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The police crackdown on illegal miners in the Western Region has continued, with the arrest of nine more persons on Friday morning. The suspects comprise three Chinese and six Ghanaians. Police have also retrieved three excavators and three pump action guns. Recently, police arrested five Chinese nationals in connection with the two missing excavators in Ellembelle in the Western Region. A statement by the police revealed that the five suspects were picked up during a special operation undertaken on the night of September 7, 2022. Before that, police also arrested the District Chief Executive of Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzoh, and three…

A Nigerian man has gone online to share his mother’s reaction after he informed her about the passing of the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace relayed news of the monarch’s death on Thursday evening, September 8, aged 96 and she was the longest reigning monarch in Britain. The young man sent a voice note to his mother informing her of the Queen’s demise but she lampooned him for sharing the news with her. According to her, it’s is none of her business because the Queen was not aware of her existence when she was alive. Adding that…

Reality TV star, Mercy Eke has slammed a Twitter user who called her a homewrecker over gifts she received from her man. The Big Brother Naija season 4 winner had taken to Twitter to disclose that her boyfriend showered her with gifts because they had a minor misunderstanding. She tweeted, “Just Small fight, uncle has filled my house with expensive gifts go ahead and spoil me. I Deserve it “ Mercy’s tweet sparked varying reactions from her followers on the platform, with many praising her for landing a good and thoughtful man. However, one Twitter user @DavidOnosh insinuated that the…

Australia’s Defence Force fires 96 rounds to mark the death of The Queen in a moving ceremony outside Parliament HouseAussies have remembered the Queen in a 96 gun salute in the nation’s capital Australian Defence Force fired from six M2A2 105mm Howitzer Ceremonial GunsThe moving ceremony happened outside Parliament house on Friday afternoonIt follows the British tradition of honouring each year of Her Majesty’s life Full coverage: Click here to see all our coverage of the Queen’s passingBy Jade Hobman For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:49 EDT, 9 September 2022 | Updated: 05:53 EDT, 9 September 2022 A moving gun salute marking…

The moment Elizabeth II died, her eldest child, Charles, automatically became monarch. As sovereign, he has chosen to take the name King Charles III.All rights and responsibilities of the Crown now rest with King Charles III. He becomes head of state not just in the UK but in 14 other Commonwealth realms including Australia and Canada. He will become head of the 56-member Commonwealth, although that is not a hereditary position, after his succession to the role was agreed by Commonwealth leaders at a meeting in London in 2018. He has become head of the British Armed Forces, the judiciary…

A former Small Scale Miner, Robert Owusu, has disclosed that Aisha Huan came to Ghana as a cook for small scale mining engineers when small scale mining began some where in 2002.An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Chinese national, Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang and three others for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in Ghana.The accused persons were charged for engaging in sale and purchase of minerals without a licence.The other three are Jong Li Hua; Huang Jei and Huiad Hiahu, all Chinese nationals. Aisha Huang is facing an additional charge of engaging in mining without a licence.She was arraigned…

The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Commissioner, Joseph Whittal, has backed calls by the Citizen coalition asking the Auditor General to surcharge persons and institutions implicated in the Auditor-General’s report. In a media interview after swearing in a six-member audit committee, Mr. Whittal, said the Auditor-General must heed to the calls of Ghanaians. “It is not enough to enable citizens through civil society and others to go to the street for you to perform your duty.” “It is not about reporting, it is about actual recoveries. Ghanaians want surcharges, and he should listen to…

Ex-presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has proposed that the University of Nigeria should be changed to Queen Elizabeth’s name to immortalize her. Garba made this suggestion via his verified Twitter handle following the announcement of the passing of the Queen of England on Thursday, September 8. The royal palace reported on Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died at age 96. Reacting to her death, Adamu Garba said that the only way the queen can be immortalized in Nigeria is by changing the name of the University of Nigeria to “Queen…

LIVEQueen Elizabeth II death: Latest as Buckingham Palace announces first day of royal mourning, Prince Harry leaves Balmoral and King Charles III will return to London with CamillaBy Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 02:30 EDT, 9 September 2022 | Updated: 04:55 EDT, 9 September 2022 Follow MailOnline’s liveblog for updates today after Her Majesty The Queen died aged 96 at Balmoral yesterday, and the nation begins a period of mourning: Share or comment on this article: Source link

The olive trees at the Green Gold Olive Oil Company’s Finca Fuensantilla in Beas del Segura, Spain, have suffered record temperatures and a lack of rainfall this year. (Alfredo Cáliz/Panos/Redux for CNN) Manuel Heredia Halcón’s grandparents planted the olive trees in his 1,200-acre grove in Andalusia, Spain, almost a century ago. The trees are renowned for their ability to grow in even the driest of soils, but this year, scorching temperatures and a severe lack of rainfall have taken a toll. “We are very concerned,” Halcón told CNN Business. “You cannot replace the olive tree with any other tree or…