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Paul Dogboe, father of Ghana boxing star, Isaac Dogboe, believes his son is well prepared and has what it takes to defeat his opponent, Chris Avalos. Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe has been away for a year following his two defeats to Mexico’s Emmanuel Navarrette, in the space of 5 months. Now he faces 30-year-old Chris ‘Hitman’ Avalos who has more experience than him. Isaac must do all he can to avoid defeat as 3 straight defeats will put a dent on his career. Paul Dogboe says the former junior-featherweight champion is ‘determined’ and knows what to do to defeat Mexican…

The military together with the police Monday  arrested hundreds of residents at Dome and Agbogbloshie, in Accra for failing to wear face masks . The arrested residents were forced to sweep the streets and desilt gutters of their respective areas. According to our reporter Frederick Clarence Williams, passengers who were on board public transport and motorbike riders without the face masks were directed to get down by the security personnel. “They [those arrested] were given brooms and shovels, directed and supervised by the police and military to sweep the streets and gutters for disobeying President’s Akufo-Addo’s directive on facemask wearing,”…

Military personnel have arrested two persons in Kujokura, a suburb of Damongo in the Savanah Region. The suspects were in possession of four single barrel weapons, four cutlasses and 34 rounds of ammunitions when they were rounded up during a routine patrol of the military. The Savannah Regional Police Commander, DCOP Enoch Bediako, said the police are yet to take the statements of the suspects and to establish the facts. Meanwhile, the Savannah Regional Communication Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Issah Mohammed, in a press statement has accused the NDC of endangering the lives of the people of…

Young attacker Mohammed Kudus is the most talked about Ghanaian footballer at the moment. His high-profile transfer to AFC Ajax has been hailed across every platform where football is discussed. The 19 year old has penned a 5 year deal with the Dutch giants after they paid a reported transfer fee of USD $10.2 million for his services from Danish side FC Nordsjaelland. FC Nordsjaelland in a tributary manner shared this one-time picture (above) of the much talked about Ghanaian footballer Mohammed Kudus (in the middle) – then with feeder club, the Right to Dream Academy- with the caption ‘Everybody…

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the fast-rising cases recorded in the country, Ghanaians have expressed massive interest in taking part in the December 2020 general elections to vote for a president and parliamentary representatives. The first wave of results of the Ghana Election Poll conducted online via the renowned market research firm MSI-ACI from May 1 through to June 30 finds a growing majority of Ghanaians plan to vote in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Overall, 78% of respondents who were of the voting age (18) – more than three-quarters – responded with a resounding “Yes” to taking part…

A nurse working at the at Soma CHPS Compound at the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region has petitioned the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to investigate the district manager, Mahama Sakara, for “sexual assault” and “attempted rape”. In her account of the events, Miss Doreen Smith alleged Mr. Sankara had come to the CHPS compound at about 9:00am July 8 under the guise of “monitoring” but turned around to make sexual advances at her. She said even though Mr. Sankara did not succeed in having sexual intercourse with her, he fingered her in the process of struggling with him…

As a doctoral student of political science, I will start off by admitting that I am still learning the trade, and may well misfire on this submission, yet I implore you to follow me through to the end on this one. I am on the issue of the appointment of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate of former President John Dramani Mahama for the 2020 elections. I have read a great number of commentaries from the camp of the NPP, attempting to run down the achievements of the Professor in public service, particularly during her tenure as the…

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has suggested to the government to conduct mass testing for all students and staff who are currently in the Senior High Schools (SHSs) that have recorded cases of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). President of the association, Phillapa Larsen, said it will be better for all the other students and staff in the affected schools to know their status in order not to further spread the virus. She told Alfred Ocansey on the 3FM’s Sunrise Tuesday that students and staff of the various SHSs should have been tested even before school reopened, something she said…

We’re in an era where lots of musicians purchase a high number of streams and views just to prove their worth to their prospective fans and industry peers. These can be harmful if done wrongly because aside paid advertising (Facebook, Instagram, and Google Ads) and Influencer Marketing some other block hat techniques of getting streams can end up hurting your brand and getting your profile suspending by DSP’s (Digital Streaming Platforms). From experience, I gathered a couple of pointers that could help an artist spot out these fake streaming service providers. TIP 1 If the company does not listen to…