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A man has died at Tamale Teaching Hospital in Ghana after a power outage disrupted his dialysis treatment. The deceased, identified as Ismailia, was undergoing dialysis when the outage occurred. His brother says they had been on a phone call during the session and that Ismailia appeared fine abou...
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A 23-year-old Ghanaian-American woman, Alexis Zina Walls, was shot dead by her husband, Brandon Michael Dickerson, in Bryan, Texas, in February 2025. Dickerson pleaded guilty to murder in February 2026 and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. According to prosecutors, Dickerson shot Walls 15 time...
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At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, have been killed in a bus crash on Fogo Island in Cabo Verde, according to the country’s public radio network RCV. The crash happened on Saturday as the bus, carrying 32 passengers, was returning to the city of São Filipe after an excursion to Ch...
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Ghanaian businessman Nana Kwame Bediako has joined Lincoln Bediako and friends for the Jacob’s Legacy Walk, an initiative focused on raising awareness and supporting the fight against cancer. The event brought together friends, supporters and participants who walked to promote cancer awareness an...
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A young Nigerian man, Samuel Ezekiel, has alleged that his friend changed his identity to “Hassan Abubakar” before he underwent kidney removal at Wellington Hospital in Abuja. Ezekiel said he was deceived by his friend, Emmanuel Udeh, who allegedly told him they were going to hospital without exp...
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