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Yearly Archives: 2019

I deserve more Ballon d’Or awards than Messi – Ronaldo

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he deserves to end his soccer career with more Ballon d’Or awards than Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi and hopes to establish himself as the greatest player of all time. Ronaldo, 34, has won the renowned France Football magazine trophy for the world’s best player five …

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Missing girls: Publish detailed and tallied DNA report – Group

A pressure group, STRANEK-Africa has called for the detailed and tallied DNA report conducted by the Ghana Police Service on alleged remains of the missing Takoradi girls to be made public. In a statement, the group said while it does not doubt the competencies of the Ghana Police Service, it finds …

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I lost my virginity in 2017 – Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Nelson, who dated Nigerian singer, Iyanya in 2012, has revealed that she lost her virginity not too long ago. In a Question and Answer session with some fans on Twitter, the Ghanaian actress revealed that she lost her virginity on February 14 (Valentine’s Day) 2017. Yvonne also disclosed that her …

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SHS placement: 90 per cent done

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said that majority of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who have thronged the Black Stars Square with their parents,  have already been placed by the Computerised Schools Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) but are now “shopping for better schools than those they have …

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Takoradi girls: Family ignores Akufo-Addo phone call

The family of Ruth Love Quayson, one of the kidnapped Takoradi girls who have been declared dead, has snubbed a phone call placed to them by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President had placed the call through a senior police officer who was with the family moments after the police …

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Xenophobic attacks: SA to compensate properly registered Ghanaian businesses

The South African government’s special envoy to Ghana says properly registered and insured tax-paying Ghanaians businesses in South Africa will be compensated. Jeffrey Radebe expressed deep regret for the attacks and called for cooperation among African states to deal with the socio-economic issues that underline such attacks. At least three Ghanaians were …

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‘Game of Thrones’ dominates at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards

“Game of Thrones” has won more Emmys than any other drama in the history of television. Did anyone think it would go out quietly for its final turn? The HBO fantasy epic captured 10 Creative Arts Emmy Awards over the weekend, the most of any series in the kick-off to …

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The self-placement module was sabotaged – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says its self-placement module was sabotaged by “bad” people resulting in the chaos with the 2019 senior high school (SHS) placement. According to the Deputy Director-General in charge of Quality and Access at the GES, Dr Kwabena Tandoh, it was for that reason that the …

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JHS graduate commits suicide over school choice

A 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate has committed suicide by hanging at Agona Asafo in the Agona East District of the Central region for not getting his school of choice. Master Isaac Arhin, affectionately called Yaw completed Junior High School(JHS) in Tema and obtained aggregate 20 but the computer …

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Frustration as two SHS hopefuls collapse at Black Star Square over placements

At least two teenagers collapsed at the Black Stars Square Monday while in a queue to get placement into a senior high school. They are among the frustrated thousands, including parents and guardians, who have thronged vast space to correct issues relating to their placements after they failed to secure spaces in their …

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