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Close to 700 boat migrants reach Italy overnight

Almost 700 migrants reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in boats overnight, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday morning. According to the report, a total of 14 landings were registered. The boats either arrived at the port without help or the people were rescued at sea, off the …

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‘A bucket of the paint I used cost GH¢1,700, If you don’t like it that’s your opinion’ – Agya Koo on mansion

Kumawood actor, Agya Koo, has responded to comments about the colour of his mansion. After Agya Koo launched his new home, a section of netizens criticized his choice of paint and even the architectural plan of the edifice. The exterior of Agya Koo’s mansion is captured in turquoise blue and off-white colours but many …

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Aliko Dangote loses $700 million in July amid stock market sell-off, naira slump

Nigerian billionaire and leading industrialist Aliko Dangote has seen his net worth fall by $700 million since the start of July as a result of the double whammy of stock sell-offs on the Nigerian Exchange and the recent naira depreciation on the country’s official foreign exchange window. According to the …

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Black Stars earn $700,000 for participating in Kirin Cup

The Black Stars have earned $700,000 for featuring in the four-nation tournament dubbed Kirin Cup in Kobe, Japan. Ghana, Tunisia, Chile and host nation Japan were the four countries that took part in the 2022 edition of the Kirin Cup. Ghana received an amount of $650,000 in appearance fee before receiving …

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Ex-South African leader Jacob Zuma took more than 700 bribes – Prosecutors

Former South African President Jacob Zuma accepted more than 700 bribes over the course of a decade before he was president, including cash payments from French arms company Thales, prosecutors alleged on the first day of Zuma’s corruption trial on Wednesday. Zuma, the president of Africa’s most developed economy from …

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PHOTOS: About 700 residents in Yapei rendered homeless after rainstorm

Another rainstorm disaster in the Savannah Region has rendered about 700 residents from three communities homeless with several properties worth thousands of cedis destroyed. The affected communities include, Yapei, Sangkpala and Kusawgu all in the Central Gonja District. According to Central Gonja District Operation Officer, Alhandu Alhassan, officials from the …

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