Month: July 2022

29 Jul

Highlife Legend, AB Crentsil’s One-Week Observation Scheduled For August 22

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The family of the late Highlife legend Alfred Benjamin Crentsil, widely known as AB Crentsil, has scheduled the late singer's one-week observation for Monday, August 22, 2022. The ceremony will take place at the Bethel Methodist Society in Community 8 in Tema. Fred Kyei Mensah professionally known as Fredyma confirmed the death of the celebrated singer on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in a Facebook post. The Ghanaian musician passed away at the age of 79 years. Although the cause of AB Crentsil's death has not been confirmed yet, reports say the veteran singer had been sick for some time now.…
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29 Jul

Revocation Of Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo’s Appointment

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In accordance with article 81 (a) of the Constitution, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has revoked the appointment of Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, as Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, with immediate effect. The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, will continue to act as caretaker Minister for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, until such a time that President Akufo-Addo appoints a substantive Minister. Eugene Arhin Director of Communications Office of the President
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28 Jul

Supreme Court Strikes Out Law On Cultivation Of ‘Weed’ In Ghana

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The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the law which permits license to be granted for the cultivation of cannabis or ‘wee’ in small quantities for industrial and medicinal purposes. Section 43 of Act 1019 of the Narcotics Commission Act stipulates that “the Minister on the recommendation of the Commission, may grant a licence for the cultivation of cannabis popularly referred to as “wee” in Ghana, which is not more than 0.3 % THC content on a dry weight basis for industrial purposes for obtaining fibre or seed for medicinal purposes.” However, the Apex court in a 4-3 majority decision…
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28 Jul

Social Media Reacts To Beef Between Ghana’s Big Ivy And Nigeria’s Mummy Dolarz

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Social media users cannot keep still following the ongoing feud between Ghana’s Big Ivy and Naija’s Mummy Dolarz. The beef resulted when Ghanaian rapper CJ Biggerman made a beat for his mum [Big Ivy] to celebrate her while she rapped about all the things she’s done as a mother. https://youtu.be/gXiarhHNOtY Some Nigerians felt Ghana could not display enough creativity, therefore, calling on their mothers for a challenge. In regards to this, Nigeria’s Mummy Dolarz with the help of her son comedian Oluwadolarz also released a track throwing shots at Big Ivy. This has now generated a new Ghana-Naija beef. https://youtu.be/ZJp9UsmGSAc…
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28 Jul

Exclusion of Tema GJA: Regional Chairmen Call for National Council Meeting

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TO: National Executive Committee FROM: Regional Chairmen (Members of National Council) DATE: July 27, 2022 SUBJECT: Exclusion of Tema GJA / Call for National Council Meeting   We ,the undersigned Regional Chairmen of the Ghana Journalists Association, read with utmost surprise a press release issued by the National Executive of the GJA on Tuesday July 26, 2022 and signed by its General Secretary, Mr. Kofi Yeboah, replacing three members of the Association who were properly appointed by the former GJA executives to serve on the National Media Commission and the Public Interest and Accountability Committee.Again, the unilateral decision by the…
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28 Jul

Suarez Rejoins Boyhood Club Nacional On Free Transfer

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Former Liverpool and Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has rejoined his first club Nacional in his native Uruguay. The 35-year-old was a free agent after leaving Atletico Madrid when his contract expired this summer. Nacional, who finished runners-up in the Primera Division last season, have not disclosed the length of the deal. “I am proud to wear my shirt again at Nacional,” Suarez wrote on social media. “Thank you all for the support. See you soon.” Approximately 20,000 Nacional fans wore Suarez masks at a recent game after their side was linked with the forward. “Happy to have you home,” said…
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28 Jul

FA Close To Securing Headline Sponsor For The Ghana Premier League – Asante Twum

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Ghana Football Association communications director Henry Asante Twum says the FA is close to securing a title sponsor for the country’s top flight football league. The league has been without a headline sponsor for three years after a five-year, $10 million contract signed in 2018 between the Football Association and Zylofon Cash expired prematurely due to the financial institution’s dissolution. It has category sponsors, including NASCO, which takes charge of man of the match and monthly awards. The current GFA administration, led by Kurt Okraku, has been under intense pressure to find a title sponsor for the league, and according to…
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28 Jul

Pogba Could Miss World Cup Due To Knee Injury

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Paul Pogba’s knee injury may force him to miss the 2022 World Cup, according to reports in Italy, Pogba will consult with a specialist to determine the best course of action for his problem after it was revealed that he had a meniscus lesion. He developed the problem after limping out of training with new club Juventus in Los Angeles last week due to right knee pain. The 29-year-old midfielder spent time on the sidelines with Manchester United due to various injuries, and it appears that he has at least one more serious injury to deal with now that he…
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28 Jul

Barcelona Agree Deal To Sign Defender Kounde Ahead Of Chelsea

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Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle with Sevilla to sign Jules Kounde. The 23-year-old French international was expected to join Chelsea this week after the Premier League club and Sevilla agreed to a £55 million deal. However, the defender will now stay in La Liga after Barcelona agreed to a preliminary agreement to sign him. “The official nature of the deal is dependent on the player passing a medical and the signing of contracts,” read a statement on the club’s website. He joins Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, who arrived at the Camp Nou for around £100 million from Bayern…
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28 Jul

You Insult Me And Want To Be My Personal Assistant? Yvonne Nelson Denies ‘Twitter Troll’ A Job

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Yvonne Nelson shared how she refused to employ a tweep after she had blocked him on Twitter. The reason for blocking him is still unknown. The Ghanaian actress caused a commotion on Twitter when she posted about denying someone work because she had blocked the person on Twitter. According to her, as part of the interview process, she asked for the applicant’s Twitter handle. But unfortunately, she noticed that he was on her blacklist. https://twitter.com/yvonnenelsongh/status/1552362129512140803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1552362129512140803%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F3news.com%2Fyou-insult-me-and-want-to-be-my-personal-assistant-yvonne-nelson-denies-twitter-troll-a-job%2F She tweeted, ” One guy came for a job interview, and i asked him for his Twitter handle. Guess what, i had blocked him. Well….you…
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