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Diego Maradona is dead

Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest. The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving the hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers …

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Burkina Faso braces for election results

With less than 5% of the votes counted after Burkina Faso’s election, incumbent President Roch Kabore was leading the race on Tuesday, according to the country’s electoral commission. Sunday’s poll was widely seen as the country’s most democratic and competitive to date, with 13 candidates vying for the presidency, including …

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Bawumia to speak on future of Ghana’s economy tomorrow

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will tomorrow November 26, 2020 deliver a major address on the future of the country’s economy as part of the Nation Building Updates. In a press statement issued on Wednesday November 25, 2020 and signed by the Deputy Minister for Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, the …

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[VIDEO]: Homosexuality in Ghana’s prisons is real – Ex-convict

Alexander Wiredu, a former prisoner at the Sunyani Central Prison has added his voice to conversations about the practice of homosexuality in Ghana’s reformation centres. According to him, though perpetrators of such acts make relentless attempts to shroud their such sexual acts in utmost secrecy, there is nothing like privacy …

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Tamale gets premium passport application centre

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has opened a premium Passport Application Centre (PAC) in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. This move forms part of government’s efforts to expand the scope of passport operations in the country. The Tamale office marks the third Premium PAC to be opened …

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10 Nsawam Prisons inmates sit 2020 WASSCE

Ten inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons are taking part in the 2020 Private West African Senior Secondary Certificate Exams (WASSCE). Three out of the 10 candidates are Business students while the other seven are General Arts students. The examination centres for the 2020 private WASSCE include the Nsawam …

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Ama Vanessa: Funny Face’s Baby Mama Gives Birth To A Baby Girl | Video

Comic actor, Funny Face‘s baby mama, Ama Vanessa has welcomed a baby girl.   Information reaching Thedistin.com has it that comic character, Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Funny Face is a father of three daughters. His baby mama, Ama Vanessa has welcomed a girl after already having twins girls, Ella and Bella …

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Save lake Bosomtwe – Chief to gov’t

The Adontenghene of Abono in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Kofi Nyame, has called on the government to save the Lake Bosomtwe from drying. According to the chief, the only natural lake in Ghana is drying up due to human activities including deforestation and farming around the …

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NDC slams govt’s attempt to commission uncompleted Somanya Hospital

The Yilo Krobo Constituency Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, in the Eastern Region has chastised the ruling government for hastening to commission the uncompleted Somanya District Hospital to deceive voters. A statement issued by the NDC signed by Akumatey Emmanuel Okrah -Constituency Communication Officer of the NDC on Monday …

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CID probes Philip Addison for allegedly defrauding gaming company

Philip Addison, a leading lawyer for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is under investigation by the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) for his alleged role in defrauding a gaming company. In a letter signed by the first directors of Merlin Gaming Ghana Limited, Eric Gbeho and Peter Nkegbe on Monday, …

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2020 Polls: I need peace to enjoy my wealth – Ken Agyapong

Businessman and Member of Parliament(MP) for Assin Central Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has advised the youth of Ghana against violence during the 2020 elections. According to him, he will want to enjoy his wealth in peace so he is against any form of violence that will be an impediment on him …

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University Student Commits Suicide

The students of the University of Osun State, Ikire campus were thrown into mourning after a 100-level student named Juba Babatunde Phillips was found dead in his apartment few hours after he posted a cryptic message about suicide on his WhatsApp status. It was gathered that Juba allegedly committed suicide …

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