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Football players in Germany go naked in artist protest

Two football teams in the town of Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia played a game on Sunday completely naked, as part of a protest against money in football. The game was organized by the artist Gerrit Starczewski at the Stimberg Stadium on the northern edge of Germany’s industrial Ruhr area. “The …

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Ronald Koeman appointed Barcelona head coach on two-year deal

Fifty-seven-year-old Dutchman Ronald Koeman replaces Quique Setien, who was sacked following Barca’s humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and he will be presented to the media at 5 pm (UK time) on Wednesday. Koeman, who spent six years as a player at Barcelona and was …

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Ayawaso MP sets up relief support fund after Shiashie fire

Following the fire outbreak at Shiashie where scores of slum dwellers lost their entire properties, Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency Lydia Seyram Alhassan has set up a Relief Support Fund with a seed capital of Twenty Thousand Cedis. The fund, according to the MP, is to …

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Empress leaks owner granted Ghc300k bail

The Circuit Court in Accra has granted bail in the sum of GHc300, 000 to Anderson Ofosuhene Anim, the administrator of Empress Leak, the man at the centre of electronic child ponography in Ghana. He was arrested after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of the Ministry of Communications, in …

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‘We want John Kuma out, he’s doing govts bidding’ – GPRTU

Some driver unions have today, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 held a demonstration in protest against the decision by John Kuma, the current Chairman of the Ghana Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to seek reelection. According to the demonstrators, Mr Kuma has turned the GPRTU into a political party. They allege that …

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Dangote Foundation gives N160m micro grants to Kwara Women

The Aliko Dangote Foundation has revealed plans to provide N160 million micro-grants to 16,000 rural women across, Kwara State. This revelation was made by the Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Zouera Youssoufou who made this known in a letter to governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The foundation believes the support will …

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NDLEA uncovers 40ft container of tramadol in Lagos

Head of Public Affairs at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Jonah Achema, said the Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah retired, confirmed that the agency has uncovered another 40ft container loaded with tramadol and other banned drugs at the Brawal terminal in Lagos. According to the statement, the substances …

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Nigerian oil mogul jailed 10 months in UK

A Nigerian oil mogul and the Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited, Abdulrahman Bashir, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment in the United Kingdom. In February, Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court ruled that Mr Bashir be imprisoned for breaching multiple orders of the …

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Cancel leaked WASSCE papers now – Minority to WAEC

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to cancel leaked West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) papers. The Minority made the call in a press statement signed by the Deputy Ranking Member, Committee on Education of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak. ‘WAEC, as a …

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HOT VIDEO: +81FILM Explores Love in the Time of COVID

Premiering today and available to watch on official +81FILM website and YouTube, new +81FILM is an international cinema piece exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s population. Reflecting the zeitgeist of the time, +81FILM delves into three very different family scenarios, all united by the virus and its role in changing the …

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WHY Egypt is jailing girls for dancing on Tik tok

A court in Egypt has sentenced five young women to two years in prison for posting “indecent videos” on the video-sharing app TikTok. The women – who have not all been named – were fined almost $19,000 (£15,000). The jail sentences are the first to have been issued by a …

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SAD: Assemblyman crashed to death In A Motor Accident

Emmanuel Tutu, a 43-year-old Assemblyman for Alavanyo Abehenease/Agoxoe Electoral Area in the Hohoe Municipality, has died in a motor accident. The deceased died after being crushed into a tipper truck on his way to Hohoe. Assemblyman for Alavanyo Wudidi Electoral Area, David Anku Boateng confirmed the incident to the Ghana …

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How Black Stars held Real Madrid to 3-3 draw in Accra

This is a never to be forgotten day for Ghana football, as the great Real Madrid team with the likes of the Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo Di Stefano landed in Ghana and played against the Black Stars in a three all thriller at the Accra Sports Stadium in front of …

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ECOWAS condemns ‘mutiny’ in Mali

The West Africa regional body, Ecowas, has condemned what it called a mutiny in Mali and has called on soldiers to return to their barracks. This comes after gunfire erupted inside a military base near the capital Bamako. Ecowas reiterated its opposition to any unconstitutional change of power. It is …

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Woman narrates how herdsmen killed her fiance, abducted her

A man has been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen at the Lanlete area of the Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State The incident was confirmed by his fiance, a businesswoman named Modupeoluwa Oyetoso. According to Punch Metro, the lovers were returning from the farm around 5 pm when …

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IGP must protect Tracey Boakye over death threats – Peace Watch

President of Peace Watch Ghana, Madam Diana Nyonkopa Daniels, has called on the police to offer protection to Ghanaian actress Tracey Boakye following her allegation that she has started receiving death threats from some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). She said if it is indeed true that the …

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NUGS condemns leakage of WASSCE papers

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has strongly condemned the leakage of examination papers in the ongoing 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Several papers in the ongoing WASSCE including Economics, English have been leaked on social media with answers. This leakage follows agitations by students who …

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