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Despite Media’s Bongo Depharaa To Host Sports Minister On UTV 

Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah,The minister for youth and sports and also the member of parliament of atwima mponua Constituency will be hosted on UTV a subsidiary of Despite Media by award winning journalist David Ofori Osafo also known as Bongo Depharaa.   Hon. Asiamah’s achievements as the sector Minister for …

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Kotoko pledge GHS5,000 to Offinso accident victims

The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has pledged GHS5,000 to the Offinso accident victims. Mr Amponsah made the announcement on Tuesday, 22 September 2020, at the maiden press conference on his new management. The accident, involving about 34 young footballers of Africa Vision …

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Court places another injunction on striking health workers

An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted service to halt its ongoing strike action. This comes on the back of an initial interlocutory injunction secured by the National Labour Commission on Friday to …

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Adam Kwarasey regrets playing for Ghana – Odartey Lamptey reveals

Former Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey regrets playing for Ghana, Odartey Lamptey, a former Ghana forward has disclosed. Odartey Lamptey claims that Kwarasey rues the day he opted to play for Ghana instead of Norway. He told Ahomka FM that Kwarasey is harbouring pains over the treatment Ghana handed him in his short …

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FIFA consoles Offinso accident victims

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has expressed his condolences to the victims of last Saturday’s tragic car accident involving some young footballers on the Offinso road. In a letter to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), President of the World football governing body, underlined his support to families of the eight footballers …

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GES recruits 16,500 trained teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has begun the process to recruit 16,500 trained teachers who completed the colleges of education last year. Earlier this year, the GES recruited 1,500 teachers in a special mop-up exercise for trained teachers who completed their studies in the 2017/2018 academic year but could not …

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Asante Kotoko sacks striker Richard Arthur

Management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC have terminated the contract of striker Richard Arthur, My News Ghana can confirm. According to reports from the camp of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, the management of the club has not convinced about the player’s contribution and performance at the club since signing on in July 2019. …

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GFA Exco to donate monthly allowance to accident victims

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken a decision to donate their monthly allowance for the month of September 2020 to the Offinso accident victims. All the members of the Council collectively decided on Monday, September 21, 2020 to support the victims. This follows an accident …

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Offinso crash: GFA officials visit families of deceased, injured footballers

Officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), made up of Executive Council member Frederick Acheampong; Ashanti Regional Football Association Chairman, Osei Tutu Agyemang; members of the Offinso District Football Association, officials of the clubs in the affected District, members of the Juvenile Football Association, have visited families of the deceased …

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No nurses at major hospitals in Accra

There are no Nurses at major hospitals in the Greater Accra Metropolis, the Ghana News Agency’s (GNA) investigation at the facilities on Monday has revealed. At the time of the visit, the GNA observed that only doctors were attending to patients, at facilities including; Accra Ridge hospital, Korle-Bu Teaching hospital …

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About 50% of Ghanaian men are impotent- Dr. Samuel Amanamah

Executive Director of Sexual Health Foundation, Dr. Samuel Amanamah, has revealed that about 50 per cent of men between the ages of 40 and 70 in Ghana are suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED). The causes, according to the consultant Urologist, attributed to people having diseases like diabetes and hypertension unknowingly. …

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Striking nurses could suffer salary deductions – NLC warns

Striking members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives association may face salary deductions for the month of September, the National Labour Commission (NLC) has warned. The Commission says this may become necessary because the group has defied a court injunction against the ongoing industrial action. Patients and relatives who …

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[PHOTOS]: Shatta Wale Featured In GES Creative Art Test Book

Africa’s dancehall artiste Shatta Wale appears in Ghana Education Service creative art test book The book published by Alpha and Omega series for Primary 4 pupils features the “Melissa” hitmaker in it. Shatta Wale’s works which were captured under Lesson 4 of the book talk about a brief biography of …

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Two more footballers die in River Offin tragedy

Two more deaths have been recorded in an accident involving young players of a colts club at Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The two casualties were on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital but died on Sunday afternoon, Dailymailgh.com can report. This brings the death toll to eight as health officials …

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African Beach Soccer Union Inaugurates Standing Committees

The African Beach Soccer Union, a young body focused on the promotion and development of Beach Soccer has successfully inaugurated its five Standing Committees on Saturday.   The historic event held virtually, featured over 40 participants from various member countries across Africa, with all appointees sworn in after concurrently  taking …

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Coronavirus: WHO sets rules for testing African herbal remedies

The World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed rules for the testing of African herbal remedies to fight Covid-19. Sound science would be the sole basis for safe and effective traditional therapies to be adopted, it said. Any traditional remedies that are judged effective could be fast-tracked for large-scale manufacturing. Madagascar’s …

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Afriyie Acquah appointed deputy captain at Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor

Ghana international midfielder Afriyie Acquah has been appointed deputy captain at Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 28-year-old joined last season on a free transfer after seeing out his contract with Serie A side Empoli and has been a firm staple of the side. His mastery in midfield has …

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GPL, Division One League to resume with 25% spectators

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that domestic competitive football will resume on Friday, October 30. In his 17th televised broadcast to the nation, the president said, this is after due consultations with the Ghana Football Association (GFA). “With respect to football, after due consultations with the Ghana Football Association, it has been decided …

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43 pregnant girls write WASSCE, BECE in Kassena-Nankana West

The Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has recorded 43 pregnancies in the just ended West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Also, while 15 student nursing mothers took part in the examination, out of the total of 1838 girls registered, …

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Coronavirus pushes 12-year-old Walewale girl into Kayaye

A 12-year-old head Potter, Ms Sumaiya Ibrahim, has appealed to individuals and organisations for assistance when schools re-open in January 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her into Kayaye. The teenager, who is being raised by a single mother comes from Walewale in the North East region, but was obliged to migrate …

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Eight young Ghanaian footballers killed in ghastly bus accident

Eight young Ghanaian footballers died while four others are fighting for their lives hospital after the driver of the bus carrying the juvenile team lost control and the vehicle plunged into a the Offinso river on Saturday. Six players died instantly following the accident in the Ashanti Region and two …

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A/R: 107 BECE candidates failed to sit for the exam

Director of Education for the Ghana Education Service in the Ahafo Region, Yaw Frimpong, has revealed that this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has seen the highest rate of examination absenteeism in the region. He noted that, out of 11,054 candidates who registered for the 2020 BECE, 107 pupils …

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S.African rights groups join Semenya’s battle against ban

South African rights groups have vowed to petition the United Nations and African Union over the latest ruling that the country’s Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya cannot compete unless she takes hormone-suppressing drugs. Switzerland’s Supreme Court last week dismissed Semenya’s appeal against a decision by the Court of Arbitration for …

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