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Zionfelix becomes first blogger to win EMY Award

Ghanaian blogger, prolific Youtuber and social media marketer/influencer, Felix Nana Yaw Adomako Mensah, well known as Zion Felix has won the PAV Ansah Communicator Award at the 2020 Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards (EMY Africa Awards). He beat TV3’s Giovanni Elolo Caleb Adjomah and Joy Sports’ George Addo …

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Six killed in Somalia restaurant attack

A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC. There has also been a suicide bomb attack close to the port of the capital, Mogadishu, which injured at least seven. Militant group al-Shabab said it was behind …

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One killed, several wounded in renewed clashes in Kandiga-Apimpingo

A 75-year-old farmer has been killed and several others wounded at Kandiga-Apimpingo in the Kassena Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region following renewed clashes related to land. A majority of residents of Kandiga-Apimpingo have fled their homes with their belongings to near-by communities in the Bolgatanga municipality. The police …

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Italian club express interest in Asamoah Gyan

  Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has emerged as a transfer target for an unnamed Italian Serie A club, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. Gyan is currently a free-agent after leaving Indian Super League side NorthEast United FC in January. The 34-year-old is reported to be moving to boyhood club Asante Kotoko. However, reports …

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Lotto winner kills 5 whilst jubilating

The joy of winning a lottery has led to the unfortunate death of some 5 persons. The tragic incident which happened at Tegbi Vakpomda in the Anlo District of the Volta Region has thrown the affected family and the entire community into a state of mourning. A 30-year-old unemployed man, …

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Dan Botwe is alive – Okere DCE

  The Chief Executive of Okere District Assembly, Daniel Kenneth, has dismissed rumours that Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere Constituency Daniel Botwe has died. The DCE said Dan Botwe is fine and the rumours should be treated with all the contempt they deserve. Dan Botwe, who is also Minister …

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Dubai plans to re-open to foreign tourists

    The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) hosted a virtual forum for stakeholders and partners to share its industry outlook ahead of the city’s reopening to international tourists on 7 July. The forum discussed plans for reopening the city to foreign tourists, the local and global …

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Stay away from social media – Derek Boateng to young players

    Former Black Stars midfielder Derek Boateng, who played for Dansoman-based Liberty Professionals and a plethora of teams across Germany, Spain, England has given some advice to young footballers about using social media. He was speaking to Joy FM in an interview detailing his journey from the local scene …

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Pay your arrears to remain connected – ECG to customers

    Mr Benjamin Quarcoo, the Western Regional Public Relations Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has cautioned customers who were due for disconnection before the Government’s relief to urgently pay their arrears to remain connected. He said the month of June marked the end of the President’s …

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Covid-19 relief funds: Five arrested for alleged fraud, theft

    Five people have been arrested for Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) irregularities. The investigation, registered at Brooklyn police station, resulted in the arrest of two women and three men for irregularities linked to the UIF Covid-19 relief fund. The five individuals are aged between 25 and 68, said …

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Widow ‘traumatised after burying wrong man’

    A South African woman had to hold two funeral services for her husband who had died from Covid-19 after it was discovered that his body had been swapped for another man’s, News24 reports. Retired nurse Nomsa Noda, from Uitenhage in Eastern Cape province, believed that she had buried …

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I only smoke cigar and not weed – Kwabena Kwabena

    Highlife artiste, Kwabena Kwabena says he only smokes Tobacco and not marijuana as it’s been reported by some media houses. There were reports that suggested that Kwabena Kwabena was a drug addict who could not live without marijuana and cocaine. Some blogs even reported that he is the one who introduced Ahuofe …

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Akufo-Addo goes into 14-days isolation after exposure to person with coronavirus

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is going into a 14-day self-isolation after getting exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. “On the advice of doctors, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is from today, July 4, 2020, taking a 14-day precautionary self-isolation measure in compliance with COVID-19 protocols,” Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, …

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NDC clarifies appointment of Ex-CDS in Mahama campaign team

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has clarified the appointment of a former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Lt. General P. A. Blay (rtd), into the 2020 campaign team of John Mahama. According to NDC, contrary to media reports, the appointment of Lt. General P. A. Blay (rtd), is …

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Somalia restaurant attack: Six killed by al-Shabab

    A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC. There has also been a suicide bomb attack close to the port of the capital, Mogadishu, which injured at least seven. Militant group al-Shabab said it …

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Fisherman, 15-year-old boy drown at Sea at Gomoa Fetteh

    Fisherfolks at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region are in a state of mourning after a fisherman and his fifteen-year-old boy assistant who went fishing drowned in the sea this morning. The canoe of the fisherman was spotted by another group of fishermen …

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