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Hudson-Odoi breaks Arjen Robben’s Chelsea record

Ghanaian teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi surpassed Arjen Robben to become the youngest player in Chelsea’s history to have 10 assists in the Premier League. The winger achieved the unlikely record during Chelsea’s 3-1 comeback win against Aston Villa on boxing day. He registered his 10th and 11th assist of his Chelsea …

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President directs Mamprobi Astroturf to be named after Stephen Appiah

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Coastal Development Authority (CODA) to name the Mamprobi Astroturf pitch after the former captain of the Black Stars of Ghana, Stephen Appiah. The Authority, on Friday, 24th December 2021, named the newly constructed pitch at the Mamprobi Girls School, in the Ablekuma South constituency, …

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Ghana records 1,320 new coronavirus cases in a day

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have shot up with the country recording over 1,320 cases in one day taking active cases to nearly 6,400. Per the latest update, the country has entered its fourth wave. The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, has disclosed that …

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Ministries that were ‘kicked out’ in 2021

Following the transition of the New Patriotic Party for their second term in governance, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had to choose persons he deemed fit to join his administration for the 4-year period. This decision involved downsizing his already existing government and making provision for some new ministries with …

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Three SHS students arrested for killing navy officer

Three senior high school (SHS) students are in the grips of the Western Regional Police Command for allegedly burning and killing a Bolt driver. They are Patrick Baidoo, 18; Joseph Lord Nii Adjei Odiku, 17; and Adolf Eshun, 18 years. The Bolt driver, who later died at the 37 Military …

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Husband abandons wife at hospital after CS complication

A 29-year-old woman has been abandoned by her husband after suffering complications following a Cesearan section( CS). . Agnes Nana Asare delivered two months ago at Hawa Memorial hospital in Akyem Osiem through surgery but suffered complications of surgical site infection, bloated belly and constipation. She was referred to the …

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Emirates cancels flights to Ghana indefinitely over Omicron

Emirates Airlines has extended the initial 48-hours ban for flights from Accra to Dubai indefinitely. “Emirates flight suspension from Accra to Dubai effective December 27, 2021, is now extended until further notice,” the airline said in its urgent broadcast sent to trade partners on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The airline, …

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Several injured in Mamponteng violence

Several individuals have been injured following a violent clash between two youth groups at Mamponteng in the Ashanti region. Security personnel had to be deployed to the area to avert reprisal attack from any of the feuding groups. Three persons sustained life-threatening injuries whilst 5 others had minor machete wounds. …

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Algerian footballer ootballer collapses to death on pitch

An Algerian footballer has died on the pitch after collapsing while captaining Mouloudia Saida in a second division match on Saturday. Sofiane Lokar was involved in a collision with his goalkeeper in the 26th minute of an Algerian Ligue 2 meeting against ASM Oran. It is believed that he was …

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Kwame Peprah makes history in South Africa League

Ghanaian Kwame Peprah scored back-to-back braces for Orlando Pirates in their last two matches, making history in the process. Peprah, 21, capped off a memorable year by scoring the equaliser and eventual scoring the winning goal against Benni McCarthy’s AmaZulu on Thursday. Three days earlier, he scored both goals as …

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