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Tokyo Olympics: Nadia Eke to lead Team Ghana as flagbearer

Experienced Triple Jumper, Nadia Eke is expected to be the flagbearer of Team Ghana at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. According to the Administrative Manager of the Ghana Olympic Committee, GOC, Miss Farida Idriss, the top athlete will lead Ghana as they display their rich culture …

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Wa military brutality: Army jails, demotes, transfers errant soldiers

• The military high command has handed down sanctions to errant soldiers • The officers went on rampage in Wa beating residents over a missing phone • The sanctions include jail terms, demotions and transfers, Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul told Parliament  The disciplinary board of Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has handed down punitive …

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Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say

A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. Most were detained after a gun battle at a house in the capital Port-au-Prince where they were holed up. Bloodied and bruised, suspects were paraded in front of media on …

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Six-Eugene largest aircraft in the world lands in Ghana

The largest aircraft in the world, “Antonov An-225 Mriya” has landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Only two of such aircraft were built. The current Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is the only one in operation, according to Aviation Ghana, flew from Leipzig and successfully landed at KIA shortly after …

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Hearts’ league glory in sight, Kotoko hopeful

Maximum points for Accra Hearts of Oak in Sunday’s game against Liberty Professionals will see the end of the 11-year trophy drought with a game to spare. The Phobians have been rampant in the last few matches as they are now unbeaten in 13 matches across all competition the longest …

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Pastor Chris to hold healing crusade on TB Joshua’s funeral date

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Founder and President of Christ Embassy church, is set to hold a three-day healing programme ‘Healing Streams With Pastor Chris’ from Friday, July 9 up to Sunday, July 11. Interestingly, pastor Oyakhilome’s healing programme coincides with the funeral of founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations …

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Baatsona police rescue 10 trafficked Nigerians

Police at Baastona in Accra have rescued 10 Nigerian nationals from their traffickers at Coastal Estates down, along the Spintex Road. They also managed to arrest six suspected traffickers. The said victims are between the ages of 21 and 24. In a statement, the police said they received an SOS …

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Attorney General sued over salaries for First and Second Lady

• The spouses of the president and the vice have been included in the salary structure for Article 71 holders • Rockson Nelson-Dafeamekpor and Dr Clement Apaak have sued the AG • They were joined by one Frederick Nii Commey Two NDC MPs have sued the Attorney General (AG) of Ghana over …

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Jacob Zuma in Isolation at Prison as per Covid-19 protocol

Former president Jacob Zuma is in isolation at Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo confirmed on Thursday morning. “As per all new admissions due to Covid-19, he is in isolation.” Nxumalo said he had not checked on Zuma on Thursday morning, therefore he could not give …

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New frog discovered in Atewa range forest reserve

A newly discovered critically endangered frog species found nowhere else in the world beyond the Atewa Range Forest Reserve has been described and published. With the common name Atewa Slippery frog, the new species has been named Conraua sagyimase after the community of Sagyimase at the foot of the Atewa …

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Woman, 34, found dead in toilet at prayer camp

A 34-year-old woman, Nafisah Mensah, has been found dead in a toilet of the Christ the Shepherd Prayer camp at Kasoa Opeikuma. The mother of four, according to information gathered by Adom News‘ Kofi Adjei, had been at the camp for months now over mental instability. She is said to have …

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Conjoined twins: I’m ready to help – US-based plastic surgeon

The celebrity US-based plastic Ghanaian surgeon, Dr Michael Obeng, says he is ready to help in the impending surgery to separate the conjoined twins at Ridge Hospital in Accra. The popular surgeon told Francis Abban on Morning Starr Thursday that even though he has never handled conjoined situations, he is …

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