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Please come to Denkyira Obuasi – Assembly members beg Akufo-Addo

The Upper Denkyira West Assembly has thrown an invitation to President Akufo-Addo to personally pay a visit to the area following the lynching of an Army Captain, Maxwell Mahama. The Presiding Member of the Assembly Gabriel Kwadwo Karikari said at a press conference Friday “we are appealing to Nana [Akufo-Addo] to come down to the place where the incident happened”. ...

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Lifestyle: 5 ways to overcome flight turbulence anxiety

The frustrating thing about flight turbulence is how suddenly they occur, completely without warning. Thankfully, there are ways to overcome the anxiety that comes when these sudden flight turbulence hits. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 5 ways to overcome the anxiety that comes with flight turbulence. Increase Your Pool of Knowledge Fear is intensified when the object ...

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Ananya Vinay, 12, wins US spelling bee with ‘marocain’

A 12-year-old girl from California has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense final in Washington. Ananya Vinay from Fresno correctly spelled the word marocain – a type of dress fabric – to defeat Rohan Rajeev, 14, from Oklahoma. The rivals had correctly spelled words including cheiropompholyx, durchkomponiert and tchefuncte as each waited for the other to slip ...

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Galamsey queen Aisha Huang granted bail

The Chinese woman arrested for illegally mining in Ghana, Aisha Huang, has been granted bail eventually after two previous failed attempts. The court on Friday granted her and four others partial freedom with the sum of GH¢ 500,000 each and two surities both to be justified after spending well over three weeks behind bars. Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden adjourned ...

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‘Big transfers’ will make Man Utd, Chelsea and Co. Champions League contenders, says Matthaus

Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham have been backed to challenge for Champions League honours by Lothar Matthaus. The former Germany international is expecting “big transfers” to be completed by Premier League clubs this summer as they prepare to splash the cash once again. With their ranks bolstered ahead of the 2017-18 campaign, Matthaus believes the leading lights ...

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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe to woo the youth vote

Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe has begun a series of rallies across the country in a bid to win the support of young people ahead of elections next year. A huge crowd has gathered for the rally in a stadium at Marondera, a small town east of the capital, Harare, the state-run Herald newspaper reports. It adds that the president ...

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Instant justice is injustice – Jackie Appiah

Actress Jackie Appiah is the latest to condemn the gruesome killing of army Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama by a group of irate youth at Denkyira Obuasi on Monday, 29 May, 2017. The mob mistook the soldier for an armed robber and lynched him after a group of people he asked directions from while jogging spotted a pistol on him. Miss ...

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GNASSM wants action taken against mob justice, Capt. Mahama killers

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has called for action against mob justice in the country and dealing severely with those guilty in the lynching of Capt. Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira-Obuasi. “We are shocked and saddened by the senseless display of mob justice that resulted in the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama. As a Nation, we should ...

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E/R: Woman drowns in Densu River

A woman identified as Yaa Esther has reportedly drowned in the Densu River at New Asuoyaa in the Akuapem North municipality of the Eastern region. The woman believed to be in her 40s, allegedly drowned while crossing the river. Eyewitnesses say, the incident occurred Thursday evening around 6:30pm but an extensive search to retrieve the remains has proved futile. Until ...

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