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U-17 WWC: Two straight wins for Ghana after hard-fought Finland victory

Ekow Amoasi November 16, 2018 18 0

Ghana won their second game in a row at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018 with a closely-fought 3-1 victory over Finland in Montevideo on Friday. Just like they did in their opening Group A match, Ghana found the game’s first goal. Mavis Owusu made a lung-bursting run down the Read More

Sport

Kenya loses CAS appeal over Women’s Nations Cup exclusion

Ekow Amoasi November 16, 2018 22 0

Kenya’s Football Federation (FKF) has failed in its bid to be-be reinstated to the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after losing its appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Kenya had filed an appeal to CAS after they were excluded from Ghana 2018 following a successful appeal by Equatorial Guinea. On 18 […]Read More

General Politics

NDC takes over Fantasy Dome as delegates file in

Ama Serwaa November 16, 2018 28 0

Delegates of the opposition National Democratic Congress have started arriving at the Fantasy Dome at Trade Fair in Accra for Saturday’s Congress which will elect a new general secretary, chairman and other national executives of the party. Over 9000 delegates are expected to take part in the polls. Political watchers say the general secretary slot […]Read More

Regional

Notorious Abokobi landguard arrested

Ama Serwaa November 16, 2018 20 0

A 42-year-old man believed to be part of a group of land guards that are terrorising land owners at Abokobi and its environs in Accra has been arrested by the Abokobi Police. Baba Mohammed, together with five others, who are currently at large, seized tools from some people working on a parcel of land and […]Read More

General

GES releases teachers’ results

Ama Serwaa November 16, 2018 28 0

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released results of the teachers’ promotion interview held recently. According to a release from the Head of the PR Unit of the Service, Ms. Cassandra Twum-Ampofo, for the Deputy Director Grade, 2,344 candidates attended the interview out of which 1,340 representing 57.17% were successful. For the Assistant Director I […]Read More

General

Protest erupts over terrible Hohoe roads

Ama Serwaa November 16, 2018 24 0

Demonstrators in the Volta Region have set tyres ablaze and vandalized other properties in protest against the poor state of roads in the local town of Hohoe. One of the drivers who joined the demonstration told Joy News that “the potholes on the roads are always damaging our cars and our pleas have fallen on […]Read More

Entertainment

Beyoncé buys out Ivy Park venture from Sir Philip Green

Kwabena Nyame November 16, 2018 20 0

Beyoncé has ended a business venture with Topshop boss Sir Philip Green by buying him out of Ivy Park, the gymwear label they founded together. The pair launched Ivy Park two years ago, playing on the personal brand of the US singer and outspoken feminist. The buyout comes weeks after Sir Philip was named as […]Read More

Emergency services stand near to a burnt out bus after a bus accident on Thursday night

World

Report: More than 40 killed in Zimbabwe bus accident

Kwabena Nyame November 16, 2018 21 0

At least 42 passengers have been confirmed dead, Zimbabwe police said Friday, after a suspected gas tank exploded on a bus, with pictures showing the burnt-out wreckage of the vehicle. The accident happened late on Thursday in Gwanda district, about 550km south of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital. “At the moment we know that more than 42 […]Read More

Gessica Notaro has become a public symbol of violence against women in Italy

World

Gessica Notaro attacker gets 15 years for acid attack

Kwabena Nyame November 16, 2018 21 0

A man who disfigured a former Miss Italy finalist by throwing acid in her face has been jailed for 15 years by an appeal court in Bologna. Gessica Notaro’s ex-boyfriend, Edson Tavares, was originally given a jail term last year but the court decided to combine the case with a conviction for stalking her. Since […]Read More

Politics

300 Policemen deployed for NDC congress

Ama Serwaa November 16, 2018 18 0

The Accra Regional Police is to deploy a total of 300 police personnel to beef up security at the upcoming national congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the International Trade Fair Centre in Accra. They will include senior and junior rank personnel drawn from the counter-terrorism unit, rapid deployment force, the Formed Police […]Read More

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