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Asante Kotoko coach Steve Polack says there is something behind Wednesday’s fatal accident at Nkawkaw which claimed the life of a Deputy Equipment Officer and they must find out what caused it. The team was returning to Kumasi after a narrow 0-1 loss to Inter Allies in midweek when the accident happened claiming the life of Thomas Asare and injuring several others including assistant coach Godwin Ablordey The club official Twitter account posted last night: ”Coach Steven Polack has successfully undergone a knee surgery at KATH. He just returned to the ward from the theatre.” Speaking exclusively to Onua Sports…

The Premier League Board (PLB) has announced the indefinite postponement of the Match Day 23 clash between rivals Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak. The match was scheduled to be played on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. However, the entire Kotoko team was involved in a deadly accident Wednesday night while returning to Kumasi from a 0-1 loss to Inter Allies in midweek. The team was obviously going to prepare for the crucial encounter. In a statement issued on Thursday by PLB Chairman Ashford Tettey-Oku, the match has been postponed indefinitely. A delegation from the Board followed up…

Executive Director of Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, has said contempt of parliament cannot be used to curtail the right of Ghanaians to free speech and expression. He argued in a Facebook post Friday that while contempt of parliament is for good reasons, those “certainly do not include using it to curtail the people’s right to free speech and expression” For him, parliament should work to earn respect as it cannot “force [it] on the people”, stating “the dignity of Parliament can only be earned”. Mr Braimah’s comments come on the back of a statement by a member…

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s travel ban, a judge has ruled. The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii, is a fresh legal blow to Mr Trump’s immigration crackdown. The judge said the ban had interpreted a Supreme Court ruling too narrowly. That decision, made last month, partly reinstated the ban on refugees and travellers from six Muslim-majority countries. It said only those with “bona fide” family ties would be let into the US. But the Trump administration decided that did not include grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law,…

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The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul has disclosed that progress has been made on the establishment of the endowment fund in honour of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. He was speaking to representatives of the family of the late major who called on him to show appreciation for the roles he played during Maxwell Mahama’s funeral. The president announced the establishment of the fund and others when he visited the family last month, which the minister said government is committed to fulfilling all the promises it made to the family and that everything is on course to attain them…

The youth of Akomadan and neighbouring villages in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti region are said to be engaging in massive abuse of a pain reliever called Tramadol. The drug, popularly known among users as ‘Tramol’, is used for treating moderate to severe pain. However, it is being used by the youth in Akomadan and its environs as an aphrodisiac for sexual activities, according to Kumasi-based journalist Nana Boatemaa. She told Bright Kwesi Asempa on the Onua FM morning show “Yen Nsem Pa” on Thursday that while some youth use the drug as energy booster for weeding on…

Two suspected armed robbers shot and killed an unarmed police officer when he and his colleague attempted to foil their robbery operations at Lapaz near Las Pamas restaurant in Accra. The other police officer who was seriously injured is currently on at admission at the Police Hospital and in stable condition, a police statement confirming Thursday afternoon incident said. The statement signed by ASP Effia Tenge of the Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police command confirmed: “Two Police personnel on their routine motorbike patrols within Lapaz were shot by two unidentified men on unregistered motorbike who are currently on the…

The former chief executive of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Herbert Mensah has expressed his condolence to the club for the tragedy that befell it on Wednesday night. In a short video to commiserate with the club, the former Kotoko boss said the news of the terrible accident which claimed a life and left many injured came to him as a shock and his heart is heavy. “It is with great sadness that I heard the news of the tragedy that befell our great club”, he sympathized. The club was returning to their base in Kumasi in the Ashanti region when their…

Customers of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) have been promised speed and quality banking in coming days as the bank commemorates its 45th anniversary. Formerly known as Merchant Bank, UMB was established on 15th March 1972:    one of the earliest established banks in the country. The bank is committed to supporting SMEs, socio economic development and rendering relevant services in the banking space in Ghana. Speaking at the launch of the 45th anniversary, CEO of UMB, John Awuah says customer satisfaction through the employment of innovation will be topmost on their priority list. “Satisfaction of our customers will always be topmost…