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SWAG condemns attack on journalist during Hearts-Kotoko clash

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has condemned attacks on its members by security personnel, during last Sunday’s super clash between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium. A statement signed by SWAG President, Kwabena Yeboah, described the recent incident as “unwarranted and unfortunate” and charged the …

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Government approves Black Stars technical team for World Cup playoffs

Black Stars management committee member, Alhaji Grunsah has confirmed to Happy Sports that the government has approved the newly constituted Black Stars technical team for the World Cup playoffs. The Ghana Football Association (GFA), announced three weeks ago it has appointed Otto Addo, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, George Boateng to manage the Black Stars for the World Cup playoff …

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Man arrested after allegedly robbing cops of firearms

A man has been arrested in Mpumalanga for allegedly robbing two police officers of their firearms. The arrest was made after a shootout with police officers. The robbery took place in Siyabuswa on Sunday night. The two police officers were robbed at gunpoint and the robbers fled with a rifle and …

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Prices of food items go up in Kumasi

Prices of fruits and vegetables have generally gone up in the Kumasi metropolis, a visit to some market centres in the metropolis by the Ghana News Agency, has revealed. While some of the traders are blaming the situation on the changes in the weather pattern, others are attributing it to …

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Biden sanctions Russia over ‘beginning of invasion’

The US has hit Russia with wide-ranging sanctions over what President Joe Biden called “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine”. “We’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing,” Mr Biden said. It came after Russian politicians authorised President Vladimir Putin to send troops into two rebel-held parts of …

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Court fines self-styled journalist GHC1,200

A 41-year-old self-styled journalist who was standing trial before the Sefwi-Wiawso Magistrate Court has been fined GH¢1,200.00 or in default serve six months imprisonment in hard labour. Pious Griffiths Koranteng pleaded guilty to defrauding by false pretenses, forgery of documents, and impersonation. He was, however, convicted on his own plea …

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I’ve stopped attending church service – Kofi Mole confesses

‘Don’t Be Late’ hitmaker, Kofi Mole born Edward Agyemang Amoah has revealed that he doesn’t remember the last time he attended a church service. According to the Aposo Gangsta, he doesn’t go to church on Sundays because he’s mostly tired after his busy schedules on Saturday nights. “I don’t remember …

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Ghana’s Hanna Tetteh appointed UN Special Envoy for Horn of Africa

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana has been appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Horn of Africa United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres made the announcement today, February 22, 2022. In 2019, Ms Tetteh became the Special …

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Pig head in basin found at basic school at Mpintsin

Teachers and pupils of the Mpintsin AME Zion Basic School in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region were left in a state of fear and trepidation on the morning of Tuesday, February 22 when they went to school. Sitting in the middle of the school’s compound was a small …

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Priest tortures two Ghanaian women accused of witchcraft

A video showing a Togolese priest torturing two Ghanaian women at his camp has sparked anger among authorities in the North East region. The two women from Sakogu in the East Mamprusi municipality were accused of being witches and forced to the camp to participate in a ritual test that …

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Chief of Staff splashes GHC120,000 on ‘TikTok’ MP Adwoa Safo

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong appears to have confirmed rumors that his Baby Mama, Sarah Adwoa Safo, the MP for Dome-Kwabenya is holding the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into ransom. According to him, the Dome-Kwabenya lawmaker is making some unwarranted and obnoxious demands including …

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KNUST to resume lectures on February 24

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has announced the date for the resumption of academic activities. In a letter addressed to members of the university community, it noted that in line with the suspension of the UTAG strike, lectures and all academic activities will commence on Thursday February …

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Akufo-Addo jets off to Niger, Abuja

President Nana Akufo-Addo has embarked on a day’s trip to Niamey, the Capital of Niger, Mr Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament has announced. Delivering a message from the President on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Bagbin said the President would return to Ghana in the evening of …

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Joe Wise dismisses motion for probe into COVID-19 expenditure

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu affectionately called Joe Wise has dismissed a private members motion on the floor of Parliament seeking to probe COVID-19 expenditure. According to him, the work of such a bi-partisan committee is already provided for by the Constitution, to be conducted by the …

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Builders and funeral organisers arrested for blocking road

The Ministry of Roads and Highways Working Committee recently inaugurated for the protection of public roads, has caused the arrest of some builders and funeral organisers in Accra. According to the Chairman of the Committee, Dr Kaziyir Adam Bonaa, the suspects were arrested for engaging in various acts that amounted …

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Seven children die of severe acute malnutrition in Ketu South

The Ketu South Municipality lost seven children to Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2021. The deaths caused by the life-threatening condition because of low weight for height or by the presence of nutritional oedema were the highest in the last three years. Records of in-patient management of SAM at the …

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