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The creator of Have I Got News For You has revealed he wants Angus Deayton back as the show’s host – almost two decades after the BBC fired him over his alleged use of cocaine and prostitutes.Jimmy Mulville, the managing director of the show’s makers, Hat Trick Productions, said Deayton had ‘served his time’ after the allegations and he was ‘a very good host’. Deayton, 65, made headlines in May 2002 after reports in the News of The World emerged that he had allegedly hired prostitute Caroline Martin in Manchester and had sex with her. It was also alleged Martin and Deayton…

It’s a barely a moment in time, but for a power lifter, 17 seconds is an eternity. At the 2019 World Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden, the 31-year-old Lebanese lifter reached down to the barbell, attempting to deadlift more than three times his own weight: 255 kg.First, his hamstrings and gluteal muscles took the strain, and then his quads. As his lower back engaged to pull the weight farther off the ground, his blood pressure would have been going “through the roof,” according to his coach Josh Brame.With his entire body now quivering under the enormous stress, the agony was etched…

Dr. Vladimir Antwi Danso has tasked Ghanaians to continuously work towards consolidating democratic gains in the country.He avers that democracy should be seen as a process and not an event, with that state of mind and outlook institutions must be built to support and strengthen democracy.“Democracy is a process where gradually you build your institutions, gradually you make changes suiting your socio-historical and cultural specificities. You can’t bring American democracy to Ghana.“The socio-historical trajectories we have taken is that we are changing our democracy gradually. For example, today we have an EC that has IPAC, where in the world will…

The Africa Resilience Forum is a flagship African Development Bank event which brings together key stakeholders across government, civil society, the private sector, and international partners, to reflect on the continent’s conflict prevention, peace, and state-building initiatives. Amadou Hott, Senegal’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Cooperation, shared some of the successes from his country that could prove useful in the current crisis. Speaking on behalf of President Macky Sall, Hott said Senegal had adopted a legal framework that provides for flexible and secure public-private partnerships. He said the crisis “reminds us of the need to reorganize our priorities, to…

The newly renovated Baba Yara Sports Stadium is among 11 venues to have been rejected by the Ghana Football Association Club Licensing Board ahead of the start of the 2021-22 Ghana Premier League season.This Baba Yara Sports Stadium which had been closed down for renovation for almost 18 months was officially declared for use by the National Sports Authority in September after the Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif paid a visit to check work done at the facility and confirmed it readiness for usage.The venue is home to Ghana Premier League sides Asante Kotoko and King Faisal Babes.…

Dr Dolor Entertainment singer-songwriter Teni has released the official music video for the beautiful tune ‘Moslado.’ The video was shot and directed by The Alien. Artist Name: Teni Song Title: Moslado Producer: Ozedikus (Igbinoba Osazee Festus) Album: Wondaland Video Director: The Alien Genre: Afrobeats Label: Dr Dolor Entertainment Country: Nigeria Year: 2021 Teni Moslado Highly gifted singer-songwriter Teni Makanaki continues pushing her album as she releases a new music video. She takes viewers on a colourful drive into the future in this fun and bubbly video for ‘Moslado.’ RELATED: Drake feat. Tems – Fountains Produced by hit-making music producer Ozedikus, ‘Moslado’…

The Ghanaian social media space is yet again witnessing another banter between musician Shatta Wale and 3Music boss, Sadiq Abu.The two key industry players who were very close had a fallout out recently after Shatta Wale decided to blast and expose Sadiq over his 3 Music Awards and other issues because the latter criticized the former on social media.READ ALSO: Your Hate For Lilwin Is Too Much – Lilwin’s PRO Tells Big Akwes And Others (Video)In the latest social media of the two, Sadiq threw the first jab by sharing a screenshot of Sarkodie’s meeting with the boss of the…

Bandits invaded the palace of Alhaji Ahmadu Attahiru, the Emir of Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday, September 28.   The bandits were said to have raided the town on 20 motorcycles with three of them on each of the bikes. According to reports, the gunmen struck during the Maghrib prayers. The Emir reportedly left Kagara for the convocation ceremony of New Gate College of Technology in Minna, the state capital, on Monday. It was not known if anyone was killed or abducted because the mobile network in Kagara was disconnected last Friday for security…

Former SAS trooper turned mercenary pleads GUILTY to assassinating Rebels bikie boss with a 300m shot as he sat in a drag race crowd with his family – as new details of the hit are revealedNick Martin was shot at the Kwinana Motorplex on December 12 last yearEx-soldier, 35, pleaded guilty to assassinating Martin on Wednesday morning By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:18 EDT, 29 September 2021 | Updated: 02:05 EDT, 29 September 2021 A former SAS sharpshooter has admitted to gunning down Rebels bike boss Nick Martin at a crowded drag racing event from 300m away. The 35-year-old man,…

The pair of twin-engine J-20s that put on a show for crowds at Airshow China in the southern city of Zhuhai on Tuesday were equipped with the WS-10 engine. The WS-10 was developed by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force to replace Russian engines that were in early versions of the J-20.In June, the state-run Global Times tabloid said a unit of the J-20s equipped with the domestically developed engines had been activated in the country’s northeast region, with China Central Television showing images of the planes flying in an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party.But Tuesday…