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‘It’s about time’ – GFA welcomes striker Inaki Williams to Black Stars

The Ghana Football Association has welcomed Inaki Williams to the senior national team, the Black Stars. The Athletic Bilbao striker announced his switch to play for the Ghana Black Stars on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The striker who was born to Ghanaian parents who moved to stay in Spain announced …

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How an ‘extinct tree’ gave Takoradi its name

Sekondi-Takoradi, known as the ‘Twin-City’, is the capital of the Western region of Ghana. Sekondi is the administrative capital while Takoradi is the commercial capital. Over the years, there have been so many accounts about how Takoradi got its name. The name ‘Twin-City’ is gradually becoming the ‘Oil City’ because …

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How Nigeria built its magnificent ‘National Cathedral’ without a penny of state funds – Bright Simons narrates

Honorary Vice President, IMANI-Africa, Bright Simons has brought some perspective to the subject of the National Cathedral construction in Ghana with regards to how a similar project was executed in neighbouring Nigeria. Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, June 18, 2022, Bright Simons explained that Nigeria began the construction of a …

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Church of Pentecost employs honest taxi driver at its Headquarters

The Church of Pentecost has announced the employment of 36-year-old taxi driver, Kwesi Ackon at its General Headquarters in Accra. Ackon who is a member of the church shot to fame somewhere last month for his act of honesty when he returned an amount of GHC8,400 to a woman who …

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Fuel price hikes: Ghana owns only 18% of its crude oil produced daily – NPA

Ghana owns only 27,000 barrels, representing 18 per cent of the 150,000 barrels of crude oil produced in the country daily. This is woefully less than the 96,000 barrels of crude oil the country consumes daily and does not have any significant influence on the continuous increase in prices of …

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Its deleterious, so be measured in your expectations — Otumfuo tells UTAG

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations as they continue to engage the government on their conditions of service. The university lecturers in January this year embarked on strike over what they described as worsening condition …

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It’s time for Ayew brothers to leave the Black Stars – Kofi Badu

Former Ghana Black and Asante Kotoko player Kofi Badu has stated that Crystal Palace attacker Jordan Ayew and Al Sadd playmaker Andre Ayew should bow out of the national team. In a phone chat with Sir Joe Laka, the Kotoko legend said that the Ayew Brothers’ father, Abedi Ayew Pele, …

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EFCC storms NOVA Bank to arrest its chairman, MD over alleged fraud

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently at the head office of NOVA Merchant Bank Limited to arrest the Chairman of the institution, Phillips Oduoza and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nath Ude. NOVA Bank is an investment-grade merchant bank in Nigeria which offers an integrated …

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Terrorism: Cancel Ambassadorial role; it’s dangerous, needless – Kutin

Executive Director of the African Center for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Emmanuel Kutin, has expressed worry and described the appointment of Ambassadors for the “See Something Say Something” terrorism awareness campaign as needless and dangerous. The National Security Ministry launched a citizen awareness campaign dubbed the ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign …

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‘It’s an amazing feeling’ – Fabio Gama after winning Ghana Premier League with Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko playmaker, Fabio Gama has expressed his delight after winning the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League with the Reds. The Porcupine Warriors following their 1-1 draw with AshantiGold SC in their outstanding game at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium on Thursday, June 2, 2022, became champions of the season. However, …

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