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Ghanaian football stars who switched to music

Though their primary job is to play football on the pitch, some footballers also prefer to enter the studio booth to explore their musical talent at their free time. As if the skill they exhibit on the pitch is not enough, these players who are blessed with football talent also …

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Nigeria awaits first ‘electronic’ polls as Buhari signs new law

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law. The signing ceremony took place inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja at about 12:30 pm on Friday. Africa’s most populous nation votes in keenly awaited presidential polls in 2023 and the amended law will allow …

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NPP is heading to a ditch over ridiculous PURC prices – Kennedy Agyapong

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to act against the high tariffs introduced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). In his view, the high electricity prices are threatening the survival of businesses in the country, a situation …

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Ada West records 357 teenage pregnancies in 2021

The Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region recorded 357 teenage pregnancy cases and seven cases of abortion in 2021. The pregnancies were among girls between 10 and 19 years. In 2020, 317 cases of teenage pregnancy and 18 cases of abortion were recorded in the district as against …

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Mass burial for Appiatse explosion victims slated for March 11

The Appiatse Disaster Relief Committee has set March 11 for the mass burial of persons who lost their lives in the Bogoso-Appiate explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The explosion occurred on January 20, 2022, after a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited got involved in …

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UTAG-KNUST votes to reject NEC’s decision to suspend strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) chapter at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has voted to reject the decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) to suspend its strike action. NEC early this week announced through a statement after an emergency meeting that the over …

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Komenda Sugar Factory cannot restart operations in April – Minority

Minority in Parliament have said it is highly unlikely for the Komenda Sugar Factory to be operationalized in April this year. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed that the factory was going to start operations in April this year. While addressing delegates from the Komenda Traditional Area, the President …

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Police foil attack on motorists, gun down one robber at Obuasi

A Police operation has foiled an intended robbery attack on passengers and motorists on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere-Kokotenten which is robbery prone in Obuasi. The operation has led to the shooting of one of the suspected robbers. Four other suspected robbers who were not within the range of the …

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Soldiers allegedly kill two-year-old child at Ntoboroso

The Association of Small Scale Miners in the Ashanti Region have said some suspected military men have allegedly burned a two-year-old child to death at Ntobroso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The two-year-old child according to them was allegedly burnt after fire from an excavator which …

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I’m out of Delay’s league but I wish she was mine – Amerado

Ghanaian rapper, Derrick Safo-Kantanka, popularly known as Amerado, has stated that even though he is very much interested in Delay, she is way above his league. Amerado established that he has an eye for good things, reason the popular TV presenter is one of his favourite women. The ‘abotre’ hitmaker said although …

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Oil rises as Russia invasion nears Ukraine capital

Oil prices rose on Friday amid investor concerns over tightening supplies as Russian’s invasion of Ukraine entered its second day. The price of Brent crude oil rose by more than 2% to $101 (£75) a barrel as fighting appeared to intensify near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. But stock markets in …

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NPP polls: Thugs set fire, vandalise Kumawu office over nomination forms

Thugs have vandalised and burnt beyond recognition equipment of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s office in Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti region on Thursday, February 24, 2022. The attack allegedly instigated by the constituency chairman Joseph Danso, secretary Fredua Agyeman and one Akoto (Research and Elections) started unfolding on …

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Why Medikal intends to buy a horse

While passengers will from Saturday, February 26, 2022, pay more in transport fare due to the hike in fuel prices, many car owners like, Medikal, are thinking of ‘escape’ routes. Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong, has cried over the hike in fuel prices which has drastically increased over two times in …

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