March 2018

Anger is sweeping through the Yendi township in the Northern region after it emerged that a 17-year-old first year student of the Tamale Senior High School tipped as winner of this year’s annual president’s award has suddenly been replaced.…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has blamed the sudden death of four people who consumed local dish banku in the Volta region on the corn dough which was used for the meal. According to the FDA, even though they are to test the corn…
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Hundreds of Tipper truck drivers in Tamale Sunday, March 04, complained to the Chief of Tamale, Gulkpe Naa Alhassan Abdulai about the burning down of their vehicles by soldiers at Nawuni near Kumbungu where they transport illegally mined…
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Women with bigger waists relative to their hips are at more risk of heart attacks than men of a similar “apple shape”, research from the George Institute for Global Health says. The study showed waist-to-hip ratio to be a better heart…
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The Accra High Court has advised five persons implicated in the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama to secure lawyers. They are Kofi Nyame aka Abortion, farmer, Joseph Appiah Kubi aka Kum Dede, driver, John Bosie aka Abodie, driver’s…
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Bayern Munich closed in on their sixth consecutive Bundesliga title with a comfortable victory over Freiburg. Jupp Heynckes’ side are 20 points ahead of second-placed Schalke and require just eight points from their remaining nine games to…
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Violence broke out in the second division of Dutch football when De Graafschap players were attacked by Go Ahead Eagles fans after their 4-0 win. Footage from Fox Sports Netherlands shows fans running on to the pitch at full-time, kicking…
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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is investigating Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) K. Azalekor, for arresting three people in connection with a video in which he engaged in an altercation with…
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Representatives from various civil society organisations have re-iterated their call for a revision of the "UPOV-compliant" Plant Breeders Bill. They called for a "sui generis" plant variety protection system as demanded under the WTO TRIPS…
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The public has been urged to resort more to electronic forms of payment in order to reduce their exposure to armed robbery and related risks. Mr Archie Hesse, the Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS),…
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