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James Rodriguez: Bayern Munich star wanted back at Real Madrid by Florentino Perez

REAL MADRID chief Florentino Perez wants to recall Bayern Munich playmaker James Rodriguez. Rodriguez left Real Madrid for Bayern Munich in the summer, signing a two-year loan deal with the Bundesliga champions. However, the sacking of manager Carlo Ancelotti has led to talk of a premature move away from the Allianz Arena. And Spanish website Don Balon says the Colombian ...

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Is Tiffany still a musician? – Feli Nuna quizzes

Ghanaian female artiste, Feli Nuna has questioned whether Tiffany is still a musician because according to her, she has been out of the system for a very long time. Her doubts emanate from the fact that she believes she is the best female rapper Ghana has ever produced and cannot be compared to the likes of Tiffany. In an interview ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo transfer: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos refuses to rule out exit

SERGIO RAMOS refused to rule out a Real Madrid exit for Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports emerged from Spain yesterday claiming Ronaldo had had another furious bust up with Bernabeu chiefs and wanted to leave the club. Ronaldo has started the season poorly, scoring just once in the league, and and has been embroiled in contract talks. And Real Madrid captain Ramos remained coy ...

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Full document: 2018 budget presented by Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has presented to Parliament the budget for 2018. This is the second budget statement and economic policy since the President Akufo-Addo led administration assumed office on January 7, 2017. Click here to access the document. Key Highlight of the 2018 Budget Statement and Economic Policy Theme: “Putting Ghana to work” MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 2017   ...

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Zimbabwe crisis: Mugabe ‘under house arrest’ after army takeover

Zimbabwe’s military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says. Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma in a phone call that he was fine, the South African leader’s office said. Troops are patrolling the capital, Harare, after they seized state TV and said they were targeting “criminals”. The move may be ...

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Marc Wilmots leaves Ivory Coast coaching job

Ivory Coast coach Marc Wilmots has left his job “by mutual agreement” after failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The former Belgium international, who won 70 caps, had only been in role six months but pays the price for his failure to guide the Elephants to a fourth successive World Cup. Ivory Coast missed out on qualifying for ...

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We have achieved what seemed impossible in 8 years – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said government has been able to accelerate Ghana’s economic growth just 10 months in power. According to him, through prudent economic measures, the economy is seeing significant growth which is impacting positively on businesses. “we are witnessing a stable economy and a return to robust growth with a real GDP growth of 7.8 percent in ...

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Free SHS gets GHC1.2 billion in 2018 budget

The government plans to allocate some GH¢1.2 billion to the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme in 2018. The amount is three times higher than the GH¢400 million that was allocated to the programme in its first year of implementation in 2017. Next year’s allocation is to be announced Wednesday, when the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken ...

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2018 Budget: We’ve turned economy around – Ofori-Atta

The Akufo-Addo-led government has managed to fix the economic challenges that were bedeviling the country, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said. According to him, the policies and programmes put in place by the government have started yielding results to bring relief to Ghanaians. “In March when I presented the ‘Asempa’ budget, I indicated to this House our commitment to take ...

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