Yearly Archives: 2019

24-year-old man marries 81-year-old woman to avoid military service

A young Ukrainian man has managed to successfully avoid compulsory military service by staying married to a woman 57 years his senior for almost two years. Despite widespread criticism online, the man has the law on his side. In late 2017, Alexander Kondratyuk, a young man from the Ukrainian city …

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Agyeman Badu responds to death rumours

Agyemang Badu has denied reports that he is dead. Black Stars player, Emmanuel Agyeman Badu, has rubbished his death news. Recent media reports had suggested that the Ghanaian international had died. But, the skipper, who is currently playing for an Italian tier two club, told DGN Online Sports that when …

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Electricity tariff up by 5.94%, water 2.22%

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment of electricity and water tariffs. Electricity is up by 5.94%, while water is up by 2.22%. The increases take effect from October 1, 2019. A statement issued by the PURC, Monday explained that the increases were determined by the …

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NPP Asawase Elects Alidu Seidu As Its Parliamentary Candidate

The New Patriotic Party of Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region yesterday, elected Alidu Seidu as its parliamentary candidate for the 2020 elections in a well-organized serene and peacefully unanimous voter acclamation as recognised by the party as a form of electing candidates by all party delegates in the constituency, …

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Damongo March To Demand Immediate Climate Change Action

Environmental Clubs in schools in the Savannah Region has presented two separate petitions to the overlord of the gonjaland traditional area, Yagbonwura Boresah Tuntumba and the Savannah Regional Coordinating council to demand actions to mitigate Climate Change as part of the Global Strike for climate strike. ‘The Global Climate Strike dubbed; “Fridays …

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Prince Emmanuel Church Donates To Orphans, Widows In The Church

A South Africa – based Ghanaian church, Prince Emmanuel Church has donated an undisclosed amount of money and items worth thousands of South Africa Rand to orphans and widows in the church. The church located at Kroonstad in the Free State province in South Africa made the donation on Sunday, 29th …

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Somalia: Jihadists attack US training base at Baledogle

Jihadists have attacked a military base where US soldiers train commandos in Somalia. Local residents reported heavy blasts and gunfire at Baledogle airport in the southern Lower Shabelle region. The al-Shabab militant group said it had carried out the attack, using a car bomb to blast through the gates before …

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