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New Fifa Rankings: How Akonnor and Ghana finished 2020

Ghana ends the year 2020 as the 52nd best men’s national football team in the world, according to the latest Fifa Rankings. Released on Thursday on Fifa’s official website, the new table sees the Black Stars, sandwiched between Greece (51) and Costa Rica (53), locked on their position from last month, …

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Akufo-Addo appoints Transition Team

President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo in accordance with the Presidential Transition Act 2012 (Act 845), has appointed members of his Transition team.   The team will be chaired by Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, a statement issued by Director of Communications at the presidency, Eugene Arhin said. Below is the full …

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I won’t accept “fictionalised” EC results – Mahama

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has described the outcome of the December 7 election as a “stolen verdict”. He said the election results announced by the Electoral Commission (EC) is “fictionalized.” “I stand before you tonight unwilling to accept the fictionalized result of a …

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Mahama to address Ghanaians today

Former President John Dramani Mahama will today address Ghanaians.  This follows the declaration of the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the presidential elections by the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo polled 6,730,413, representing 51.595% while John Mahama garnered 6, 214, …

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Banking sector clean-up, galamsey fight took some votes from us – Government

The government of Ghana has refuted suggestions that the results declared in their favour for both the presidential and parliamentary elections were an indication of failure considering their performance in 2016. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah addressing the press on Thursday stated that the two elections are different especially considering the number …

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Director Of Research At Presidency Dead

A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Victor Newman is dead. The Director of Research at the Presidency died after a short illness. A source close to the family said he died today,10 December 2020 at the Legon Hospital in Accra. He was appointed as the Director of …

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Man dies few hours after his wedding

Family and friends have been thrown into mourning following the death of a young Ugandan man just few hours after his wedding. Reports say Roy Jairus Watuulo died hours after he tied the knot with his wife, Anitah Nabuduwa on Saturday, in Kampala. According to close friends and relatives, he …

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NPP will have a tough time in Parliament – Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

Majority Leader of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic and MP-elect for Suame, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will have a pretty torrid time in the early stages doing Parliamentary business following the huge loss of seats. According to him, it is sad and unfortunate that some of the party’s …

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Kenya ordered to pay sex attack survivors

The High Court in Kenya has ordered the government to give compensation of about $30,000 each to four people for failing to protect them from sexual and gender-based attacks during the violence that hit the country after the disputed 2007-2008 election. The ruling is seen as a landmark, with Naitore …

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Kotoko replies GFA over decision to move home venue to Tamale

Asante Kotoko has through a letter to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) given reasons for their desire to use the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium as their home venue from henceforth. The Kumasi-based club last week made the request to the country’s football governing body but saw it rejected with the …

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Sad! Teenager Killed At Soloku Grounds

News information  reaching the frontdesk of mynewsghana.net has revealed that a young boy who is said to be 14 years of age has been shot dead during the ecelebration of Akufo-Addo as the president elect by the electoral commission boss Jean Mensa. The incident was said to have happened in …

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