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Day: July 13, 2021

One dead, eight others injured in an accident at Gomoa Otsew
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One dead, eight others injured in an accident at Gomoa Otsew

One person died instantly and eight others sustained various degree of injuries in an accident that occurred last Sunday, July 11, at Gomoa Otsew near the Winneba junction on the Accra-Cape Coast Highway.  Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr. Moses Osakonor of the Apam District Police Command told the Ghana News Agency that the accident happened at around 0430 hours. He said one Edwin aged 43, now deceased was in charge of a V/W Sprinter bus with registration number GW6682-20 loaded with goods with eight persons on board from Accra towards Takoradi. According to DSP Osakonor, on reaching a section of the road near Gomoa Otsew along the Winneba-Mankessim Highway, one of the rear tyres busted making the driver to lose control of the steering wheel so the car veered off th...
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WAFA to give Hearts of Oak guard of honour on Saturday
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WAFA to give Hearts of Oak guard of honour on Saturday

Accra Hearts of Oak will be crowned champions of the Ghana Premier League on Saturday, July 17, 2021 after their Match day 34 tie against WAFA at Sogakope. The Phobians won their 21st Premier League title on Sunday following a 1-1 draw against Liberty Professionals at the Accra Sports stadium.   Asante Kotoko’s defeat to Bechem United ended the title race with Hearts winning the 2020/21 season with a game to spare. The Porcupine Warriors will host Elmina Sharks at the Obuasi Len Clay stadium on Sunday while Legon Cities clash with Eleven Wonders in Accra. Meanwhile, Prizes for the League winner and runners up are as follows: League winner - GHC 250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Cedis) 40 gold medals 1st Runner up - GHC 150,000 (One Hundred and...
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Kaaka’s Wife Explains Husband’s Death
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Kaaka’s Wife Explains Husband’s Death

Shaida Huudu, the wife of the late, Ibrahim Mohammed aka ‘Macho Kaaka’, says the constant leakage of rots in society on social media, claimed the life of her husband. According to her, some people, in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ejura, for some time, felt uncomfortable about the social media activities of her deceased husband. She claimed that such people, whose names she could not disclose, had cautioned Kaaka to refrain from his activities, else they would deal with him. The widow claimed that Kaaka, informed her about the verbal threats that he (Kaaka) had been receiving threats from these so-called NPP members she could not name. Shaida Huudu therefore stated that the constant threats and the circumstances that led to Kaaka’s death, shows that he was killed becaus...
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12-year-old girl found dead in classroom
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12-year-old girl found dead in classroom

Police at Half Assini in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region has begun investigations into what led to the death of a Primary 2 pupil of the Roman Catholic Primary School at Tikobo No. 2. The pupil, whose name has been given as Vivian Abahh, is said to have committed suicide close to her school. However, her family members are of the firm believe that she was murdered, explaining that they have been in touch with her spirit after performing series of rituals. According to them, during this period the girl told them that some people strangulated her and that caused her death. Friends of the 12-year-old said the last time they saw her was during break time when they all brought food to the cafeteria. Assembly member for the area, Augustine Marshal Akainyah, conf...
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UK warns tech platforms: take action over racist Euros messages
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UK warns tech platforms: take action over racist Euros messages

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain warned social media platforms they must take action over racist messages sent to England's Black soccer players following the Euro 2020 final defeat or they would face consequences. At least three Black players have been subjected to online racist messages and abuse since the final on Sunday night. The Times reported that the government wants the platforms to provide details of those who made racially abusive comments. "We need to ensure that those platforms take action and if they don't, the government will take action against them," Stephen Barclay, chief secretary to the Treasury, told Sky News.
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“We’ve Seen Massive Development Under Your Presidency” – Kpembewura To Akufo-Addo
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“We’ve Seen Massive Development Under Your Presidency” – Kpembewura To Akufo-Addo

KpembeWura, Babanye Ndefosu II, has thanked the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the massive levels of development they have witnessed in Kpembe, in the Salaga South constituency of the Savannah Region, since 2017. Addressing President Akufo-Addo, on Monday 12th July 2021, when the latter paid a courtesy call on him at his palace, at the commencement of day 2 of the President’s tour of the Savannah Region, Babanye Ndefosu II told President Akufo-Addo that his annual visits to the Region have been purposeful and beneficial. “These are marked by the numerous development projects at various stages of completion within the municipality and the tradition area as a whole,” the Kpembewura said. He continued, “Your Excellency, under your stewardship, the ar...
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President Akufo-Addo Commissions Salaga Water Supply Project; Salaga Astroturf Pitch
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President Akufo-Addo Commissions Salaga Water Supply Project; Salaga Astroturf Pitch

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 12th July 2021, commissioned the Salaga Water Supply Project, and a newly constructed Astroturf football pitch for residents of Salaga in the Savannah Region, as part of his 2-day tour of the Savannah Region. It will be recalled that during the President’s working visit to Salaga in 2017, he indicated, in his remarks, that demand for water in the town had outstripped supply, and directed the Ghana Water Company Ltd to transform the water supply in the town, which was constructed in 1962, from a rural water supply category into an urban water supply one.  The completion of the project, which cost some GH¢13,906,629, now means the Salaga water supply project has the capacity to supply some 20,000 gallons of wat...
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Agogo: Six arraigned for inhuman treatment of 16-year-old boy
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Agogo: Six arraigned for inhuman treatment of 16-year-old boy

The Agogo Magistrate’s Court has remanded into custody six people for abusing a 16-year-old minor at Agogo in the Asante-Akim District of the Ashanti Region. The six, who were remanded into Police custody to assist with investigations will reappear on July 27. The accused included Kofi Asasu, 29, Francis Obeng-Amoako, 79, Obeng Mensah, 30, Osei Bonsu, 53, Boakye Danquah, 65, and Kwasi Marfo, 24. Chief Superintendent Owusu Bempah told the Court, presided over by Mr. Davies Obeng, that on Saturday, July 10, the Police had information that one Enoch, the victim, had been subjected to severe beatings and inhuman treatment. In a video circulating on social media, the victim had his limbs bound and subjected to beatings, and at a point in time, had a stick inserted into his anus...
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Death toll mounts in South Africa Zuma riots
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Death toll mounts in South Africa Zuma riots

At least 30 people have died in the violence which has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the country's former President Jacob Zuma handed himself into police last week.© EPA The security forces have been unable to stop the looting Almost 800 people have been arrested in the unrest which began as protests following Zuma's jailing on Thursday. But protests turned violent over the weekend, with fires set, highways blocked and businesses looted. The military has now been deployed to help the overstretched police. Police Minister Bheki Cele told journalists on Tuesday that if the looting continued, there was a risk areas could run out of basic goods. However, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said there was not yet a need to declare a state of emergency over...
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Rebecca Akufo-Addo rejects allowances, will refund GH¢899k
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Rebecca Akufo-Addo rejects allowances, will refund GH¢899k

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has rejected all allowances due her and decided to refund sums paid since 2017. The decision follows what Mrs Akufo-Addo describes as "some extremely negative opinions, in some cases, which she finds distasteful, seeking to portray her as a venal, self-serving and self-centred woman, who does not care about the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian". The First Lady in a statement said she has decided to refund to the state, all the monies paid her since 2017, which amounts to GH¢899,097.84. “The First Lady, in consultation with the President of the Republic, has decided to refund all the monies paid to her as allowances from the date of the President’s assumption of office, i.e., from January 2017 to date, amounting to GHS899,097.84,” the stat...
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