Yearly Archives: 2021

80-year-old woman trapped as fire consumes 5-bedroom house at Dampong

An unfortunate death would have been recorded Wednesday morning when a woman, believed to be in her eighties, was trapped in a blazing house at Dampong. The fire started in the yet-to-be-identified grandmother’s room before spreading to four other rooms in the house.     Fire consumes 5-bedroom house at …

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Gunmen Attack Vehicle Carrying Dead Body, Kidnap Deceased’s Brother

Some Gunmen have reportedly attacked vehicle conveying a dead body from Lagos to Enugu for burial and kidnapped a brother of the deceased. The incident, according to PM News, occurred in Edo state when the criminals not only attacked the Enugu-bound vehicle but also killed another driver in the convoy …

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VIDEO: 14-Year-Old Girl Fights Robbers With Machete

A 14-year-old girl has fought a clique of armed-robbers with a machete who went into a shop and threatened and steal from her mum. According to details privy to OccupyGh.com, the incident took place in the neighborhood of Rafael Uribe Uribe in Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, on Thursday, …

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19-year-old mother kills baby and dumps body in the bush

A 19-year-old lady identified as Patience has been handed over to the Akyem Edubiase police in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern region, for allegedly killing her newborn baby According to the Daily Guide Newspaper, Patience, also known as “mommy” slashed the throat of her baby and later dumped the …

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Funny Face cries as he narrates his encounter with police

Ghanaian comedian has narrated what transpired between him and a group of policemen who arrested him on February 8, 2021. Funny Face was arrested in Kasoa for unlawful discharge of firearm. He said he was brutally beaten and slapped in the open space when he didn’t know his offence. He said …

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South Africa’s coronavirus vaccination to use Johnson & Johnson

South Africa’s planned coronavirus vaccination campaign will be launched with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, instead of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine whose effectiveness is currently being questioned. South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced this Wednesday. On Sunday, South African authorities had suspended the start of an ambitious vaccination program, which …

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South Africa faces widespread scepticism over vaccine safety

As a nurse in a country battling deadly diseases, Rich Sicina sometimes vaccinates other South Africans, but he says there is no way he will take a COVID-19 shot – he doesn’t believe it will be safe or effective. South Africa’s decision on Sunday to suspend plans to roll out …

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Akon inks copper, cobalt deal with DRC state miner

Electricity, real estate, Akon goes into mining Senegalese-born American Hip hop artist Akon has launched yet another business endeavour on the African continent. This time the impressive undertaking is in the mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo as he has signed a deal to finance a copper and …

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Delay in post Brexit Ghana-UK Agreement threatens jobs and livelihoods

More than 15,000 direct and indirect jobs are currently being affected negatively due to the failure of Ghana and UK to sign a post-Brexit trade agreement that allows Ghanaian fruit producers’ tariff-free access to the UK market as exists under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Ghana and UK failed to …

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