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From Algeria – Zimbabwe: The A – Z of AFCON 2021

As Sadio Mane’s ferocious penalty kick hit the bottom-left corner of the post, not only did it mark the highest point in Senegal’s football history, it also marked the end of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament that appeared uncertain at some point came off …

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Jailing our presenter won’t stop us from speaking truth to power – XYZ Mgt.

The management of XYZ Broadcasting Limited, owners of Power 97.9 FM, Radio XYZ, and TV XYZ, have expressed shock over a jail term handed to Power FM news anchor Oheneba Boamah Bennie. An Accra High Court (Criminal Division 2) slapped the host of Battle Ground on Power FM with a …

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Ghana gov’t lifts travel restrictions on non-Ghanaians from South Korea

The Government of Ghana has finally lifted the travel restrictions on non-Ghanaians travelling from South Korea into the country. The government through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration issued a statement in December 2021 announcing travel bans on Israel, South Korea, and Malta as part of efforts to …

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Parents withdrawing wards from Adjikpo Dokuyo M/A Basic School over lack of furniture

Inadequate furniture at the Adjikpo Dokuyo M/A Basic School at Adjikpo, a suburb of Somanya in the Eastern Region is affecting academic work in the school. Reports say most parents end up withdrawing their children from school as a result of the problem. Despite a fairly good classroom block to …

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How VAT was withdrawn from Parliament by President Rawlings

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government is hell-bent on passing the Electronic Transaction Levy, E-levy, which is to impose a 1.75% tax on all electronic transactions. Since the announcement of the introduction of the E-levy during the 2022 budget presentation by Ken Ofori-Atta, the finance minister, on November 17, 2021, …

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Issa Hayatou’s Fifa ban from football overturned by CAS

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has overturned the one-year ban handed out by Fifa to former Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Issa Hayatou. Football’s world governing body had ruled that the Cameroonian had breached its code of ethics when signing African football’s largest ever deal with French …

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Expect transport fare increment from next week – Operators to commuters

The Coalition of Transport Operators have told commuters to brace themselves for a 30% increment in transport fares from next week. The development comes after some 16-members of various transport unions met on Thursday February 3 2022 and reached a consensus to implement the price hike due to increasing fuel …

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Reject invitations from Ghana – Charles Taylor to players abroad

Ghana Premier League legend, Charles Taylor has urged Ghanaian players born abroad to decline Black Stars call-up if they will get the chance to play for their host countries. The Ghana Football Association and other stakeholders are pushing hard to get some talented Ghanaian players who were born in Europe to switch allegiance from …

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From Tweaa to siren abuse: Why the MCE must be sacked

It would not be the first, second, or even the third time that national attention has been drawn to a case of a political appointee – or an elected political office holder – for going head to head with the law in a way that makes them appear to be …

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Captain Smart missing from National Security Secretariat

  Court grants Captain Smart GH¢50,000 bail National Security detains Captain Smart after meeting bail conditions Captain Smart charged with extortion Onua TV/FM’s morning show host, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, is reportedly missing, barely 12 hours after he was taken into National Security custody. According to …

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