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28 Jan

Messi Scores On Return As Barca Fight Back To Beat Rayo Vallecano In Copa Del Rey

Jackson Odom KpakpoSportsMessi Scores On Return As Barca Fight Back To Beat Rayo Vallecano In Copa Del Rey

Messi Scores On Return As Barca Fight Back To Beat Rayo Vallecano In Copa Del Rey Lionel Messi inspired a Barcelona fightback on his return from suspension as they beat Rayo Vallecano to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Rayo, who are fourth in the Spanish second tier, took a shock lead when Fran Garcia tapped in a loose ball. Barca hit back six minutes later when Messi, back from a two-game ban after his first red card for the club, slotted in Antoine Griezmann's pass. Frenkie de Jong's composed close-range finish ensured Barca avoided a shock. Barca captain Messi…

28 Jan

Disastrous Red Devils Suffer Loss To Relegation-Battlers

Jackson Odom KpakpoSportsDisastrous Red Devils Suffer Loss To Relegation-Battlers

Disastrous Red Devils Suffer Loss To Relegation-Battlers Manchester United were insipid, Sheffield United impressive in a display that doubled the bottom-placed team’s victory tally: the substitute Oliver Burke’s 74th-minute winner summing up why the home side deserved to lose. David de Gea failed to clear and instead handed John Lundstram possession near goal. The visitors were allowed too much time, even after Burke’s initial shot, and Lundstram found the player again inside the home side’s area with zero pressure – Paul Pogba the nearest offender – and the No 14 hit a first Premier League goal in off Axel Tuanzebe. This…

28 Jan

National Lottery Authority(NLA) Committed To Payment Of Big Wins

Jackson Odom KpakpoBusinessNational Lottery Authority(NLA) Committed To Payment Of Big Wins

National Lottery Authority(NLA) Committed To Payment Of Big Wins The National Lottery Authority(NLA) would like to urge the general public, staking players, Lotto Marketing Companies, media and stakeholders to totally and wholly ignore and discredit the news publication under the headline, "National Lottery Authority fails to pay big wins since April". For the purpose of clarity and setting the records straight: 1. It is NEVER TRUE that National Lottery Authority has failed to pay big winning tickets since April last year. All outstanding prizes are being paid. Investigations, Auditing and due diligence are always conducted on all big winning tickets…

28 Jan

Suspected Robber Involved In Manso-Meam Bullion Van Attack Gunned Down By Police

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsSuspected Robber Involved In Manso-Meam Bullion Van Attack Gunned Down By Police

Suspected Robber Involved In Manso-Meam Bullion Van Attack Gunned Down By Police Officers of the Ghana Police Service Greater Accra Regional Command on Wednesday gunned down a suspected highway robber and arrested two others suspected to be his accomplices. The deceased, a 38-year-old identified as Blessing Stephen died from gunshot wounds he sustained during police capture operation at Tonynam Guest House at Spintex, Accra, around 11:30 am. The deceased according to the police is said to be involved in a series of highway robberies, bank robberies and attacks on bullion vans including the recent bullion van robbery and killing of…

28 Jan

I Was Green When I Met You – Nana Konadu’s Tribute To Rawlings

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I Was Green When I Met You – Nana Konadu’s Tribute To Rawlings The wife of Jerry John Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has said she had to learn a lot when she met the former President. In a tribute read on her behalf by her daughter, Princess Amina Rawlings, she admitted that she and her husband “started on a journey that was free and easy in spirit.” She disclosed that when she met Mr Rawlings, she was green and there was a lot she had to learn about real life, considering the fact that she had overprotective parents. “I was innocent…

28 Jan

Ghana’s COVID-19 Death Toll Now 377; Active Cases Hit 3,813

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews813, Ghana’s COVID-19 Death Toll Now 377; Active Cases Hit 3

Ghana’s COVID-19 Death Toll Now 377; Active Cases Hit 3,813 Five more persons have died from COVID-19, bringing Ghana’s death toll to 377. The latest update from the Ghana Health Service revealed that the country has also witnessed an additional 616 new active cases, raising the active case count to 3,813. So far, a total of 58, 561 persons have clinically recovered from the disease and have been discharged. Seventy-nine of the active cases, it said, were in severe conditions, with 29 in critical condition. The active cases, the update said, were being managed in treatment sites, isolation centres across…

28 Jan

616 New Cases Of Coronavirus Recorded – GHS

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews616 New Cases Of Coronavirus Recorded – GHS

616 New Cases Of Coronavirus Recorded – GHS Ghana has recorded 616 new cases of coronavirus bringing total caseload as of January 27 to 62,751. Active cases have now hit 3,813. The current stats represent a consistent rise in cases over the last week. Greater Accra Region with 36,205 accounts for over 50% of all cases. Ashanti, Western, Eastern and Central regions are the other regions with over 2,000 total cases. Ashanti Region has 11,827 cases, Western Region with 3,380 while Eastern and Central Regions have 2,735 and 2,228 respectively. A breakdown of coronavirus statistics according to the Disease Surveillance…

28 Jan

Ghana’s Socio-Political Stability Is Rawlings’ Biggest Legacy – Victor Smith

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsGhana’s Socio-Political Stability Is Rawlings’ Biggest Legacy – Victor Smith

Ghana’s Socio-Political Stability Is Rawlings’ Biggest Legacy – Victor Smith Mr. Victor Smith, a former aide to late ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has judged his former boss favourably, stating that he will go down in history as a man whose contributions have ensured peace and stability in the country’s socio-political space and democracy. For him, Rawlings’ efforts in putting together the 1992 Constitution and his signing of same into law is a significant action the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be dearly remembered for. Victor Smith who served as Ghana’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic and later,…

27 Jan

Ghana Receives €9.7m EU Grant To Improve Access To Power In Sub-Region

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The European Union (EU), through the French Development Agency, has approved a €9.7-million euro grant for the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to boost infrastructure works on the interconnection line between Ghana and Burkina Faso. A joint press statement said the grant was expected to increase electricity access in Northern Ghana and exporting capacity to the sub-region, especially Burkina Faso. The EU grant facility will be used to finance the upgrade of an 18km long 161kV transmission line located between Ahodwo and Anwomaso substation in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi. It will also support power transfer capacity from the South of…

27 Jan

IMF Projects Growth Rate Of 4.2% For Ghana In 2021

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Ghana’s economy is projected to grow at a rate of about 4.2% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest updated World Economic Outlook Report. This is consistent with Moody’s 4.0% and Fitch Solutions 4.8% forecasts, but in sharp contrast with World Bank’s 1.4%. According to the Fund, Ghana’s growth rate will be higher than Sub Saharan Africa’s regional average of 3.2 percent. “In 2021, sub-Saharan Africa will recover only gradually. Regional growth next year is forecast at 3.1%. This is a smaller expansion than expected in much of the rest of the world, partly reflecting limited policy space…