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Ten people have been confirmed dead in the cargo plane at the Hajj Village near the El-Wak Stadium in Accra, according to the National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation Mr Kofi Portuphy.

The cargo plane which landed at the Kotoka International Airport Saturday evening lost control and crashed into a number of vehicles at the Hajj Village near the El-Wak Stadium in Accra.

Actress Luckie Lawson is at war with domestic air-carrier Antrak Air for what she said were unfair charges and treatment meted out to her and her crew at the Tamale Airport Tuesday.

The actress, speaking in an interview with Myjoyonline.com, said she is angry and disappointed in the carrier after she and her 2-man crew were asked to pay, through no fault of theirs, extra for their flight back to Accra from Tamale after the flight they were to travel with developed a fault.

Dr. Onsy Nathan Nkrumah, the 55 year old man who claims to be the son of Ghana`s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah appears to be in some sort of trouble as his application for a Ghanaian passport has attracted the eagle eyes of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) which apparently wants Onsy`s claim as the son of Dr. Nkrumah fully verified and authenticated before he is issued with a Ghanaian passport by the relevant authorities.

Music trio, 4x4 who missed out narrowly on the Artiste of the Year award at Saturday’s VGMAs, have praised the ultimate winner Sarkodie, saying he truly deserves it.

Tema based rapper, Sarkodie beat off competition from 4x4, Becca, Okyeame Kwame, Efya, R2Bees, and Kwaw Kese to win the coveted prize in music for the second time after winning it in 2010.

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA) has confirmed 11 deaths from cholera in two weeks and called for strict adherence to basic hygiene practices to curb the spread of the disease in the Metropolis.

At a press conference in Accra, the Health Director of the AMA, Dr. Simpson Anim Boateng, said five of the deaths were recorded at Maamobi Polyclinic, two at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, one at 37 Military Hospital, one at La Hospital, one at Ridge Hospital and one at a private facility.

President of the Ghana Football Association says the sport body are working within time to hire Goran Stevanovic's successor ahead of this year's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Hundreds of Ghanaians have taken part in a peace march in Accra to promote peace before and after the 2012 general elections.

The march was organized by a Cape Coast-based group calling itself the Movement for a Peaceful Ghana.

Organizers said the march, which took them through some principal streets in Accra, was intended to promote peace in the country in the run-up to the 2012 polls.

Government has secured over 600 million dollar loan from some US companies for a complete reconstruction of Accra’s drainage systems as well as the rehabilitation of the Western rail lines.

A greater percentage of the total amount has been earmarked for the Accra drains while 200 million dollars will go into the Western rail project.