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Watch Ghanaian-British boxer Freezy Macbones train with Anthony Joshua

Ghanaian-British boxer, Seth Gyimah, popularly known as Freezy MacBones, has been spotted in a video training with two-time unified World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua. According to Freezy, Anthony Joshua regularly checks up on him and even gave him £5,000 after he reached out to him after he won his first …

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Otumfuo asks British Museum to return gold items in their possession

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has engaged in discussions with the British Museum regarding the return of precious gold items currently in their possession. The visit to the United Kingdom by the Asantehene was in honor of the coronation of King Charles III, and it marked the first-ever meeting between …

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Ghanaian passengers petition for a reduction in British Airways fares

Passengers of British Airways (BA) are mounting pressure on the airline to reduce its fares by signing an online petition. The petition, published on charge.com, already has 1,035 signatories as of 13:17 local time on Monday 8 May 2023. The petition was started by one Esther Lulu who said Ghanaians …

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How British Airways flight attendant was raped during stopover in Barbados’

British Airways flight attendant ‘is raped during stopover in Barbados’   A flight attendant was allegedly raped in her hotel room in Barbados during a stopover.   The stewardess is said to have been drinking with colleagues on the Caribbean island when a man who was known to her joined their group. …

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British Prime Minister fined for not wearing seat belt

  British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seat belt in a moving car while filming a social media video. Lancashire Police said it had issued a 42-year-old man in London with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty. Mr Sunak had previously apologised for …

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Kenya airport workers return bag containing $19K to British tourist

A Kenyan police officer and two airport workers have been commended after they returned a bag that contained around $19,000 (£17,000) and other items that belonged to a British tourist. According to BBC, the tourist, identified as Benson Nickolson, misplaced the bag at the Wilson Airport in the East African …

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British-born Ghanaian Kwasi Kwarteng fired as UK finance minister – Report

The BBC has reported that Britain’s finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked from his current position. This follows a meeting Prime Minister Liz Truss at Downing Street on Friday, October 14, 2022, the report added. Prior to the confirmation by the BBC, suggestions were rife on social media, including …

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Six Ghanaians who have been knighted by the British monarchy

“A knighthood, and the female equivalent, a damehood, is an award given by the queen (or king) to an individual for a major, long-term, contribution in any activity, usually at a national or international level.” Across the world, there are several ways people who have contributed to the growth and …

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British MP suspended for calling UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng ‘superficially’ black

A British Member of Parliament (MP) from the Labour Party, Rupa Huq, has been suspended by her party for alleged racist comments she made against British-born Ghanaian MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who was recently appointed UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister). According to news.sky.com, the party suspended Rupa Huq for …

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‘We are not a British colony’ – Video of Mugabe trends after London bus episode

A video of former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, trended on Tuesday, barely 24-hours after African leaders were shuttled in a bus in London when they attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19. In the short video clip, widely circulated on Twitter, Mugabe is heard saying: “We are …

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