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ECOWAS gives Guinea six months to return country to constitutional order
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ECOWAS gives Guinea six months to return country to constitutional order

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the military rulers in Guinea six months to return the country to constitutional order. The Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, Chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took the decision at the commission's Extraordinary Summit held in Accra yesterday ECOWAS has imposed travel ban on the military leaders as well as their family members and supporters and frozen the financial assets of members of military junta The President of the ECOWAS commission, Jean-Claude Kissie Brou, told the media after the summit that the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority would be communicated officially to the military rulers today He said ECOWAS was concerned with the seeming political instability in the r...
Felix Annan: Asante Kotoko goalkeeper bids emotional farewell to the club .
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Felix Annan: Asante Kotoko goalkeeper bids emotional farewell to the club .

Kumasi Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan has penned down an emotional farewell to the club after bringing his 10 year spell to an end. Annan confirmed he has mutually parted ways with the Reds with a post on social media thanking the club and supporters. The 26-year-old joined the Porcupine Warriors in 2011 from Gomoa Fetteh Feyenoord Academy and although he was sent out to several clubs on loan, he later rose through the ranks to become the club’s captain. However, the young and enterprising shotstopper fell out of favour with the club’s former coach Maxwell Konadu last season and although Konadu was sacked midway and failed to regain his position under Mariano Barreto. He thus lost his place to Kwame Baah and later Razak Abalora and that even affected his involvement in t...
IMF approves $67 million emergency support for Equatorial Guinea
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IMF approves $67 million emergency support for Equatorial Guinea

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $67 million emergency support for Equatorial Guinea to help it deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and an explosion at a military base that destroyed much of its mainland city of Bata in March. The IMF said in a statement on Thursday that the financial support requested by the oil-dependent Central African state would help it mitigate the fallout from both shocks. "The Bata explosions and still unfolding COVID-19 pandemic have inflicted heavy human and economic damage on Equatorial Guinea," the IMF said. The explosions at a depot in a military barracks in Bata killed 105 people.  Source: Reuters
Samini slams Shatta Wale for attacking 3Music boss, others
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Samini slams Shatta Wale for attacking 3Music boss, others

Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, has lashed out at Shatta Wale for his recent tirade against some people in the entertainment industry. In a series of tweets, Samini wrote that Shatta Wale is fond of disrespecting people so he would look more important. He also waded in Shatta Wale’s allegation that the 3Music Awards boss, Sadiq Abu award him 11 awards a few years ago, to spite Stonebwoy and Sarkodie. According to Samini, Shatta Wale who is managed by Bulldog should come out to say how he won his Bass awards too. Bass Awards, a scheme for dancehall artistes was organised by Shatta’s manager Bulldog. “Life!You want to tarnish everyone’s image to elevate yours lol ! tell them about your base awards and all the other fake behind closed doors accolades y’all take just ...
I am bringing highlife back to Ghana – Pat Thomas’ nephew assures
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I am bringing highlife back to Ghana – Pat Thomas’ nephew assures

UK-based Ghanaian highlife producer Roy Thomas, who is a nephew of the famous highlife legend, Pat Thomas, has made interesting revelations about his willingness to uplift highlife music in Ghana. In an interview with Hitz FM on 16 September 16, 2021, Roy revealed he is currently on a mission to Ghana to revive the unique Ghanaian music genre. He praised industry players in the country on how far they have improved music. He said was currently working with Pat Thomas on a groundbreaking project. He said the doors of highlife seem narrowed in Ghana so he wants to join forces with the legend to bring highlife back to its grounds. “I want to open doors, right here in Ghana. I don’t want to say the doors are not opened but highlife I just want to bring a backup now.” ...
Security beefed up on KNUST campus over possible clash between Katanga and Conti
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Security beefed up on KNUST campus over possible clash between Katanga and Conti

The Ashanti Region Coordinating Council has deployed security personnel to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to quell a possible clash between rival halls. According to a statement dated Wednesday, September 15, 2021, the Council said intelligence gathered by the security services reveal that groups of unruly students at the Unity Hall and University Hall are planning to cause chaos on campus on the eve of vacation, September 17, 2021. Apart from the deployment of security personnel to the campus, the Council has also directed students to vacate the school premises latest by Saturday, September 18 – that is immediately after their exams. “It is instructive to remind the student population that the declaration of the University Campus as a Security...
R. Kelly sexually abused Aaliyah when she was 13 or 14, witness says
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R. Kelly sexually abused Aaliyah when she was 13 or 14, witness says

A former backup performer for R. Kelly testified that she saw Mr Kelly engaging in a sex act with the R&B singer Aaliyah around 1993 when Aaliyah was only 13 or 14 years old. The woman, who testified under only the name Angela, told jurors at Mr Kelly’s criminal trial in Brooklyn that she was performing with Mr Kelly on tour when she went to visit the singer on his tour bus. But as she began to open the door, Angela said, she saw Mr Kelly, who was in his mid-20s at the time, and Aaliyah “in a sexual situation,” she told jurors. Aaliyah was seated in a chair, she said, and Mr Kelly was kneeling and appeared to be performing a sex act on the girl. Angela “closed the door abruptly,” she said, and never spoke with Mr Kelly about what she saw. The testimony came on the 15th...
Fetish priest arrested with human parts
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Fetish priest arrested with human parts

The Obuasi Police have arrested a 21-year-old fetish priest for exhuming human parts at a cemetery at Anyinam in the Ashanti Region. The Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Joseph Nyaba, confirmed the arrest in an interview with Adom News’ correspondent, Isaac K. Normanyo. According to him, the suspect was arrested by the AngloGold patrol team that was on duty around the scene. He explained they spotted the suspect, identified as Eric Addai aka Nana Osei Bonsu in the company of another young man digging for the human parts at the cemetery. Chief Supt Nyaba said the accomplice took to his heels upon sighting the police but luck eluded Mr Addai, leading to his arrest. The Commander noted several human parts were found in his possession and he ...
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Ghanaian sentenced for online romance fraud in US

A Ghanaian has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for wire fraud as part of his scheme to defraud victims on a dating website. “The defendant repeatedly and shamelessly defrauded a recently widowed victim through a variety of manipulative tactics, leaving her in financial ruins,” said Raj Parekh, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Parekh said, “As this case demonstrates, reporting these scams to law enforcement helps us uncover the fraud schemes and bring scammers, like this defendant, to justice.” According to court documents, Richard Yaw Dorpe, 38, posed as a single, 57-year-old man from Virginia Beach on “OurTime,” an online dating website for people over 50 years old. Dorpe purported to be a jeweler who was traveling abroad to buy gold and ot...
GUBA Premieres 2021 Awards In Ghana To Celebrate a Century of Yaa Asantewaa’s Resilience
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GUBA Premieres 2021 Awards In Ghana To Celebrate a Century of Yaa Asantewaa’s Resilience

Grow, Unite, Build, Africa (GUBA) will dedicate its 2021 Awards to the celebration of a century of the passage of Yaa Asantewaa, the influential warrior and Queen mother of Ejisu, who rose to lead an Asante army against the invading British. This event will be in Accra, a first in Ghana.This year’s Awards, is a celebration of an important moment in African history, one that is unique to the relations between the Republic of Ghana and the Republic of Seychelles and also to celebrate the resilience of the African woman. The theme for GUBA Awards 2021 is “Celebrating a Symbol of Courage and Resilience.”The Awards, which will be held on Monday, November 8, 2021, in Accra, is expected to host several high-profile personalities in Ghana and from the diaspora. The plethora of dignitaries and...