Author Archives: larryehu

British High Commissioner commends Guinness Ghana for LRM programme

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker, has commended Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC for its massive investment into the company’s Local Raw Materials programme, which has impacted the lives over one hundred thousand people along the agricultural value chain. Walker paid a working visit to Guinness Ghana PLC, Ghana’s only total beverage company, to learn about the company’s business ...

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Neymar stripped of Brazil captaincy and replaced by Dani Alves

Neymar has been stripped of the Brazil captaincy for next month’s Copa America and will be replaced by his Paris St-Germain team-mate Dani Alves. The 27-year-old forward, given the role eight months ago but under pressure after recent disciplinary issues, was informed by manager Tite on Saturday. Alves, 36, will also lead the side in friendlies against Qatar and Honduras. ...

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Ghana is our most important business destination in Africa – Austrian president

The President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, has described Ghana as the most important destination in Africa currently for Austria and Austrian businesses. According to President Alexander Van der Bellen, the management of the Ghanaian economy, especially over the last two years, for which Ghana is projected to be the fastest growing economy in the world in 2019, has ...

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FIFA Forensic Audit: Normalisation Committee rubbishes report of Nyantakyi exoneration

The Normalisation Committee has disputed a claim that FIFA has cleared former GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi of all financial impropriety. Ghanasoccernet on Monday revealed that Mr Nyantakyi and members of the Executive Committee under his tenure have all been exonerated from all counts of corruption after FIFA forensic audit. It said a forensic audit conducted by FIFA on the Ghana ...

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Obinim, Obofour are ‘fraudsters’ – Sam Korankye Ankrah

The Founder and Leader of Royal house Chapel international, Reverend Sam Korankye Ankrah has described the founder and leader of Anointed Palace Chapel, Reverend Obofour and the founder and leader of the International Godsway Church (IGWC) Bishop Daniel Obinim as fraudsters who manipulate their members to enrich themselves. An incensed Rev Korankye Ankrah said they deceive their congregations to acquire ...

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Despite delayed census, Ethiopia poll body wants $129m for 2020 vote

Ethiopia’s elections body, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, NEBE, says a delayed census will not affect its preparations for elections slated for 2020 – all things being equal. NEBE chairperson Birtukan Mideksa in an interaction on Monday with local media also disclosed that her outfit had submitted a budget of about $129 million to lawmakers for the conduct of ...

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Peter Mutharika wins Malawi’s presidential election: official

Malawi’s incumbent president Peter Mutharika has been declared winner of the 2019 election, having garnered 38.67% of the votes cast, according to results announced by the electoral commission (MEC) on Monday. The declaration of results was enabled by a court decision to lift an injuction by the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). The injured obtained on Saturday had halted announcement ...

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League winners Hamdallah, Ziyech and Belhanda headline Morocco’s Afcon provisional squad

The Atlas Lions have announced their preliminary team selection for next month’s continental showpiece Dutch Eredivisie winners Hakim Ziyech and Noussair Mazraoui, Saudi Professional League champion Abderazzak Hamdallah and Turkish Super Lig winner Younes Belhanda have been included in Morocco’s 27-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Herve Renard invited most of the players he took to the 2018 Fifa ...

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NDC’s Sammy Gyamfi sued

First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has sued the Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, for allegedly defaming him. Mr. Ekow Ewusi told Accra-based radio station Peace FM that he filed the suit at the Accra High Court (General Jurisdiction). The NPP executive alleged that Mr. ...

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