Madagascar Newswire

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Day: April 3, 2024

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Revellers bask in Kwahu Easter festive fun

As the Easter weekend unfolded, the picturesque town of Nkawkaw at the foothills of the Kwahu Mountains led the way for revellers from far and wide to partake in an array of festive activities.

From dawn till dusk, the streets of the various Kwahu to…

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Girls not Bride unhappy with Numo of Nungua’s marriage to a 12-year-old girl

The Girls Not Brides (GNB) Ghana Partnership, a coalition for ending child marriage and all forms of violence against girls, has called for the arrest of Numo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, Gborbu Wulomo of Nungua for his marriage to a 12-year-old girl….

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Two Nigerians in court over alleged narcotic drugs

Two Nigerians have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court possessing quantities of cannabis and methamphetamine under the pretext of trafficking those drugs without authority.

Daniel Njuoku, a 37-year-old businessman, was being held for possessing ca…

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Ghana has potential to be technology-driven economy in five years

Ghana, with proper investment in critical infrastructure, has the potential to become a technology-driven and digitised economy in the next five years, Mr Chris Larbi, West Africa Territory Manager, Cisco Meraki, has said.

He said while Ghana appeare…

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NRSA Greater Accra records decline in road safety indicators?

The National Road Safety Authority, Greater Accra Regional Office, says it has recorded a general reduction in road safety statistics, including Crashes, Injuries and Deaths (CID) for 2023.

Available statistics from the Office show that 538 persons w…

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Two in court for allegedly robbing online trader of electrical gadgets

Two persons have appeared in an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly robbing an online trader of electronic gadgets worth GHc126,300.

They are Edward Kweku Sena, a 43-year-old instructor and Derrick Botchway a 35-year-old driver.

An accomplice whose na…

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Beige-Bank trial: money was invested in bank’s rebranding, assets

Mr Dawda M. Hafisdeen, former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the defunct Beige Bank, says the Universal bank invested in rebranding but its receiver failed to capture it in his report.

The rebranding was necessitated when the Bank of Ghana (BoG) up…

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Sampa Chieftaincy dispute: Dormaahene calls on national security operatives to strictly enforce the law

Osagyefo Oseadeyo Dr. Agyemang Badu II, the President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, has called on the National Security operatives to do more and bring lasting peace and tranquility at Sampa in the Jaman North District of the region.

The Bono…