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30 Jul

Black Princesses Suffer Humiliation By France In Pre-World Cup Friendly

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The Black Princesses of Ghana suffered a humiliating friendly defeat to France’s U-20 female team in a pre-World Cup test game at the Complexe Sportif a Clairefontaire-en Yvelines in France on Friday afternoon. The six-time world cup finalist was outclassed and outplayed in the friendly game aimed at preparing them for the World Cup. A first-half brace from 18-year-old Vicki Becko and a second-half goal each from Esther Mbakem-Niaro and Laurina Fazer ensured the Les Bleuets completed a resounding 3-0 against the Ghanaian side. The Black Princesses having commenced the game on a brighter note saw their French counterparts taking…

30 Jul

Two Veteran Nigerian Actors Kidnapped

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Two veteran Nigerian actors, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, have reportedly been kidnapped after they both failed to show up at a movie shoot. According to popular Nigerian blogger, Lindaikeja, the news was announced by the Actors Guild Nigeria on July 29, 2022. The caption that accompanied the blogger’s devastating news read, “Actors Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel were kidnapped. Both actors are suspected to have been kidnapped after they failed to return from a movie set in Ozalla Town in Enugu state. “The Actors Guild of Nigeria confirmed this development in a statement released this afternoon.” Director of Communications…

30 Jul

Burna Boy Opens Up On Being Childless At Age 31

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African Giant Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known by his stage as Burna Boy, has explained why it is currently difficult to bear children. The “African Giant” has placed his own goals last on his list, despite the fact that he is steadily making history and putting Africa on the map of the world. Burna stated in an interview where he opened up about his life that although his music has brought him fan love, celebrity, and plenty of money to spend, overall he is unsatisfied. Speaking to Billboard on his album, Love, Damini, which sums up his life, he revealed…

30 Jul

Today In History

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Every struggle arises for a reason for the experience or a lesson. A great journey is never easy, and no dose of adversity along the way is ever a waste of time if you learn and grow from it. On This Day 29 July 1981 (41 years ago): A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watched the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

30 Jul

Global Price Dynamics Push Value Of Ghana’s Total Exports To $9 Billion In June 2022 – BoG Data

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The value of Ghana’s total exports increased to about 9 billion dollars in June 2022, from the 7.6 billion dollars recorded during the same time period in 2021. This is contained in the Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Macroeconomic and Financial Data for July 2022. The report also shows an increase in total imports from about 6.7 billion dollars in June 2021 to about 7.5billion dollars in June 2022. The latest figures by the Bank of Ghana indicate that the country received 9 billion dollars from her exports in June 2022 compared to the estimated 7.5 billion dollars it spent…

30 Jul

SSNIT Saves GHC312.2 Million To State ….Fight Ghost Names

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The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it has cleared 21,337 ‘ghost-pensioners’ from its data since 2018 by deactivating their status, thereby saving GH¢ 312,273,830.98. The deactivation was occasioned by the failure of the affected pensioners to renew their pension certificates during the period under review. Appearing before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee in Accra, Director-General of the Trust, Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, asked pensioners who may be alive but had not received their monthly pension benefits because they had not renewed their certificate to contact any SSNIT office in the country for redress. He was responding to queries related…

30 Jul

Govt must Prioritise Industry, Agriculture Sectors To Avoid Economic Recession – AGI

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The Association of Ghana Industries has called for an aggressive industrial plan for local agribusinesses and manufacturing companies to avert a looming recession. It comes as Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, in the Mid-Year Budget Review, revised downwards Ghana’s economic growth by 2.7 per cent to 3.6 per cent. Speaking at the launch of the AGI Industrial Summit and Exhibition between the August 16 -18, President of the AGI, Dr Humphery Ayim-Darke warned that things could get worse in the coming months if an exclusive local content policy is not produced by the government. “Our businesses are in trying times.…

30 Jul

IGP Interdicts 28-Year-Old Policeman Accused Of Raping KNUST Student

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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare has ordered the immediate interdiction of a police officer who was involved in the alleged rape of a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Lance Corporal Frank Adu Poku, 28, with the Bomso Police Station in Kumasi and his accomplice, Joel Osei Owusu – a 20-year-old final year student of the university were remanded into police custody when they made their first appearance before the Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court on Thursday (July 28). The suspects were arrested on July 19, after they forcibly had unprotected…

30 Jul

JFK Advises Government Officials To Put In Extra Effort To Support Ghana’s Economic Revival

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President Akufo Addo’s economic revitalization strategy needs the support of all government officials, according to Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK), the general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Justin Kodua claims that the NPP-led government is putting a lot of effort into getting the economy moving again. Speaking at the 30th-anniversary inauguration of the NPP today, Thursday, July 28, 2022 in Accra, he expressed confidence that Akufo Addo can pull Ghana out of its economic problems with a little push and effort from government officials. He believes that within the next 2.5 years, the NPP government would restore Ghana’s economy.…

30 Jul

Two Institutions Partner To Provide Clean Power, Water To Industries

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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group has signed an agreement with LMI Holdings to provide essential infrastructure services to manufacturing companies located in LMI-operated special economic zones in Ghana. Per the agreement, IFC would provide LMI Holdings with a loan of US$30 million to support its development plans in the two industrial zones, providing dozens of firms with the essential infrastructure they need to increase their productivity and competitiveness. Under the partnership, LMI will build a 16.8-megawatt rooftop solar plant that will power businesses operating in the Tema Free Zone (Tema FZ), on the outskirts of…