Month: January 2023

Next Presidential Candidate Of The NPP Is Bawumia- Latest Survey
29 Jan

Next Presidential Candidate Of The NPP Is Bawumia- Latest Survey

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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been tipped to be the next flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). This was contained in a research conducted by the Outcomes International Ghana and Centre for Sustainable African Development Initiatives (C-SADI) UK. The study was done in all 16 regions of the country using an estimated 197,000 NPP polling station executives (PSEs) as the target population. PSEs form the most important constituency as they make up more than 90% of the total delegates who will elect the NPP presidential candidate. Participants were selected using multistage probability proportional to size sampling (PPS) with implicit…
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You Only Have A Week To Reinstate Haruna And Muntaka- Governor Wontumi Tells NDC
29 Jan

You Only Have A Week To Reinstate Haruna And Muntaka- Governor Wontumi Tells NDC

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The Ashanti Governor, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako has given the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) a week ultimatum to reinstate Hon. Haruna Iddrisu and Hon. Muntaka Mubarak as their Minority leader and Chief Whip respectively. Mr. Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, claims he has a major stake in the NDC and won’t allow the party to self-destruct. Speaking to Wontumionline.com, the Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stated that the removal of Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka Mubarak was demeaning considering  how loyal they have been to the NDC. “I am giving them one week to…
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Who Is More NDC Than Charlotte Osei And Amadu Sulley? Chairman Wontumi Replies Mahama
29 Jan

Who Is More NDC Than Charlotte Osei And Amadu Sulley? Chairman Wontumi Replies Mahama

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has taken a direct swipe at former President John Mahama for badmouthing the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her two deputies. In a lecture on ‘Africa’s strategic priorities and global role’ at Chatham House, London, Mr. Mahama used the Charlotte Osei ouster to demonstrate how African leaders undermine institutions of democracy to entrench their stay in power. “A case in point was the ouster of the then-Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission and two other senior officials by the President of Ghana over clearly flimsy and contrived…
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Accommodation For Freshmen: Survival Of The Fittest At Legon – UCC, KNUST Get It Right
28 Jan

Accommodation For Freshmen: Survival Of The Fittest At Legon – UCC, KNUST Get It Right

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An opportunity to have university education is supposed to be an exciting moment but for many freshmen, that could also be a moment of frustration and anxiety, as they are thrust into a worrying situation even before they settle down to the new phase of life. This is because, like the biblical son of man, some of them would have nowhere to lay their heads while on campus. Gaining admission to any of the public universities in may be easier these days, but having accommodation as part of the admission arrangement is not. In recent times, improved performances from students…
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Qatar 2022: FIFA Fines, Bans 4 Uruguay Players After Unruly Scenes Following Ghana Win
28 Jan

Qatar 2022: FIFA Fines, Bans 4 Uruguay Players After Unruly Scenes Following Ghana Win

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World football governing body FIFA has banned four Uruguay players for aggressively confronting match officials when the team was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite defeating Ghana 2-0. Uruguay players Fernando Muslera and José María Giménez for four games each while veterans Edinson Cavani and Diego Godín will also serve one-game bans, FIFA said in a disciplinary verdict. The players must all carry out community service on a soccer project. Gimenez and Muslera will pay fines of 20,000 Swiss francs ($21,600) each while Cavani and Godin will pay fines of 15,000 Swiss francs each, FIFA said. Additionally,…
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IMF Presses Ghana To Stop Borrowing From Its Central Bank
28 Jan

IMF Presses Ghana To Stop Borrowing From Its Central Bank

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The International Monetary Fund is pushing Ghana’s cash-strapped government to stop borrowing from its central bank, according to people familiar with the matter. The IMF wants the two entities to sign a commitment to zero financing, said the people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The accord is a condition Ghana is required to meet in order to secure final approval for a $3 billion IMF bailout, one of the people said. An IMF spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Spokespeople for the Ghanaian finance ministry and…
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How Kennedy Agyapong Refused To Build A White Elephant Factory Like John Mahama (VIDEO)
28 Jan

How Kennedy Agyapong Refused To Build A White Elephant Factory Like John Mahama (VIDEO)

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One thing that distinguishes Hon. Kennedy Agyapong from ex-President John Mahama is that the former has built a factory that has enough raw materials to feed it till eternity unlike the later who built a factory without thinking through to see where the raw materials would come from, Lawyer Kweku Amoh Darteh has outlined. Lawyer Kweku Amoh Darteh a member of Hon. Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, stated on Wontumi TV which was monitored by Wontumionline.com that the NPP flagbearer hopeful, has built a starch plant in Ghana and didn’t want to it to turn into a white elephant so bought…
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Morocco Scores Major Points In Bid To Host 2025 AFCON
27 Jan

Morocco Scores Major Points In Bid To Host 2025 AFCON

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Morocco keeps scoring major points in its bid to host the 2025 AFCON finals after the country passed strict FIFA prerequisite criteria for the organisation of an expanded new-look FIFA World Cup. On Wednesday, the North African country became the only country to successfully get the greenlight in the strict FIFA prerequisite criteria specifications on sports, hotel, health and infrastructures that make a country eligible to organise the FIFA World Cup under its new format of an increase from 32 to 48 teams. This is not the first time Morocco gets the thumbs up after a Task Force composed of…
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‘You Can’t Take the Ball From Lionel Messi!’ – Trippier on Argentina’s World Cup Champion
27 Jan

‘You Can’t Take the Ball From Lionel Messi!’ – Trippier on Argentina’s World Cup Champion

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Kieran Trippier has explained to GOAL just how difficult it is to play against Lionel Messi, who he described as his toughest opponent. For many, Messi lifting the 2022 World Cup with Argentina was the moment where all debates were settled and he officially became the greatest of all time. Put that question to England international Trippier, a World Cup semi-finalist and European Championship runner up, and he's likely to agree, based on his experience of playing against the Paris Saint-Germain star. "The best player that I played against is Messi, of course," he explained on the latest episode of Simply…
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