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Nigerian football legend blames weather for ‘defeat’ to Ghana

Former Nigeria striker Ndubisi Chukunyere claims the ‘harsh’ weather conditions in Abuja halted the Super Eagles’ ambition to defeat Ghana. Having settled for a 0-0 draw in the first leg played in the Baba Yara Stadium, the three-time African kings needed a win to secure a 2022 World Cup berth. …

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We are ready for Assin North by-election, Gyakye Quayson to contest unopposed – Asiedu Nketia

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Johnson Aseidu Nketia, has stated that the party is ready to contest a by-election in Assin North Constituency. The NDC scribe, popularly referred to as General Mosquito, revealed that the current Member of Parliament, Jame Gyakye Quayson, will be the party’s …

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53-year-old fisherman jailed 15 years for defiling 10-year-old

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 53-year-old fisherman to 15 years imprisonment for defiling a 10-year-old girl at La. Samuel Odoi Yemofio, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty. At the end of the trial presided over by Mrs Christina Cann, Yemofio was found guilty. The case as narrated by …

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Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life for murder of Thomas Sankara

A court in Burkina Faso has sentenced the country’s former president, Blaise Compaoré, to life in prison for the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, who was not one of those African leaders to be told what to do by western nations, was murdered after four years in power …

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52-year-old Imam jailed three times for smoking

52-year-old Imam, Tamimu Mohammed has been jailed on three separate occasions for engaging in drugs and in illegal mining. In an interview with Crime Check TV GH, he said he was an experienced weed smoker who started smoking when he was in class six. Mohammed said whiles working with a …

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Man gets life imprisonment for raping student

The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a 25-year-old student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka on Tuesday, April 5. Identified as Collins Okechukwu, he was handed the sentence by Justice Abiola Soladoye. According …

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Video of Asamoah Gyan training pops up after Ghana qualified for World Cup

It seems that Asamoah Gyan is not retiring from the game anytime soon as he has begun intensive training with the aim to return to active football. The former Black Stars captain has not been in action since parting ways with Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities in 2021 after a year …

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NPP will pay a big price for E-Levy implementation – Kofi Konadu Apraku

Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a leading member of the governing NPP, has indicated that the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy, otherwise known as E-Levy, will go a long way to affect the governing party. Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the former Trade and Industry Minister stated that …

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21-year old man arrested for allegedly killing grandparents with hammer and pestle

A 21-year-old, Appiah Moses, is in the grips of police in the Eastern Region for killing two persons at Akim Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District. The victims, 75-year-old Yaa Yeboah, and 80-year-old Appiah Korang, who are the grandparents of the suspect, were attacked with a hammer and fufu pounding …

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