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Pope Francis’ Coronavirus Test Result Is Out

Since Pope Francis was seen coughing and sweating during a visit, there have been speculations that he might have coronavirus. Pope Francis, who cancelled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported …

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Illegal miner trapped to death in galamsey pit

An illegal miner has died after a mining pit collapsed on him at Akyem Ekorso, a community in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The incident happened Monday afternoon around 12:45 pm. Starr News has gathered that the victim identified only as Dogbeda went to the abandoned mining …

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Man jailed wrongfully for 15 regains freedom

An accounts clerk of a school in Accra who was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old pupil of the school and impregnating her in the process has been acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal. According to the Daily Graphic newspaper, Mr Charles Twumasi, 38, …

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Watch out for deadly AMR; 700,000 people could die yearly – WHO

The National Awareness campaign geared toward educating the public about Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), dubbed National AMR Awareness Campaign, has been launched. According to WHO, “Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The term antibiotic resistance is …

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Shatta Wale and Yaa Pono smoke the peace pipe

Dancehall star Shatta Wale and hiplife star Yaa Pono (Ponobiom) have finally smoked the peace pipe following their historic lyrical war. Back in 2017, the two engaged in a heated beef, causing massive stir across social media. It all started when Shatta Wale’s team denied Yaa Pono from performing on the same stage …

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Video: Woman ‘pregnant without baby’ on verge of death

Mary Quansah, a 45-year-old woman, is on the verge of death due to very complicated ailments that have led to unusual bulging of her stomach to make her look like nine months pregnant. The distraught woman, who is in constant pain, was admitted at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital November …

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Guinea-Bissau president resigns after one day

One of the two men who had been declared president of Guinea Bissau resigned his office on Sunday – after just one full day in office. Despite not being in the December ballot Cipriano Cassamá was appointed by parliament, the majority of whose deputies have refused to acknowledge the election …

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50 killed, houses burnt as bandits wrecked havoc in fresh attack

About 50 people have been reported killed by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits in Kerawa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau villages, all of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state at the weekend. Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident, though no casualty figure was given as …

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Senegal confirms first coronavirus case

Senegal’s health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was confirmed in Nigeria last week. The patient is a French man who lives in Senegal and flew back from France on Feb. 26, Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf …

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Nigerians React As Nakket Video Of Actress Maryam Leaks Online

Nigerians have taken to social media to voice their opinions after the nude video of popular Kannywood actress Maryam Booth went viral earlier today. The video had shown the actress completely unclad seemingly in a hotel room of some sort. While some Nigerians have criticized her for the video others have blamed those responsible …

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Mad man caught with 5 human heads and two phones

A man, believed to be completely mad, has been arrested by residents of his community who suspected him of being a ritualist. The man was nabbed around the Oye Ekiti area of Ado Ekiti in Nigeria. Information gathered by the residents later revealed that the mad man was actually a …

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Man angrily tears Holy Bible, uses it as toilet roll

A man, identified as Udummiri Nwakalu from Onitsha, Anambra State, has scattered the holy bible into pieces and used the pieces as toilet roll. The man confessed that the reason he destroyed the holy bible was because he cannot worship a God who cannot protect his own people and could …

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Man kills 50-year-old woman over missing iPhone

The long arms of the law has caught up with a 27-year-old man, Ejike Okata,  for allegedly hacking his neighbour, Adeyiba Oladipupo, to death. The culprit is now cooling his feet at Ogun State Police Command. It was gathered that Okata had confessed to killing the 50-year-old woman because she allegedly wrongly …

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December 7 remains general elections day

December 7 will remain the statutory day for holding Presidential and Parliamentary elections across the country. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa confirmed same to state publisher Graphic, ending speculations of a change in date. Earlier media reports suggested the date for the general elections could be moved to …

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Update: Three Sogakope protesters hit by stray bullet

Three people have reportedly been hit by stray bullets discharged by the police to scare the rampaging crowd at Sogakope. The youth of Sogakope who are angry over the killing of a prominent businessman and assemblyman in the area Sunday have blocked the bridge over the Volta river as they …

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I see fire outbreak at EC office – Owusu Bempah

The Founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah has charged the security agencies protecting the Electoral Commission (EC) headquarters not to drop their guard as he’s warned of a possible arson at the offices before the December 7, 2020 general elections. According to him, …

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