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Tanzanian PhD student dies of COVID-19 complications in India

Tanzanian national, Emmanuel Harrison Ngowi has died of Covid-19 complications at a government facility in the city of Vadodara while undergoing treatment, reports The Indian Express. Emanuel Harrison Ngowi, 34, had joined the PhD course for business economics at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Vadodara on March 27, and tested …

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Banking sector assets grow to GHC 152bn

Total banking sector assets as at end-February, 2021 increased by 18.5 per cent year-on-year to GH¢152.0 billion, marginally higher than the annual growth of 17.8 per cent as at end-February 2020. The higher growth in total assets reflected similar stronger growth in domestic and foreign assets of 19.1 per cent …

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DKB reports Akuapem Poloo to the police for ‘degrading’ his name

Presenter and comedienne, Derick Kobina Bonney, known in showbiz as DKB has reported actress Akuapem Poloo to the Ghana Police Service for “making degrading allegations against him on social media.” “On Thursday 29th April at 10:08am, I received a call to check out my name being tarnished on social media by Akuapem Poloo (Rosemond Brown). “I duly …

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Court throws out Techiman South NDC case

The Wenchi High Court has dismissed an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to amend portions of its petition in respect of its earlier stance on collation of results in the Techiman South Constituency. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of parliamentary election results in the Techiman …

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Welder commits suicide near Gomoa Budumburam

A 43-year-old welder has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his room with a sponge at Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba near Gomoa Budumburam in the Central Region. The deceased, Kofi Annan, allegedly took his own life on Wednesday evening. Although the cause of the suicide is not yet known, there …

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Striking Kumasi Airport security officials back to work

Workers of G7 Security System, who are providing security at the Kumasi Airport, have resumed work after they earlier laid down their tools to protest the non-payment of their 3-month salary arrears. The decision to return to duty was arrived at after an emergency meeting with the management of the …

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SCAM: DKB Has Not Given Me Any Money – Akuapem Poloo [VIDEO]

 described those who campaigned for Akuapem Poloo to be freed as hypocrites. Socialite, Akuapem Poloo, maintains that she has not gotten any money from DKB or any other celebrities that have been asking for donations in her name Akuapem Poloo has announced that no one has given her money out …

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Sakawa Boys Invade Mortuaries

 Sakawa Boys atsApp will be tight security for dead bodies being preserved in the various public mortuaries in all parts of the Ashanti Region, henceforth. This bizarre news follows a directive from the Ashanti Regional Health Services to all managers of public hospitals to tighten security at morgues. Reports across …

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British Council Ghana director dead

The British Council Ghana has announced the “sudden” death of its Country Director Alan Rutt. The organisation noted that he died last week. Eulogising the late Rutt on Facebook, the British Council Ghana indicated: “Our staff are completely devastated by the news. Alan Rutt was a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, a …

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University denies offering witchcraft degree

 witchcraft degree A university in eastern Kenya has denied reports that it is enrolling students for a witchcraft degree. The Machakos University said the reports were malicious. Kenyan blogs published articles about the launch of a four year course in witchcraft at the institution. This led to some people tweeting …

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Woman arrested for hiding loaded gun in her vagina

 Woman arrested A woman hid a loaded gun in her vagina to smuggle it into prison and officers didn’t find it until weeks later.   Amy Wilhite, 39, brought the .22 calibre revolver to Boone County Jail in Missouri, the US, on February 14, fully loaded with five rounds.   Officers …

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4-Year-Old Boy Missing

Luphiwo Mbadazayo. Supplied   The mother of missing four-year-old Luphiwo Mbadazayo has pleaded for assistance in finding her son, who was last seen on Tuesday in Philippi, Cape Town. According to Nompumzo Mbadazayo, 34, her son was last seen playing outside in an old car. He later came inside their …

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Orlando Pirates make history for South Africa

Fortune Makaringe celebrates with his Orlando Pirates after scoring his third DStv Premiership goal. Image: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix Orlando Pirates lost 1-0 to Enyimba at Enyimba International Stadium in Aba‚ Nigeria, late on Wednesday night‚ but still made history for South Africa as they reached the Caf Confederation Cup quarterfinals. Bucs suffered …

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Two shot as armed robbers attack fuel station at Gomoa Ojobi

Two persons are in critical condition after they sustained gunshot wounds in an armed robbery attack at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The robbers attacked two fuel station attendants who worked at Siigo Filling Station between Gomoa Ojobi and Gomoa Anapansu all in the …

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Malawi apex court scraps ‘unconstitutional’ death penalty

  Malawi’s highest court on Wednesday outlawed the death penalty and ordered the re-sentencing of all convicts facing execution. Capital punishment has long been mandatory in Malawi for prisoners convicted of murder or treason, and optional for rape. Violent robberies, house break-ins and burglaries could also be punishable by death …

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