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I need a man with focus not money – Yvonne Okoro

Ghanaian actress of Nigerian descent, Chinyere Yvonne Okoro has revealed in an interview on E-talk with Amanda Jissih that she prefers a man with focus to fabulously rich men. Young Yvonne who has featured in movies such as ‘Ghana must go’ among others continued that “I don’t necessarily need a man with a mansion full of money, I need a ...

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Alhaji Asoma Banda ‘mad’ over death rumors

Businessman Alhaji Asoma Banda has laughed off rumours about his death indicating that it is very typical of some Ghanaians to “kill” people before their time. There were reports in sections of the media on Monday August 14, 2017 that the former Member of Council of State is dead but his nephew Abu Banda, who spoke exclusively to mynewsgh.com, discounted ...

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Teachers to write licence exams

The National Teachers Council (NTC) of the Ministry of Education has announced that teachers will now have to pass a special examination before being granted the licence to teach. The move, according to the NTC, is to enforce discipline and eliminate non-performing teachers from the system, in accordance with the new Teachers Licencing Policy under the Education Act 778 (2008). ...

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Prof Amartey urges gov’t to allow universities to keep IGF

Vice Chancellor, University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, has appealed to the government to allow public universities to keep the entire 100 per cent of their internally generated funds (IGF). He explained that this would facilitate the smooth functioning of the universities in order to produce the needed manpower for the nation’s socio-economic development. Prof ...

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Ghana’s Commey,Micah Move Up In WBC Rankings

Ghana’s world title prospect, Richard Commey, has moved to the 3rd in the lightweight division in the latest World Boxing Council rankings for the month of August 2017. Commey who was last month was ranked 4th, has moved above former WBC world lightweight champion Dejan Zlaticanin. The former IBF world lightweight title contender was ranked number 10 by the WBC ...

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32-year-old Taye Taiwo joins Swedish club

This was confirmed by the club’s sports director Azad Budak on their official website. “We got a really good and experienced left back that will mean a lot to us. Not only on the field, but also in the locker room. We are very happy that he is here,” Budak said. A club statement read: “Thirty two-year-old Taye Taiwo began ...

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Ofori-Atta pushes for Ghana as an International Financial Centre

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said with a stable political climate, sustained macroeconomic indicators, an advantageous geographical positioning, and strengthened local banks, the country can become an international financial centre, in sub-Saharan Africa. “There is an opening for an international financial services centre in sub-Saharan Africa and north of South Africa and we have every opportunity to do that. Let ...

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300 dead in Sierra Leone floods, mudslides

More than 300 people have been killed in mudslides and flooding near Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. A hillside in the Regent area collapsed early on Monday following heavy rains, leaving many houses covered in mud. A BBC reporter at the scene said many people may have been asleep when the mudslide occurred. The number of casualties is expected to rise. ...

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