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The current state of the National Cathedral site is of a dug-out parcel of land of several acres located in a prime area in the capital, Accra. Work has stalled largely as a result of lack of funds for a project that has courted controversy and split public opinion right …

  Sometimes, the things that happen to some people make other people wonder how they got to be that way. No one wants to be in a situation where they are disabled, but sickness can cause this to happen. Well, man has made a lot of people sad because 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 …

Joanne Deborah Chesimard was her real name when she was born, but “Assata Olugbala Shakur” became a more well-known moniker. According to reports, Assata, a native New Yorker, is the first terrorist to be listed as The Guardian’s most wanted woman. Between 1971 and 1977, when she initially gained notoriety, …

The Congolese music band, Fulu Muziki, shot to the center of public attention in 2019. Their message was simple — they generate music from garbage and that is the literal translation of the name of their music band in the local dialect. Producing their music from the dumpsite means they …

Nigerians have been reacting to the news of the death of the man described as the world’s dirtiest man. The Iranian who is identified as Amou Haji is reported to have kicked the bucket in Dejgah village in the Southern Province of Fars on Sunday, October 23. The reports say …

The World’s Dirtiest Man has died after taking his bath for the first time in over five decades. According to official media, the Iranian hermit dubbed the “world’s dirtiest man” after going more than 50 years without taking a shower has passed away at the ripe old age of 94. …

After almost four years since the Emirates A380 touched down in Accra at the Kotoka International Airport, Ghana has yet again witnessed another historic landing at the same venue. This time, a British Airways A380, which is one of the largest passenger aircraft in the world, touched down in Accra …

Cameroonian President Paul Biya is officially the world’s oldest head of state after September 8. The ‘post’ was automatically conferred on the 89-year-old following the death of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II on the same day. Buckingham Palace announced that the queen died peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland at …

Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has announced that Ghana has become the world’s largest exporter of yam after raking in $48 million last year. According to Asaaseradio.com, Ghana now controls 24% of the $200 million global export market. This has led to the growth of the country’s export value from …