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COVID-19: Akufo-Addo Bans Post Funeral, Wedding Receptions

I'll Hand Over Power To The Next President - President Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has placed ban on post-funeral receptions across the country in the wake of a third wave of Covid-19 in Ghana. According to Akufo-Addo, all funerals must be also be held in open spaces and there must be the observance of the one (1) meter social distancing rule by …

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COVID-19: Ghana’s Death Toll Hits 819

Covid-19: Ghana’s Death Toll Now 1,207

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that one more life has been lost in the fight against the COVID-19. As of July 19, 2021, the total number of deaths reported stood at 819. The Service in its latest update also revealed that Ghana’s active cases have reduced although the …

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Killed Haiti President, Jovenel Moïse Buried!

Killed Haiti President, Jovenel Moïse Buried! [Photos]

Haiti’s murdered president, Jovenel Moïse, has been laid to rest today, July 23, 2021, more than two weeks after he was assassinated in a late-night raid. Pallbearers in military attire carried late Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s body in a closed wooden coffin as his funeral got underway. Moïse’s casket was …

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‘When I Employed 7,000 Pastors Social Media Was Dead’ Bishop David Oyedepo Breaks Silence Over sacking Of Pastors (Video)

VIDEO: Don't Jump Into Marriage Because The Person Is Rich: Bishop Oyedepo Advises, Many React.

Founder and Presiding Bishop of Faith Tabernacle church, Bishop David Oyedepo has finally reacted after he sacked some pastors in the church. According to Bishop David Oyedepo, he sacked them because they were unfruitful in their work as pastors. READ ALSO: ‘I Have Been Wizkid Fan Since 16-years’ – Bobrisky …

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Ghana Gets New IGP

Ghana IGP

The presidency has appointed COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare as Ag. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with effect from August 1. He takes over from James Oppong-Boanuh, who was appointed as police boss by President Akufo-Addo in October 2019 as the IGP. A statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of …

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Rebecca Akufo-Addo Builds 150-Seater Waiting Area For Korle-Bu Hospital

Rebecca Akufo-Addo Builds 150-Seater Waiting Area For Korle-Bu Hospital

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated a newly-constructed waiting area for the emergency wards at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo commissioned the waiting area for use in a short ceremony on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. READ ALSO: 37 Military Hospital Fined GHS1,075,000 The waiting area, …

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37 Military Hospital Fined GHS1,075,000

37 Military Hospital Fined GHS1,075,000

37 Military Hospital has been slapped with a fine of GHS1,075,000 for negligence that claimed the life of a 27-year-old woman during childbirth in November 2015. The General Jurisdiction six Division of the High Court awarded the father and husband of the deceased GHS400,000.00 each for loss of expectations of …

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Tunisia PM Fumes After Sacking Of Health Minister Over Skyrocketing Covid Cases

Tunisia PM Fumes After Sacking Of Health Minister Over Skyrocketing Covid Cases

Tunisia’s government stumbled deeper into crisis on Wednesday over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, after premier Hichem Mechichi fired the health minister amid skyrocketing cases in the North African country. Mechichi, whose office had announced Faouzi Mehdi’s sacking in a brief statement on Tuesday evening, slammed the minister’s performance, …

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