Yearly Archives: 2019

Maxwell Konadu set for Asante Kotoko return

Black Stars B coach Maxwell Konadu is on the brink of returning to former club Asante Kotoko. The 47-year-old is in advanced talks and is expected to sign a three-year with the Kumasi-based club before the start of the Ghana Premier League on December 28. Both parties are satisfied with the …

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‘Barca’ Players Killed By Lightning

Messi-less lightning strikes Chiengi team, ECL mourns FIVE players, two of them brothers, from a local amateur football club with a famous name in Chiengi, Luapula, have been killed by lightning. The local community was plunged into mourning on Sunday when lightning struck a field the players were cultivating as …

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Man kills six-year old son

Sherif Akudaago, 35, on Saturday, allegedly killed his six-year-old son at Garu in the Garu District of the Upper East Region. The unemployed man reportedly cut the throat of Hanan Akudaago, who was a primary one pupil at the Covenant Academy Primary School at Garu, at about 4:00 am. Deputy …

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Ghana is a citadel of democracy – SA President

President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has described Ghana as a Citadel of Democracy and an example to the rest of the African continent. The South African leader is in Ghana for a two-day official State visit. The South African leader and his Ghanaian counterpart, President Akufo-Addo, …

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NDC ‘pacifies’ Okyenhene over Kwame Zu’s animal comment

A high powered delegation, led by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has rendered an unqualified apology over unsavoury comments from one of their members against the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin. The party presented a sheep and schnapps to pacify the gods of the land for …

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Parliament Summons Ministers Of Sanitation And Local Government To Answers Questions Why Off-Taker Agreements With Private Waste Managers Delays

The Speaker of Parliament has on Tuesday December summoned the Ministers of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) and Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to appear before parliament not later than December 10, to answer questions regarding their delay in signing off-taker agreements with a number of waste management companies …

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JUST IN: MTN slapped with over GH¢100K fine

Mobile network operator MTN has been sanctioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) over the recent challenges with its data bundles to customers. Despite MTN compensating affected customers, NCA handed the telecommunications firm with an initial fine of GH¢10,000 for failure to submit a report on the challenges within 24 …

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Leave LBCs alone – farmers fume at COCOBOD

Some Cocoa farmers have warned Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to stay away from Licensing Buying Companies across the country following a directive by COCOBOD to LBCs to desist from providing some incentives to farmers. Days ago, COCOBOD announced it has noted with concern that some LBCs are engaged in unethical …

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Minority to haul Finance Minister, BoG Governor over new currency notes

The Minority Caucus in Parliament on Wednesday served notice to haul Finance Minster Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to clarify issues surrounding the issue of higher denomination Ghana Cedi notes. The two are also to clarify government position on Ghana’s commitment to adopt the new …

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