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How Akufo-Addo, Tsatsu Tsikata delivered a legal blow to Parliament in 1979

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the legal luminary, Tsatsu Tsikata, may belong to different political ideologies when it comes to certain matters of constitutionality and principle, however, they have on few rare occasions been on the same side. One of such rare cases was in 1979 when they both represented Dr Kwame …

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Watch how Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool’s 2,000th league goal

Egyptian international Mohamed Salah achieved another feat in Liverpool’s history books when he scored the club’s 2,000th goal in the Premier League. Salah tucked a left footed penalty in Liverpool’s 2 – 0 win against Brighton on Saturday with Luis Diaz getting the other goal. The victory was the Reds …

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Sankofa series: How Ghana’s capital moved from Cape Coast to Accra

It has remained one of Ghana’s most historic cities and is known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Located on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, Cape Coast, formerly called Carbo Corso (a corrupted form of “Corsican Cape”) served as the first capital of Gold Coast. From …

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How Lance Corporal Nyame fell from Best Recruit to ‘deadly criminal’

When the news of the preliminary investigations conducted by the Ghana Police Service into the recent attacks on bullion vans, especially in the Greater Accra region revealed that the main culprits were policemen, it broke even more hearts. It must be stated that in one of those ghastly attacks at Adedenkpo around …

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How the UK Sun, Sports Brief reported Wontumi’s $3.1 billion bid for Chelsea FC

Ghanaian businessman Bernard Antwi Boasiako known in local circles as Chairman Wontumi has attracted coverage by major international websites, especially in England over his interest to purchase Chelsea FC. Chairman Wontumi through his lawyers and Financial Directors put in a bid of $3.1 Billion to purchase the top English club …

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How Dubai projected Ghana on Independence Day

The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, and the Al Wasl in Dubai lighted up in Ghana colours to mark the country’s Independence Day which falls on March 6. In a viral post shared by various media platforms and by some social media users, the beautiful architectural buildings projected …

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WATCH: How irate King Faisal fans ambushed FIFA referee Daniel Laryea after Aduana Stars clash

Top Ghanaian referee Daniel Laryea had to protected by the Police after officiating King Faisal game against Aduana Stars at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. The Isha Allah boys suffered a 1-0 defeat to the Fire boys on Sunday in matchday 19 of the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. …

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How the yam festival of the Mo/Dega people is celebrated

The Mo/Dega communities celebrate the ‘Pea dii’ eating of yams festival at different periods by each community, that’s some places of Kintampo. This harvest festival starts in the middle of July and runs to the end of September. Mostly, it is usually celebrated in August when new yams are ready …

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The history of how Black people first arrived in Russia

Imperial Russia, one of the largest empires that thrived from 1720 to 1917, had only about a dozen permanent Black residents out of a population of over a million. It has been documented that during this period, Russia “waged wars, conquered surrounding lands, and produced some of the most well-known, …

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Abramovich ‘rewrote the rules’ on how to run a successful club

When Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in July 2003, the official statement announcing his arrival described the Russian as “a keen follower of sport and international football”. Abramovich’s decision to narrow that interest down to solely Chelsea transformed the domestic and European game as his vast finance fuelled a 19-year era …

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