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Kanye Omari West has filed legal documents in Los Angeles to formally change his name to Ye, TMZ reports. Kanye previously told Fast Company’s Mark Wilson in 2019 that he might temporarily change his name to “Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West” so that people “understand exactly what it is.” In 2018, the …

An Afghan footballer who played for the national youth team fell to his death after trying to cling to a US plane airlifting people out of Taliban-controlled Kabul, a sports federation has said. The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan, a government institution that worked with sporting …

A Ghanaian gay man and his foreign husband have gotten married in a lovely ceremony held in Germany. The couple, in a viral video, looked happy and fulfilled after their beautiful ceremony had been completed. They were accompanied by friends in the gay community. The two walked out of the …

At least five people are reported killed at Kabul airport as Afghans flee following the Taliban’s takeover of the country. The Pentagon says all flights have now been halted after several incidents. The US is also sending another 1,000 troops to help with the evacuation. More than 60 countries have …

New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in Auckland, which will be in lockdown for a week, while the rest of the country will be in lockdown for three days. Authorities say they …

Beyoncé, the R&B queen and multi-award-winning singer has announced that she is building a cannabis farm to obtain her own CBD. In an interview with U.S. magazine Harper’s Bazaar, Beyoncé talked about the benefits of CBD, the non-psychoactive chemical component of marijuana. “I discovered CBD on my last tour, and I’ve experienced …

Twenty-four members of the same family have died after consuming a suspected poisoned meal in northwestern Nigeria. The incident happened in Danzanke village – a remote community in the northwest Sokoto state. The state’s health commissioner, Ali Inname, told journalists that the family mistakenly used fertiliser chemical that looked like …

• Father Campbell has been recounting how he got employed as a labourer at age 13 • He said at the time it is difficult for his family • He indicated that he was paid 30 shillings a week which he used to fund his secondary education Revered Roman Catholic …

• Two brothers of Ghanaian descent have gained top places at Ivy League Schools • Emmanuel and Ebenezer earned a combined six A*s and one A • The two will now attend Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the UK Twin brothers of Ghanaian descent, Emmanuel and Ebenezer Boakye, have raised …

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has been elected Acting Vice-Chairperson of the Commonwealtth Parliamentary Association, CPA. He beat his only opponent, Gerry Brownlee of New Zealand by 16 votes to six in an election held to fill the vacant position. An August 6, 2021 letter sighted by GhanaWeb announced …