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Read More »What has caused the cholera outbreak in Sudan?
At least 22 people have died from cholera in Sudan after heavy rainfall contaminated drinking water, the health minister said. A woman searches through water near her flood-damaged home near the city of Abu Hamdan in Northern Sudan on August 7, 2024 [File: Samira Save to Reading list More than …
Read More »The state owes us GH₵7.1bn – Nduom insists
Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, Global President of Groupe Nduom, has reiterated that the state owes him over GHC7.1 billion, including interest. Addressing a press briefing in Accra, Dr Nduom said, “Per our arithmetic, we are owed more than GHC7.1 billion including interests…They know they owe, and they can argue about …
Read More »NRSA bemoans surge in widowhood over road crashes involving men
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has expressed concern over the increasing number of widows resulting from road crashes involving men. According to recent NRSA data, men accounted for approximately 79% of road fatalities between January and July 2024, while women accounted for 21%. Speaking at the launch of the …
Read More »Military deployed to Mion and Kulkpeni amid tensions over new market
The military has been deployed to the Mion and Kulkpeni communities in the Northern Region following tensions sparked by the alleged illegal opening of a market at Kulkpeni by the Konkombas. On Saturday, August 17, the military intervened to prevent violence from escalating in these communities. The tension arose after …
Read More »2 students arrested for lynching spiritualist who accused one of them of stealing mobile phone
Two students have been arrested by the police for mobilizing their colleagues to lynch a spiritualist who had accused one of them of stealing a mobile phone. The incident happened at Twifo Praso in the Central Region. The two students are from the Twifo Praso Senior High School. They are …
Read More »Wa East District Bedevils with Poor Road Networks, Most Communities Not Linked to the Capital
The Wa East District is about 20-Years since its Establishment by Former President Kuffour in 2004, is bedeviled with Poor Road Networks leading to developmental Setbacks including challenges by Assembly Members in attending assembly Meetings regularly. Most of the Roads in the Area, are disconnected by Rivers, the Ghana Education …
Read More »Contaminated maize sparks fear in Zambia after 400 dogs die
An “alarming number” of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could be at risk too, the country’s health minister has said. Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from milling companies were found …
Read More »FDA seizes unapproved products in market crackdown across Ghana
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has intensified its market surveillance efforts, seizing several unapproved products circulating in the Ghanaian market. This action comes in the wake of the FDA sanctioning over 100 manufacturing companies across the country from January to date for advertising unapproved products. During a recent operation …
Read More »Arrest Bryan Acheampong for his treasonable comments – Group to Police
The Community Focus Foundation Ghana (CFF-Ghana) is calling on the Ghana Police Service to immediately arrest Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi and Minister of Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, for his recent outbursts suggesting that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will resort to every possible means to win the December …
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