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Jonathan Mensah discharged from hospital after suffering head injury

Black Stars defender, Jonathan Mensah, has been discharged from the Clinica Girasol Hospital in Luanda after suffering a head injury in Ghana’s game against Central African Republic on Sunday, June 5, 2022. The Columbus Crew center-back suffered a concussion after a head clash with an opponent during a corner kick in …

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24 people travelled from Libya to Israel, and only 8 of us survived – Ghanaian narrates

Israel based Ghanaian, Kofi Marfo, has revealed that together with other Africans, they planned to make a trip across Egypt to Israel through the desert, but only a few survived. In a chat on SVTV Africa, Kofi Marfo mentioned that he began the journey from Libya with twenty-three people, seven …

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Antoine Semenyo dropped from Black Stars squad for Central African Republic game

Black Stars coach, Otto Addo has named a 25-man squad for Ghana’s match against the Central African Republic, excluding Antoine Semenyo. The Bristol City man, who was named to the initial squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, has been omitted from the trip to Angola for unknown reasons. …

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Akufo-Addo sacks Hamza Tanko from Hajj Board

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed with immediate effect, the removal of Hamza Tanko from all official duties of the Hajj Board. This comes after Mr Hamza’s appointment as a signatory to Ghana’s Hajj bank account in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and his description as a Finance Director. A statement signed by the Executive Secretary …

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IGP bans Regional Officers, PROs from engaging media

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has directed all Public Affairs Officers of the Police Service, as well as Regional Commanders, from henceforth cease granting interviews or issuing press releases on any matter within their jurisdiction to the media. The directive is to remain in force until …

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Kenya plans to seize LPG logistics business from Tanzania

Kenya seeks to dominate in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by constructing the biggest import and storage gas facility in Mombasa and licensing more private companies to compete with Tanzania which has dominated the business for years in the region. The announcement to construct a 25,000 tonnes storage …

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Exclusive: How Nigeria’s Forestry Research Institute boss, Olusola returned ‘N17m from stolen funds

The Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof Adepoju Olusola has returned N17 million, part of the over N50 million meant for cooperative societies in the institution which had been diverted in 2020. SaharaReporters had reported how Olusola allegedly embezzled staff deductions (Contributions of …

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In pictures: Highlights from Day One of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration

If you’re just joining us, here’s some premium pageantry to catch you up on the day’s events so far. Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Early risers: Royal fans Caellia (L) and Yoshilen were among those who went to the Mall in central London this morning – where some royal supporters had …

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Man in court for stealing skull from cemetery

The police on Tuesday May 31, arraigned a 38-year-old man, Ebuka Enuma, before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos for alleged possession of a human skull. The suspect who lives at Bariga area of Lagos, is said to have stolen the skull after he broke into Amukoko Cemetery and excavated an old grave on …

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‘I wasn’t after a response from the IGP at all,’ – British High Commissioner speaks

Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, has spoken for the first time since the Ghana Police Service published a four-paged letter addressed to her over a tweet she made last month. The tweet of May 17 bordered on the arrest of #FixTheCountry campaigner, Oliver Barker-Vormawor for a road …

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