Month: April 2024

Awutu Senya West NPP Responds To Baseless Accusations By NDC
30 Apr

Awutu Senya West NPP Responds To Baseless Accusations By NDC

Kakra NunuFeatured, News
The Awutu Senya West Constituency branch of the New Patriotic Party has responded to a baseless accusation by the National Democratic Congress that they are transporting outsiders to register in the area in the upcoming voter registration exercise. In a statement signed by the Communications Officer for Awutu Senya West Constituency, Ephraim Aidoo, he stated that the unfounded allegations have become the practice of the NDC in an attempt to shield and cover their "underperforming MP Hon. Gizella Agbotui Tetteh over the last three (3) years that she has been the MP". The statement goes further to give an assurance…
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Check Out List Of Contributors For Appiatse Reconstruction
30 Apr

Check Out List Of Contributors For Appiatse Reconstruction

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As the official commissioning and handover of the reconstructed Appiatse community approaches on Thursday (May 2, 2024), the list of contributors to the project has been disclosed. The list comprises 79 donors from various sectors including politicians, corporate entities, religious institutions, and individuals. Appiatse, a farming community situated between Bogoso and Bawdie in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region, witnessed the completion of housing units after enduring a tragic incident over two years ago. Following an explosion that devastated the entire settlement, claiming lives and causing widespread destruction of property and livelihoods, the reconstruction initiative was launched. The government promptly…
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King Charles Visits Cancer Centre As Public Engagements Resume
30 Apr

King Charles Visits Cancer Centre As Public Engagements Resume

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King Charles is carrying out his first major public engagement since his cancer diagnosis. The King, who has been named Cancer Research UK’s new patron, and Queen Camilla are visiting a specialist cancer centre in London in support of staff, patients and ongoing research. Aside from an Easter Sunday church service, the King has stayed away from public events and crowds. But a statement issued last week had a more positive message about his health. The King’s doctors were said to be “very encouraged by the progress made so far” in his treatment for an unspecified form of cancer. It…
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Price Of LPG Per Kilogramme Constitutes 22% Of Taxes – LPG Marketers Association
30 Apr

Price Of LPG Per Kilogramme Constitutes 22% Of Taxes – LPG Marketers Association

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About 22% of the price Ghanaians pay per kilogramme for Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) is taxes, the LPG Marketers Association has revealed. According to its Vice President, Gabriel Kumi, this is preventing many Ghanaian consumers from consuming LPG. “I’m sure you have been following the LPG Marketing Companies Association activities. For the past seven years consistently and persistently we have called on the government to remove the taxes on LPG because we believe it doesn’t make any sense to put taxes on LPG”, he stated on Upfront on Joy News. This is a product countries like Côte d’Ivoire are subsidising…
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We Are Prepared For Africa Next Season – FC Samartex Coach
30 Apr

We Are Prepared For Africa Next Season – FC Samartex Coach

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FC Samartex 1996 coach, Nurudeen Adamu, says his side is eager to represent Ghana in the CAF inter-club competition next season if they secure the Premier League title this season. The Samreboi-based club currently leads the Premier League table with 52 points after playing 28 games, with about seven matches left in the 2023/24 campaign. In an interview with Graphic Sports, Coach Nurudeen expressed their determination to compete in the CAF Champions League next season, stating that nothing will stop them from seizing the opportunity to represent the country on the continental stage. Acknowledging the challenges of CAF competitions, Coach…
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‘Salah Was The One Out Of Order In Klopp Clash’
30 Apr

‘Salah Was The One Out Of Order In Klopp Clash’

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Mohamed Salah was “out of order” for arguing with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on the touchline during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at West Ham United, says former Premier League striker Chris Sutton. Salah had been dropped for the game and clashed with Klopp as he prepared to come on as a 79th-minute substitute. The draw leaves Liverpool, who are out of the Europa League, five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal. Sutton felt the incident did not reflect well on the 31-year-old, who is the Reds’ top scorer this season with 24 goals but has not been at his best in recent games.…
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USA & Mexico Withdraw 2027 Women’s World Cup Bid
30 Apr

USA & Mexico Withdraw 2027 Women’s World Cup Bid

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The United States and Mexico have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on bidding for the tournament in 2031. It comes less than three weeks before the hosts were to be chosen, at a Fifa congress in Bangkok on 17 May. The remaining bids are from Brazil and a joint one from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The US Soccer and Mexican Football Federations said their 2031 bid will call for equal investment as the men’s tournament in a “historic first”. “The revised bid will allow US Soccer to build on…
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Interesting Facts About Abubakar Tahiru; GWR Holder For Most Trees Hugged
30 Apr

Interesting Facts About Abubakar Tahiru; GWR Holder For Most Trees Hugged

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Ghanaian environmental activist and forestry student currently pursuing his master’s at Auburn University in the United States, has set a new world record for the most trees hugged in one hour. 29-year-old Abubakar Tahiru hugged a total of 1,123 trees, averaging almost 19 per minute to have his name in the Guinness World Record (GWR). Abubakar says the hardest part of the record attempt was having to move quickly between trees while ensuring that each hug met the required standards. He also found the repetitive hugging motion to be quite tiring. What made his record attempt even harder was the fact that…
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Beyoncé’s Daughter Lands Role In The Lion King Film
30 Apr

Beyoncé’s Daughter Lands Role In The Lion King Film

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter has joined the voice cast of The Lion King prequel Mufasa: The Lion King. Blue Ivy, 12, voices Kiara, daughter of King Simba and Queen Nala, played by her mother. Beyoncé is reprising the role from Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic remake of the animated 1994 original. The new film, directed by Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins, will explore Mufasa’s origin story and his childhood with brother Scar. Getty ImagesBlue Ivy performed alongside her her mother on Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour Like the 2019 movie, it will also combine live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery.…
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History Made As 60-Year-Old Woman Is Crowned Miss Universe
30 Apr

History Made As 60-Year-Old Woman Is Crowned Miss Universe

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A 60-year-old lawyer has made history by being crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires. Lawyer and journalist Alejandra Rodríguez challenged stereotypes and warmed hearts everywhere when she was crowned the winner of the Miss Buenos Aires pageant. She is the first 60-year-old woman in beauty pageant history to win the title, marking a departure from the ageist norms that typically put youth on a pedestal. “I am thrilled to be representing this new paradigm in beauty pageants because we are inaugurating a new stage in which women are not only physical beauty but another set of values,” she gushed to the press. “I am…
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