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🇬🇭 JUST IN : A video circulating online shows a young boy allegedly being kicked by his father after attempting to approach him, with sources indicating the child sustained an injury. Credit : @THESTATENEWSS

CYBER UPDATE | 20-year-old Promise Yayra Asamani arrested by the Police Cyber Vetting Team for posting false claims about an Uber driver on Snapchat. She’s now on police enquiry bail as investigations continue.

UPDATE | President John Dramani Mahama directs an expansion of security services recruitment, increasing the number of personnel to be recruited from 20,000 to 40,000 over a four-year period, while stressing transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.

UPDATE | President John Dramani Mahama directs an expansion of security services recruitment, increasing the number of personnel to be recruited from 20,000 to 40,000 over a four-year period, while stressing transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.

On this day, 15th March 2020, Ghana recorded its last normal school day before the world changed. Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the closure of all basic schools, junior high schools, senior high schools and universities across the country due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

UPDATE | Ghana Police Service arrests four suspects over an alleged assault incident at Ashongman Estate.

🇬🇭 JUST IN | Board of Bills Micro-Credit Intervenes as Officers in Viral Video Are Suspended and Investigated

LIVE | Hon. Dorcas Affo-Toffey, Deputy Minister for Transport and MP for Jomoro, together with Hon. Joseph Bukari Nikpe, Minister for Transport, arrives at the National Road Safety Authority for an official visit to engage with management and stakeholders on road safety and transport sector innovations.

JUST IN: A mother has allegedly flogged her 12-year-old daughter after the girl sold freshly harvested plantain without her permission, according to reports. This is ted adult. And whabsolute nonsense. Ghana Police must step in immediately. A child is not a punching bag for a frustraere is the father in all of this? Situations like this are exactly why many people question what some marriages have become. If a mother can unleash this level of cruelty on her own child over plantain, then something is seriously broken. Parenthood is supposed to protect a child, not terrorize them. This kind of heartless foolishness has no place in any home. The authorities must investigate and ensure that child abuse is treated for what it is, a crime, not “discipline.”

🇬🇭 Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt, popularly known as Counsellor Lutterodt, has reportedly been arrested and detained by the Ghana Police Service over allegations of inciting violence. The arrest follows claims that the body of highlife legend Daddy Lumba was secretly buried at his residence in East Legon. Lutterodt is said to have called on Ga youth to storm the house and exhume the body.

JUST IN: 🇮🇱🇮🇷 Building on fire in Tel Aviv, Israel following Iranian ballistic missile strike.

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇦🇪 Iranian missile strikes Dubai International Airport in UAE.

Breaking | 🇮🇷 The Supreme Commander, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been moved to a secure operations room. From this operations room, Khamenei will fully oversee the war and issue orders.

BREAKING: 🇮🇷 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is believed to be dead after an IDF strike hit a Tehran compound, according to an Israeli source.

🇬🇭 🇺🇦 Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the release of two Ghanaian citizens held as prisoners of war, combatting trafficking networks, and strengthening bilateral cooperation in agriculture, defence, education, and trade. President Zelenskyy extended a formal invitation to President Mahama to visit Kyiv.

UPDATE | Justice for Nana Agyei — An important update from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has provided a key update on the Justice for Nana Agyei matter

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, currently in stable condition after being involved in a road accident around 2:00am today in the Oti Region. The incident reportedly occurred while he was returning to Accra from Tamale, following a private visit to the Yaa Naa in the Northern Region as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen ties among traditional leaders. While the King is said to be in stable condition and good spirits, his driver sustained critical injuries and is currently receiving medical treatment.

UPDATE | CCTV footage of Mamprobi Polyclinic baby abduction footage reveals suspects fleeing scene Investigation underway, but questions linger.

Vehicle prices drop by 15%. The Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana announces a nationwide reduction following exchange rate stability and the abolition of the COVID-19 levy.

UPDATE | The Russian national involved in the matter has now been arrested and is in custody assisting with investigations.