December 2022 - Page 37 of 60

13 Dec

Wizkid No Show: Organisers Live Hub Pursue Legal Action

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Organisers of Wizkid Live in Accra Live Hub Entertainment have served notice legal action will be taken against all artiste who failed to show up at the show on Saturday, December 10. Speaking on TV3‘s New Day on Tuesday, December 13, a management member told Berla Mundi that they are readying an action against all those who did not fulfill their part of the contractual agreement. Fiifi Pratt said Live Hub Entertainment did everything on their part to have the show successful as planned but some of the artiste, key among them headliner Wizkid, failed on their part. He said efforts are underway…

13 Dec

IMF Demands ‘Sufficient’ Assurances On Debt Restructuring Before Board Approves $3bn Deal

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says despite reaching a staff-level agreement with the government for a $3-billion extended credit facility, approval will be done by its Management and Executive Board. The Mission Chief for Ghana, Stéphane Roudet, says the agreement, to span three years, is also subject to the receipt of the necessary financing assurances by Ghana’s partners and creditors. Announcing the details of the agreement in Accra on Tuesday, December 13, Mr Roudet said Ghanaian authorities have committed to a wide-ranging economic reform programme post-Covid and assured of tackling deep challenges facing the economy. One of the key areas to tackle…

13 Dec

Kizz Daniel Confirms Dec. 23 Concert In Accra

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The world is currently having a taste of Kizz Daniel as he goes from city to city, thrilling fans and patrons with his hit songs. Soon, it’ll be the turn of his Ghanaian fans, and prior to that, the singer has confirmed his eagerness to return to the ‘gateway to Africa’. In a new video released on Sunday, the ‘Buga’ hit-maker said, “Accra – Ghana, I’ll be with you on the 23rd of December for the Afro-classic experience happening live at the Untamed Empire”. https://twitter.com/Joy997FM/status/1602331305886334978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1602331305886334978%7Ctwgr%5E08b45fed8327058c043aca455c8ce8a2dca46254%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fkizz-daniel-confirms-dec-23-concert-in-accra%2F This assurance means a lot to his Ghanaian fans who are looking forward to making…

13 Dec

CHAN 2023: Uganda To Withdraw From Tournament In Algeria – FA president

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Uganda will withdraw from the African Nations Championships (CHAN) because of a row over government funding, the president of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations has announced. Moses Hassim Magogo, who is also a member of the Ugandan parliament, said pulling out of the tournament – which is scheduled to begin in Algeria on 13 January – was “sad”. “We are left with no further option but to withdraw from CHAN finals because the [Ministry of Finance] has not provided the funds as appropriated by parliament,” he wrote on Twitter. “The sanctions to Uganda will affect the future if we don’t…

13 Dec

I Worked As A Security Man To Fund My Career – MOG

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Gospel Musician, MOG has disclosed that he nearly gave up on music at a point in his life. Speaking on EVibes with Becky, MOG said he had to empty his accounts to fund his career, but the money was not sufficient. According to him, he had to leave Ghana to go and work in a different country as a security man for months to be able to repay a loan he took from his father and fund his third album, ‘Better Me’ “It got to a time, I was worn out and felt that this was not the right thing for me…

13 Dec

2022/23 CAF CL: Wydad Begin Title Defence In Group A; Al Ahly Get Sundowns Again

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The group stage draw of the 2022/23 CAF Champions League has been conducted on Monday at the CAF headquarters in Cairo. Defending champions, Wydad Club Athletic, will begin their title defence in Group A alongside Angola’s Petro de Luanda. Wydad of Morocco were in Group D with the Angolan side last season. Algeria’s JS Kabylie and AS Vita of DR Congo are the other two teams in the group. Record champions, Al Ahly SC, will battle South African giants, Mamelodi Sundowns, in Group B. The Egyptian powerhouse was pitted in the same group with the ‘Brazilians’ last season, losing in…

13 Dec

The NDC Is Not An Organized Party- Ellen Daaku Reacts To The Alleged Asiedu Nketia’s Leaked Tape

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A communication team member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ellen Ama Darku, has described the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has an unorganized party. Reacting to an alleged leak audio tape of Asiedu Nketia on Movement in the morning show on Movement TV/Wontumi Radio, she said that" the NDC party has never been serious nor organized as a party- I doubt the NDC ever wants to come to power. It's a pity that their general secretary could deceive Ghanaians like he has confessed". "So, you knew you hadn't won the elections and that you were only able to collate election…

13 Dec

Court Remands Bukom Banku And His Son Over Stabbing

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Briamah Isaac Kamoko, aka “Bukom Banku”, a Ghanaian Professional Boxer, has been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for one week on the charge of abetment of crime. He is said to have abetted with one Prosper Quaye to cause harm to one Ismael Quaye at Bukom in the Greater Accra Region. Bukom Banku was in the dock with one Mustapha Kamoko, his son, who was also facing the charge of causing damage. Bukom Banku, aged 50 and his son Mustapha Kamoko, have pleaded not guilty. Meanwhile, their accomplice, Prosper Quaye, a 32-year-old unemployed man, who is…

13 Dec

Confidence In Foreign Exchange Market To support Cedi’s Rally

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Confidence in the foreign exchange market is expected to support the cedi’s rally against the US dollar and the other major foreign currencies in the coming weeks. This follows rising investor sentiments that the country and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will reach a Staff-Level agreement today. According to Databank Research, it expects a possible IMF programme to turn the economy around. “The Ghana cedi started to see gains against the major trading currencies after the government launched the domestic debt exchange programme. This contributed to easing the pressures as the improved visibility of Ghana’s economic outlook calmed investors’ fears…

13 Dec

World Cup 2022: 30 Flights Arranged to Send Morocco Fans to Qatar for France Semis Clash

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Thirty special flights have been organized to carry local fans in Morocco to Qatar to watch the Atlas Lions’ 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final clash against France on Wednesday. The country’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, will operate the trips departing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The flights, in collaboration with Morocco’s football federation and the sports ministry, will be at a promotional rate of 5,000 Moroccan dirhams (US$ 472) for a return trip. A Royal Air Maroc statement read: "The exceptional and heroic performance of the national team during the 2022 World Cup will forever be engraved in the memory…