October 2018

Tullow Ghana Limited, operators of the Jubilee and TEN Oil fields has revealed that it made $2.5 billion in oil sales to the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) in 2017.Since the inception of its offshore oil exploration and…
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First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to come together and assist young girls to dream big and aim for a brighter future. In a post on Facebook to mark International Day of the Girl-Child today, Thursday, 11 October…
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A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut were forced to make an emergency landing after their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station (ISS). Shortly after taking off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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Ethiopia's prime minister has done press-ups with dozens of protesting soldiers, who had marched into his office in the capital, Addis Ababa. Abiy Ahmed was unhappy that soldiers had brought weapons and ordered them to do 10 press-ups.…
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In an effort to boost support for Kenya's national football team, the government is giving away all the tickets to Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying match against Ethiopia for free. In a statement, Sports Minister Rashid…
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The third-strongest storm in recorded history to hit the mainland US has battered north-west Florida, flooding beach towns and snapping trees. Rescue services are waiting for daylight to assess the full impact of Hurricane Michael, which…
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Death-row inmate Celestine Egbunuche has been dubbed Nigeria's "oldest prisoner" amid a campaign calling for his release. He is 100 years old and has spent 18 years in jail after being found guilty of organising a murder. Small and…
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Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer's death has been ruled a suicide by a coroner in Los Angeles. The actor, best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films, died in April at the age of 49. Troyer, who was 2ft 8in (81cm) tall,…
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A group calling itself ‘Aggrieved Customers of gold dealership company, Menzgold, has given the company a four-week ultimatum to pay 50% principal investments of all customers. The group made this known at a press conference to drum home…
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Former President John Mahama believes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has a stand of chance in winning the upcoming 2020 general elections. He addressed the poor performance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its failure to…
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