Author Archives: larryehu

GFA apologises for AFCON fiasco, takes full responsibility for Black Stars’ exit

The Ghana Football Association has extended its ‘sincerest apologies to the good people of Ghana and all stakeholders for the recent disappointing performance of the senior national team, the Black Stars at the Africa Cup of Nations Cote D’Ivoire 2023.” Ghana were ousted from the tournament at the group stage. In a statement, the GFA said: “We understand the disappointment ...

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ECG goes after customers consuming power for free

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served notice that it will start what it calls ‘Operation No Free Consumption’ effective Thursday, 1st February, to Friday, 16th February, 2024. The target of this exercise is customers who are consuming electricity without paying for it. This is contained in a public notice sighted by 3news on January 31. “During this exercise, ...

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Moesha Bodoung suffers stroke; brother raises funds for her medical expenses

Ebito Bodoung, a brother of Ghanaian socialite Moesha Bodoung, has announced that his sister has suffered a stroke. In a statement published on a GoFundMe account created in his name on January 22, 2024, for the showbiz personality, Ebito indicates that Moesha’s condition has affected her ability to move and talk. He is therefore requesting that the public assists him ...

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Ghana’s lowest AFCON budget is $3.4m approved by NDC in 2016 – Sammy Gyamfi

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, says the lowest budgetary allocation for Ghana’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in recent history occurred under an NDC government. Mr Gyamfi highlighted the 2017 AFCON budget of $3.4 million, which he claims is the lowest, and stated that it was approved by the John ...

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We Need Factories, Not 24-hour Prank- Kyiri Abosom

Leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews aka Kyiri Abosom, has scolded the flagbearer of the NDC, former President John Dramani Mahama over his proposed 24-hour economy policy. According to him, Ghanaians need factories, not the 24-hour economic hoax, describing the proposed policy as a joke that voters should not buy. “The 24-hour economy is not a company, neither an ...

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Kanye West Seizes Paparazzi’s Phone

Kanye West found himself in a heated encounter with a TMZ reporter on Monday, during Charlie Wilson’s Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles. The rapper was visibly displeased with a question about whether his wife, Bianca Censori, had ‘free will’. Upon hearing the question, Kanye promptly seized the reporter’s phone, and engaged in a three-minute verbal confrontation with her, as reported ...

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Clean cooking advocate Samira Bawumia assesses prevalent cooking methods in Jamestown

The Second Lady of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the United Nations’ Clean Cooking Alliance, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia, and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA), Administrator Michael Regan have embarked on a significant tour of Jamestown, a suburb of Accra, focusing on cooking methods and the sources of fuel used for cooking. This visit underscores ...

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Child safety online one of few issues Congress can agree on

Doing more to protect children online appears to be one of the few issues that still has bipartisan support in Congress. Lawmakers from both parties have so far focused with some urgency on their own active legislation, pushing the social media bosses present today to either express support for it or explain why they will not. This is a big ...

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TikTok boss claims no US user data shared with Chinese government

Republican Senator John Cornyn wants to know about TikTok’s relationship with the Chinese government. The app is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. He asks TikTok’s Shou Zi Chew if the company has shared US user data with the Chinese government, as mandated by Chinese law. “We have not been asked for any data by the Chinese government and we have never provided ...

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Zuckerberg wants Apple and Google to play bigger role in child safety

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has come to congress today with a clear vision – that Apple and Google could play a bigger role in keeping children off platforms or ensuring they have age appropriate experiences on social apps. Zuckerberg says Apple and Google’s app stores could be the “easiest” and “right” place to check the age of child users or let parents ...

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