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Photos: Funeral of 23-year-old dog

The Volta regional town of Ehi near Sogakope witnessed a big funeral over the weekend for a dog, with all the pomp and pageantry one sees at funerals for prominent people. It had dignitaries, including traditional rulers, who came from far and near to give the "historical dog" called Forfoe, a befitting sending off. People trooped into to catch a glimpse of the dog. Some dog owners came with their animals to mourn There was a 26-page Order of Service with the biography of the dead dog, which was distributed to mourners. It was one of a kind as Stephen Atatsithe, owner of the dog, explained to groundsghana.Com Saturday why he held the grand funeral for his dog. “The dog 23-years-old belonged to my late mother. It stayed with her for 11 years and it has been 12 years since she passed on," he said. He said a group of mourners from South Africa heard about the sad incident and decided to come to Ghana to join the funeral. Although Mr Atatsithe was unwilling to disclo

I’m disappointed marijuana is illegal in Ghana – Blakk Rasta

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  Celebrated Ghanaian Reggae musician, Abubakar Ahmed known in Ghanaian showbiz circles as Blakk Rasta is disappointed Ghana has not legalized marijuana known locally as ‘wee’. According to him, Ghana’s collapsed economy can be revived through the foreign exchange we can generate from exporting wee. In an interview with host KMJ on ‘Daybreak Hitz’ on Hitz FM, Blakk Rasta bemoaned the stereotype associated with those who use the herbs. “Stereotype and Prejudice has made it difficult to penetrate the fibre of our society. I am really disappointed. Jamaica [and other countries] decriminalized it. And in their first year, millions of dollars came in. Ghana’s marijuana is the best in the whole world. They should legalize it. We would stop borrowing and begging from other countries…” he maintained. The Reggae musician revealed that, in the marijuana world league table, Ghana has the best thus its export can transform the economy. When asked if he would collect signatures to back his