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Ghanaian musician Kwabena Kwabena has raised concerns about the quality of Voltic Cool sachet water after noticing a change in its colour. In a video he recorded, the musician explained that he purchased a bag of the sachet water a few weeks ago for cooking. He said he does not use tap water for...
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A Ghanaian man has died after being struck by a train in the Netherlands, according to a Facebook post by his sister. The man, identified only as Kwaku, is said to have arrived in the country the day before the incident. Posts shared on Monday included images of a woman described as his sister ex...
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The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses has adjusted its longstanding teaching on blood. In an announcement issued on 18 September 2026 from Warwick, New York, it said individual members may decide according to conscience whether to accept red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma or platelets...
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At least 48 people have died and 182 others fallen ill after consuming locally prepared alcoholic and herbal concoctions in Nigeria’s Ondo State. The country’s food and drug regulator, NAFDAC, said laboratory tests found high concentrations of methanol in samples of the suspected drink. The toxic...
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At interchanges across Ghana, the picture is almost always the same. A footbridge stands a few metres away. Below it, people wait for a gap, then pick their way through traffic. It is not an isolated scene. From Accra’s busiest junctions to highways outside the capital, most pedestrians still cro...
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General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng of the Ghana Police Service has been arraigned before the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder in connection with the death of 20-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo. The charge was announced on Tuesday, September...
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Three people have reportedly died and 39 others sustained injuries after a boat carrying 42 people sank off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. According to media reports citing Egyptian security and medical sources, rescue teams and emergency personnel were dispatched to the area after authorities...
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Egyptian blogger Alaa Emad, popularly known on social media as “Bent El Omda” (the mayor’s daughter), has died after sustaining severe injuries in a fall from the fourth floor of a building in Al-Hamoul, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt. According to Egyptian media reports, Alaa was seriously in...
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A Ghanaian court has granted GH¢100,000 bail, with no surety, to Charlotte Siaw, the wife of Felix Antwi, a traditional medicine practitioner based in Kasoa, who died after a fire at their residence. Mrs Siaw was arrested in connection with her husband’s death following 42 years of marriage. She...
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Hwediem, Ahafo Region – Seven people have been killed and 21 others critically injured following a serious road accident at Hwediem in the Ahafo Region. According to reports, a sprinter bus with registration number GT 9931-09 suffered a sudden tyre burst while in motion. The vehicle lost control,...
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The mother of Uganda’s late Tooro king, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, said Thursday she and other royals were being kept against their will in the palace days before his burial. Queen Mother Best Kemigisa said troops were deployed after royal guards were withdrawn, restricting the family’s...
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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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