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NABCo trainees petition Akufo-Addo to make their jobs permanent

The NABCO Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to convert their job placements to permanent ones at the expiry of their three-year contract period. Katakyie Dennis Opoku Asiedu, the National President of the Association, led the executives and some members of NABTAG to present …

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30 Ghanaian players quarantined at Ghanaman Soccer Centre

The Stranded Ghanaian footballers who sent an SOS message to the government to be repatriated home from Ethiopia are set to begin a 14-day mandatory quarantine at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, Prampram after arriving in the country on Friday. The players led by former Black Stars defender Lee …

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My beef with Funny Face is not over – Lil Win

Popular Kumawood actor and musician, Kwadwo Nkansah, famed as Lil Win has indicated that his beef or misunderstanding with Funny Face is far from over. While speaking in an exclusive interview with Zionfelix, Lil Win said he was still holding a grudge against Funny Face following their fracas on live TV. “The beef is …

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Mr. Eazi raises $20 million to invest in African music creatives

Award-winning music artist, Mr. Eazi is launching a fund that will invest in Africa’s stars of the future. Mr. Eazi, (real name Oluwatosin Ajibade) told CNN that the Africa Music Fund (AMF), is worth $20 million dollars. The lead investor is 88mph, a company that provides capital for African businesses. …

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Ivory Coast buries deceased Prime Minister

Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in the north of the country. Before his burial, relatives surrounded his remains and prayed for the departed Prime Minister in the main mosque of the city. In this tranquil atmosphere, …

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What you need to know about the Frafra people of Ghana, West Africa

The Frafra (also known as Gorse) are hardworking agricultural Gur-speaking people ethnic group in Northern Ghana and Southern Burkina Faso. The Frafra people who live predominantly in the north-eastern part of the Upper East Region of Ghana called themselves in Gurune language as “Gorse,’ whilst some historians refer to them …

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UCC cancels Atta Mills memorial lecture over COVID-19

The Management of the Cape Coast University (UCC) has announced the cancellation of the John Atta Mills commemorative lecture which was scheduled for its campus this week. In a statement, the university said the decision was informed by the COVID-19 pandemic which makes it impossible to hold large gatherings. The …

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Worldwide Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 600,000

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has hit 601,213, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has hit 14.2 million, while more than 7.9 million people have recovered. US deaths from the novel coronavirus exceeded 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to …

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The fight over Kwame Nkrumah ’s dead body

The Fight Over Nkrumah’s Remains: On April 27, 1972, Kwame Nkrumah, the deposed President of Ghana and a great Pan-Africanist died in Bucharest, Romania after six years in exile in Guinea far away from his birthplace of Nkroful at the age of 62. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah arrived in Conakry, …

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GES confirms death of another final year SHS student

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirm the death of a final year Senior High School (SHS) student at Methodist Girls High School located at Mamfe in the Eastern region. The final year SHS student died just a few weeks after resumption of academic work to prepare for the final …

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Tanker attacked, 13 crew kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea

Chemical tanker CURACAO TRADER was attacked at around 1100 UTC Jul 17 in Gulf of Guinea, 230 nm south of Lagos, Nigeria, while en route from Lome Togo to undefined port. Pirates boarded the tanker and kidnapped 15 crew, according to Dryad/IMB report. They’re believed to be of Russian and …

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South Africa Now Ranks Fifth In Coronavirus Cases Worldwide

South Africa now ranks fifth in the world for confirmed coronavirus cases as the African continent faces the pandemic’s first wave head-on, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. South Africa on Saturday reported 13,285 new confirmed cases for a total of 350,879. That puts the country ahead of Peru, …

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There is anxiety on Palmer’s case at CAS – Patrick Akoto

The communications director of Medeama SC, Patrick Akoto, noted that there is an anxiety among the football fraternity ahead of CAS’ decision on Wilfred Osei Palmer’s case against the Ghana Football Association. Palmer was disqualified from the presidential elections in 2019 by the Normalization Committee and dragged the case to …

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EC registers 7.2m voters so far

A total of 7,279,237 eligible Ghanaian voters have been registered so far by the Electoral Commission in the ongoing voter registration exercise. A lot of those captured are in the Greater Accra Region (1,524,600) followed by the Ashanti Region (1,319,498). From the EC’s data, 63.8 per cent of the registered …

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Akufo-Addo mourns civil rights icon, John Lewis

President Akufo-Addo has joined the chain of tributes to the civil rights icon, John Lewis. John Lewis, a congressman died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. Akufo-Addo in a message of condolences described late Lewis as a man “who dedicated his life to helping to realize the goals …

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I have never been broke – Reggie Rockstone

Ghanaian Rapper and Pioneer of the Hip-life movement in Ghana, Reggie Rockstone has sent a strong message to people labelling him as poor as he discloses that he has never been broke in his life. Speaking in an interview with Happy FM’s Doctar Cann on the Showbiz Xtra show, the …

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Soldiers have taken over registration at Tepa SHS – NDC laments

The opposition National Democratic Congress has accused military officials in the Ahafo Ano North of preventing its accredited agents from monitoring a registration exercise which took place at the Tepa SHS on Saturday. According to the Ashanti regional branch of the opposition party, the soldiers told them they were under instructions not …

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