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Lady Lucy, a Ghanaian Kumasi based Gospel preacher in songs is set to release her maiden single “Kronkron” which translates from the Akan language as “Holy” on 25th of September 2024. Lady Lucy, who has been doing backing vocals at Bassey House of Music – a recording studio in Kumasi, for almost seven years, is set to launch her own debut single. Also, being the convener of her annual gospel musical concert, “Food for the King”, she boasts a rich experience under her belt. “Kronkron” is worship and praise song that will make the believer rejoice and move their body…

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The Miami Dolphins have no timeline for when quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be able to even think about returning from his latest concussion, but they did make a roster move on Tuesday that guarantees that he will miss at least the next few games. According to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, the Dolphins have placed Tagovailoa on injured reserve. It is a move that will sideline him for at least the next four games.That means the earliest he could potentially return to the lineup would be their Week 8 game against the Arizona Cardinals.  Tagovailoa…

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Hundreds of pagers belonging to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have simultaneously exploded across Lebanon. At the time of publishing, at least nine people have been killed and 2,750 wounded, according to security services and the Lebanese health minister. Pagers are small communication devices used commonly before mobile phones became widespread. The devices display a short text message for the user, relayed by telephone through a central operator. Unlike mobile phones, pagers work on radio waves, the operator sending a message by radio frequency – rather than the internet – unique to the recipient’s device. It is thought that the basic…

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As pressure grows on Mayor Eric Adams to part ways with administration officials caught in sweeping federal investigations, his response to the ongoing probe of a longtime adviser shows him digging in and doubling down despite warning signs of potential misconduct.Since her two Bronx homes were raided by the FBI in February, Winnie Greco got the mayor’s blessings to return after a leave of absence in a new role at City Hall. Hired as the mayor’s Asian affairs advisor at $100,000 a year on Adams’ second day in office in 2022, she later received raises that doubled her salary.Yet Greco…

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From 02 to 06 September 2024, the 15th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.UAR-AUB.org) was held in Gaborone, Botswana, with the theme “The future of African media in the face of the challenges of new technologies and climate change.” This meeting was marked by strategic discussions for the future of African media.  THE MAIN AXES OF THE GABORONE MEETING 1. The Executive Council (02 September 2024) The Executive Council of the AUB opened the Gaborone meeting on 02 September 2024. During this meeting, two important initiatives were announced: – The launch of the African Observatory of Artificial…

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Renowned highlife musician and National Democratic Congress (NDC) advocate for creatives, Rex Omar, has underscored his party’s dedication to establishing robust intellectual property frameworks for the creative industry in Ghana. He emphasized that a critical focus of the NDC’s agenda is to overhaul the country’s royalty collection system, which has long been plagued by inefficiencies. Speaking at Joy FM’s Manifesto Debate on Creative Economy, Rex Omar pinpointed the absence of clear legal stipulations on royalties as a major hurdle for creatives. He explained that current systems, particularly for music royalties, operate on a flat-rate basis, which fails to account for…

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Count future Hall of Famer Rob Gronkowski as a fan of Las Vegas Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers.  “I feel like he’s on track to be better than myself,” Gronkowski said Tuesday on FanDuel’s “Up & Adams.” “I don’t think he can dominate in the trenches the way I dominated in the trenches. But just overall, as a pass-catching TE, I think he can surpass me in many situations.” Bowers’ career matching or surpassing Gronkowski’s seems unlikely. In 11 seasons with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he earned four first-team All-Pro nods and won four Super…

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Volunteers and emergency workers have raced to secure river banks in the historic Polish city of Wroclaw as residents elsewhere in Central Europe have tallied the cost of floods caused by Storm Boris, which have wreaked havoc and killed at least 21 people. The deluge has left a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland. While waters were receding in many areas, others were nervously waiting on Tuesday for rivers to burst their banks. Areas on the Czech-Polish border were among the worst hit since the weekend as gushing, debris-filled rivers devastated historic towns, collapsed bridges and destroyed houses. Flooding…

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The UK government today has announced up to £1.9 million in funding to strengthen science, technology and innovation in Ghana and Nigeria through its West Africa Research and Innovation Hub. The Sankore call for proposals will support the UK government’s partnership with governments in Ghana and Nigeria on Science, Technology and Innovation, facilitate commercialisation of innovative solutions, improve innovation policy and enhance government digital service delivery. Named after a medieval centre of learning in West Africa, Sankore will support the implementation of the UK-Ghana Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy. It will promote collaborative work between universities, research centres and the…

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