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Former President Donald Trump’s legal woes deepened after he was hit with federal criminal charges linked to his attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election.Trump is facing four counts including conspiracy to defraud the government and obstruct the electoral count for trying to overturn the 2020 election. The 45-page indictment says he was ‘determined to remain in power’ despite ‘having lost.’He is already facing 40 federal charges in Florida relating to his handling of sensitive government documents after leaving office, and is due to stand trial in New York next year accused of falsifying business documents after making a…

Former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has left Bayern Munich to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.The 31-year-old scored 12 goals in 38 games for Bayern in an underwhelming season despite initially impressing. The Senegal player was also involved in a physical altercation with Leroy Sane in the Manchester City dressing room after losing a Champions League game.Reports suggest the German champions have recouped most of the £35m they paid Liverpool for Mane a year ago.Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said the former Southampton player – who has signed a four-year deal with Al-Nassr – had not had an “easy year” since moving…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the construction of the Pokuase Housing project, the first initiative under the government’s new National Affordable Housing Programme (NAHP). Through a strategic partnership with the private sector, the Pokuase project aims at providing 8,000 housing units to cater for the housing needs of Ghanaians, especially low-to-medium income earners. By leveraging the expertise and efficiency of the private sector, the project would significantly reduce the financial burden on the government while ensuring high-quality and cost-effective housing solutions for Ghanaians. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony in Accra on Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo said the…

BBNaija ‘All Stars’ housemate, CeeC has revealed that she plans to birth her first child by next year. The reality TV star shared this while speaking with fellow housemate, Seyi as they spoke about his son. She did not disclose whether she was pregnant or getting married soon but she insisted she would give birth to a daughter to marry Seyi’s three-year-old son soon. Read their dialogue below, CeeC said, “I’m sure your son is so cute,” and Seyi replied, “If you see him ehn, you go choose to be sugar mummy like this.” She then said: “He will marry…

London West End’s KitKat Club cancels cabaret night after man climbs building and ‘threatens to jump off’ – sparking large emergency response blocking access to venueThe KitKat club in London’s West End cancelled its cabaret show By Elena Salvoni Published: 14:56 EDT, 1 August 2023 | Updated: 16:51 EDT, 1 August 2023 The KitKat Club in London’s West End tonight dramatically cancelled its cabaret night after a man climbed onto the top of the roof in an apparent bid to throw himself off it.Emergency services raced to the scene, forcing the roads around the venue to close.The Metropolitan Police sent a…

Ghana is at the center of the world’s spotlight again after news broke, confirming that the story of slavery on the continent of Africa, specifically begun in Ghana.Working together with a team, an archaeologist, Prof. Christopher DeCorse, has led a team of archaeologists in uncovering the exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa.Buried under the ruins of Fort Amsterdam, the professor from Syracuse University in the United States of America, led and directed the team as they carefully, expertly extracted remains of an older fort, Kormantine.The long-lost fort, buried under the earth,…

For 50 years, since legendary highlife musician Pat Thomas began his professional music career, many people believed that his real name was also Pat Thomas. In an interview on Citi TV’s entertainment and lifestyle show, “Upside Down,” Pat Thomas, who is also known as “The Golden Voice,” astonishingly revealed that his real name is Nana Kwabena Amu Mensah. According to the iconic highlife musician, he came up with the stage name “Pat Thomas” when he was in Takoradi and someone asked him his name. He simply blurted out “Pat Thomas,” and the name stuck. In an uncharacteristically candid moment, Pat…

Miami-Dade has seen its first population drop over a multiyear period in decades with more than 79,000 people leaving due to soaring house prices. The county lost 79,535 people through net migration to other parts of Florida or different states between 2020 and 2022, according to data analyzed by nonprofit public policy organization Brookings Institution.Soaring housing costs and a volatile jobs market which has struggled to recover from the impact of the pandemic are said to be two factors driving people away.The population in Miami-Dade County shrank between 2019 and 2022, the first fall over several years since 1970, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of…

United Nations Development Planning (UNDP) has pledged its commitment to working with its partners in the quest to fight against violent extremism in the West African sub Region. The United Nations Development Planning (UNDP) Residents Representative, Dr. Angela Lusigi made this call at the launch of the “Project on Strengthening Community Resilenace and Engagement to prevent and respond to violent extremism in Ghana, Benin,Togo and Cote d’Ivoire.The project aims to enhance the role of leaders to contribute to building sustainable peace and strengthening the participation in advocating for community needs and the Prevention of Violent Extremism.Dr. Angela Lusigi called for…

While calling for a clean and decent campaign in the New Patriotic Party’s presidential elections, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia also described the contest as a “family contest.” According to Dr. Bawumia, all the other nine aspirants are from the same ancestral root, which is the UP tradition. As a result, the Vice President has instructed his followers to refrain from making verbal attacks, either directly or indirectly, on other aspirants seeking to lead the party as flagbearers to the next general elections. Dr. Bawumia, who is in the race with ten other contestants, pointed out the difficult task ahead…