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Exporting hazard: The dark side of European used cars and spare-parts trade in West Africa

80 percent of over 280,000 vehicles exported to West Africa from the Netherlands were “old and below the Euro 4/IV emission standard”, and often lacked requisite “roadworthiness certification”. • UN Comtrade data show that the European Union exported over US$275million worth of vehicles to Ghana in the last five years. …

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I am not afraid of going to prison – Ablakwa reacts to contempt of court suit

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has responded to recent news that he has been cited for contempt after he kicked court documents in a viral video that started citrculating last week. The lawmaker had been dragged to the court by Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, alias Victor Kusi Boateng, whose court documents …

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Negative health effects of drinking too much alcohol

You won’t necessarily feel alcohol’s impact on your body right away, but it starts from the moment you take your first sip. If you drink, you’ve probably had some experience with alcohol’s effects, from the warm buzz that kicks in quickly to the not-so-pleasant wine headache, or the hangover that shows …

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Kusi Boateng cites Ablakwa for contempt of court over kicking of court documents

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been cited for contempt of court for his handling of a restraining order document issued by a court in Accra. The MP was captured in a viral video rejecting the document from the secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National …

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Family of Thomas Sankara boycotts burial plans

The remains of late Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara are to be buried where a memorial to him already stands, but his family is boycotting the ceremony and says the site is “inadequate for all the burden it contains”. “We believed and continue to believe that it is fundamental that a space …

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40 Ejuraman SHS students injured after collapse of makeshift dining hall

About 40 students of the Ejuraman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have sustained varying degrees of injuries following the collapse of a makeshift structure serving as a dining hall. The incident according to a report by Myjoyonline.com occurred on Monday, February 6, 2023, after a rainfall. The collapse …

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Nana Aba asks Blakk Rasta to explain content of his viral Chinese song

Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has accepted to appear on Blakk Rasta’s radio show on a condition that Sarkodie’s feature on Bob Marley’s ‘Stir It Up’ track will not be discussed. She instead asked Blakk Rasta to prepare explanations for portions of a track he put together with lyrics purporting …

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Watch how Christian Atsu pulled out of rubble alive

Former Black Stars player Christian Atsu has been rescued from the rubble in the earthquake ravaged Turkish city of Hayat. “Christian Atsu has been pulled from the wreckage alive!” journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, who broke news of his trapping, tweeted early Tuesday, February 7, 2023. He further confirmed to a Ghanaian …

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