At least 100 people were killed Friday in a massive landslide that buried a village in a remote part of Papua New Guinea. The landslide reportedly hit Kaokalam village in Enga province, about 370 miles northwest of the capital Port Moresby, local authorities said. According to Sandis Tsaka, the provincial administrator of Engas, emergency response teams, including police, fire, and medical personnel, have been dispatched to the scene to assess the extent of the damage. “The terrible landslide, which is being referred to as an unparalleled natural calamity, happened early this morning, resulting in significant losses to property and human…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
In the ongoing WAFU Zone B Under-17 Championship semi-finals, the National under-17 team, the Black Starlets, will play Burkina Faso. The two Group B final games were canceled on Wednesday afternoon due to heavy rain, so the Black Starlets had to wait until Thursday afternoon to find out who they would be playing against. Ghana, having won Group A, waited amiably to find out who their next opponents would be after the games in Group B. Nevertheless, Laryea Kingston and his teammates are aware that they must defeat the Burkinabes in a crucial semifinal match to advance to the championship…
As part of the preparation for the WAFU Zone B U-20 Cup of Nations, thirty Black Satellites players are scheduled to report to the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram on Sunday for a screening exercise. In an effort to guarantee that Ghana does not miss out on any talent at this point in its development, the GFA has invited players to train and participate in test matches. Players selected from this screening process will bolster the Black Satellites team, which took first place in the most recent African Games in Accra. The players who make the final cut from…
A farmer in Yorve, close to Agordome, who cultivated rice and produced Tongu Rice, was shot and killed on his farm in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region. Owner of the Sinagro Guest House in Sogakope, Sina Peter, who was shot by unidentified gunmen on Monday, May 20, at approximately 7 p.m., was declared dead upon arrival at the Sogakope District Hospital. Sina Peter is thought to be in his mid-40s. A friend of the deceased, Johnson Kobby Amedzo, the Assembly Member for the Xikpo-Agbagorme Electoral Area, disclosed that Mr. Peter and his employees were harvesting rice at…
A SWAT team raided Sean Kingston’s rented Florida mansion and took his mother into custody on charges of theft and fraud related to the installation of a massive TV. On Thursday, detectives arrested his mother, Janice Turner, 61, at the home in a Fort Lauderdale suburb that is well-liked by famous people and athletes, such as Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins and Dwayne Johnson. In addition to stating that the investigation is ongoing, the sheriff’s office would not comment on the specific charges against Turner or whether her 34-year-old son is also being looked for. Local media reported Kingston…
Favour Ugwuka, a final-year student at Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki, is said to have killed herself. According to sources, Miss Favour killed herself in her dorm at the university’s Ishieke Campus in the state capital of Abakaliki. Subsequent inquiries disclosed that the deceased individual was a final-year English Department student who had passed every course but kept failing a specific one, the lecturer of which had sworn she would never pass. In a depressing video clip that our correspondent found online, a mother of the deceased, purportedly, accused a lecturer of pressuring her daughter to end her life. “Dr.…
In the first leg of the German Bundesliga Qualification Final, VfL Bochum 1848 lost 3-0 at home to Fortuna Düsseldorf, but Ghanaian winger Christopher Antwi Adjei came off the bench to play eighteen minutes for his team. The talented winger was an exciting player to watch as he showcased a glimpse of quality and ball-control techniques. In just eighteen minutes, the 30-year-old German-born player gained a rating of 6.6 for his team. If they can not get past the 3-0 deficit in the second leg match on Monday, May 27, 2024, they will be demoted from the Bundesliga. Elsewhere, Italian…
As per AS, Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid, arrived in Paris earlier today. It is anticipated that he will have lunch with Emmanuel Macron, the president of France. This morning at 9.30 am, Emilio Butragueno, the director of institutional relations for Real Madrid, accompanied Perez upon his arrival at Le Bourget airport, located on the outskirts of Paris. The subject of Kylian Mbappe and his probable participation in the Olympic Games in Paris may have come up during the meeting between the president of France and the Real Madrid chief. Real Madrid is rumored to be unwilling to…
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning about the global outbreak of STIs, which includes syphilis. Among adults aged 15 to 49, the number of new cases of STIs has surpassed eight million, and 230,000 people have died from syphilis-related causes. The regions with the biggest increases were Africa and the Americas. The rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) combined with insufficient drops in new HIV and viral hepatitis infections presents a serious threat to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) health objectives. The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed grave concerns about the rising syphilis…
Ghana football icon Asamoah Gyan has stated his interest in pursuing business ventures in Zimbabwe after finding the country’s landscape to be appealing. The former captain of the Black Stars was in Zimbabwe last week, representing Trek Secure, an international health organization, for which he serves as an ambassador. They were investigating how to set up systems that could effectively combat pandemics. During his first visit to the country, the 38-year-old was captivated by what he witnessed and even got to meet President Mnangagwa during a courtesy call at the State House. Following a note-sharing meeting with the President of…