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The story of how Kwame Pianim’s alleged girlfriend revealed coup plans to Rawlings appointees

Paul Adom-Otchere, the host of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, has recounted the story of how founding a member of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Pianim, tried unsuccessfully to stage a coup d’état against then head of state, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, in 1982. Adom-Otchere narrates that the celebrated …

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He was not ready, he had his focus on Ghana – Akon on his failed signing of Sarkodie

Senegalese-American singer and songwriter, Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, commonly known as Akon, has finally revealed why he never signed Ghana’s Sarkodie when he was still in his formative years and bursting with so much potentials years ago. It emerged that Sarkodie had become the first African artiste recruited on Akon’s Konvict Music but …

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3 members of UEW UTAG dissociate themselves from Association

Three members of the University of Education, Winneba’s branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have disassociated themselves from the Association. They are Prof. Samuel Asiedu Addo, Dr Samuel Ofori Bekoe and Dr Frimpong Kaakyire Duku. The group of three in a rejoinder stated that their decision is …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why 2011 video of Putin ‘defending’ Gaddafi has resurfaced

Vladimir Putin has been thrust into the global limelight, if you want; he has thrust himself there with his decision to enter Ukraine – he says it is a military operation not an invasion. The Russian government is defending the decision to ‘enter’ Ukraine through all available means and has …

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Watch the current state of Hearts of Oak’s pobiman project

The second phase of Hearts of Oak’s ultra-modern training complex is under construction at Pobiman is almost complete. The first phase which was carried out by local contractors, K.A Estates Constructions Company Limited was completed within three months with the second phase of the project taking off in December 2020. …

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Tension brews at UEW as Council Chairman terminates appointment of Director of Finance

Tension is brewing at the University of Education, Winneba, following a decision by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Nana Ofori Ansah, to terminate the appointment of the Director of Finance. Members of the University Council say the act by the Council Chair was without the concurrence …

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Bad Accra Sports Stadium pitch helped Hearts of Oak – Yaw Preko

Yaw Preko, a former Hearts of Oak assistant coach, feels the bad condition of the Accra Sports Stadium surface helped the Phobians in their Super Clash game against Asante Kotoko. Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko played a goalless draw on Sunday in a thrilling Ghana Premier League encounter. …

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Man sentenced to 10 years for abuse of six-week-old baby

A man was handed a 10-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of holding a six-week-old baby against the dry ice in his refrigerator. Two years of the sentence was suspended for five years by the Pretoria High Court. According to lobby group AfriForum, Judge Mokhine Mosopa handed down …

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UPSA-UTAG also rejects suspension of strike

The University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has rejected the decision by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to suspend the strike. One Hundred and Seven members of the UPSA-UTAG, out of the total of 170 members voted on Friday, February 25 …

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Yvonne Ayew: Meet the beautiful wife of Black Stars captain Andre Ayew

Ghana’s all-time top scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations, Andre Dede Ayew is married to Yvonne Ayew and they have two daughters. The two daughters of Andre and Yvonne are called Inaya and Maha Ayew. In our previous article, we dug deep into the personal life of the Black Stars captain but today …

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