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You’re not good enough to play for Besiktas–Bernard Mensah told

Former Turkish international, now commentator, Rıdvan Dilmen, has claimed Ghana midfielder, Bernard Mensah, does not have the quality required to play for Superliga giants, Besiktas. The Black Stars midfielder joined the Black Eagles this summer on a season-long loan from Kayserispor in a deal that could be made permanent at …

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Despite Media’s Bongo Depharaa To Host Sports Minister On UTV 

Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah,The minister for youth and sports and also the member of parliament of atwima mponua Constituency will be hosted on UTV a subsidiary of Despite Media by award winning journalist David Ofori Osafo also known as Bongo Depharaa.   Hon. Asiamah’s achievements as the sector Minister for …

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Rights group condemns Cameroon protest crackdown

Campaign group Human Rights Watch has accused the Cameroonian government of using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to “quell the right to assemble” ahead of protests planned for Tuesday. The opposition MRC/CRM party, whose leader Maurice Kamto maintains he was the rightful winner of the 2018 presidential election, is …

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Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change

From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia. But extreme weather events, the rise in sea levels and other challenges associated with the changing climate are threatening to destroy invaluable cultural landmarks, a recent study …

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NDC has data on omitted names in register – Afriyie Ankrah

The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah says the party has detailed reports on the number of names omitted in the voters’ register. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Ankrah said the party’s flagbearer, John Mahama called off his tour of the Bono Region for a …

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Journalists urged to intensify reportage on cocoa sector

Journalists have been urged to intensify reportage on issues affecting the cocoa sector, Ghana’s largest foreign exchange earner, to ensure prompt action by stakeholders. Mr Joseph Opoku Gakpo, the Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), said cocoa was a major contributor to Ghana’s …

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‘Your incompetence is legendary’ – Mahama to EC

Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at the Electoral Commission (EC) over challenges facing the voter’s register exhibition. The EC is currently exhibiting the voter’s register ahead of the December polls. The exercise is fraught with several complaints as voters complain of their missing names among others. There is also an allegation …

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Breaking: Former Bawku Central MP Adamu Sakande is dead

Adamu Dramani Sakande, a former Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, has died in London after a persistent heart problem. The former MP, GhanaWeb gathers died on Tuesday evening. “Hon Adamu Dramani Sakande joins the land of the silence ones this evening in London. He was a great father and an uncle,” …

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Coronavirus burial team member tests positive, infects wife

Director of Greater Accra Metro Public Health Department, Florence Kuukyi has disclosed that a member of the COVID-19 burial team and his wife have tested positive for the virus. The public health director who spoke to 3FM on Tuesday, September 22, said the member and his spouse are self-isolating after contracting the …

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Covid-19 Hits Hogbetsotso

This year’s Anlo Hogbetsotso-Za has been cancelled due to concerns for public health and safety following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hogbe Institute acceded to the postponement after consultation with the Local Organising Committee of the annual festival celebrated in the first week of November each year. It also has the …

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CalBank Implements Ecofridges Green On-Wage Financial Mechanism

Environmentally-friendly refrigerators and ACs will soon become widely accessible in Ghana through the Green On-wage (GO) financial mechanism under the ECOFRIDGES program with CalBank PLC.   The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) is a joint program by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative and …

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Kotoko pledge GHS5,000 to Offinso accident victims

The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has pledged GHS5,000 to the Offinso accident victims. Mr Amponsah made the announcement on Tuesday, 22 September 2020, at the maiden press conference on his new management. The accident, involving about 34 young footballers of Africa Vision …

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Court places another injunction on striking health workers

An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted service to halt its ongoing strike action. This comes on the back of an initial interlocutory injunction secured by the National Labour Commission on Friday to …

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Adam Kwarasey regrets playing for Ghana – Odartey Lamptey reveals

Former Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey regrets playing for Ghana, Odartey Lamptey, a former Ghana forward has disclosed. Odartey Lamptey claims that Kwarasey rues the day he opted to play for Ghana instead of Norway. He told Ahomka FM that Kwarasey is harbouring pains over the treatment Ghana handed him in his short …

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