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04 Jan

Fans Roast TV3 For Replacing Nii Kpakpo With Giovani On Date Rush

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The popular Ghanaian reality show, Date Rush saw its new season coming off yesterday. The fresh and new season saw some changes which were expected, to refresh the show and get viewers more glued to the show. One of these changes happened to be the change of host. The program was originally hosted by Nii Kpakpo who had handled all the previous seasons and had become the people’s favorite. Radio presenter and MC, Giovani Caleb was given the slot to host the new season of the show which got viewers and fans of the show displeased, not to say the…

04 Jan

I Used To Bring Home Dining Hall Food For My Mum To Eat – Medikal

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It seems every great person we see today went through a phase of life that either nearly broke them or strengthened them. There have been many stories shared by some of these well-known personalities and we are not new to them. Recently on social media, one of Ghana’s big artistes, Medikal, born Samuel Adu Frimpong, has shared his bitter experience in life during his SHS days. According to the rapper, sometime ago when he was in the Senior High School, life became so hard that he used to smuggle food from the dining hall for his mum and kid sis…

04 Jan

Election 2020: Stop The Needless Attacks On Peace Council – Rev. Frimpong–Manso

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsElection 2020: Stop The Needless Attacks On Peace Council - Rev. Frimpong–Manso

Election 2020: Stop The Needless Attacks On Peace Council - Rev. Frimpong–Manso The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church Rev. Professor Paul Frimpong–Manso has expressed unhappiness over the attacks directed at the National Peace Council (NPC). Rev. Professor Paul Frimpong–Manso who also serves on the NPC believes his outfit is chastised unfairly. Speaking at the 18th annual thanksgiving service of the First Sky Group, he called for a guided approach when dealing with NPC and the country’s law courts. “Whenever I see people chastising the Supreme Court and the legal system, it really pains me, as the…

04 Jan

GUTA To Commence Cross-Border Trading With Nigeria

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The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) says its members will commence brisk business with Nigeria with the reopening of the country’s land borders. Speaking to Citi Business News, President of the Association, Dr Joseph Obeng, says the opening of the borders is timely for the business of its members. He stated that “It is very good for us to start again the cross-border trading activity that was going on so definitely it is going to enhance upon the trading along the corridor which is welcome news for us. Now, trading is going to start in brisk as people have…

04 Jan

Speeding Vehicle Crushes 13 Year Old Boy To Death @ Nkawkaw

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsSpeeding Vehicle Crushes 13 Year Old Boy To Death @ Nkawkaw

Speeding Vehicle Crushes 13 Year Old Boy To Death @ Nkawkaw A vehicle has crushed to death a thirteen (13) year old boy at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The incident occurred on January 1, 2021 at about 8:20pm. The Toyota Camry with registration number 2780-T driven by 45-year-old Eric Sackey was speeding from Nkawkaw township to Kwahu Awenade. On reaching a section of the road at a washing bay near ‘ME and U’ spot, he knocked down the 13-year-old male child pedestrian -Dotse Emmanuel who was standing on the offside end of the road. He sustained serious injuries and…

04 Jan

Amewu’s Case: SC Overrules Tsikata’s Objection Against Honyenugah

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsAmewu’s Case: SC Overrules Tsikata’s Objection Against Honyenugah

Amewu’s Case: SC Overrules Tsikata’s Objection Against Honyenugah A five-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Yaw Appau has overruled an objection from Tsatsu Tsikata against Justice Clemence Honyenugah to recuse himself. The five-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Yaw Appau with support from Justice Clemence Hornyenugah, Justice Samuel Marful-Sau, Justice Gertrude Torkunor and Justice Amadu Tanko are expected to hear the substantive case today. But there was an objection against one member of the panel. The panel in overruling the objection said the lawyer of the interested parties on December 31, 2020,…

04 Jan

Ghana Ranked 101 In Global Knowledge Index For 2020

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Ghana placed 101 in the Global Knowledge Index for the year 2020, according to a disclosure from the United Nations Development Planning (UNDP). Conducted at a time when covid-19 has ravaged the global economy, the country’s position was however the 10th best in Africa and 1st in West Africa. In terms of the sectoral indices, Ghana was ranked 116th in Economy but did better in Information, Communications and Technology, placing 88th. For General Enabling Environment, it placed 92nd but was ranked lower at 111th in Research, Development and Innovation. With regard to Pre-Education, it was ranked 109th, whilst it placed…

04 Jan

Media Assured Of Uninterrupted Coverage Of President’s Inauguration – Hon Hadzide

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsMedia Assured Of Uninterrupted Coverage Of President’s Inauguration - Hon Hadzide

Media Assured Of Uninterrupted Coverage Of President’s Inauguration - Hon Hadzide Deputy Minister of Information Hon Pius Hadzide has assured the media that the government has made adequate preparation to ensure that each media house has unhindered access to covering all the official programmes associated with the inauguration of President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in Accra on Thursday. Hon Hadzide who was speaking on Wontumi TV/Radio in Kumasi on Monday and monitored by wontumioinline.com said the franchise to telecast the event live has been given to the state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) . “We Have about 100 television…

04 Jan

Koeman: Barcelona Need Natural Striker

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Koeman: Barcelona Need Natural Striker Barcelona attempted 20 shots at goal in their 1-0 victory over Huesca, and boss Ronald Koeman has called for reinforcements in attack. Ronald Koeman admitted Barcelona were lacking a centre forward as his side scored just once from 20 shots on goal in a 1-0 victory over Huesca, calling for the club to sign a new striker. Lionel Messi returned to the Barcelona side after recovering from an ankle injury and Koeman opted to play him in attack alongside Martin Braithwaite and Ousmane Dembele. The trio attempted 15 shots between them but it was Frenkie de Jong…

04 Jan

Liverpool FC Anthem Singer Gerry Marsden Dies Aged 78

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsLiverpool FC Anthem Singer Gerry Marsden Dies Aged 78

Liverpool FC Anthem Singer Gerry Marsden Dies Aged 78 Gerry and the Pacemakers singer Gerry Marsden, whose version of You'll Never Walk Alone became a football terrace anthem for his hometown club of Liverpool, has died at the age of 78. His family said he died on Sunday after a short illness not linked to Covid-19. Marsden's band was one of the biggest success stories of the Merseybeat era, and in 1963 became the first to have their first three songs top the chart. The band's other best known hit, Ferry Cross The Mersey, came in 1964. It was written…