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River god allegedly kills 23-year-old man at Pantang Village

A 23-year-old man, Benjamin Otu Affotey, has allegedly died under mysterious circumstances at Pantang Village near Abokobi in the Greater Accra Region. According to his mother, Theresah Botchwey, the deceased passed away at the 37 Military Hospital on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, following a motor crash on Sunday, June 4, …

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Gory accident: Tipper truck kills 30-year-old man at Manso

Residents of Manso Keniago in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region were thrown into a state of mourning when a tipper truck knocked and ran over a thirty-year-old man, killing him on the spot. The incident happened late afternoon on Friday while the young man who owns a …

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Traditional priest kills, buries Kantamato trader

A second-hand clothing trader at the Kantamato Market in Accra has been killed by a traditional priest after she went to him for a money-doubling ritual. The traditional priest, identified as Agbeko Acumalt, allegedly buried the deceased in his shrine in an attempt to conceal the crime, The Chronicle reports. …

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Attack on Burkina Faso military post kills at least 33 soldiers

An attack on a military base in eastern Burkina Faso has killed 33 soldiers and wounded 12 others in the latest outburst of violence in the West African country. The besieged soldiers killed at least 40 “terrorists” on Thursday before reinforcements arrived, the army said in a statement. The attack …

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Nigeria’s army kills 35 Boko Haram insurgents in northeast Borno

The war against insurgents has continued to gather momentum since 2009 with the latest attacks leading to the death of 35 fighters of Boko Haram in Nigeria’s Northeast Borno State. At least 65,000 people have died in the war against terrorists with more than 2.1 million displaced and critical infrastructure …

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Man kills wife after she predicted her own death

An husband whose violence was recorded by his wife has been found guilty of her murder. Asim Hasan stabbed Aaisha Hasan 36 times at the family home in Canning Town, east London, on May 19 last year. But despite telling a court he had not intended to seriously harm her, the …

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Woman allegedly kills husband, flees with children

Agyei Abanga, a 39-year-old mason at Logre in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, has allegedly been killed by his wife, Bogpoka Abanga. The wife was said to have hit Abanga multiple times on the head with a pestle at about 2300 hours on Saturday, April 15, 2023. …

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GHS warns against new malaria parasite that kills, poses risk of severe illness

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned the public against new mosquito specie known to be deadlier and spreads malaria faster. The new strain was confirmed in March this year after samples were gathered from Tuba and Dansoman in the Greater Accra Region, Daily Graphic reports. ‘Anopheles Stephensi,’ which was first detected …

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