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Ghanaian business magnate and founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley, has made known his intentions to pay the medical bills of Sulemana Abdul-Samed, the tallest man in Ghana. Sulemana Abdul Samed, also known as Awuche, is the tallest man in Ghana. …

Sulemana Abdul Samed, the tallest man in Ghana, has bemoaned his poor health condition while holding a world title. Sulemana, who goes by the nickname ‘Awuche’ was diagnosed with gigantism when he was 22 years old. During his monthly checkup at a local hospital in the Northern Region of Ghana, …

An Ethiopian man is disputing a BBC report that credits a Ghanaian, Sulemana Abdul Samed, alias Awuche; as the world’s tallest man. Negewo Jima is contending that he is taller than Sulemana, a claim he first made via a Facebook post on January 3, 2022. In the said post, he …

When I heard rumours of a new contender for the world’s tallest man in northern Ghana, I set out to find out if it was true. The only problem? Measuring him. A local hospital in northern Ghana told 29-year-old Sulemana Abdul Samed during one of his recent check-ups that he …

Sulemana Abdul Samed, nicknamed “Awuche,” has earned the tag as Ghana’s tallest man as he stands 9.6 feet tall. Awuche, who hails from Gambaga in the North East Region, has disclosed plans to settle down and raise a family. Speaking on BBC News Pidgin in October this year, he said: …

Catherine Maame Serwaa Banahene is a female basketball player who plays for Charm Basketball Academy in Ghana. She aspires to become a global star, playing in her role of a Power Forward. Catherine ticks the boxes of becoming a good basketball player with her flicks and trick and her ability …

Africa’s third tallest building was over the weekend inaugurated in the city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia – the seat of the African Union. In attendance was Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and a government delegation given the significance of the building to the country’s economic structure and development. “It …

Koforidua, the capital city of the Eastern Region of Ghana, is noted for its production of cocoa and tourism centres. It is also regarded as the home of beautiful ladies; their women are described as ‘Koforidua Flowers’. Now the city can also boast of birthing one of the tallest people …

Here’s a mind test: what would you do if you woke up one morning, unusual of the normal growth rate, noticed that your limbs were sprouting, and in a matter of a few months, you had gained such height that even medical science cannot explain or control it? Well, that …