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Thieves steal about US$72,000 cash from Nigeria governor’s residence

Thieves made their way into the residence of a Nigerian governor and stole a sum of 31 million naira (about 72,000 USD), the local Channels TV website reports. The incident took place on Thursday, August 11 at the Accounts Section of Katsina State Government House, an official confirmed. Katsina is …

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Electrical technician fined GH¢5,400 for illegally installing ECG meters

An electrical technician, Henry Teye Adjirackor, was yesterday sentenced to a fine of GH¢5,400 by the Circuit Court in Accra, for illegally installing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) meters on premises. He will go to jail for 18 months in default. Adjirackor was convicted on his own plea of guilty …

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John Mensah Sarbah’s bust still missing at UG

The bust of John Mensah Sarbah has not been found a week after it was vandalised and stolen during a clash between students affiliated with Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah halls of the University of Ghana, Legon. The bust was mounted in honour of Mensah Sarbah, a lawyer, for his contribution …

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Girl, 12, saved from marrying man, 70, just moments before wedding ceremony

A 12-year-old girl was saved from marrying a 70-year-old man just moments before the wedding ceremony. Two months ago, Amira was excited. Her brother was getting married, she was told, so the family was preparing to head to Garissa Town, a Kenyan county adjacent to the Somalia border, for celebrations. “I had …

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Johnson & Johnson to end global sales of talc-based baby powder

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended U.S. sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. “As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition …

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VIDEO: Pastors who could pass as comedians

If anybody told you that church has to be boring, they’re lying. All preachers don’t deliver their messages in the same manner, but some ministers include jokes in their messages. Religion is important to many people when it comes to thinking about serious topics like life and death. But sometimes …

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Qualified relatives to replace Police Officers who die on duty – IGP

Police officers who die in the line of duty will now have qualified relatives recruited into the service to compensate for the loss, the Inspector-General of Police Dr George Akuffo Dampare has disclosed. According to the IGP, the initiative is part of a broad range of measures being taken by …

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Nigerian sex trafficking victim repatriated after getting pregnant

The 20-year-old Nigerian sex trafficking victim who became stranded in Koforidua having been thrown out from a brothel for getting pregnant has been evacuated to Accra for repatriation to Nigeria after the Starr News investigation. Somtooma (not her real name) was rescued from the streets of Koforidua by Ibrahim Amevor, …

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