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FIFA finally lifts ban on Zimbabwe

FIFA has announced on Monday that it has lifted the 18-month ban on the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). The global governing body had initially suspended Zimbabwe in February 2022 following government interference in the sport. The ban had major repercussions for Zimbabwean football, with the national team being unable to …

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Actress Cynthia Okereke dies a year after kidnappers released her

Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke has passed away one year after suffering in a kidnapper’s hideout. Joseph Okechukwu, a colleague in the entertainment industry, broke the sad news on his official Facebook page. The filmmaker disclosed that he was ready to buy Cynthia Okereke’s airline ticket to travel to America …

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I was betrayed, I wanted to be finance minister – Dr Apraku

New Patriotic Party presidential hopeful, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, has expressed his disappointment of not being offered a position in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. He said that despite all the contributions he made to help the party win victory he was overlooked by the Akufo-Addo government when it came to …

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Agyapa Royalties deal

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed the suit against the Agyapa Royalties deal filed by the Ghana Integrity Initiative and Transparency International Ghana. This means that the court would not be ordering the government of Ghana to stop the sale of the country’s …

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CONCERN YOUTH OF AKUAPEM NORTH SUSPEND PROTEST

  The Concern Youth of Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region has suspended demonstration today 12th July, 2023. The Concern Youth earlier planned to protest to register their displeasure of Police Post and Streetlights in the area. The Concern Youth leader, Ahmed Agbenyadzi has bemoaned the lack of Police …

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Low ESG credit impact scores to blame for recent credit downgrades

Kwame Sarpong Barnieh   Kwame Sarpong Barnieh, a Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) Partner at KPMG Ghana, has attributed Ghana’s recent credit downgrades to low Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credit impact scores, with Moody’s citing a CIS-4 and Fitch, a CIS-5+.   “Our recent downgrades that caused a …

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Chris Ofikulu Named Banking CEO of The Year

    Chris Ofikulu, the Regional CEO of UBA West Africa and Managing Director of UBA Ghana has been named as the “Banking CEO of the Year 2023 ” published by the World Business Outlook Awards.   UBA Ghana also received accolades, including the Best Banking Service Provider in Ghana …

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Ablakwa petitions World Bank over Ursula’s US$48m ‘unapproved’ contract

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu has disclosed having petitioned the World Bank over a project being rolled out by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. Ablakwa, last week, alleged through documents from the Public procurement Authority (PPA) that the sector minister, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, had handed a contract …

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Two top civil servants who have been branded NDC members

Civil servants are not barred from holding political views but their affiliations is not expected to be publicized because of the roles that they hold. It has been the case that top civil servants often resign from the service before joining active politics in life after the service. In recent …

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2024 Elections: Dr Bawumia Is Our Saviour -Npp Communicator

  Amos Mensah, a exhaust pipe specialist from the Ashanti region and a vocal member of the ruling NPP, claims that only Dr Bawumia can prevent the party from losing the 2024 elections.. He thinks that the other contenders are just creating a racket and cannot gather enough votes for …

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Ghana returnee found dead in Delta hotel

23-year-old man who returned from Ghana has been found dead in a hotel room located along the East-West Road axis of Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.   According to the Nigerian Tribune, the deceased, identified as Victor Benjamin, lodged in room No: 414 of Wetland hotel …

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72-year-old man dies by su!cide

Residents of Ede community in Osun State were thrown into mourning on July 10, after a 72-year-old man identified as Kareem Aderemi, died by suicide.   The deceased who was said to have been battling Parkinson’s disease and partial blindness, reportedly shot himself dead with a gun at his residence. …

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Four arrested for stealing dogs and ducks

Four men have been apprehended by the vigilantes in Gurungawa town in Kumbotso LGA of Kano State, for stealing dogs and ducks.   Vigilante commandant of the town, Abdulhamid Dan-Azumi, said that his men noticed the movement of the suspects around 3 am when dogs were barking, noting that the …

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Nigeria intercepts tanker with stolen crude oil

Nigeria’s state-owned oil company says an oil tanker carrying 800,000 litres of stolen crude has been intercepted offshore while heading to Cameroon. It said the vessel would be destroyed as a deterrent. Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm said the oil had been stolen from a well in the south-western state of …

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Togo bird flu outbreak puts Ghana on high alert

Ghana has issued a high alert in response to the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in Lomé, Togo. The Volta Regional Health Directorate confirmed that more than 1,000 birds have already been culled as a result of the outbreak. In a …

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