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31 Aug

EFL Cup: Chelsea Come From Behind To Beat AFC Wimbledon

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Chelsea had to come from behind to beat League Two AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge. The visitors started brightly and took the lead through a penalty in the 18th minute. Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez jumped into Harry Pell while trying to punch away a free-kick, and James Tilley made no mistake as he struck the ball powerfully down the centre of Sanchez’s goal. It was also a penalty which brought Chelsea level on the stroke of half-time. Noni Madueke was brought down by Alex Pearce and the winger dusted himself down to confidently send Alex Bass…

31 Aug

French Giants Lyon Announce Ernest Nuamah Signing

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French club Olympique Lyonnais has completed the signing of Ghanaian winger Ernest Nuamah from Danish side Nordsdjaelland. Nuamah joins on an initial season-long loan deal with an obligation to buy for €25m fixed fee plus €5m add-ons on a total €30m deal. In consonance with the agreement, Nuamah has already agreed a four-year contract with Lyon, valid from July 1, 2024. Today’s announcement concludes a long and complicated process. After completing his medical last week, the 19 year-old Ghanaian had hoped to be unveiled by the French club by the weekend but that not happen as the two clubs ironed…

31 Aug

Ansu Fati Set To Join Brighton On Loan From Barcelona

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Spain forward Ansu Fati is set to complete a surprise season-long loan move to Brighton from Barcelona. Fati has fallen down the pecking order at Barcelona, who need to create some space in their squad to sign Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo on loan. Brighton’s deal for the 20-year-old does not include an obligation to buy. Tottenham had also been linked with Fati but he is understood to have been impressed by Brighton’s style of play under manager Roberto de Zerbi. If the deal goes through as planned, it would be a major coup for Brighton, who will be playing…

31 Aug

TUTAG Members Mount Pressure On Leadership, Another Nationwide Strike Looms Over Conditions Of Service

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Members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) are reportedly intensifying pressure on their leadership to declare a nationwide strike, escalating a conflict over service conditions within technical universities across the nation. The catalyst for this impending industrial action is the ongoing standoff at the Bolgatanga Technical University, where members have taken to the picket lines, fervently demanding the immediate implementation of the previously agreed-upon end-of-service benefits. The national leadership of TUTAG has responded swiftly, convening an emergency congress scheduled for this coming Friday, where a pivotal decision will be made regarding collective industrial action. The source of…

31 Aug

95 HIV-Positive Cases Recorded In Ada East In First Half Of 2023

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The Ada East District HIV Programmes Coordinator, Mr Adator Anani, says the district recorded 95 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases in the first half of 2023. This is from tests conducted on 678 people between January and June. Mr Anani said this in a presentation during the 2023 Half-Year Performance Review by the Ada East District Health Directorate. The district’s target is to test 1,309 people for HIV for the year with a projected 193 positive cases, and it was able to test 678 in the first half. BloodDonation 2023 In 2022 the target was to test 1,345 people…

31 Aug

Cameroon President Makes Major Changes In Military, Hours After Gabon Coup

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Hours after a military takeover in Gabon, Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya has made some major changes in the military. It is unclear what may have triggered the decision of one of Africa’s oldest presidents, who is 90 years, to make the significant changes in the Ministry of Defence. Via a presidential decree dated August 30 and signed by the president himself, a raft of appointments were made into the internal and external services of the Ministry. On social media platform (Twitter) where the president posted the decree, citizens and others questioned the propriety of the president's actions whereas others mocked…

31 Aug

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Africa’s Biggest Salt Mine In Sege

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 30th August 2023, commissioned the Electrochem Salt Mine in Sege, in the Ada West district. The Mine, operated by the McDan Group, currently has the ability to produce some six hundred and fifty thousand metric tons (650,000 MT) of salt per annum. The Mine is expected to increase its productive capacity to one million metric tons in 2024, and to two million metric tons by 2027, making it the biggest salt producing facility in Africa. Addressing the gathering at the event, President Akufo-Addo noted that for some fifty-four (54) years,…

31 Aug

STATEMENT: Boakye Agyarko Chickens Out Of September 2nd Run-Off

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Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has chickened out of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) special run-off election which has been scheduled for September, 2, 2023. He announced his decision to stay from the election in a statement. According to him, the party’s Presidential Elections Committee decision to limit the number of persons to vote in run-off vote between himself and Francis Addai Nimoh, contravenes the party’s constitution and guidelines outlined for the election. “It is totally unacceptable to me that such an unconstitutional act can be perpetuated on the altar of expediency. Am I to surmise that the party did…

31 Aug

Hon Kennedy Agyapong Is Human; He Had Every Right To Retaliate- Philip Twum Yeboah

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New Juaben North constituency Parliamentary hopeful, Philip Twum Yeboah, has explained that Honorable Kennedy Agyapong had every right to retaliate since he's human. He justified in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning show, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, that the Presidential aspirant at the just ended super delegate conference retaliated since he was triggered. He claimed that Honorable Kennedy Agyapong acted to save lives and situation, out of the passion he has and to avoid it being replicated. Responding to why Honorable Kennedy Agyapong retaliated, he said that ''I don't agree to the fact that Kennedy Agyapong…

30 Aug

How We Manage Ourselves After The Internal Contest Will Determine Whether We Can Break-The-Eight Or Not- Kwabena Frimpong

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Deputy Director of Protocol for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Frimpong, has noted that the party should be able to manage their utterances after the elections is the problem. According to him, whoever emerges winner of the flagbearer race, should note that they need the other aspirants on board to ensure that the party wins the 2024 elections. He spoke on Movement In The Morning show on Movement TV/ Wontumi Radio. "It will be a disservice to any candidate that wins the internal elections and decides to mock the other candidates. Because whatever been the case, we need everybody's…