in the Northern Region and Mfantsipim SHS in the Central Region, each received an amount of GH¢150,000 to improve educational infrastructure in their institutions. On February 26 Mfantsipim SHS inaugurated the FIFA certified artificial turf, part of Phase Two of the Kwabotwe Sports for Excellence project at…

24 Sep

MTN @ 25 Supports Otumfour Education Fund With GHS 100, 000

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MTN @ 25 Supports Otumfour Education Fund With GHS 100, 000 MTN, Africa's telecommunication giant has donated GHS 100, 000 to support the Otumfour Education Fund. The gesture coincides with the company's 25 Anniversary. Speaking to the media after the donation, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh praised the Asantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II for his immense contribution towards education. According to him, education is one of the pillars of MTN's foundation and it's appropriate they donate GHS 100, 000 to support the Otumfour Education Fund. "Today, we called on Otumfour Osei Tutu II and made a…

28 May

Prize Package For 2020/21 MTN FA Cup Announced; Winner To Receive GH¢80,000

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Prize Package For 2020/21 MTN FA Cup Announced; Winner To Receive GH¢80,000 The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced prize packages for each stage of the ongoing 2020/21 MTN FA Cup competition. All ninety-two (92) clubs who participated in the preliminary round are entitled to an appearance fee of Ghc1,500 in cash and Ghc500 worth of MTN airtime. Teams who advanced to the round of 64 are entitled to Ghc3,000 in cash and Ghc500 worth of airtime. The winner of the 2020/21 MTN FA Cup would receive GH¢80,000 as prize money with the runner-up set to take home GH¢30,000 cash. An amount…

29 Apr

GFA Bans And Fines Eleven Wonders Gh¢10,000

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GFA Bans And Fines Eleven Wonders Gh¢10,000 The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association has handed Techiman Eleven Wonders a GHc10,000 fine and a one-match home ban in respect of misconducts in their Ghana Premier League Week 18 match against Asante Kotoko at the Ohene Ameyaw park in Techiman.