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Black Queens trash Rwanda 7-0 in Women’s AFCON qualifier

Ghana’s senior women’s national team, the Black Queens defeated Rwanda 7-0 in the 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers at the Kigali Pele Stadium. Coach Nora Hauptle’s side wasted no time as they bagged the first goal as early as the second minute when Doris Boaduwaa headed …

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I don’t care what the West thinks, I will run for fourth term in 2024 – Kagame

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has said he will run for a fourth term in next year’s presidential election. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Mr Kagame told French-language magazine Jeune Afrique on Tuesday. Asked about what the West would think about his decision to run again, Mr Kagame said, “I’m …

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Man beaten to pulp for allegedly stealing young boy’s p*nis in Kogi

Angry residents have attacked a man after accusing him of ‘stealing’’ a young boy’s penis in Lokoja, Kogi State. According to an eyewitness, Aquia Aquila, the incident happened on Tuesday morning, September 19, 2023. “Just now heading to the office, that was how this man stole one boy penîs at …

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‘What comes next in Libya will be worse’ – Donald Trump’s 2011 tweet resurfaces

Former American president Donald John Trump’s tweet of 2011 has gained traction in Twitter (now X) as a result of recent events in Libya. The tweet dated August 23, 2011 was about the political events that led to the overthrow of the regime of then leader Muammar Gaddafi. Trump prophesied …

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Full list of new UK visa fees to be implemented in October

The United Kingdom government has announced an increment in immigration and nationality fees which will be paid for vital services effective October 4, 2023. According to the UK government, the new charges will see the cost for visit visas for less than six months increase from £15 to £115 while …

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NPP people being ‘charged’ GH¢10,000 for slots in police – Ken Agyapong claims

Kennedy Agyapong, a flagbearer aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that slots in the Ghana Police Service are being sold. He claimed at a rally over the weekend that the development is a secret but that he was revealing it because it was causing pain to key grassroots members …

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Ghana set to establish lithium refinery in Western Region

All is set to establish a lithium refinery in the country in the Western Region. To this end, Lithium Resources Ghana Limited, a joint venture company of UK-based CAA Mining Ltd and Em­pire Rare Earth and Metals Group Ltd, a local company are currently exploring suitable and strategic location for …

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South Sudan transition stuck in mud of floods, politics

South Sudan’s intended transition to a full democracy is getting stuck in the mud, five years after a peace agreement was signed between various protagonists giving the country some semblance of stability. There has been sporadic violence, mostly between government forces and groups that held out on the peace deal. …

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Nigerian couple turned away from registration centre in Ketu South

A Nigerien couple has been turned away from registering in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise being held at the Ketu South Municipal office of the Electoral Commission (EC). The man and his wife, who had been resident at Aflao for the past 26 years, on Saturday showed up and …

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I earned less than GH¢2.5K working at a big bank in Ghana for 9 years – Ghanaian student in UK recounts

It is no news that Ghana’s inflation rates keep getting higher and higher causing the cost of living to be very unbearable for the layman. Due to the severity of not being able to cater for basic needs, some people, especially the youth have decided that relocating for greener pastures …

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