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At least 10 people have been killed after a church roof collapsed in northern Mexico, local officials say. Forty-nine people were taken to hospital after the collapse at Santa Cruz church in the coastal city of Ciudad Madero in Tamaulipas state. At least two children are reported to be among …

Former Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram E.T Mensah passed on in the early hours of Sunday 1st October 2023. The Late MP and Council of State Member died in South Africa from undisclosed ailments. The family is set to give full details of arrangements following his death. E.T Mensah …

US police have charged a former gang leader with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, a breakthrough in a long-running case still gripping the public. The New York-born hip-hop legend was shot four times aged 25 in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas. On Friday, Nevada’s grand jury indicted …

Six people have died and 15 others are trapped, after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe, state media report. The collapse of Bay Horse gold mine in Chegutu, 100km (62 miles) west of the capital Harare on Friday morning left more than 30 people trapped. Thirteen miners are said to …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$1.3billion loan to help Morocco improve its preparedness against natural disasters, three weeks after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people in the country. Some Moroccans criticised the government for its handling of the 8 September earthquake in the High Atlas mountains, calling …

1. It is an indisputable fact, that Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has not been treated fairly by his party, the NPP. 2. The NPP under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo has never been truly democratic. There is no way Alan could have gotten a modicum of fairness or justice in the …

In a surprising turn of events, Alan Kyerematen, a prominent figure within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the former Minister for Trade and Industry, has announced his decision to break away from the party and run as an independent candidate in the upcoming 2024 elections. Kyerematen’s decision has sent …

The World Health Organization (WHO) says almost 2.4 million Ghanaians could be suffering from various degrees of mental illness. The organisation believes this calls for enhanced cooperation in the area of infrastructure and technical support to revamp Ghana’s wobbling mental healthcare system. Ghana’s Mental Health Authority has on countless occasions …

Heavily armed riot police became like props during Day 2 and 3 (September 22 and 23, 2023) of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protests that took place in Accra. Many citizens posed in front of the police lines to take photos which they shared variously on social media with different captions. Later, protest …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2023 “The citizens freedoms may be restricted by law on the grounds stated in the 1992 Constitution, but they cannot be denied. Any such denial will be unconstitutional and void.” A NATIONAL DAY OF SHAME (BACK TO THE HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS) Ghana, as a …