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Kotoko register 29 players ahead of second round

Asante Kotoko have registered 29 players with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the second round of the Premier League, footballghana.com can report. The Kumasi-based club is geared up for the final hurdle of the 2020/2021 football season where they are keen on lifting the league title at the end …

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Partey, Ayew missing in Ghana’s squad for Afcon qualifiers

Ghana’s Premier League and Championship contingent including Arsenal midfielder Thomas Teye Partey, Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew, and Swansea City forward Andre Ayew have been left out of the Black Stars’ final squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against South Africa and Sao Tome e …

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Gov’t releases GHS449m for census

Of the GHS521 million needed for the population and housing census, the government of Ghana has released GHS449 million so far, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has said. “The present effort of the government is captured in the fact that with a budget of GHS521 million, the government has already mobilised and …

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One-year-old baby shot in the head by Texas police

One-year-old Legend Smalls, who was accidentally shot by a Texas police officer, reportedly had part of his skull removed in order to relieve the swelling in his brain. The infant was shot on March 3 by Houston police officers after they opened fire at an armed robbery suspect during a pursuit. ABC News reports that …

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Akufo-Addo Boy Jailed 5 Years For Defrauding 40 People

A Koforidua Circuit Court has sentenced a 45-year-old unemployed man to five years imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding over 40 people. The convict, Edmond Nii Ansah, popularly known as Abi Nii, was convicted on four counts of defrauding by false pretences. The polling station Executive Member of the New …

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WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook down globally

Social media sites, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are down. This global shutdown is being reported across the world and users on Twitter have been discussing the shutdown. “We’re sorry, but something went wrong. Please try again,” reads Instagram. WhatsApp has a similar ‘Connecting’ and circular icon near the top as …

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Heavy rainfall kills 13-year-old boy

A 13-year-old boy was found dead at Hosita Power House in the Borsontoe Electoral area in Ho of the Volta region after a heavy downpour on Wednesday. Residents report indicate that the lifeless body was found washing away in the drain. According to reports, the boy was found wearing green …

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Duffuor petitions Parliament to probe uniBank collapse

The Founder of collapsed uniBank Ghana Limited, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has petitioned Parliament to investigate circumstances that led to the collapse of the bank by the Bank of Ghana. In a petition to Parliament, Dr Duffuor is asking Ghana’s law-making body to: (i): investigate the conduct of the Bank of …

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CK Akonnor under attack following new Black Stars squad

Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor seems to have done the image of the team little favours with his final squad for the all-important Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome. The final list of players for the tournament was announced on Thursday, March 18, 2021 with …

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Load-shedding to be halted

Eskom said it would cancel load-shedding as of noon on Friday as generation units returned to service and helped to restore available capacity. Eskom said in an update that teams had successfully returned to service a generation unit each at the Duvha, Medupi, Kendal, Kriel and Kusile power stations. “A further …

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Nigeria Ranks 2nd Country With Most Jobless People Globally

Nigeria is ranked in the world as the country with the most jobless people. Bloomberg did the ranking of the countries worldwide with the highest unemployment rate. Nigeria has a population of about 200 million people. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the underemployment rate saw a decrease from …

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