Elvis Anokye

Joseph Paintsil returns as Chris Hughton names Black Stars squad for Angola games

New Black Stars manager, Chris Highton has announced his squad for the doubleheader against Angola in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The squad, announced on Thursday, March 9, 2023 has the usual faces of the Ayew brothers, Thomas Partey, Daniel Amartey, Mohammed Salisu, and Inaki Williams. The returnees …

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Man battling for his life after mob attack

A man believed to be in his late 30s is in critical condition at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu since Wednesday, March 8, 2023, after he was attacked by some youth. The victim, identified as Yaw Osei, a native of Assin Adiembra in the Assin South District …

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My life is in danger – Police informant in gold scam syndicate arrest in Accra says

A man who says he was the informant who helped the Ghana Police Service with intelligence in the arrest of a gold scam syndicate, in March 2022, at Adjen Kotoku, a suburb of Accra, says his life is now in danger. The supposed informant said that despite him providing the …

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Tanzania chides neighbours over forex reserve crisis

Tanzania’s president has said her country’s East African neighbours are facing a foreign currency reserve crisis. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tanzania had received requests to offer guarantees for their fuel imports. She made the remarks on Wednesday while discussing Tanzania’s economic footing. Quote Message: We have [foreign currency] reserves …

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UN extends sanctions against Sudan

The UN Security Council has extended sanctions and an arms embargo against Sudan by a year. The 15-member council voted to renew the mandate of the panel of experts charged with monitoring and implementing the sanctions and embargo until 12 March next year. Thirteen countries voted in favour of the …

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Scores injured as train crushes BRT bus carrying govt staff

An accident has occurred at the PWD area of Lagos state. Report indicate that a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus around 7am on Thursday. An unspecified number of people have been reported dead and many injured. Spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, …

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Chris Hughton rejects GFA’s 1-year contract offer for Black Stars job – Reports

Newly-appointed Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton has reportedly rejected a one-year contract offer by the Ghana Football Association, Original FM reports. According to the Accra-based station, Chris Hughton has been offered a one-year deal which he outrightly rejected. The report indicates that the former Brighton and Hove Albion coach is demanding a three-year deal as he believes …

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Major Ugandan highway declared safe after bomb scare

Ugandan police have declared the Entebbe Expressway safe after a bomb scare earlier Wednesday morning. “Update! Entebbe Expressway now open for public use,” the police tweeted after the bomb squad was sent to investigate an object suspected to be an explosive. Ugandans woke up to a terror scare on the …

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Video of Kyle Walker allegedly ‘exposing’ his penis, fondling woman’s breast goes viral on social media

Manchester City defender, Kyle Walker is being investigated by the police in Cheshire, United Kingdom after a video captured him allegedly misconducting himself at a club. Kyle Walker is under investigation after he was caught on camera allegedly ‘exposing himself’ and fondling a woman’s breast in a club. Kyle Walker …

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Teenager remanded for allegedly defiling neighbour’s 5-year-old daughter on election day

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State remanded a teenager for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl during the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. Magistrate Mrs B. O. Osusanmi remanded the defendant Tosin Oloyede on Wednesday,  March 8, at the Special Correctional Centre for Boys in …

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