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  The Black Stars have booked a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after a 1-1 draw against Nigeria in Abuja. THOMAS PARTEY The Black Stars have booked a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after a 1-1 draw against Nigeria in Abuja. This means the Stars go through to their fourth World Cup in five attempts having missed out on Russia 2018. Otto Addo’s men went into the second leg against Nigeria in Abuja needing to avoid defeat to give themselves a chance of making it through to this year’s tournament. That task seemed even more daunting as the two teams stepped out to the stadium-rocking chants from the home fans. The Nigerian side appeared to feed off the energy in the stadium and pinned the Black Stars back for most of the early exchanges. However, it was the Black Stars who took a shock lead. After some good hold-up play from Jordan Ayew, Gideon Mensah’s pass found Thomas Partey on the edge of the Nigerian box. The Arsenal midfielder’s powerful effort went straight through S...

Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial electronic transactions bill popularly referred to as E-levy.  PARLIAMENT OF GHANA APPROVES E-LEVY  The bill relates to the introduction of a levy on electronic transactions including mobile money transactions. Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo is now expected to sign the bill into law before it becomes effective and operational. PRESIDENT OF GHANA  Last year when the bill was introduced as part of the 2022 budget statement by the country’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta it sparked fury among many Ghanaians.   Its passage in parliament stalled several times and even led to brawls among lawmakers. On Tuesday though during the passage, the minority MPs from the opposition party walked out giving the majority the urge to approve it.   The Bill was however adopted at a reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial 1.75% from last year. With regards to mobile-money payments the levy will apply to transaction...

  President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has congratulated Ghana as it celebrates its 65th Independence Day. President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has congratulated Ghana as it celebrates its 65th Independence Day. Vladimir Putin, in a letter shared by the Russian Embassy in Ghana on Twitter, highlighted the friendly relations between the two countries. He expressed the hope that the “bilateral dialogue and partnership meets the interests of our people, contributing to the peace and security on the African continent.” “I wish you good health and every success, as well as happiness and prosperity to all your compatriots,” the statement added. Vladimir Putin’s congratulatory message comes days after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine. Since the attack, Ghana and many other countries have been making frantic efforts to evacuate their citizens in Ukraine. Recently, the government of Ghana said it had reached an agreement with the Russian government to a...

   A post going viral on social media indicating that Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that there will no World Cup without Russia is fake. The post read: "Russia will play at the Qatar 2022 FIFA world cup or there will be no world cup to talk about "Pesacheck has established that the post, whose source is still mysterious, is both fake and  misleading. The truth of the matter is that Russia has been expelled from the 2022 World Cup. The only step that Russia has taken against the ban is filing an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).  President Putin was yet to comment on their World Cup expulsion. Russia was to face Poland on March 24 in a World Cup play-off but their expulsion means the match won't happen. Poland had also said they won't play Russia in a bid to show protest against the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Putin has raided Ukraine for nearly two weeks now, a move that has caused loss of lives and properties. The world has respon...

  Roman Abramovich Why is Roman Abramovich selling Chelsea? The reason Roman Abramovich wants to sell Chelsea is because he is facing the threat of being sanctioned by the UK government. If that was to happen, potentially all his assets in the UK could be frozen and he would lose control of the club. He's already trying to sell £200m worth of property in central London, and his most valuable UK asset is Chelsea, so it makes sense he would try to sell the club as quickly as possible. We had the situation yesterday where the leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, stood up in the House of Commons and directly asked Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, why Abramovich had not already been sanctioned. Johnson said he could not comment on individual cases. So obviously while this threat of sanctions is hanging over him, it makes sense for Abramovich to try to sell Chelsea as quickly as possible. At the moment, in the current climate, it would be difficult to sell Chelsea quickly. If y...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to sit down for direct negotiations and cease Russia's invasion of his nation, while simultaneously urging the West to extend military supplies to Kyiv. Zelenskyy warned the West on Thursday, speaking to journalists in his heavily protected headquarters in Kiev, that if Putin's military offensive succeeds, Russia may proceed to the rest of Europe. "It's not that I don't want to talk to Putin," Ukrainian President stated. "I have to speak with Putin." Putin has to be talked to by the rest of the world. There is no other way to bring this battle to a close." "What do you want from us?" he asked, addressing Putin. "Please leave our land." "Sit down with me, but not 30 meters away," he continued, referring to Putin's reception of foreign leaders at a massive table. Russian soldiers are c...

  Dr Lawrence Tetteh, an economist and international evangelist, has urged Ghanaian students in Ukraine to take advantage of the government's evacuation exercise. His remark comes after reports that some Ghanaians have refused to return home from Ukraine, although the government had purchased tickets for them. On Tuesday's episode of JoyNews' The Pulse, he added that if the kids decline to take advantage of the gesture, they will be left stranded until the evacuation exercise is through. Students who refuse to be evacuated by the government risk having their immigration records erased, which means it could take a long time to receive a visa to re-enter the country once the current issue is handled, according to Dr Tetteh. He described the situation in Ukraine as "extremely dangerous," and urged parents with children in the country to tell them to "wise up" and join the evacuation process. "A lot of young men and women are listening to other voices a...