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Schools with high population to run shift system

The Kumasi Metropolitan Directorate of Education, David Oppong has said a shift system will be rolled out in Basic and Junior High Schools (JHS) with high student population. This is to reduce the number of students per class in order to prevent further spread of COVID-19. According to the Metro …

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TEWU suspends nationwide industrial action

The National Leadership of Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), in consultation with the Local Executives of the Public Universities, have resolved to suspend the nationwide strike which was in demand for some conditions of service. This was in a joint statement signed by Mr Mark D. Korankye, the General …

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Southampton confirms partnership deal with Asante Kotoko

English Premier League side, Southampton have announced their partnership deal with Ghanaian giant and two-time African Champions Asante Kotoko SC. The deal which has long been anticipated by the Porcupine Warriors has now been confirmed by the two parties. Southampton took to their official Twitter page to announce that Asante Kotoko has been added …

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Asante Kotoko releases Southampton partnership promo video

Ghanian giant, Asante Kotoko have released the promotional video of their partnership with English Premier League club, Southampton FC. The two times African Champions have been added to Southampton’s International Football Programmes. The two clubs took to their respective social media pages to announce this partnership deal. Kotoko has now released the …

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Partey picks maiden EPL assist as Arsenal hammer Newcastle United

Thomas Partey provided his first Arsenal assist in the Premier League during their 3-0 victory against Newcastle United on Monday. The Ghana international, who joined Arsenal from Spanish giants Atletico Madrid during the summer transfer window, after the Gunners triggered the £45million release clause in his contract, stepped off the bench …

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COVID-19 kills Nurse in Bolgatanga

A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse …

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Parents queue for school fabrics as school reopen

Some parents have queued to purchase school fabrics for their wards days to school reopening at shops in Makola. President Akufo-Addo in his 21st update on measures taken to combat COVID-19 directed both public and private schools to start a new academic year amid the COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency …

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COVID-19: Run shift system for basic schools – UDS lecturer

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Gunu has asked the Ghana Education Service (GES) to run a shift system for some public basic schools as they return from their COVID-19 induced closure. This, according to the academic is the …

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Coronavirus: Nurse dies in Bolgatanga

A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse to the …

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Arteta declares Partey fit to start against Newcastle

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, says they have the assurance that Thomas Partey can compete in the club’s next game against Newcastle in the Premier League after recovering from a thigh strain. The 27-year-old picked up the injury on December 6, 2020, against Tottenham in the Premier League just after returning …

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Schools remain closed despite reopening across the country

Some Junior High School (JHS) students in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region have said despite the reopening of schools across the country, their schools remain closed. The students who reported to school on Friday, 15 January, 2020, were unable to access their classrooms as the doors and windows …

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Goal scoring is King Faisal’s problem – Alhaji Grunsah

Bank roller and owner of King Faisal FC, Alhaji Karim Grunsah, has attributed his team’s difficult start to the ongoing 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League to goal scoring. King Faisal struggled to win games in the truncated 2019/2020 season and is still facing the same challenge in the ongoing 2020/2021 Ghana …

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Pay us or we hit the streets – NUGS to SLTF

The National Union of Ghana Students has sent a stern warning to the Students Loan Trust Fund to immediately pay students their loans or they will hit the streets very soon across the country. According to the union Managers of the SLTF seem to be taking the students of the …

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COVID infections in Ghana alarming, dire – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described the rate of COVID-19 infections in Ghana as “alarming and dire”. According to the GMA, there is the need for increased public awareness campaign and strict adherence to prevention protocols in order to stem the tide of infections in the country. “This increasing …

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Ghana winger Patrick Twumasi to make injury return

Hannover 96 midfielder Patrick Twumasi resumed training on Tuesday and is expected to make full recovery ahead of the weekend’s game against St Pauli. The former Deportivo Alaves man got injured in training a week ago in a duel with Niklas Hut. He missed the game against Darmstadt due to …

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Man Utd defender Fosu-Mensah seals £1.5m move to Bayer Leverkusen

Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen on a three-and-a-half-year deal, the Bundesliga club have confirmed. The 23-year-old becomes the Red Devils’ third exit of the January transfer window and their most senior by some margin as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues to shape his squad …

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