The 300-year-old Okomfo Anokye kola tree

(LEFT) The Okomfo Anokye kola tree was spared during the construction of the highway because of its popularity. (RIGHT) The tree after it was felled

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Komfo Anokye kola tree: Ghana outrage after 300-year-old tree felled

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

The authorities in Ghana have launched a manhunt for the people who cut down a famous 300-year-old kola tree, which was believed to have healing powers.

China Police rescue 1,000 cats from slaughter

The cats were to be sent south and served up as fake pork and lamb skewers

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China: Police rescue 1,000 cats from slaughter, bust illicit trade of feline meat

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

Police in China have rescued more than 1,000 cats from being slaughtered and sold as pork or mutton, state-affiliated media report.

Connor Bowman, a poison specialist and former medical resident at the Mayo Clinic, is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist

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Poison specialist charged with poisoning his pharmacist wife to death

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress.

Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM1

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NAM1 granted GH¢500million bail, pleads not guilty to all 39 charges

September 19, 2023October 10, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

The Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, has been granted fresh bail by an Accra High Court.

How I lost £120,000 to romance scam gaslighting

"It was a temporary insanity," says romance scam victim Linda Young

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How I lost £120,000 to romance scam gaslighting

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

A romance scam victim, a fraud expert and the writers of a new BBC thriller explain how gaslighting is used to cheat people out of their money.

Thodex cryptocurrency boss Faruk Fatih Ozer

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Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud

September 8, 2023October 5, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars.

74-year-old female teacher Anne N Nelson Koch

Private school teacher Anne Nelson-Koch, 74, is facing 600 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy

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OMG!!! 74-year-old female teacher faces 600 years behind bars for sex assault on teen

August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

Anne N. Nelson-Koch, 74, was convicted on all 25 counts Monday stemming from repeated sexual assaults on one of her 14-year-old male students,

Netherlands bans mobile phones in classrooms

The Netherlands is the latest country to announce measures to ban devices in classrooms

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Netherlands bans mobile phones in classrooms

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

Devices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms to stop them from disrupting learning, the Dutch government has announced.

Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan were first arrested at their Bucharest home in December

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Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women.

Sierra Leone woman Fatmata Turay who died because her genitals were cut

In his film, Tyson Conteh shows images of his late girlfriend Fatmata Turay

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Did this woman die because her genitals were cut?

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean

Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Africa and it can sometimes end in tragedy.