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Kurt Okraku: Support new GFA boss realise his vision – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for rounded support for the newly elected Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kurt Okraku. The new football chief, according to the President “has earned the confidence and trust of the football fraternity, and his victory is well-deserved.” In a post via his Twitter, Akufo-Addo called on …

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Ghana Tops Africa In Gold Production

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) October 2019 World Economic Outlook Report, has ranked Ghana first in Africa in gold production and sixth, with the United States of America in the world. Ghana has accrued US$7.4 billion from production of gold between 2016 and 2018. China is the leading producer of …

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Kurt Okraku sworn in as GFA President

Chief Executive Officer of Dreams FC, Kurt E.S Okraku has been sworn in as the new president of the Ghana Football Association. Kurt now fills the vacant GFA Presidential seat previously occupied by Kwesi Nyantakyi who left office in 2018 after he was implicated in the Number 12 corruption exposé. …

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EU agrees to Brexit delay, but no date yet

EU ambassadors have agreed to delay Brexit, but will not make a decision on a new deadline date until next week. The European Commission said work on this would “continue in the coming days”. The talks came after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted the government’s deadline to deliver Brexit next Thursday …

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South African city shuts down all systems after cyber attack

The City of Joburg on Thursday night announced a breach of its network on and shut down its website and all e-services as a precautionary measure. In a tweet, the City said it had detected a network breach “which resulted which resulted in an unauthorised access to our information systems”. …

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Kurt Okraku is new GFA president

Businessman and football administrator Kurt Okraku is likely to emerge new President of the Ghana Football Association. This was after his main contender George Afriyie conceded defeat even before a scheduled third round was commenced. The election committee is however exhausting the voting process by allowing Mr. Okraku to go …

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Fight breaks over PDS

Former President John Mahama has started a spat over the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession, describing the action as a self-serving, shady and needless decision. Even before the ink dried over his abrasive words, the government had fired back at him with remarks that his expression lacked …

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Parliament to be briefed on Kwesi Nyantakyi probe

Parliament is set to be briefed on the status of the probe involving the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi who allegedly used the President’s name to peddle influence. The business statement of Parliament for next week indicated the Attorney General Gloria Akufo is expected to do the …

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Afoko runs to Supreme Court on bail flip-flop

Mr Gregory Afoko, who is standing trial for allegedly murdering the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region in May 2015, has filed a Certiorari application at the Supreme Court challenging a High Court’s revocation of his admittance to a bail bond …

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Court orders Gyan to pay wife over GHC200,000 as maintenance fee

The Divorce and Matrimonial Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Mrs Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, has ordered Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan to pay his estranged wife Gifty Gyan an amount of GH¢204,392.22 as maintenance fee. The figure covers a period of 15 months – from …

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Police discover another detention camp: rescue 108 inmates

Kwara state police command has paraded no fewer than 108 children and women it rescued from illegal rehabilitation centre. The command said it rescued the victims from Gaa’Odota in Ilorin West local government area of the state. Commissioner of Police Kayode Egbetokun said the command acted on an intelligent report …

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California wildfires: Thousands evacuated as flames rage

About 40,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires rage through California. Firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes as they engulf land and burn buildings in the north and south of the western US state. The fires are being driven by powerful winds, which are expected to …

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Vote transfers, special and proxy-voting procedures start Friday

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has scheduled Friday, 25 October 2019 to Monday, 4 November 2019 to receive applications for transfer of votes, as well as special and proxy-voting. The exercise will be undertaken at the district offices of the EC across the country. The election-conducting body made the …

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You will soon get a discount for exposing tax evaders

Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Prof Stephen Adei has revealed plans to reward whistle-blowers. According to him, the GRA plans to revive an old practice where persons who expose tax defaulters are given a portion of the money when it is retrieved. “When you evade tax, there’s a …

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Randy Abbey elected GFA Exec C’cil member

A former spokesperson for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Randy Abbey, has been elected to the new Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council. Two other football administrators were also elected to the council on Thursday, 24 October 2019. They are Samuel Anim Addo and Mark Addo, who will be …

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‘Tramadol induced commentary’- TEIN responds to Frank Asiedu

The Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed discontent at the utterances of the Director of Political Affairs at the office of the Chief of Staff, Frank Asiedu Bekoe. The Mr Bekoe speaking at the NPP’s Tertiary Education Students Confederacy Network (TESCON) handing ceremony …

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Prospective running mates of Mahama

For some days now there has been horse-trading and high-level politicking over who would become the running mate of the former President Mahama on social media and newspapers. Selecting a running mate is so crucial that it can either make or mar Mahama’s race to Ghana’s seat of power again …

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