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Highlife legend KK Kabobo receives support from Mahama, GHAMRO amid liver disease battle

Veteran Ghanaian musician KK Kabobo has received support from former President John Dramani Mahama and GHAMRO. The news was first broken by broadcaster Barima Kaakyire Agyemang, who visited him and shared his video and pictures on social media. The Highlife icon looked pale and weak and had difficulty speaking. He said he …

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Burying my talent is a disservice to my nation – Apostle Onyinah sends cryptic message amid Bawumia running mate rumours

Former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah has become the topic of social media chatter following a recent post on social media. The man of God was recently listed as one of the key contenders for the running mate position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) going into …

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AFCON 2023: Six fans die amid celebrations

The Guinean football federation (Feguifoot) and former star Pascal Feindouno have called for calm after supporters died back home celebrating the country’s first win at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Guinea beat The Gambia 1-0 in their second group game in Ivory Coast on Friday night, sparking widespread celebrations …

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Jean Mensa, Bossman Asare cited for contempt amid limited voter registration dispute

Ayitah Precious, a resident of Otsebleku near Afienya in the Greater Accra Region, has taken legal action against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, and Deputy Chairman Bossman Asare, alleging contempt of court in the ongoing limited voter registration dispute. In a sworn affidavit, Ayitah Precious, the applicant, made several …

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ECOWAS army chiefs to meet in Ghana amid Niger intervention plans

Army chiefs from across the West African economic and political bloc, ECOWAS, are scheduled to meet in Accra later this week. According to a BBC report, the meeting is reportedly to discuss a possible intervention in Niger, where a junta held a coup last month. Their last meeting was in …

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Ruthless criminal and ambulance lawyer – Dag Heward-Mills fires salvos amid court issue

The founder and leader of the Lighthouse Group of Churches, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has allegedly thrown shades the way of the counsel for six former bishops of the Lighthouse church. During a sermon in his church, Dag Heward-Mills insinuated that the lawyer did not do due diligence when the bishops approached him to represent …

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‘Nobody can stop the funeral’ – Rev. Anthony Boakye’s daughter challenges widow amid court order

Yaa Boakye, daughter of late Founder and General Overseer of the Resurrection Power New Generation Church, Rev. Anthony Kwadwo Boakye has declared that her father’s funeral will come off as scheduled. Her views posted on social media, come at a time the widow of the late clergyman has secured an …

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‘I want to be a house help for a Ghanaian minister’ – Delay amid Cecilia Dapaah saga

Deloris Frimpong Manso, alias Delay, has expressed her desire to start work as a maid only that she wants her employer to be a politician, specifically, a minister. She made the desire known via a July 21, 2023 tweet amid the ongoing controversy in which Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, …

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Senegal shuts consulates abroad amid attacks and political tensions

Senegal’s foreign ministry announced Tuesday it was temporarily closing its overseas consulates amid raging political tensions that have fuelled attacks on its diplomatic missions in Paris, Bordeaux, Milan and New York. Deadly protests broke out last week in the Senegalese capital Dakar and other cities, following the sentencing of popular …

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Cocoa prices reach 6-year high amid supply concerns

The global cocoa market experienced a surge in prices during April 2023, reaching a six-year high in both the London and New York markets, according to the April 2023 cocoa report by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). Prices of the front-month [May 2023] cocoa futures contract rose by 5 percent …

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