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Kevin Taylor launches fresh attack on Second Lady, Samira Bawumia

Kevin Taylor has ‘dirtied’ the Second Lady of the land, Samira Bawumia in a video making rounds on social media. The UK-based Ghanaian journalist in the footage used some unprintable words against the Second Lady. Without mincing words, he dragged Samira Bawumia over a comment she passed years back and …

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A mother’s struggle to feed six children as prices soar

Some families in Kenya are eating just once a day, or not at all, because of rising food prices, writes the BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga in Nairobi. Early in the morning, I find Florence Kambua hunched over, digging through the dump site outside her front door to collect plastic, glass, clothes …

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Yul Edochie offers to help homeless actor, Aguba

Actor Yul Edochie has offered to help a fellow Nollywood actor, Kenneth Jideofor, popularly known as Aguba, who is reportedly homeless. Pictures of Aguba in a shabby environment trended on the internet on Monday as multiple reports noted that he was homeless at the moment. Reacting to the news, Edochie …

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Five severely injured in accident at Gomoa Okyereko

Five persons are severely injured and receiving Treatment at Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital after a GMC private car collided with a Toyota Hiace bus transporting food items from Accra to Ajumako Mando Senior High School in the Central Region. The accident occured at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa Cape-Coast …

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75-year-old woman found hanging dead in her room

A 75-year-old woman has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Okaikrom, near Afigyase District in the Ashanti Region. According to a Kessbenonline.com report, the elderly woman was found dead in her room with a rope around her neck. For some residents, the death of the old woman comes as …

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Agyemang Badu reacts to Ghana’s CAF ban for over age cheating

Former Black Stars player, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has reacted to the Confederation of African Football’s ban on Ghana for age cheating in their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier. The Black Maidens were on July 4, 2022, handed a two-year ban and fined $100,000 by CAF for forging the birthdate …

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I am so mad and angry – Peter Okoye

Nigerian musician of defunct P-Square fame has shared how unhappy he is, to say the least, following a publication that captured how Nigerian military troops allegedly shot dead dozens of defenseless citizens in Ogbaru, Anambra. According to a publication by SaharaReporters, troops of the Nigerian military comprising the Navy and …

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Umaro Embalo elected new ECOWAS chair

Guinea Bissau President Umaro Embalo has been elected new chair of the ECOWAS for the next one year. He was elected at Sunday’s Summit [3 July 2022] to succeed Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, who held the position for almost two years. Gambia’s Omar Alieu Touray was also introduced as the …

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Galamsey pit kills man at Nweneso No1

A 35-year-old man, Kwame Antwi, has died after a galamsey pit caved on him at Nweneso No1 in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti region. The deceased also known as Romeo had gone to mine on Sunday, July 3, 2022. The pit, however, collapsed on him in the process, …

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Surgical error gets Stephanie Benson hospitalized

Not the best of news from the camp of Stephanie Benson as the musician has been hospitalized, a tweet from her husband announced, Monday. Accompanying the tweet with a picture of the gorgeous musician, Jonathan Benson indicated that his wife had undergone surgery. “Hi, This is Jon. Typing message for Stephanie. ‘Sorry …

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Veteran actor Kenneth Aguba reportedly homeless

Nollywood actor, Kenneth Aguba is reported to be homeless after new images of the veteran living in an abandoned building surfaced. In the pictures making the rounds on social media, the actor is seated in an unroofed shelter with what appears to be cooking items belonging to him. The pictures …

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We were forced to go to IMF – Gabby Otchere-Darko

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has said that the government was compelled to seek a bailout at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to him, the government was left with no choice as policies it proposed, including the E-Levy that could possibly have brought practical solutions to the country’s …

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Teacher unions declare strike over Cost-of Living-Allowance

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union have effective today, Monday, June 4, 2021, commenced a nationwide strike action. The strike according to the leadership of the Teacher Unions, is a result of the …

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Ghana banned by CAF over age-cheating

Ghana’s u-17 side the Black Maidens have been handed a two-year ban by the Confederation of African Football for forging the birthdate of two players. Ghana was found guilty by CAF after Morocco protested the ages of two Black Maidens players Nancy Amoh and Rasheeda Shahadu. The ban means Ghana’s …

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VIDEO: NDC’s Otokunor successfully defends his PhD thesis

Peter Boamah Otokunor, a deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, has celebrated the successful defense of his PhD thesis in Agric Economics and Policy. He posted results from the oral defense of his thesis in social media posts. The first on June 21 showed him interacting with …

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Stranded Hajj pilgrims demand refund

Some Muslim pilgrims have expressed disappointment towards the Hajj Board after they were abandoned at the Hajj village for hours. According to them, they were expected to travel to Mecca but the board has intentionally removed their names to the final list of travellers while their passports are also being …

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Fuel prices to go up as NPA announces restoration of UPPF margin

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced that it is restoring the full Unified Petroleum Price Fund (UPPF) margin on petroleum products. It made the announcement to players in the industry on Thursday June 30, 2022, indicating that the decision takes effect from Friday, July 1, 2022. “We hereby wish …

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