…says they are not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians Ghana has disowned a security advisory issued on Wednesday, warning her citizens from travelling to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Wednesday notice carried the name and logo of the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. It indicated that Nigeria asked some
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian traders and Ghanaian Authorities. This directive was contained in a statement signed by Mr Ifedayo Sayo, the Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Sayo said that the delegation would be
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The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have successfully made it to the semifinal stage of the WAFU B Tourney holding in Lome, Togo. The Fatai Amoo team were on the brink of elimination after losing their opening game 1-0 to Cote d’Ivoire and held to a 1-1 draw in their second group game against Ghana. But
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The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by the Black Starlets of Ghana in their second group game at the WAFU B Tourney. The Eaglets now walk a tight rope after the draw, having been defeated in their opening game against Cote d’Ivoire last Wednesday. Having only one point from two
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Ghana’s main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has been crying foul about the results of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, says it is ready to contest the outcome in court.A member of the party’s legal team, Rockson Dafeamekpor, said on Saturday that the election petition against the results declared by the Electoral
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‘Leg Over’ crooner, Tosin Ajibade aka Mr Eazi has been robbed in Ghana by unknown men following a visit after he flew into the West African country from neighbouring Seirra Leone. The Nigerian singer took to his Twitter page on Wednesday morning to inform his 2.3 million followers on the social media platform that he
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A 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Martha Sherry Anthony, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court after she was found guilty of stealing GH¢80,000, the equivalent of N5.2m. Anthony who claimed to be an artist, was sentenced on Friday, December 18, by the court presided over by Magistrate Evelyn Asamoah, who found
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Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo narrowly beat his long-time rival John Mahama to win a second term, the electoral commission announced on Wednesday. But Ghana’s main opposition party has rejected the results of the presidential and legislative vote, citing alleged irregularities. Akufo-Addo, 76, won by a slim margin securing 51.59% of the total votes cast, while
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The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will begin a four-day working visit to Nigeria and three other West African countries later on Sunday. It was gathered that the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will be visiting Nigeria to discuss strategies to rebuild setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued by the
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The death toll in the collapse of a three-story church building in eastern Ghana rose to 21, rescue officials said on Friday, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble. “The deceased include 12 women and nine men,” the National Disaster Management Organisation said in a statement, up the toll from 17 dead on Thursday.
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Six Ghanaian youth players have been confirmed dead after a bus they were travelling in crashed into a river on Saturday, the Ghana Football Association have announced. The accident occurred on the Kumasi-Offinso road in Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), and the National Juvenile Committee (NJC) have learnt of
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that despite assurances the Federal Government received from the Ghanaian authorities, the government is still adamant to consider Nigerian traders in Ghana. Osinbajo said this during a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community in Ghana at the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana in Accra
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At least seven people drowned and villagers were rendered homeless when flash floods hit north-eastern Ghana, witnesses and community leaders said on Tuesday. A rescue team has been dispatched by the country’s National Disaster Management Organisation (Nadmo) to assist residents of the communities affected by the flooding. Reports say the flooding was caused by torrential
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The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has been elected the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS. Akufo-Addo was elected as the new ECOWAS Chair at the ongoing 57th Summit in Niamey, Republic of Niger. Recall that Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari had during the summit warned African leaders
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House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on Ghana’s Central Government to review its law on $1m business capital, which has turned a turbulent issue for entrepreneurs of Nigerian descent in the country. The DAILY VENDOR reported that Nigerians living in Ghana had lamented maltreatment and accused the Ghanaian authorities of forcefully sealing their
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