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Abedi Pele touted as greatest African player of all-time

Former Ghana international Laryea Kingston has picked countryman Abedi Ayew ‘Pele’ as the greatest African to have ever played the beautiful game. Abedi indeed has an illustrious career as he won the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana in 1982 and the Uefa Champions League with French side Olympique Marseille …

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Boy,15, drowns in abandoned mining pit

A 15-year-old boy, Bright Mensah, has drowned in an abandoned illegal mining pit at Amuanapraso a farming community in Birim North District of the Eastern Region. According to distraught parents of the deceased, he left home on April 30, 2020, that was going to visit a family member in the …

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Private security officer slashes wife’s forehead with machete

Ironically, the couple are known to have been staying together peacefully at Konda with their 10-year-old son until the unfortunate incident. The woman has since been admitted at the emergency unit of the Upper West Regional Hospital and would likely be referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for …

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13 more people die of COVID-19, cases climb to 5 951

The confirmed cases of COVID-19 have risen to 5 951, with 13 more recorded deaths as of Friday, 1 May. The number of infections increased by 304 between Thursday and Friday, with the Western Cape having the highest number of infections. According to the Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, the new …

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Minority invites EC to brief Parliament on impending elections

The Minority in Parliament has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to brief the House on its preparedness and readiness for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the EC must present their road map to Members of …

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Castro to be declared legally dead next year

Hiplife musician Castro would be declared legally dead next year as he marks his 38th birthday today. The singer and a female pillion companion disappeared during a Jet Ski cruise on the Volta River on July 6, 2014, and per the laws of the country, they can only be declared …

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NPP suspends First Vice Chairman over comments on radio

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its First Vice Chairman for Keta Constituency in the Volta Region over some comments he was purported to have made on a local radio station. A copy of the suspension letter in possession of MyNewsGh.com reveals that Mr. Emmanuel Gemegah was alleged to have …

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Three armed robbers jailed 75 years for robbing a Ghanaian returnee

Ofaakor Circuit court presided over by His Honour, Ebeneezer Osei Darko has sentenced 3 armed robbers to 75 years for robbing one Isaac Henry Oppong, a Ghanaian domiciled in Italy. The first and second accused Samuel Kweku Nhyira Amoankwando and Kofi Boateng Amoako respectively were charged with conspiracy to rob …

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‘Galamsey’ pit caves in at Akyem Mampong, one dead

A 37-year-old illegal miner has died after a mining pit caved in. The incident occurred Friday, May 1, 2020, at Akyem Mampong in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region Information gathered by Starr News indicates that the deceased Razak Bempong and other illegal miners were illegally mining in …

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Study finds many ‘online’ South Africans support lockdown

An online study by market research and consulting firm Ipsos has found that more than eight out of 10 online South Africans support the lockdown. “84% agree that a total lockdown was correct – given the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic,” its spokesperson, Mari Harris, said in a statement on Friday. …

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Ghana scores high on ‘Open Budget Survey’

Ghana has scored 54 in the global ‘2019 Open Budget Survey,’ the world’s only independent, comparative and fact-based research. The research uses internationally accepted criteria to assess public access to central government budget information, formal public participation in national budget processes and oversight institutions. The survey said though budget transparency …

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Woman causes stir with Bible as face mask (Watch)

Following the outbreak of the pandemic, coronavirus (COVID 19), President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all citizens to wear nose masks while going out of their house. It wouldn’t have been news if one sees the other wearing nose mask, but this woman has gone viral with her mask. Spotted while …

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