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CEO Of London’s Uncle John’s Bakery Dies In Accra
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CEO Of London’s Uncle John’s Bakery Dies In Accra

Samuel Harry Ato Mensah, CEO of the legendary London-based Uncle John’s Bakery, has been buried in Ghana. His funeral was held on Tuesday, February 23 in Accra, according to a report by Dntghana.com. Ato Mensah lived in the United Kingdom and inherited a very popular bakery started by his father located in Tottenham, North London. Under his leadership, he expanded their product range and introduced them into well-known supermarkets in the UK. Samuel not only grew his father’s business to greater heights, he even extended his market to as far away as the United States, a trans-Atlantic feat not commonly achieved. Before taking over the family business from his father, he was a rapper who went by the stage name of Xploder. He was an acti...
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Police shut down LGBTQI office in Accra
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Police shut down LGBTQI office in Accra

The police Wednesday morning closed down the recently opened office of a Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) group in Accra, Ghana. The five bedroom apartment, which was housing the group at Ashongman Estate was opened on Sunday, January 31, 2021. The official opening and fundraising ceremony was attended by diplomats including the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Gregory Andrews and his partner Rachael, the Dannish Ambassador to Ghana, Ambassador Tom Nørring and his wife, Bridgit, as well as officials of the European Union (EU) in Ghana. Following the opening of the facility, there has been opposition from anti-LGBQTI stakeholders with calls on government to resist any attempt by the group to lawfully op...
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Twenty players open Black Stars training in Accra
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Twenty players open Black Stars training in Accra

Twenty players trained on Monday, February 15, when the Black Stars began preparation for next month’s AFCON qualifiers. Coach C.K Akonnor’s team assembled at the Mc Dan park at La where they trained for about one hour, in preparation for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe. The team trained without players of Asante Kotoko who have been excused from this week’s training in order to have enough time for their Confederation cup 2nd leg game against Entente Setif. Accra Great Olympics quartet, Haruna Jamal Deen, Gladson Awako, Michael Otou and Maxwell Abbey will move to camp on Tuesday after their League game against Elmina Sharks. King Faisal forward Kwame Pepprah who has scored 8 goals in the League will join the te...
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Akufo-Addo leaves Accra for G5 Sahel summit in Chad
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Akufo-Addo leaves Accra for G5 Sahel summit in Chad

President Akufo-Addo left Accra Monday to attend the 7th Session of the Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State of G5 Sahel in N’Djamena, Chad. President Akufo-Addo is attending in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of ECOWAS. A statement from the Presidency stated that he will deliberate on the progress being made against the ongoing Islamist insurgency in the region.G5 G5 Sahel or G5S is an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development policies and security matters in West Africa. It was formed on February 16, 2014, in Nouakchott, Mauritania, at a summit of five Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The statement noted that President Akufo-Addo was accompanied by the Minister-designate for Foreign Affa...
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Foh-Amoaning calls for shutdown of new LGBT office in Accra
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Foh-Amoaning calls for shutdown of new LGBT office in Accra

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning has called on the government to shut down a new LGBT office in Accra. This comes after the group organised a fundraiser which was attended by several diplomats including the Australian High Commissioner who pledged to support the group. With indications of further activities lined up, the Executive Secretary of the Coalition wants the police to shut down their operations. “The presidency, the ministry of foreign Affairs and the IGP have every right to investigate that office to close it down immediately and arrest and prosecute those people involved in it,” he said. He also wants Ghanaians to debunk the assertion that LGBT is part of the country’s Human Rights...
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Accra, Kumasi take 82 per cent of medical doctors in Ghana
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Accra, Kumasi take 82 per cent of medical doctors in Ghana

Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Health Minister-designate, has bemoaned the dearth of medical doctors in Ghana, assuring the nation of the Ministry’s commitment to train more to fill the gap. He told the Appointments Committee of Parliament during his vetting on Wednesday that of the 16 administrative regions, the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions alone took 82 per cent of the medical doctors in Ghana. He, however, promised to supply the Appointments Committee with the actual figures later.   Mr Agyemang-Manu was the first to appear before the Committee, Chaired by Mr Joseph Osei-Wusu, whose five-hour drilling allowed him to answer questions on Government's proposal to construct 111 district hospitals, COVID-19 Testing facility at the Kotoka International Airport, management of t...
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ECG announces power cut in parts of Accra….Check out timetable
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ECG announces power cut in parts of Accra….Check out timetable

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a timetable as it hints of intermittent power cut in parts of Accra. According to the outfit, the power cut is to enable a contractor to commence excavation works to interconnect the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point to the Kanda and Airport substations. ECG, in a statement, explained the works form part of its financial and operational turnaround project in collaboration with the Millenium Development Authority. The affected areas include Airport Residential Area, Mamoobi, Accra Girls, ECG Roman Ridge District office, Kotobabi Polyclinic and Alajo. Per the timetable released by ECG, the areas will experience a six-hour daily power cut between 10:00 am and 4:00pm. Read the statement below: Source: Adomonline.com
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Bio strike helps Aduana to beat Kotoko in Accra
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Bio strike helps Aduana to beat Kotoko in Accra

Diminutive winger Samuel Bio scored yet again against Asante Kotoko as Aduana Stars inflicted a 1-0 victory on the Porcupine Warriors in their matchday 10 fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium. Bio, a former player of Tema Youth and Medeama SC for the second time running scored the match winner against Asante Kotoko in the Premier League. He netted the winner last season when the two teams met at the Nana Agyemang Badu I park during the 2019/2020 season. The result means Asante Kotoko missed the chance to go top of the league table after leaders Karela United dropped points against Great Olympics on Saturday. Yahaya Mohammed had the first shot on target but his effort was saved by Razak Abalora. Patrick Asmah became the first causality in the game as he was substituted after...
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Fire guts parts of Kaneshie market
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Fire guts parts of Kaneshie market

A section of the Kaneshie Central Market in Accra has been gutted by a fire. The fire which started around 11 pm on Saturday evening destroyed some shops and properties. Nine shops were badly affected by a fire incident and out of the number, six shops were totally burnt while three were partially affected. No casualties have been reported from the incident. Although the cause of the fire is still unknown, personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service were on the scene to quench the blaze. Some traders and observers fear this may be the work of an arsonist. The government has offered to relocate the affected traders to the car park of the Accra Railway Station to ply their trade. Some traders have rejected this offer. Source: Citinewsroom
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Police motor rider crushed to death in Accra
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Police motor rider crushed to death in Accra

A police motor rider with the Nima Division in Accra Sargent Justice Appiah Kubi has crushed to death around the Hajj Village bypass after being involved in a fatal accident. According to eyewitnesses who were service men , a military Officer identified as one Sergeant Asiedu  from  Burma Camp, informed them that his brother who was in charge Hyundai Santefe  DV- 5670-20 was involved in an accident with a Ford Ranger with registration number  GV 1342 – 14  and he called for a towing truck to tow the  vehicle to Dzorwulo. The said Military officer who had then parked his Toyota pick-up in the inner lane, raised his hand and waved the police rider. In response, the rider turned to watch the officer at the scene, but unfortunately, he crashed into a Toyota Hilux pick-up parked in t...
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