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Covid-19: Africans face arbitrary detention in Guangzhou – Rights groups say

International Human Rights groups have told the BBC that reports of “forced quarantine” of African nationals in the Chinese city of Guangzhou amounts to “arbitrary detention”. For weeks, Africans in the southern Chinese city say they have faced discrimination over fears that coronavirus is spreading among African communities. The BBC …

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3 more deaths recorded from Meningitis

The Upper West region, has recorded three additional deaths from meningitis bringing the total number of deaths in the region to 43. Reports say the three were among some 15 new cases of the endemic recorded in the region. The case count has shot up from 258 to 273 as …

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Watch Nkrumah’s funerals in Guinea and Ghana which have been wiped from history

Ghana’s first President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah had wanted to industrialize the nation within a generation and everything was on course until some disgruntled Ghanaian soldiers with the help of the CIA staged a coup on February 24, 1966, to oust him. There was jubilation in the country after the …

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Meaning of Akufo-Addo’s fabric will shock you

President Nana Akufo-Addo has won the hearts of many Ghanaians with his love for local fabrics. Since majority of the fabrics have names, many expected him to wear those which reflected the difficult times Ghana is in. Wishes do come true as during his 8th address to give update on Ghana’s fight …

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Bees kill 74-year-old farmer in Nsawkaw

A Cashew Nut farmer Kwadwo Fordjuor has been stung to death by bees at Yabraso a town six miles away from Nsawkaw in the Tain District. The visually impaired man believed to be 74-years-old was attacked while he went nut picking with his teenaged son. Disclosing the details to Ultimate …

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Newborn Baby Found In Obuasi Street With Umbilical Cord Intact

A newborn baby boy with umbilical cord intact has been abandoned on a street in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The boy was discovered by Angela Kudomo, a resident of New Baakoyeden community in the Obuasi municipality, wrapped in a white knitted cloth along the Kumasi-Obuasi road shortly before daybreak. …

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Lynched man’s family vow to seek justice

The family of the late Isaiah Abraham Sandowa, 34, who was beaten to death at Lingbinsi in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region, for allegedly stealing, have vowed to go all length to seek justice for their son and brother. An elder sister of the deceased and spokesperson …

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Over 206,000 People Dead From Covid-19

An estimated 206,553 persons have so far been reported dead worldwide due to COVID-19. This is according to Johns Hopkins University. The University says about 2,971,831 persons have been infected so. In the US, over 54 deaths related to coronavirus have been reported, according to the University. The US casualties …

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Gunshots as confusion rocks mining site at Anyinam

Armed Personnel reported to be operatives of Operation Vanguard at the weekend invaded a mining concession belonging to one Ibrahim Mohammed to flush out alleged illegal miners. Starr News has gathered that some illegal miners from Anyinam township had invaded the mining concession of Ibrahim Mohammed and were mining in …

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NDC Dept. Women organizer donates to 146 old age in Juaben South Constituency

The Dept. women’s organiser of  National Democratic Congress (NDC) at New Juaben South Hon. Mrs. Valeria Kate Badjabeng is sharing food items for all the 146 women’s organiser in the New Juaben South constituency and 65 old aged women of residential electoral area in the month of Ramadan to support …

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