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UK court jails 18-year-old Ghanaian for pouring boiling water on friend, stabbing her over boyfriend

An 18-year-old Ghanaian woman, Princess Owusu Ansah, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a UK court for a violent attack on her friend. Princess is said to have poured boiling water over her friend and stabbed her, allegedly in response to cheating allegations involving her boyfriend. The …

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Nigerian president Buhari extends UK trip by a week for dental care

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is extending his stay in the United Kingdom where he attended the May 6 coronation of King Charles III. A statement posted on Twitter by his senior aide for social media Bashir Ahmed said Buhari will remain in London for medical reasons. His post of May …

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Ghana Army rejected me because of my height, eyeballs – Ghanaian-born UK Army soldier

A Ghanaian-born UK Army soldier, who goes by the name Achieve Doctor on social media, has recalled how he was rejected entry into the military in Ghana because of his height. He explained in a TikTok video that has since been viewed more than 2.3 million times that when he …

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Watch highlights of the second bout of Ghanaian mason-turned-boxer in UK

Seth Gyimah who is known by his ring name ‘Freezy MacBones’ claimed a Queensberry debut win on Saturday, April 15 after defeating Darryl Sharp. Freezy clinched a four-round decision victory over UK veteran boxer at the Copper Box Arena in London. The 33-year-old had a good start to the fight …

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How can a shirt from a UK fashion shop be a military attire? – NPP Youth Organizer asks Police

Abdul Salam Mustapha, the National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party has shaded the police in respect of an invitation extended to him over purported use of military attire. Salam in a Facebook post of April 12, 2023, hours to his appearance at the Police CID Headquarters in Accra …

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Scandal Rocks NDC UK & Ireland chapter

The once calm NDC UK and Ireland Chapter is on fire now as the chapter prepares to elect new chapter executives. It is alleged that known associate of the incumbent Chairman who is also one of the contestants for the Chapter’s chairmanship position, allegedly paid money in excess of £7,700 …

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Why UK can no longer ‘recruit’ health workers from Ghana – Bright Simons explains

The vice president of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has given some clarification on reports that the government of the United Kingdom (UK) has barred the recruitment of health workers from Ghana and 53 other countries. According to Simons, Ghanaian health workers have not been barred from travelling to the UK as …

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Nigerian politician, wife and doctor convicted for trafficking human organs in UK

A popular Nigerian politician; Ike Ekweremadu, has been convicted together with his wife and a doctor for engaging in organ trafficking. The 60-year-old former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, his wife; 56, and the said doctor; Dr. Obinna Obeta; 51, are said to have conspired to facilitate the travel …

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I’ve relocated my UK-based children to Ghana because of hardship – Chairman Wontumi

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, has revealed that he had to bring his children back home from the United Kingdom (UK) because there is unbearable hardship there. “There is too much hardship in the UK. As I speak …

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Nigerian music manager stabbed in the UK for his ‘£300,000 watch’

Emmanuel Odunlami, a Nigerian-born music manager was stabbed to death after celebrating his birthday with a designer watch worth up to £300,000, a London court heard. The 32-year-old was attacked by three robbers after he left the Haz restaurant located in the city of London on May 1, 2022. The …

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