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The old Northern Region is set to witness a flowery of political activities this week as President Nana Akufo-Addo and his predecessor, Mr John Mahama are scheduled to criss-cross the area for various political engagements. While President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected in the Northern region for a two-day tour from August 15 to 16, where he will cut sod for the second phase of the Tamale International Airport project, Former President Mahama, the 2020 Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will be in the Savannah Region from August 13 to 14, to interact with residents. Mr Salifu Saeed, Northern…

Police officers in Hong Kong stormed enclosed railway stations on Sunday, firing tear gas in an effort to force out protesters. One video inside Tai Koo station showed officers firing what appeared to be non-lethal ammunition at close range. It also showed several police beating people with batons on an escalator. In the bustling central Wan Chai district, petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at police, who responded by charging at protesters. A number of people, including a police officer, were injured in the clashes. The protesters have started to adopt new tactics, striking in several areas in smaller groups…

The 13th edition of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) pageant has been launched with the unveiling of 16 contestants for this year’s competition. This year’s competition is seeing increase in the number of contestants from the previous 10 to 16 following the creation of six new regions in Ghana. Ghana’s beautiful culture was on display at the Heroes Park in Kumasi where the pageant was launched with a grand durbar on Sunday, August 11. Traditional leaders, past GMB queens and contestants, fans and family of the 16 contestants showed up in their numbers to witness this year’s launch. The GMB…

The 13th edition of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) pageant has been launched with the unveiling of 16 contestants for this year’s competition. This year’s competition is seeing increase in the number of contestants from the previous 10 to 16 following the creation of six new regions in Ghana. Ghana’s beautiful culture was on display at the Heroes Park in Kumasi where the pageant was launched with a grand durbar on Sunday, August 11. Traditional leaders, past GMB queens and contestants, fans and family of the 16 contestants showed up in their numbers to witness this year’s launch. The GMB…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang punished slack Newcastle defending to give Arsenal victory at a rain-drenched St James’ Park. Starting with many of their £125m-worth of signings on the bench and without midfielders Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac, Gunners boss Unai Emery watched his side struggle to cut through their opponents in the first half. That all changed just before the hour mark when Aubameyang was left unmarked on the edge of the area, collected Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ cross from the right and fired past Martin Dubravka. Emery gave £72m club-record signing Nicolas Pepe and midfielder Dani Ceballos debuts from the bench, but they…

Tanzania has held a mass funeral for people who died when an overturned fuel tanker exploded on Saturday. Officials have said people were trying to siphon fuel from the vehicle on a main road in the Morogoro region when it exploded, killing 71. Ahead of the funeral, hundreds of relatives visited the hospital to try to identify their dead family members, but many were burnt beyond recognition. As a result, officials have promised to do DNA tests. This is the latest in a series of similar disasters across Africa, and Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has pleaded people to stop risking…

Manchester United recorded their biggest Old Trafford win over Chelsea since 1965 to condemn Frank Lampard to a miserable start as a Premier League manager. Marcus Rashford scored twice, either side of a close-range effort from Anthony Martial, who had been given the number nine shirt back following the sale of Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan. Substitute Daniel James completed the scoring with a goal on his debut nine minutes from time. The final scoreline was harsh on the visitors, who were the better side before the break and hit the frame of the goal through Tammy Abraham and Emerson,…

The Garden City, Kumasi was brought to life Saturday night when some proud sons of the land joined hundreds of patrons at the Heroes park to have fun during TV3’s Music Music. Saturday night’s Music Music was part of a number of activities lined up for Media General’s ‘Ashanti Invasion’ which saw the media conglomerate literally paint Kumasi with a number of exciting activities including a float through some principal streets ahead of the launch of its new stations; Akoma FM and Onua TV. Read:Photos: Media General takes over Kumasi At the Heroes park rappers like Strongman, Flowking Stone, Amerado,…

The Garden City, Kumasi was brought to life Saturday night when some proud sons of the land joined hundreds of patrons at the Heroes park to have fun during TV3’s Music Music. Saturday night’s Music Music was part of a number of activities lined up for Media General’s ‘Ashanti Invasion’ which saw the media conglomerate literally paint Kumasi with a number of exciting activities including a float through some principal streets ahead of the launch of its new stations; Akoma FM and Onua TV. Read:Photos: Media General takes over Kumasi At the Heroes park rappers like Strongman, Flowking Stone, Amerado,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged Muslims across the country to celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha devoid of any incident. In a twitter message to wish Muslims a happy Eid-ul-Adha celebration, the president asked that the celebration be done in moderation to protect the peace of the country. “We have the right to make merry and celebrate. But let us celebrate and make merry in moderation. I pray for a trouble-free and incident-free Eid celebration,” the president stated. President Akufo-Addo also urged Muslims to reflect on the purpose of the celebration which is to remember the sacrifices of Ibrahim in obedience…