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Image caption, Amina Noor is the second person to be successfully prosecuted under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 By Jeremy Britton BBC News A woman has been found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 39, is the first person to be convicted of assisting a non-UK person to perform FGM. ...

Image caption, Dr Olufemi Olaleye did not show any remorse during the trial, the judge said By Wycliffe Muia BBC News The head of a top Nigerian cancer clinic has been sentenced to life in prison for raping his wife’s teenage niece. Dr Olufemi Olaleye sexually assaulted the girl for more than a year until his wife found out and informed ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Hohoe United will on Saturday October 28, 2023 host Volta Regional Football Association Division two side Bebeto FC in the preliminary round of the 2023/2024 MTN FA cup at the Hohoe Sports Stadium.The division one league entrants will have their first taste of the competition with some FA cup experienced players from Volta Rangers while Bebeto ...

Image caption, Terri Harris (bottom left) and her children John Bennett (top left) and Lacey Bennett (bottom right) were found dead along with Lacey’s friend Connie Gent (top right) By Dan Martin & Oli Constable BBC News A series of “very stark” failures by the probation service contributed to the murders of a mother and three children, a coroner has ruled. ...

By Julius Addae ODURO The draw for preliminary round of the 2023/2024 MTN FA cup to take place on Tuesday October 24,2023.The draw which was announced by the Ghana Football Association is scheduled to take place in the Conference room of the football governing body in the country at the Secretariat,Accra.The draw will feature forty fourth (44) Regional Division two ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Akatsi All Stars picked their first point of the season after being held to a 0-0 draw at the Akatsi College of Education park by Attram De Visser SA.The Akatsi based side after two defeats will now go into their week 4 with 1 point in zone 3.They will on Sunday October 29, play Uncle T ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Secretary of Sports Writers Association of Ghana-Volta Region,Tilda Elinam Acorlor has been elected to the National Executive Council on Saturday October 21,2023. She secured 161 votes out of 266 representing 60.53%. The election which took place online saw nine (9) national officers elected into office.Below are the new national officers:1.Kwabena Yeboah (Unopposed )-President2.Evelyn Nsia Asare-Vice President3.Charles ...

Haiti has fallen into lawlessness since the murder of Jovenel Moise in 2021 By Graeme Baker BBC News Haitian police have arrested a former justice ministry official suspected of ordering the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.  Joseph Felix Badio was caught as he was driving out of a supermarket car park in the capital, Port-au-Prince.  Mr Moise was murdered in ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Match officials have been appointed for the match day 6 of the 2023/2024 Betpawa Premier League.Referee Selorm Yao Bless has been appointed center man for the weekend’s clash between Aduana FC and Accra Great Olympics. Find below full lists of match officials for match week 6: DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023MATCH: ACCRA LIONS FC VS RTU ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Ex TV set to provide live commentary on the match week 3 fixture between Ho based Division one league side Home Stars FC and Oda Kotoku Royals FC on Sunday October 22,2023. The new entrant will host the 8th placed Kotoku Royals at the Ho Sports Stadium, on 15:00GMT(3:00PM). Meanwhile Hohoe United FC will make a ...