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Month: December 2021

Comedy Night: DKB and friends thrill comedy lovers on NEW Year’s day
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Comedy Night: DKB and friends thrill comedy lovers on NEW Year’s day

Revellers will have an unforgettable experience as comedian, DKB flanked by some other colleagues and musicians mount the big stage at the New Year Comedy Night. The show slated for January 1, would take place at the plush Alisa Hotel in Accra. Patrons would be treated to an evening of hilarious back-to-back rib cracking jokes. According to organisers, this edition would have two shows, 6pm and 9pm respectively. The two shows this time around is aimed at controlling the numbers to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols. The first show will be at 6pm with performances from OB Amponsah, Lekzy DeComic, Jacinta, Id James Brown, Comedian Waris, MjTheComedian and Ranzy alongside musical performances from Fameye and Tic. The second show which at 9pm will feature perf...
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NDC marks anniversary of 31st December Revolution today
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NDC marks anniversary of 31st December Revolution today

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Friday, 31st December, mark the 40th Anniversary of the 31st December Revolution. The anniversary is being spearheaded by the Events Planning Committee and is on the theme "40 Years of Democratic Stability: the Legacy of the Legend". Later today, Friday, December 31, there would be a Wreath Laying and Flagraising Ceremony Parade at 0800 hours at Town Council line Ablekuma Central. The statement said speakers at the event would include Dr Zanetor Rawlings, Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey-Korle; Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, the General Secretary of the NDC and Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the National Chairman of the NDC and former President John Dramani Mahama. The statement said there would be a walk at 0700 hours from the first...
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Deplorable Tamale industrial area road fixed
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Deplorable Tamale industrial area road fixed

The Tamale Industrial area road which was in deplorable state, thus caused several accidents that claimed many lives this year, has been fixed. The stretch from the industrial area to the Nyohin roundabout, had deteriorated, forcing commuters who ply the road to launch a campaign to get the road fixed. Speaking to the media, the Northern Regional Minister, Saani Alhassan Sayibu who facilitated the execution of the work said it is a major road project that urgently needed to be worked on. “With the commencement of work on the interchange, there was no other route that could have been used to cross to the Sahel Region so we needed to get that road fixed,” he said. He added that a stream on a particular portion of the road was the cause of floods anytime there was a heavy dow...
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3 SHS students arrested over burning of Bolt driver remanded
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3 SHS students arrested over burning of Bolt driver remanded

The three Senior High School (SHS) students, arrested in connection with the burning to death of a Bolt rider at Sekondi Baka-Ano in the Western Region, have been remanded into police custody. They have been slapped with several criminal charges and were remanded on Thursday, December 30, 2021, by a Sekondi District Court presided over by Her Worship Mrs. Catherine Obiri Addo. The first accused person, Adolf Eshun is facing only one count of abetment of crime namely robbery. The two others, Patrick Baidoo and Joseph Lord Nii  Adjei Oninku are being pressed with four charges. These include conspiracy to commit crime – attempted robbery, causing unlawful damage and murder, and attempt to commit crime -robbery. The two other counts are causing unlawful damage and...
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“We are not at our best yet” – Hearts coach Samuel Boadu reveals
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“We are not at our best yet” – Hearts coach Samuel Boadu reveals

Head coach of Hearts of Oak, Samuel Boadu is expecting more output from his charges despite a recent run of impressive form. The defending champions have lost just a game – 2-0 in week four against AshantiGold at Len Clay Stadium before taking on Jeunesse Sportive de Saoura of Algeria in a botched CAF Confederation Cup campaign. The 21 time Ghana champions had three opening draws against Legon Cities FC, West Africa Football Academy and Aduana Stars FC and the fateful loss to the Miners. Week 10 produduced their fourth draw in a 2-2 finish at the Dawu Park to Dreams FC before victories against Elmina Sharks, Accra Lions in week eight and nine. The 2000 CAF Champions League winners nailed former champions, Berekum Chelsea 2-0 in a week five outstanding game at the Cape Coas...
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E-levy will be a sacrifice Ghanaians can make to support nat’l dev’t – Kan-Dapaah
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E-levy will be a sacrifice Ghanaians can make to support nat’l dev’t – Kan-Dapaah

Kan Dapaah is the Minister of National Security National Security Minister, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah has urged Ghanaians to embrace the E-levy proposal in the 2022 budget statement in order to help the government generate revenue for national development. Speaking at a meeting with staff of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Kan-Dpaah who is a chartered accountant by profession, noted that accepting the E-levy will be one of the sacrifices Ghanaians can make to ensure the government is able to revive the economy and also provide the much-needed public goods and services. “The extend to which the government can tackle the socio economic problems of the country very much depends on the revenues at its disposal. “Here in Ghana, the E-levy idea continues to divide opinions yet...
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Jose Peseiro: NFF Appoints New Super Eagles Head Coach
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Jose Peseiro: NFF Appoints New Super Eagles Head Coach

Former Venezuela coach Jose Peseiro gestures during the Conmebol Copa America 2021 football tournament group phase match between Venezuela and Peru at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 27, 2021. EVARISTO SA / AFP The Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed a proposal by its Technical and Development sub-committee for the appointment of Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. His appointment follows the sacking of Gernot Rohr earlier this month. The executive committee of the NFF has, however, resolved that the interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen will be in charge of the three-time African champions for the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon while coach Peseiro will serve as an observer. The NFF says the tournament wil...
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American rapper Wale eulogizes Black Sherif; Blacko reacts
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American rapper Wale eulogizes Black Sherif; Blacko reacts

Wale and Black Sherif Nigerian-American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, popularly known in showbiz circles as Wale, has joined the Blacko fanbase. After Black Sheriff’s performance with BurnaBoy in Nigeria during his (Burna’s) concert, Wale took to his Twitter page to describe the performance as an amazing one. He was impressed and fell in love with Black Sheriff’s astounding talent. “That Black Sheriff’s joint is so crazy.” https://twitter.com/Wale/status/1475631128975446021?s=20 This got loads of engagements on social media as fans could not hide their excitement over the comment from Wale.Replying to Wale, the second sermon hitmaker replied to his tweet and appreciated the rapper. He said, “Appreciate you, Baba Folarin.” https://twitter.com/blacksherif_/status...
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Cedi depreciates 9%, 3% on retail, interbank market
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Cedi depreciates 9%, 3% on retail, interbank market

With few days to end the year, the Ghana cedi’s performance has been described as mixed in 2021, by analysts and currency traders. This is because the local currency has depreciated by about 9% to the dollar on the retail market, though it has lost about 3% in value on the interbank market. Comparatively to that of last year, the performance of the cedi has been slightly worse, beating analysts and research institutions forecast, marginally. It is coming despite increased dollar inflows from the Bank of Ghana as well as remittances from abroad in the last few weeks to end the year. Senior Currency Analyst at Databank Research, Courage Martey, told Joy Business that the trend in 2021 points to the fact that the local currency performance this year has been mixed. “Th...
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Yaw Tog wins artiste of the year at Ashanti Region Music Awards
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Yaw Tog wins artiste of the year at Ashanti Region Music Awards

Yaw Tog wins Artiste Of The Year At The 2nd Edition Of Ashanti Region Music Awards Ghanaian musician Thorsten Owusu Gyimah, better known in showbiz as Yaw Tog, has been named the overall artiste of the year at the 2nd edition of the Ashanti Region Music Awards 2021. Following his outstanding performances throughout the year, the emerging star was named the best artiste in the Ashanti Region. The ‘Sore’ hitmaker was also named hip hop artiste of the year during the awards ceremony, which took place on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Prempeh 11 Assembly Hall in Kumasi. The show included thrilling performances from Highlife Legend Kaakyire Kwame Appiah, Ypee, Phaize, and a slew of other music industry heavyweights. Below is the full list of winners; ARTISTE OF THE YEARY...
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