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Gunmen kill at least 21 in north-west Nigeria

Reports from Kaduna state in north-west Nigeria say gunmen have killed at least 21 people including women and children in a series of overnight raids on several villages. A community leader in southern Kaduna told the BBC the gunmen raided five villages in the early hours of Thursday in Zangon-Kataf …

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Dozens die in migrant boat off Mauritania

United Nations agencies say 27 people have died after their migrant boat ran into trouble in the Atlantic off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week. The UN’s refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration said the boat’s engine failed as it tried to reach Spain’s Canary Islands – …

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Liberia forcibly quarantines five returning to US

Health authorities fighting Covid-19 in Liberia say they have forcibly placed under quarantine five people who were taken off a plane while attempting to return to the US after attending a funeral in Liberia. The incident happened when one of those who had travelled with the group from the US …

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Nigerian governor appoints aide to divorced women

Governor Bala Mohammed in Nigeria’s Bauchi state has sent tongues wagging after appointing an aide for divorcees. There was public derision after an appointment letter confirming Balaraba Ibrahim as “Special Assistant to the governor on Women Affairs (Unmarried)”, surfaced on social media. Government officials in the north-east state have told …

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Profile of Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah

Ghana Premier League (GPL) side, Asante Kotoko has outdoored Football Administrator Nana Yaw Amponsah as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the club at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi on Friday, August 7. After many months of sealed lips, the club has finally unveiled the versatile administrator to lead the club to …

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Konadu’s NDP targets 15 parliamentary seats in Ashanti Region

The National Democratic Party (NDP) says it is targeting to win 15 out of the 47 parliamentary seats in the Ashanti Region in the 2020 general elections. The party founded by former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings says members who picked nominations to contest for the parliamentary seats have begun …

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[VIDEO]: Fella Makafui gives birth to a baby girl

Medikal recently confirmed Fella Makafui’s pregnancy rumors in his music video; Odo featuring King Promise, with Fella beautifully showcasing her baby bump. According to information gathered by GHPage, Fella Makafui gave birth to a baby girl last month. The music video, therefore, is not revealing the current status of Mrs. Precious Fella …

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Bole ‘toilet baby’ discharged from hospital

The baby that was thrown into a public toilet in Bole but survived has been discharged from the Bole hospital after staying in an incubator for about three weeks. The baby is currently under the care of a “temporal care giver”. Asked about the processes involved before the baby can …

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Headteacher of Bright Senior High School released on bail

The proprietor of the Bright Senior High school at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region has been granted self recognizance bail by the Akyem Tafo police command following his arrest this morning. Bright Amponsah was arrested by a team of police officers on Friday when he will be billed to address …

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Free SHS has come to stay – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has urged Ghanaians to dismiss suggestions that he will cancel the free SHS policy if he wins the December polls. According to him, what he is against about the policy is its ‘poor’ implementation by the Akufo-Addo government – which initiated it. “Free SHS has come …

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Abronye DC calls for Asiedu Nketia’s arrest

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, has called for the arrest of the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia. Mr. Abronye, widely known as Abronye DC, in a press statement issued on Friday, August 7, called for the …

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No more witch camps – Gender Minister declares

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has announced plans by the Akufo-Addo-led government to commence measures targeted at closing down all witch camps across the country, particularly those in the northern parts of the country. According to her, this has become necessary as a means to …

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WASSCE violence: GES sacks 14 students

The Ghana Education Service has dismissed some 14 final year students who are believed to have caused chaos and destroyed properties in their respective schools in the wake of the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The GES in a statement said the action is to serve as …

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WASSCE: Bright SHS no longer examination centre – WAEC

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has relocated its examination centre from the premises of Bright Senior High School to the Ofori Panin Senior High School following the student riot that occurred at the centre on Thursday. WAEC in a statement also noted it will not hesitate to sanction students …

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U.S government advises citizens against travelling to Nigeria

The United States government has warned its citizens not to travel to Nigeria for security reasons. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, in the advisory published on the website warned Americans against travelling to Borno, Yobe, and the Northern part of Adamawa State due to terrorism. They were also …

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Akwaaba: Asante Kotoko outdoors Nana Yaw Amponsah as CEO [VIDEO]

Enterprising football administrator Nana Yaw Amponsah has officially been outdoored as the Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko. During in an event at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi, Kotoko’s recently-constituted board named the former Phar Rangers boss as the man who will be overseeing the implementation of their policies. Kotoko …

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Zebilla: Armed robbers kill driver, bolt with cash

A mix of shock, grief and anger was the mood in the Zebilla township when armed robbers believed to be of Fulani descent shot and killed the driver of a delivery truck on Thursday. The incident which left residents of the town livid occurred at about 4:30 pm at a …

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