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PHOTOS: 24-year-old woman robs a bank to pay debts

A 24-year-old woman, identified as Phung Thi Thang, has been arrested by police after she robbed a Techcombank branch in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Confirming the incident on Sunday, October 11, the police said the suspect, who was wearing a cap, a long-sleeved shirt and a face …

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Court convicts two lovers for faking kidnapping

A Sekondi District Magistrate Court “B” presided over by Her Worship Rosemary Edith Hayford has convicted two persons for faking their kidnapping at Sekondi. Even though the court convicted the two, Wilhelmina Aidoo aged 18 and Ransford Mensah alias Rapture aged 22 on their own plea, the magistrate deferred their …

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Tragedy as guest dies, groom loses legs

A wedding ceremony over the weekend ended in a tragedy when the groom lost his legs in an accident. A guest, who was traveling with the groom, also died on the spot. This unfortunate incident occurred at Kwara State in Nigeria. According to reports, the guest and the groom were …

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Man meets untimely death after goat thief hits him with car

A driver who was on the run after allegedly stealing livestock ended up knocking down and instantly killing a 23-year-old man at Kyekyewere near Teacher Mante in the Eastern Region. According to a report by the Daily Graphic newspaper, the unknown driver, on board a red Toyota Camry with registration …

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Man shot dead during robbery

A man was shot dead and three more were arrested following a robbery in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele, police officers were alerted about a robbery at a business premises on Hill Street in Pinetown. On arrival, they learnt the robbers had boarded a …

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JUST IN: Four dead and six injured in fatal accident

A fatal collision between a car and a bakkie on the R301 in Franschhoek in the Western Cape left four people dead and further six people injured, according to reports from ER24. Life Healthcare and Stellenbosch Fire Services were the first to arrive on the scene, quickly followed by ER24 paramedics …

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Three die in Cape Town shack fires

Three people were confirmed dead in separate shack fires across Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning. City of Cape Town fire and rescue services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said the first fire they responded to was in Scottsdene, Kraaifontein, just after midnight. Carelse said four fire engines, two …

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Let’s commit to peaceful 2020 polls – Otumfuo tells parties

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged all the political parties taking part in this year’s general elections to commit to peace. Speaking during a call on him by Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday, 11 October 2020, the Asante monarch said five West African countries, including Ghana, are going to …

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Covid-19: New local lockdown restrictions in England to be unveiled

The Liverpool City Region is expected to face the tightest restrictions under a new “three tier” system, which will classify regions as being on “medium”, “high” or “very high” alert. Steve Rotheram, the city region’s mayor, says negotiations have taken place through the night but “no deal” has been agreed …

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[VIDEO]: Top NPP Gov’t official in money laundering scandal

A top government official in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been busted while attempting to allegedly launder money in London. The said official, acting in concert with some unscrupulous airport officials, managed to fly a colossal sum of foreign currency to London. The money was carried in a …

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Creative Arts Group Fires Up Again for NPP (Video)

A group of creative arts practitioners and sympathizers that came together and campaigned for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under the name Creative Arts for Change, has regrouped ahead of the 2020 December polls under the name Creative Arts for More. The group made up of musicians, artisans, actors, actresses, …

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‘The Sun’ forced to apologize for denigrating Thomas Partey

UK-based media giant ‘The Sun’ has been forced to apologize for using intemperate language in a story about Arsenal’s latest signee, Thomas Partey. Thomas Partey was arguably the biggest player to talk about in the recent transfer window in the UK as Premier League side Arsenal signed the 27-year-old Ghanaian …

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[VIDEO]: Koforidua Ignores Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang

The township of Koforidua in the Eastern Region was virtually nonchalant towards Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, the running mate to the NDC flagbearer for the upcoming general elections John Mahama as she toured the town on her campaign trail. A video going viral on various social media platforms shows …

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PHOTOS: Asantehemaa blesses Bawumia

Queenmother of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III, has blessed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the government of President Akufo-Addo with a special, personal, benedictory prayer. This happened when the Vice President paid a courtesy call on her prior to his tour of the Ashanti Region on …

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Sanguli: Police on manhunt for 13 for murdering NIA official

The Yendi Divisional Command of the Ghana Police Service has launched a search for 13 suspects identified to have masterminded the killing of a 31-year-old staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) at Sanguli in the Saboba District on Thursday, October 8. One Dana Nyogma, who allegedly shot and killed …

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Nigerian government bows to pressure, disbands SARS

Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has been disbanded. Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, made the announcement on Sunday afternoon. This follows days of a nationwide protest against the police operation. Nigerians, mostly the youths, had taken to the streets of major cities to protest SARS’ brutality while the hashtag …

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