Month: January 2021

Kudus Mohammed Set To Resume Group Training
29 Jan

Kudus Mohammed Set To Resume Group Training

Jackson Odom KpakpoSports
Kudus Mohammed Set To Resume Group Training Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus is expected to resume group training after recovering from an injury. The 20-year-old picked a meniscus injury during his side's league match against PSV. However, the Ghanaian superstar suffered a relapse leading to a delay on his scheduled date for return. He is expected to resume group training this week after making huge progress in the treatment room Kudus will not be available for the Ajax match against Willem II on Thursday evening as it will be too early to rush him back onto the pitch. The midfield supremo…
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(VIDEO) Alan-Bawumia Faction Can Cause NPP’s Defeat…Check It- NPP Man
29 Jan

(VIDEO) Alan-Bawumia Faction Can Cause NPP’s Defeat…Check It- NPP Man

Kakra NunuFeatured, News
A staunch member of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Opoku-Agyemang, has cautioned the leadership of the party to address and stop the seeping Alan-Bawumia factions from gaining momentum; warning that it could lead to an impending defeat if unchecked. He advised that members of the NPP are all to support President Nana Akufo-Addo to succeed in his second term to make things easier for his successor to take over and break the 8 year political cycle in Ghana. Speaking on the Wontumi Morning Show, Mr. Opoku-Agyemang noted that results from the 2020 elections, showns that there is work to be…
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Kotoko Midfielder Fabio Gama Declared Fit To Face Ashantigold 
29 Jan

Kotoko Midfielder Fabio Gama Declared Fit To Face Ashantigold 

Jackson Odom KpakpoSports
Kotoko Midfielder Fabio Gama Declared Fit To Face Ashantigold Kotoko midfielder Fabio Gama has been passed fit for the side's Ashanti derby against Ashantigold on Sunday. The 28-year-old picked up a knock during the side's 1-0 defeat at home to Aduana Stars last week. There has been doubt about the availability of the Brazilian ahead of the explosive encounter against their regional rivals. But the club has confirmed he is fit and available for the match against the miners at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi. "Fabio Gama is doing alright and if fit for Sunday's match against Ashgold. He…
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Hearts Of Oak’s Trophy Drought Is Problematic – Eric Nyarko
29 Jan

Hearts Of Oak’s Trophy Drought Is Problematic – Eric Nyarko

Jackson Odom KpakpoSports
Hearts Of Oak's Trophy Drought Is Problematic - Eric Nyarko Former Accra Hearts of Oak player, Eric Nyarko has bemoaned the current state of the club as they have gone a decade without a major trophy. The Phobians who currently sit second in the ongoing 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League after matchday ten, last won the league title in the 2007/2008 season. Accra Hearts of Oak is now looking forward to breaking their trophyless jinx with the reappointment of Kosta Papic. The club's recent poor form has been a major headache for most of their former players and Eric Nyarko has joined the trail. “I owe my successful…
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MTN Ghana Gets Green Light To Buy Back Over 1million Shares
29 Jan

MTN Ghana Gets Green Light To Buy Back Over 1million Shares

Jackson Odom KpakpoBusiness
MTN Ghana Gets Green Light To Buy Back Over 1million Shares MTN Ghana has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to buy back over one million shares of applicants, who failed to provide sufficient personal information to complete their Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements under the Initial Public Offer (IPO). It will be recalled that shareholders of MTN Ghana at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on Thursday, December 3, 2020, gave the Company the approval to buy back shares of applicants with incomplete personal information at the IPO price of GH¢0.75. A statement issued in Accra…
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Forest Robber Shot Dead By Police
29 Jan

Forest Robber Shot Dead By Police

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
Forest Robber Shot Dead By Police One suspected robber has been shot dead along the Achimota forest stretch after he succeeded in attacking and snatching two phones from two pedestrians and ran into the bush. On Wednesday, 27 January 2021 at about 9pm, the suspect now deceased armed with knife emerged from the Achimota Forest Reserve and snatched a passerby's phone and ran back into the forest. He was chased by a snap check duty men at the Achimota CP roundabout but he managed to escape into the forest. The Police then came back and laid ambush around the forest,…
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No Face Mask: 70 Convicted, Police To Intensify Stop & Search Operation – Police PRO
29 Jan

No Face Mask: 70 Convicted, Police To Intensify Stop & Search Operation – Police PRO

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews,
No Face Mask: 70 Convicted, Police To Intensify Stop & Search Operation – Police PRO Some seventy(70) persons have been convicted by the court for failing to wear a face mask in compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols, the Ghana Police Service has disclosed. According to the police, some 237 were however acquitted by the court, while a bench warrant has been issued for two others who failed to appear in court. Speaking on COVID-19 update at the meet the press event at the Information Ministry in Accra on Thursday, the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Supt. Sheila Abayie Buckman…
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25 Children Contracted Coronavirus, Three Die At KATH
29 Jan

25 Children Contracted Coronavirus, Three Die At KATH

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews,
25 Children Contracted Coronavirus, Three Die At KATH The Child Health Directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Ghana’s second-largest health referral facility, has recorded 25 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic. Fourteen (14) of the cases resulting in two deaths were recorded last year, while the beginning of this year had also seen nine confirmed cases and one death, according to the authorities. Professor Sampson Antwi, Head of the Directorate, briefing the media in Kumasi, said the latest confirmed cases involved an 11-day old baby. He said three of the cases recorded in January,…
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Sir John John Goes Home On 25th February
29 Jan

Sir John John Goes Home On 25th February

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
Sir John John Goes Home On 25th February The Forestry Commission has announced the burial arrangements for the forme Chief Executive of the Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John. The former General Secretary of the New Patiotic Party (NPP) died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 after testing positive for Covid-19. A release signed by the Forestry Commission’s Director of Human Resource, Anne Brown indicated that there will be no wake. The body will be laid in state at Sakora Wonoo Junior High on Thursday, February 25, in the morning followed by the burial service at his…
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COVID-19: Ghana Records 18 More Deaths, Active Cases Hit 3,940
29 Jan

COVID-19: Ghana Records 18 More Deaths, Active Cases Hit 3,940

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews, ,
COVID-19: Ghana Records 18 More Deaths, Active Cases Hit 3,940 Ghana has recorded 18 more deaths from COVID- 19 infections since the last update, bringing total fatalities to 390, as of January 25, 2021. The active cases stood at 3,940 after 625 new cases were recorded in six out of 16 regions. Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, who announced this at a media briefing in Accra on Thursday, said the daily average cases stood at 600. The country’s cumulative cases stood at 63,883 after more than 757,000 tests. The GHS Boss said it had stepped up…
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