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31 Jan

Highlight: Wontumi Nation Wide Sports Show

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31 Jan

Ato Forson Isn’t An Economic Gem…Armah Buah Brought ‘Dumsor’- Dr. Amankwah

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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) would regret its decision of elevating Hon. Ato Forson and Hon. Armah Kofi Buah to lead the minority caucus in parliament, Dr. Emmanuel Adu Amankwah has said. The Senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) stated on Wontumi TV that the changes made by the leadership of the NDC has shown that they are a party that doesn’t “learn”. He wondered the thinking that went into electing the Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Esiam constituency, Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson as the Minority leader in parliament. He went on to…

31 Jan

Everton Name Former Burnley Boss Sean Dyche As New Manager

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Everton have named Sean Dyche as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract until June 2025. The Toffees sacked Frank Lampard last week with the club 19th in the Premier League and two points from safety. Dyche, 51, had been out of work since he was dismissed by Burnley last April after almost 10 years at the Clarets. He is Everton majority owner Farhad Moshiri’s seventh managerial appointment since buying into the club in February 2016. Dyche guided Burnley to two promotions from the Championship and two top-half Premier League finishes, including a first European qualification in 51 years, after…

31 Jan

Barcelona To Face Real Madrid In Copa del Rey

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Barcelona and Real Madrid have been drawn to face each other in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 in extra time to reach the last four and will now take on their Clasico rivals Barca over two legs after Monday’s draw. The first leg will be played at the Bernabeu on March 1 or 2 with the return at Camp Nou on April 4, 5 or 6. “At this stage of the competition there are no favourites,” Madrid defender Dani Carvajal said. “We will have to give the very best of us to reach the…

31 Jan

Chelsea Make £105m Bid For Benfica’s Fernandez

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Chelsea have bid 120m euros (£105.6m) for Benfica’s Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in a move that would make him the British transfer record signing. So far there is no indication whether the Blues’ offer, thought to include instalments, will be accepted. But if the deal goes through, it would eclipse the £100m Manchester City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021. Fernandez was named young player of the tournament during Argentina’s World Cup triumph in Qatar. Benfica have previously accused Chelsea of trying to unsettle the midfielder, with the Portuguese side’s manager Roger Schmidt declaring their pursuit “closed”. However,…

31 Jan

ECG’s Indebtedness To Bui Power Hits US$614 Million

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The Electricity Company of Ghana’s debt to Bui Power Authority has hit a whopping US$ 614 million as at the end of 2022, from the previous US$386 million at the end of 2019. This was revealed when officials of Bui Power appeared before the Public Accounts Committee in its consideration of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana-Public Boards, Corporations and other Statutory Institutions for the year ended 31st December 2020. Deputy CEO, Finance and Service at the Bui Power Authority, Dr. George Tettey told the committee that one of the Authority’s major financial challenges has…

31 Jan

OMCs Must Supply Premix Fuel Directly To Us – NAFAG

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The National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG) has asked the Fisheries Commission to allow the Oil Marketing Companies to supply premix fuel directly to members. Mr Richster Nii Armah Amarfio, the NAFAG Secretary, told the press in an interview that allowing operators to buy directly from the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) would eliminate middlemen and prevent hoarding to create shortages. “Government must make sure the pre-mix is supplied only to the premix committees in the various landing beaches, which are headed by the chief fishermen, and not any other person,” he said. He said increasing the price of the fuel…

31 Jan

Fuel To Go Up 7% -13% From February — IES

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Fuel prices are expected to go by Wednesday, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has predicted. According to IES, fuel prices to go up between seven per cent and 13 per cent with respect to petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Petrol will therefore sell at about ¢15 per litre, whilst diesel will go for over ¢17 per litre. According to the IES, the rise in domestic fuel prices, is due to the sharp depreciation of the cedi during the last two weeks and the rising international fuel prices as observed on the global S&P Platts platform. The energy…

31 Jan

Celebrities Rubbish Samini’s Claim That Sarkodie Is Rude And Proud

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Award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, has had a number of his colleagues describe him as rude and proud when they sometimes request to work on a piece with him. Samini, in a submission on Twitter, publicly stated that he will not collaborate with the rapper because he ignored his messages requesting a joint for a song and referred to him as dishonest and rude. Samini joins Edem, DeeMoney, Yemi Alade, and Meiway, among others, who have openly rebuked the rapper for failing to respond to their messages when they requested a collaboration. However, D-Black and Wendy Shay have come forward to provide their support to the…

31 Jan

See Rare Image Of Business Mogul J.K. Siaw And Otumfuo Opoku Ware II

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An image showing one of Ghana’s renowned business magnates, Joshua Kwabena Siaw, and the 15th Asantehene, Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, has emerged online. The pair were captured having a conversation, as the photo shows. Today, January 30, 2023, who would have been the 100th birthday of J.K Siaw, established the first wholly-owned Ghanaian brewery, Tata Brewery Limited. J.K Siaw was instrumental to Ghana’s industrialization drive post-independence. The era saw many business ventures establish their footholds in the country to provide primary services that mainly served the indigenous people. His rise and fall story is captured in excerpts from a book…