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Manchester United must produce another unlikely Champions League comeback to keep their hopes alive after Barcelona left Old Trafford with a slender advantage following the quarter-final first leg. Barcelona, with superstar Lionel Messi quiet by his standards, were nowhere near their best but secured the win after Luis Suarez’s far …
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Gov’t sets May 15 to June 15 as closed season for fishing
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has announced the nationwide closed season for fishing as May 15 to June 15, 2019. Last year, stakeholders in the fisheries sector opposed the ban because of what they said was the failure of the Ministry to inform them ahead of time. Sector Minister, …
Read More »Tarkwa residents block traffic in protest over bad roads
Residents of Tarkwa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality have once again blocked the main Tarkwa-Takoradi in protest of its deplorable state. The protest disrupted traffic causing gridlock on the over 10-kilometre Tarkwa-Ahietieso stretch of the main road. Residents are presently burning tyres and mounted barriers leaving commuters stranded. Police are trying to …
Read More »Sinohydro project kick starts today with Tamale Interchange project
The $1.5 billion roads infrastructure project under the Sinohydro Master Project Agreement will commence later today, Wednesday with President Nana Akufo-Addo cutting sod for the construction of the Tamale Interchange project. The Master Project Support was agreed between Ghana and the Sinohydro Corporation Limited in 2017 to address major infrastructure challenges …
Read More »Son gives Tottenham first-leg victory over Man City
Son Heung-min’s late goal gave Tottenham a crucial and well-deserved advantage over Manchester City in a thunderous Champions League quarter-final first leg. Spurs survived the concession of an early penalty as keeper Hugo Lloris saved from Sergio Aguero, awarded on a pitchside video review by the referee after Danny Rose …
Read More »Rawlings to Gov’t: ‘Thank you but don’t rename UDS after me’
Former President, Jerry John Rawlings is asking the Ministry of Education to remove the clause that seeks to rename the University of Development Studies (UDS) in his honour from the new University Bill. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Rawlings reiterated his earlier position with which he turned …
Read More »NPP, NDC have agreed to eliminate vigilantism – Peace Council
The two major political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) have emphasized the need to stop the activities of political vigilante groups in the country. This was the outcome of the first day of the dialogue to end vigilantism which is being mediated by the …
Read More »C/R: Police Arrest 16 Suspected Robbers and Two Others For Stealing Conductor Cables for PDS
Sixteen suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police in the Central region. The suspects were arrested on the Kasoa-Winneba section of the N1 Highway. At a media briefing, Chief Superintendent of Police Charles Kofi Adu, commander of the Kasoa division narrated that the suspects were arrested by the …
Read More »Michael Essien makes Sabail FC debut in Azerbaijani League
Ghana midfielder, Michael Essien, made his debut for new club Sabail FC in the Azerbaijani top flight league on Sunday. Essien, 36, who signed a short term deal with the club last month came on in the 65th minute at the Alindzha Arena where Sabail FC were beaten 3-1 by Sabah FK. …
Read More »NDC, NPP anti-vigilantism dialogue comes off today
The two leading political parties in the country, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will later today, Tuesday meet to start a dialogue towards the disbandment of political vigilante groups. The meeting will be under the auspices of the National Peace Council. The National Peace …
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