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Death toll in Volta Lake boat disaster rises to five

Rescuers have pulled four more bodies from the Volta Lake in Ghana’s Eastern Region, where a boat capsized, bringing the death toll to five with scores still missing. The victims include a two-year-old girl, two ladies and a man in his late 20s. Local divers had earlier recovered the body …

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Nigeria can’t win 2021 AFCON – Gernot Rohr

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr said it is hard for his team to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations because they are not the best team on the continent. The German tactician recently agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal to continue his work as the handler of the three-time African champions, …

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Protest ‘No Longer’ About Floyd Death – Governor

Violent protests over the death of an unarmed African-American man at the hands of police officers in Minnesota “are no longer in any way” about his killing, the state’s governor has said. Tim Walz spoke after a night of unrest in several US cities over the death of George Floyd …

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Eto’o is Africa’s greatest of all time- Samuel Osei Kuffuor

Former Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffour has chosen Cameroonian legend Samuel Et’o as Africa’s greatest footballer of all time because of his consistency. Kuffuor believes the two times Africa Cup of Nations winner, and three times UEFA Champions League winner stands out among his peers on the continent. “It’s difficult to say …

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Buildings Sink In Water As Parts Of Nkroful Flood

Parts of Nkroful, the hometown of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkroful in the Ellembelle District is submerged in water following a heavy downpour which lasted for an hour. The floods which destroyed properties and personal belongings worth millions of cedis also displaced hundreds of people. Speaking to the …

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I’ve not been arrested – Philanthropist Hassan Zein

Renowned philanthropist Hassan Zein has described as lies a story which was published by an Accra-based newspaper that he has been arrested. Those behind the lies are seeking to cover a defilement case haunting them, adding that these persons have embarked upon a smear campaign against him in the past three years. …

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TAKORADI: Mourners defy COVID-19 directives; gather in scores

Mourners at Amanful, a suburb of Takoradi in the Western Region on Saturday morning defied the President’s directive on social gathering as they were seen in their numbers at a funeral. When Empire News visited the funeral grounds, the mourners did not appear to be bothered by the directive that …

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We’ll Kill Mahama… NDC Boy Threatens Over Register

One of the communications members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has threatened that they will behead former President John Mahama if he allows the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register. Besides, he predicted boldly amid swearing that there was no way Ghana would not experience …

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Ghana’s Coronavirus cases now 7768 with one more death

One more death has been recorded whilst 119 Coronavirus patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2540. The country’s Coronavirus case count has also increased to 7768, according to the Ghana Health Service. The current figures are an update on Friday, May 29 records where the …

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Nigerian Air Force researchers unveil new ventilator

Nigeria’s Air Force Institute of Technology, based in Kaduna, has unveiled locally made ventilators that it hopes will be a game changer in the country’s fight against Covid-19. “The ventilators will go a long way to help not only coronavirus patients but also others with respiratory illnesses,” the leader of …

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Coronavirus: Sunyani hawkers complain about closure of Bosoma market

Hawkers in the Sunyani Municipality have complained about the closure of the Nana Bosoma market by city authorities. The situation, they told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in a market survey, had slowed down their economic activities affecting their livelihoods. As part of measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 disease …

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Obinim reports to police

The Founder of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Bishop Daniel Obinim, on Thursday reported to the Police Headquarters as part of the bail conditions set by the Kaneshie Magistrate Court in Accra. He spent a couple of hours with the police CID before leaving the premises of the headquarters after …

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Why is Thomas Partey choosing Arsenal over Liverpool?

Liverpool is easily one of the best sides in European football right now but still, Thomas Teye Partey is not too enthusiastic about joining the Anfield outfit in the summer. And maybe it’s because of the high competition in the midfield area. Jurgen Klopp has players like Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho and Naby Keita …

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