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VIDEO: From promise to decay: The sad story of AstroTurf pitches
Three years ago, when Bukom Square received an Astroturf pitch, audience stands, and floodlights for nighttime play, the community was elated. It was a moment of pride and excitement. Finally, they had a proper venue to nurture football talent, much like they had done for boxing over the years. The Astroturf quickly became the heart […]
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Move To Freeze Dapaah’s Maids Properties Withdrawn
Cecilia Dapaah The Office of the Attorney General has withdrawn an application seeking to restrict Patience Botwe and Sarah Agyei, the two former housemaids of Cecilia Dapaah, former Minister
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Boxing
African Games: Bukom Banku’s son breaks father’s 25-year-old boxing record
Abubakar Kamoko, the son of retired Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku, has etched his name in history at the recently concluded 2023 African Games by securing a silver medal, surpassing his father’s achievements from 25 years ago. Competing in the fiercely contested 86kg cruiserweight category, Kamoko initially secured his place in the semifinals with an outstanding […]
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Entertainment
Bola Ray Rocks Soho With Birthday Bash
Bola Ray Ghanaian media personality and renowned entrepreneur, Nathan Kwabena Anokye Adisi, popularly known as Bola Ray, is set to take the centre stage at the March 1 edition of
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Opinion
Feature: Cost of living crisis: A personal story
I was going through some old files in my closet the other day when I saw some documents and receipts that absolutely cracked me up. Among the browning, time-worn papers was the receipt from a private primary school for the payment of my first daughter’s fees. It was a middle-class school that charged N5,000 naira […]
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Nigeria
Govt auditing N22.7trn Central Bank ‘Ways and Means’ loans -Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the President Bola Tinubu administration is auditing the 22.7 trillion naira Ways and Means loans approved by the government of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. The finance minister, who stated this on Tuesday at the Public Wealth Management Conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital, […]
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Nigeria
Go after hoarders of food items -President Tinubu
Last week, President Bola Tinubu ordered the National Security Adviser, (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu; the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; to work with governors and go after those hoarding foodstuff. The President, who met with governors of the 36 states in […]
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Nigeria
Protest in Oyo over high cost of living
Protest broke out in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, on Monday, over high cost of living, food inflation and the current economic hardship being experienced in Nigeria. Staged in the Mokola area of Ibadan, the state capital, placard-carrying youths in their droves chanted songs to drive home their points. Some of the placards have inscriptions such as […]
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Nigeria
Economic Hardship: Seek Obasanjo, Jonathan’s guidance –PDP youths to Tinubu
Amid the hardship confronting Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, youth wing on Saturday urged President Bola Tinubu to seek the guidance of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan on how to move Nigeria forward. The youth wing said Nigeria needs a leader who can stir the country towards economic recovery because Tinubu has […]
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Nigeria
Tinubu honours Super Eagles with National Awards & lands
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, met with the National team, the Super Eagles, where he announced national awards (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) to each of them. The honours bestowed on them also included flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and a piece of land. The delegation to the presidency was […]
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Baraka Impact: using shea butter to empower communities
By Rafiq Nungor ADAM The grand opening of the Konjeihi Women’s Enterprise Centre marked a significant milestone in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region. Spearheaded by Baraka Impact, this initiative is transforming the shea butter market while empowering local women and communities. Hundreds of women find hope and support at the Konjeihi Women’s […]
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World News
Ecowas president postpones Senegal visit as political crisis deepens
Nigeria’s president and head of Ecowas, Bola Tinubu, was due to meet Sall today, Monday. No new date for the visit has been set at this stage, according to sources talking to RFI. During the meeting, the Nigerian leader was expected to call on Sall to respect the constitution of his country and to avoid […]
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Nigeria
AFCON 2023: ‘Let This Passing Event Not Dispirit Us,’ Tinubu Hails Super Eagles
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Super Eagles for their tenacious performance in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Nigeria surrendered a first-half lead against the hosts, losing 1-2 on Sunday night. But after the game, Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity […]
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Twifo Hemang chiefs reject DCE nominee
The Twifo Hemang Traditional Council, which is one of the two paramountcies in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District, has vehemently kicked against the nomination of Nana Kweku Abban as the District Chief Executive. Subsequently, the Council, led by the paramount chief, Otumfuo Amoah Sasraku IV, has performed a ritual in which a ram was […]
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I’m committed to helping NPP ‘break the 8’ – Adwoa Safo
The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed her continued commitment to canvassing and rallying support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to achieve its goal of winning the 2024 general elections. Adwoa Safo, who faced defeat in the party’s primaries on January 27, asserts that she will do everything possible to […]
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Nigeria
Tinubu appoints two new ministers
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president has further approved the nomination of Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by the Senate […]
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Nigeria
Presidency failed to provide credible defence for Tinubu’s failure –Atiku
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday accused the Presidency of failing to provide a credible defence for what he described as President Bola Tinubu’s failure to tackle Nigeria’s economic challenges. Atiku insisted that he offered better policy options during the 2023 presidential campaign when compared to Tinubu’s […]
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World News
El Salvador’s president eyes re-election on back of gang crackdown
There was no doubting Francisco Villegas’ political colours as he stepped off his flight into El Salvador. Draped in a flag bearing President Nayib Bukele’s face, he was dressed in light blue – the colour of the ruling party, Nuevas Ideas. “We’re going to win!” he yelled, to cheers and applause from a small crowd […]
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