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Asante Kotoko Players Agree 40% Pay Cut

Asante Kotoko players and technical staff have agreed to take a 40% pay cut to support the club in the wake of the coronavirus crises. The decision to cut down salaries was unanimously agreed during a meeting among the players, the technical staff and the management following fruitful deliberations. The …

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GFA shortlists six candidates for Technical Director job

The Ghana Football Association says it has shortlisted six candidates for interview for the vacant Technical Director position. The six candidates, made up of three Ghanaians and three expatriates are currently undergoing interviews, through video conferencing, with a select committee of the GFA. The Technical Director position became vacant this …

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Libya: One soldier killed in attack by Haftar militia

One soldier was killed and two others were wounded on Sunday in a missile attack carried out by forces loyal to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar. Amin al-Hashemi, a spokesman for the Health Ministry of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), told Anadolu Agency that Haftar’s forces launched the attack …

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Do Ghanaians respect Otumfuor than Akufo-Addo? – A Plus asks

Musician turned political activist, Kwame A Plus has questioned why Ghanaians obeyed the lockdown directives of Otumfuor Osei Tutu II during the death of his mother but refused to obey the president’s COVID-19 lockdown directives. According to A Plus, the whole of the Ashanti Region went dead when Nana Afia …

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Ghana faces no imminent risk following lifting of Lockdown – GHS

The Ghana Health Service(GHS) says the government prior to the lifting of the Lockdown had adequate information that showed it would be safe to lift the restrictions on movement. President Akufo-Addo has lifted the three week partial Lockdown imposed on the Greater Accra, Kumasi, Kasoa and Tema areas effective Monday, …

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President Ramaphosa bemoans alleged food parcel theft

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday expressed concern at the alleged theft of food parcels meant to assist distressed families and individuals during the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown. “A number of provinces have received reports that callous individuals, some of them allegedly government officials, are hoarding or selling food parcels earmarked for …

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Covid-19: Kumasi Central Market shut down hours after opening

Authorities of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly have ordered the closure of the Kumasi Central market hours after President Akufo-Addo ordered the opening of the lockdown areas. According to Ultimate FM’s Isaac Bediako Justice, the closure was necessitated by the refusal of the traders to observe social distancing protocols. ” There …

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I will definitely diss Shatta Wale – Samini hints

Dancehall artiste, Samini has disclosed why he didn’t hesitate to release a diss song to Shatta Wale some years ago when they were engaged in a lyrical war. Shatta Wale and Samini were not the best of friends some years back because Shatta Wale stepped on his toes and disrespected him in order to …

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Mixed reactions as partial lockdown is lifted

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted the ban on restricted movement in some parts of the country including Greater Accra and Kumasi which was imposed somewhere in March to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus According to him, Ghana is more than prepared to contain the deadly coronavirus hence the …

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Watch | Ghanaian youth hold street jam to celebrate lockdown lift

A section of Ghanaian youth have hit the streets of Accra to celebrate the lifting of the lockdown by the president. A video sighted by mynewsghana.net captures a section of Ghanaian youth dancing in jubilation on the street to celebrate the president’ s new directive to lift the lockdown. Watch the video …

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Akufo-Addo paving way for EC with lockdown lifting – Sammi Gyamfi

The Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammi Gyamfi says the decision by President Akufo-Addo to lift the lockdown on Accra and Kumasi despite the spike in coronavirus cases in Ghana is political. According to him, the move is intended to allow the electoral commission compile a …

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Councillors accused of looting food parcels meant for the poor

The alleged incidents of corruption and food looting have been reported in eight provinces where there were claims that those in charge of the distributions – mostly ANC councillors – were not giving the food to the families that were most in need. Government’s attempts to feed the poor and …

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SA man arrested ‘smuggling girlfriend’ in car boot

Police in South Africa have arrested a man “smuggling his girlfriend,” in the back of a car amidst a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to an official from the province of Guateng. Faith Mazibuko tweeted that the woman was found in the car boot during a …

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Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia

A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in what is believed to be Canada’s worst mass shooting. The 12-hour rampage started on Saturday and ended with a car chase. Police said the suspect shot people at different locations in Nova Scotia, …

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Lifting lockdown a dangerous gamble – Security analyst

Security analyst, Adib Saani has warned that the decision by the president to lift the partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi is a dangerous gamble that could backfire. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the lifting the 3-week lockdown on Greater Accra and Kumasi, with effect from Monday, April 20. Addressing …

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READ: Why partial lockdown was lifted

PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO LIFTS PARTIAL LOCKDOWN, BUT KEEPS OTHER ENHANCED MEASURES IN PLACE The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 19th April, 2020, announced the lifting of the restriction to movements of persons in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and Kasoa, and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area …

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Nana Akomea, others face jail term over contempt of court

A private real estate company, Mariville Homes Ltd, wants the MD of state transport company STC, Nana Akomea, and six others convicted for contempt after suing them for trespassing on its private property. Mariville Homes Ltd had sued Akomea and nine other tenants for engaging in a reconstruction exercise on …

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