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EPA issues conflicting permits to Yenyeya mining company

Starr News has uncovered two conflicting permits said to have been issued from the headquarters of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to favour a Chinese mining company against a Ghanaian mining firm. Some staff at the EPA headquarters confirm that the Ghanaian company— Yenyeya Mining Enterprise— had received from the …

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Lagos ranked second worst city to live in globally – EIU report

Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital has been ranked the second worst capital to live in according to a global ranking report. The Economic Intelligence Unit, EIU’s, Global Liveability Index 2021 which focussed on “How the COVID-19 pandemic affected liveability worldwide.” Lagos ranked 139 out of 140 cities with the Syrian capital …

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Man arrested with 31 parcels of ‘wee’

The Akim Oda Divisional Police Command in the Eastern Region has intercepted a taxi cab transporting 31 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana. The patrol team also arrested a 39-year-old man Kofi Owusu who claimed ownership of the illicit item in the taxi cab with registration number …

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Father of suspected armed robber hands him over to Police

A father of a suspected armed robber has presented his son to the Police for suspected robbery in the Ashanti Region. The suspect is part of a group of seven armed robbers arrested after embarking on a highway robbery in the Ashanti Region. Police say the suspected armed robbers attacked …

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G7 to agree tough measures on burning coal to tackle climate change

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionDavid Attenborough (right) is to address the summit World leaders meeting in Cornwall are to adopt strict measures on coal-fired power stations as part of the battle against climate change. The G7 group will promise to move away from coal plants, unless they have technology to capture …

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WATCH: Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo gets all the praise for standing up to Shatta Wale

  • Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo maintained that Shatta Wale is a confused and inconsistent artiste • The dancehall musician in reaction insulted the journalist but the latter remained focused • Arnold insisted that Shatta Wale has been disrespectful over the years and emphasized the need to accord people with respect Journalist and entertainment analyst Arnold …

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VIDEO: Tempers flare up as Shatta Wale clashes with Arnold on TV

  Tempers went over the roof on Saturday night as Ghanaian dancehall musician, Shatta Wale clashed with entertainment pundit, Arnold Asamoah Baidoo on the United Showbiz. The misunderstanding broke after Shatta Wale requested an apology from Arnold which he declined because the latter felt he did no mistake. Failing to apologize, Shatta Wale accused Arnold of …

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Police fire tear gas in ‘Democracy Day’ protests in Nigeria

Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, with reports of arrests and injuries. Activists had called for nationwide protests on Saturday on Democracy Day, which marks Nigeria’s move to civilian rule more than 20 years ago, over what they criticise as …

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Eriksen collapse overshadow Lukaku’s shine on Day 2 of Euro 2020

Christian Eriksen collapsed in the Group B opener between Denmark and Finland before Inter Milan teammate Romelu Lukaku backed a brace against Russia in the second group game to register a 3-0 win against Russia. Denmark missed a chance to equalise butHojbjerg’s spot-kick was saved by Hradecky. Lukaku opened the …

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Richie Mensah reveals reasons former Lynx artistes struggle after exit

CEO of Lynx Entertainment, Richie Mensah, has revealed why artistes struggle after they exit from his record label. Speaking with Doreen Avio on JoyNews, RichieMensah states artistes who exit the label struggle as independent acts because of lack of structures or professional help. He added that after their departure, some of …

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LIVESTREAMED: Shatta Wale on UTV’s United Showbiz

Shatta Wale is the guest for today’s edition of the United Showbiz show with regular host Nana Ama McBrown. The host, Nana McBrown is expected to engage her guests on some of the major issues in the entertainment industry. Last week, Shatta Wale hosted his first state of music industry address and his sentiments …

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Five things we learned from Ghana vs Ivory Coast friendly game

Ghana was held to a scoreless stalemate by West African neighbours Ivory Coast[tps_header][/tps_header] in an international friendly match at the Cape Coast stadium on Saturday. Here are five things we learned from the game: 1. Disciplined defence The most promising department of Ghana set up was the defence. From the …

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