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Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) arrested at Aflao, a Benz Cargo truck loaded with 153 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis at Wudoaba in the Ketu South municipality, Adomonline reported. Operatives of Defense Intelligence wing of GAF, said they arrested the driver of the vehicle and his two accomplices in the …

Of the seven counts of rape and harassment brought against him, Benjamin Mendy was cleared of one of these charges. This is a little good news for the French international Benjamin Mendy. Involved in numerous rape cases, the French left side was cleared of one of the charges against him. …

A second death linked to monkeypox has been recorded in the United States, health authorities announced on Tuesday, as new infections are falling in the country. The first recorded death of a person with monkeypox was announced in late August in Texas, but authorities then said they were continuing to …

A wild kangaroo is suspected of having killed a 77-year-old man who kept it as a pet, Australian police said on Tuesday. This would be the marsupial’s first fatal attack in 86 years. The man, who has not been identified, was found on a late Sunday afternoon with “serious injuries,” …

At least three people lost their lives and nearly forty others were injured after the collapse of a mining dam in South Africa. The accident, which occurred on Sunday in the town of Jagersfontein, located about 100 km southwest of Bloemfontein, caused flooding and swept away several homes as well …

The General Overseer of the Universal Spiritual Outreach Society, Prophet Kwabena Boakye Asiamah, popularly known as Ajagurajah, has warned against picking up money from the floor, especially if it is not yours, saying it makes you automatically indebted to some spirits, local media reported. “Picking money from the floor causes your salary …

The consumption of artificial sweeteners could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a French study conducted on more than 100,000 people between 2009 and 2021. Artificial sweeteners are sugar substitutes that give a deceptively sweet taste to food, without any nutritional value. However, researchers from several institutes who …

South African utility Eskom will escalate rotating power cuts from Friday afternoon until Monday morning, it said on Friday, citing a loss of generation capacity. “The Stage 3 power cuts, which will require up to 3,000 megawatts (MW) be shed from the grid, will last from 1400 local time on …

Chief Danso, a resident in Assin Fosu, a city in the Central Region of Ghana, has subjected a 10-year-old boy to torture for allegedly attempting to steal from his abandoned house, Adomonline reported. According to the website, the victim and his two other friends were allegedly caught in an attempt …

Nigerian Customs Service intercepted 7,000 donkey penises, which were heading for Hong Kong at Murtala Muhammed Airport, local media reported quoting Sambo Dangaladima, the customs controller at the airport. “The animal parts were packed in 16 sacks found in the animal export section,” said Sambo Dangaladima. He said the smell …