Author Archives: larryehu

Why I rejected two Rolls-Royce gifts – Duncan-Williams

Founder and Leader of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has revealed that he has rejected Rolls-Royce car gifts on two occasions. Archbishop Duncan-Williams said different people offered to bring him Rolls-Royce cars as gifts and that the first offer came two years ago and the second came in last year, but he rejected them. He said he had to ...

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‘Africa is no laboratory’ – Players slam ‘racist’ coronavirus test claims

Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba have hit back angrily at “racist and contemptuous” comments made by two doctors on French television suggesting studies on drugs to combat coronavirus should be tested in Africa. Former Chelsea and Senegal forward Demba Ba posted a video of the exchange on Twitter. Ba commented: “Welcome to the West, where white people believe themselves to ...

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Consistency will open door to home-based players – Akonnor

Black Stars Head Coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor is challenging home-based players to be consistent to command regular place in the national team. He said this during an interview with the Communications Department in an exclusive chat dubbed “Time with C.K Akonnor”. Home-based players are often overlooked or given limited space in the Black Stars in recent years, unlike the past ...

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Late Marseille boss inspired me, my sons to greatness – Abedi Pele

Former Marseille Ghana and Olympic Marseille midfielder, Abedi Pele Ayew, has extolled late Chairman of the French top division, Pape Diouf who died this week from coronavirus. Diouf was the first victim of the disease in Senegal. Diouf was not only the first black top-flight chairman in elite European football but before that an agent and journalist. One of the ...

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Christian Atsu retires from Black Stars over ‘neglect’

Ghana’s committed and reliable playmaker Christian Atsu has served notice of his decision to quit the Black Stars citing neglect over the injury that ultimately cost him his starting place at Newcastle United, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The patriotic player, who has consistently served Ghana with diligence over for more than seven years, has told Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor ...

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Covid-19: Togo declares 3 months state of emergency

Togo President Faure Gnassingbé has declared a 3-month state of emergency to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The President said the seriousness of the situation warrants a quick response, which includes the immediate start of a curfew from 7pm to 6am local time. President Gnassingbe announced that an alleviation package of nearly 400 billion CFA francs (about $650 ...

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Ethiopia: Dam dispute stokes anti-Egypt feelings

For the last 12 years, around four days a week, when the light appears over the skies of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Tsehay Wulo, 55, ascends to Entoto, a forested mountain north of the capital. Throughout the week, hundreds of impoverished young and old women roam the eucalyptus forest which stands 3,200 meters (nearly 10,500 feet) above the sea ...

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Parliament donates 200k to COVID-19 fund

Parliament has donated an amount of two hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc200,000) into the COVID-19 trust fund. Making the donation, the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye urged all Members of Parliament and other workers to contribute to the fund to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Speaker Oquaye has been at the forefront of the fight to prevent ...

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2 patients infected with Coronavirus in critical condition – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says two patients who have been infected with the novel Coronavirus are in critical condition. According to the GHS’s website, the two are in Routine Surveillance but sought to give no further details on their situation. On April 2, 2020, Ghana recorded 9 new cases of coronavirus – shooting the number of cases from 195 to 204. ...

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