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July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

Southampton To Sign Brazilian Pair From Sao Paulo

Southampton have agreed deals to sign Brazilian duo Welington and Juan when their contracts at Sao Paulo expire. Both players have settled on personal terms, signing pre-contracts, and will move to St Mary's in January. Left-back Welington, 23, has made 150

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

Criticism Of England At Euros ‘Ridiculous’ – Maguire

The criticism of England 's Euro 2024 performances was "a bit ridiculous", said Manchester United defender Harry Maguire. Maguire played more than 60 times under manager Gareth Southgate but missed England's run to a second consecutive European Championship final in Germany

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

Fire Destroys Nine-Bedroom Hostel At KNUST

A devastating fire engulfed a two-storey hostel at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), leaving students in a state of shock and despair. The blaze consumed the entire second floor of the nine-bedroom apartment, rendering the affected students

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

Parliament Approves €1.5m Waiver For E-Learning Laboratories In SHSs

Parliament has approved a tax waiver of €1.5 million for the supply and installation of integrated e-learning laboratories in Senior High Schools. This follows an €11.5 million commercial contract between the government and Televic Group N.V. for phase two of the

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

We Didn’t Incur Losses Because Of New Head Office Project – BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has defended its decision to continue building a new head office despite posting a significant loss of 10.50 billion cedis in 2023. The Central Bank despite the losses paid $82 million to contractors for the project

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

MTN Ghana’s Network Upgrade Nears Completion

MTN Ghana has announced significant progress in its nationwide network upgrade, with 80% of the project already completed. The Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of MTN Ghana, Thomas Motlepa said the telecommunications giant is on track to finalize the overhaul by the

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Priestman Removed As Olympic Boss Over Drone Incident

Canada women's football manager Beverly Priestman has been removed as Olympic head coach and suspended by the country's football federation as the fall out continued after a drone was flown over New Zealand's training session on Monday. Canada Soccer said it

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Road Crash Deaths Rise By 17% In Africa – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the need for Ghana and the rest of Africa to implement holistic policies and measures that will halve the number of crashes, injuries and deaths related to road accidents by 2030 in accordance with

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

NAPO Was Only Encouraging Chiefs To Influence Policy – Fiifi Boafo Clarifies

Fiifi Boafo, the spokesperson for Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has clarified that Dr Prempeh’s call for chiefs to express their views on political matters is not intended to infringe upon Ghana’s constitution.

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

“My Boss, President John Evans Atta Mills Was A Selfless Leader” – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has paid tribute to his former boss, the late former President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills. Mr. Mahama, who served as Vice President under Atta Mills, praised him as a nation-builder