Year: 2024

GNPC Deputy CEO Woos Krobos Living Abroad To Support Home
08 Jan

GNPC Deputy CEO Woos Krobos Living Abroad To Support Home

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The Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Finance and Administration at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Benjamin Kweku Acolatse Esq, has charged indigenes of Yilo Krobo in the Eastern Region, who are seeking greener pastures elsewhere, to look back and contribute their quota to improve social life and infrastructural development of their home. According to him, the government alone cannot provide social amenities in the area, stressing that “as natives both home and away, we can contribute our quota to develop the Yilo State.” Mr. Acolatse noted that some youth in the area who obtained good grades in…
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GSE Composite Index Ends 2023 With 28.08% Gain
08 Jan

GSE Composite Index Ends 2023 With 28.08% Gain

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The Ghana Stock Exchange ended 2023 with the Composite Index returning 28.08 per cent despite the challenges in the capital market in the year under review. This compares to a loss of 12.38 per cent in 2022. The Financial Stock Index, however recorded a year-to date loss of 7.36 per cent, compared to a loss of 4.61 per cent in 2022. Volumes, value, and number of trades also saw a dip, compared to the figures recorded in 2022. The cumulative volume traded amounted to 579,675,315, valued at GHS818.1 million, indicating a decline of 56.59 per cent and 50.11 per cent…
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Smallholder Farmers In Upper East Bemoan Elephants Destroying Farms
08 Jan

Smallholder Farmers In Upper East Bemoan Elephants Destroying Farms

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Smallholder farmers in the Nabdam and Talensi Districts of the Upper East Region have expressed concern about the destruction of their food crops and farms by elephants, particularly during the harvesting seasons. They said the situation was posing food insecurity and throwing farmers out of business. The farmers, therefore, appealed to the state authorities to help them confront the challenges of elephants’ invasion and destruction of their farms to avert post harvest losses and food insecurity among the rural smallholder farmers. The smallholder farmers, who belong to the Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative (MAPEWFAC), made the appeal at a joint…
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Minister Encourages Night Work To Speed Up Suame Interchange Project
08 Jan

Minister Encourages Night Work To Speed Up Suame Interchange Project

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Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, Minister for Roads, and Highways has encouraged contractors working on the Suame Interchange Project to introduce night work where possible, to speed up the project for the benefit of motorists. “Very soon, it will be necessary to introduce night work because the Suame area is quite congested in terms of human and vehicular movements,” the Minister said, when he visited the project site to inspect progress of work. According to him, working at night would also inure to the benefit of the contractors because the heavy traffic which often disrupted their work would be absent during the…
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President Appoints Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson As Deputy National Security Coordinator
08 Jan

President Appoints Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson As Deputy National Security Coordinator

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson as the Deputy National Security Coordinator. A reliable source told the Ghana News Agency in Accra that Dr. Dickson brings a wealth of experience, spanning an impressive 25-year career in national security operations and legal affairs to his new role. The source said prior to his appointment, Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson held numerous leadership positions within the Ministry of National Security, and is a highly respected expert in national security law, cyber and maritime policy. “He has served as Chief Legal Advisor, Director for Security Governance, Director for Legal,…
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Mikel Arteta Admits Signing New Striker Is ‘Not Realistic’ For Arsenal
08 Jan

Mikel Arteta Admits Signing New Striker Is ‘Not Realistic’ For Arsenal

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Mikel Arteta has confessed it is "not realistic" for Arsenal to sign a new striker in January to address their goalscoring woes. The Gunners slumped to their third consecutive defeat in all competitions on Sunday with a 2-0 loss to Liverpool that dumped them out of the FA Cup and extended their poor run of form to just one win in their last seven games. Key to Arsenal's struggles has been a dip in potency in front of goal, with the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli failing to match last season's electric form and new signing Kai Havertz…
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Fabio Carvalho Makes Liverpool Exit Decision – Report
08 Jan

Fabio Carvalho Makes Liverpool Exit Decision – Report

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Liverpool midfielder Fabio Carvalho is leaning towards joining Hull City on loan this winter, according to a report. Carvalho was recalled from a loan with RB Leipzig earlier this month after managing just over 150 Bundesliga minutes across nine separate appearances, and Liverpool have been fielding offers from interested sides to take the 21-year-old on loan for the remainder of the season. According to The Athletic, Carvalho is expected to join Hull, where he would reunite with fellow Liverpool youngster Tyler Morton, a defensive midfielder who has made a big impact for the Championship promotion hopefuls this season. Hull, who…
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Why Virgil Van Dijk Missed Liverpool’s FA Cup Clash With Arsenal
08 Jan

Why Virgil Van Dijk Missed Liverpool’s FA Cup Clash With Arsenal

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Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk missed Sunday's FA Cup third round clash with Arsenal due to illness. The defender was a surprising exclusion from the Reds squad to face Arsenal, with Ibrahima Konate and 20-year-old Jarell Quansah playing at the heart of the defence instead. Speaking to BBC Sport about Van Dijk's absence, Klopp revealed that the Dutch defender was unavailable due to a virus: "Virg [van Dijk] is ill. We were actually kind of lucky in the last two, three weeks because a lot of staff had it but not the players. "And now Virg…
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Ghana Chefs Association Confers Executive Chef Position On Failatu Abdul Razak
08 Jan

Ghana Chefs Association Confers Executive Chef Position On Failatu Abdul Razak

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The Ghana Chefs Association has bestowed the prestigious title of Executive Chef upon Chef Failatu Abdul Razak in recognition of her remarkable culinary journey and commitment to breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon. The announcement came on January 5, as the Association made a special visit to Chef Failatu during her Cook-A-Thon attempt to surpass the current record held by Ugandan chef Dorcus Mirembe. Speaking on behalf of the Association, Chef Isaac expressed their unwavering support for Failatu's endeavor. "We are here to show our support, honor her, and confer on her the title of Executive…
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Gambo In US To Produce First Album, Meets American Producer Timberland
08 Jan

Gambo In US To Produce First Album, Meets American Producer Timberland

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Versatile Ghanaian trap rapper, Gambo, is back in the United States where he is working on his first full studio album. He is currently working with several seasoned American music industry engineers, producers and record label executives, to make his album a success. Gambo is working with legendary musician, Jim Jones, to complete his hit song, 'Drip' remix. He is also working with some artists on his maiden studio album. The Vodafone Ghana Music Award-winning rapper is yet to settle on the title for his upcoming album but one thing for sure is fans should expect nothing but great melodic…
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