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Ronaldo has broken his silence, taking to Instagram to address the heartbreaking afternoon when the dreams of his beloved Portugal was crashed down by Morocco.

Breaking his silence, he wrote;

Winning a World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career. Fortunately, I won many titles of international dimension, including Portugal, but putting our country’s name on the highest foot in the World was my biggest dream’

“I fought for it. I fought hard for this dream. In the 5 appearances I scored in World Cups over 16 years, always by the side of great players and supported by millions of Portuguese, I gave my all. Leave it all out on the field. I never turned my face to the fight and I never gave up on that dream

‘Sadly, yesterday the dream ended. It’s not worth reacting to heat. I just want you all to know that much has been said, much has been written, much has been speculated, but my dedication to Portugal hasn’t changed for a moment’

“Not much more to say for now. Thank you, Portugal. Thank you, Qatar, the dream was nice while it lasted… Now, it’s hoping that the weather will be good advisor and allow each one to draw their own conclusions.”

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One of the music duos Psquare, Paul, released videos of himself and an unidentified woman attending church together on December 11, as well as one in his apartment.

Anita, the mother of Paul’s three children, and Paul were previously married, but Anita filed for divorce in August 2021. We ask, is musician Paul Okoye flaunting a new woman?

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Entertainment pundit, Ola Michael has said Wizkid was in Ghana but refused to perform to his fans at the Wizkid live event.

He argued that numbers play a very important role in artists’ performance saying, Wizkid is a superstar who loves to perform for big crowds but got disappointed seeing such a “small” crowd in the Stadium.

“Wizkid refused to perform though he was in Ghana because of the small number”

The artist apologizing on his twitter said “safety and production issues that prevented him from putting a high-quality show “But the entertainment pundit said that wasn’t the case.

Speaking on TV3’s New Day with Berla Mundi on December 12, Ola said Wizkid was expecting to a 40, 000 full capacity stadium before he can perform.

“I wasn’t surprised he didn’t show up though he was in Ghana”

However, the ticket sold was too expensive-he said

In connection with the violent incidents during the National Youth and Women’s Congress of the NDC held at Cape Coast in the Central Region on December 10, 2022, police have so far declared sixteen people wanted.

Three people were hurt and property was damaged during a violent battle between two rival factions at the Congress that broke up proceedings. The conflict involved the use of chairs, clubs, blocks, sticks, and other objects.

The police’s intervention brought the situation under control, allowing the processes to go through to their conclusion without further incident.

16 suspects have so far been named as some of the individuals participating in the violence and have been issued a wanted status following an initial analysis of Police-specific camera footages of the incident.

Anyone in the public with reliable information that will help the police identify or apprehend one of the suspects will be eligible for a GHC10,000.00 reward.

According to the police, an investigation is still being conducted to find and arrest any further violent offenders so they can face penalties.

source; starfm

The organizers of the Wizkid Live concert in Ghana, Live Hub entertainment has said it will refund paid tickets to fans

The statement said the artiste breached a contractual agreement for failing to show up at the concert.

“Wizkid breached his contractual obligation last night. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused. We will issue FULL refunds to all who paid for tickets”

Wizkid was scheduled to perform at a live concert at Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana on Saturday, December 10, 2022, but refused to turn up despite a large number fans attendance.

The Global Afrobeat star took to his twitter space to apologize for missing his live performance in Ghana.

Global Afrobeat superstar Wizkid has expressed regret for missing his December 10 live performance in Ghana.

The Nigerian international star on his twitter said “Ghana is a country I hold so dear to my heart, first and foremost I wanna apologise to all my fans!
Y’all know I would never do anything, without a serious reasoning behind it.

“My brand is something I don’t joke with! I sincerely apologise to everyone who made the effort to come out to me last night. I was charged up, looking forward to doing this show. However, please understand that every decision I made co-sided with honoring my fans and would only make a drastic decision like this because it was the right to do and I had to,” he tweeted.

On Saturday, December 10, 2022, Wizkid was scheduled to perform at a live concert at Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana but refused to turn up despite a large number fans attendance

Uruguay forward, Luis Suarez says he owes Ghanaians no apology following his role in the Black Stars’ 2010 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal defeat.

Luis Suarez was asked today in a presser as Uruguay prepares to face Ghana in their last group match if he would apologize to Ghana on the 2010 incident; he said “I don’t need to apologize. I’d apologize if I injured a player, but in this situation, I handled the ball, I take a red card and the Ghana player missed the penalty. It’s not my fault. I didn’t miss the penalty. It’s not my responsibility.”

The forward insisted as he push the blame on Ghana’s forward Asamoah Gyan. “I take the handball – but the Ghana player missed a penalty, not me. Maybe I apologize if I injure a player but, in this situation, I take a red card, the referee says penalty, it’s not my fault.”

Twelve years ago, the Black Stars had a chance to score in the final seconds of extra time of the quarterfinal match at Soccer City Stadium, but Suarez blocked it with his hand.

Ghana was awarded a penalty but Ghana’s striker, Asamoah Gyan failed to score which resulted in  penalties and the Black stars lost to Uruguay.

This moment leaves rent free in the minds of many Ghanaians and demand an apology from Suarez. But the Uruguay forward says he owes Ghanaians no apology as he didn’t force Gyan to miss his kick.

12 years later, the two countries meet again on Friday, 2^nd December, 2022 at the Qatar world cup. Who takes the bragging right? Is it going to be Uruguay beating Ghana again, or Ghana winning as a revenge.

The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), , has been suspended with immediate effect.

The suspension follows Mr. Opoku Mensah raid on the Manhyia Hospital in the Ashanti Region, where he allegedly assaulted a nurse for allegedly abusing his daughter, a doctor there.

According to a statement from the NSS, the decision was taken on November 30 during an emergency meeting between Mr. Opoku-Mensah and the Scheme’s management.

It added that the management’s decision is to allow further investigation into the alleged verbal assault on a nurse on duty at the Government Hospital in Kumasi.

A committee made up of representatives from the National Service Scheme, the Public Services Commission, and the Ministry of Education has been established in the interim to look into the situation and deliver a report to the NSS Management within a month.

On Monday, December 5, 2022, Mr. Opoku-Mensah is scheduled to appear before the Committee.

Mr. Opoku-Mensah was caught on tape insulting a nurse who is reported to have had a misunderstanding with his daughter, a doctor at the Manhyia hospital of which he rendered and unqualified apology on his Facebook page.

The “Farmgate” scandal may lead to Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, being threatened with impeachment.

The president has been accused of covering up a $4m (£3.3m) theft from his farm in 2020, including kidnapping and bribing the burglars into silence.

According to a three-volume assessment from an independent panel, Mr. Ramaphosa may have violated an anti-corruption law and abused his position.

He claims the money came from selling buffalo and has denied any wrongdoing.

Parliament has received the panel’s findings, which it will review and determine whether or not to use next week to begin the impeachment process.

A convention that will decide whether Mr. Ramaphosa can run for a second term with his party, the African National Congress (ANC), in 2024 is less than a month away. Considering that Mr. Ramaphosa ran for office on an anti-corruption platform, the event might be especially harmful.

On Thursday, the ANC will meet with its executive, and it is anticipated that the topic would be handled then.

The Farmgate scandal began in June when Arthur Fraser, a former South African spy director, filed a police report alleging that the president had concealed the theft of $4 million in cash from his Phala Phala property in the country’s northeast in 2020.

The money may have been the result of money laundering and corruption, according to Mr. Fraser, a close associate of former President Jacob Zuma. He also charged the president with kidnapping and bribing the burglars.

Holding so much money in dollars could be against the rules governing foreign exchange.

While confirming the crime, Mr. Ramaphosa claimed that the amount actually taken was less than had been claimed and refuted any attempts to cover it up.

According to him, under the sofa cushions in the farmhouse were stolen about $580,000 that had been paid in cash for buffalo.

“I did not ‘hunt’ for the perpetrators of the theft, as alleged, nor did I give any instructions for this to take place,” he wrote in a submission to the panel’s report, according to AFP news agency.

The panel concluded that there were many unanswered questions, calling it a “very serious matter”.

Little information was kept about the man who supposedly paid the money for buffalo, it said, adding that he had still not collected the animals two and a half years later.

The panel also said it was strange that the money had been kept hidden in a sofa, rather than in a safe until it could be lodged in a bank account.

“We think that the president has a case to answer on the origin of the foreign currency that was stolen, as well as the underlying transaction for it,” the report said. It added: “The president abused his position as head of state to have the matter investigated and seeking the assistance of the Namibian president to apprehend a suspect.”

Namibian President Hage Geingob has previously denied any involvement in the incident.

Source: BBC Africa

After recovering from two goals down to tie with Serbia in a thrilling six-goal game in Group G, Cameroon maintained their chances of making it to the World Cup’s round of 16.

Jean-Charles Castelletto gave Cameroon the lead, but Strahinja Pavlovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic answered to give Serbia the lead at the break.

Serbia looked to be cruising to a victory that would have given them a good chance to advance after Aleksandar Mitrovic added a third goal.

Vincent Aboubakar’s incredible assist and Eric Maxim Choupo-equalizer Moting’s three minutes later helped the Indomitable Lions come back.

Dusan Tadic set Mitrovic up for a chance in the closing minutes, but he missed wide.

Both teams lost their initial game, which puts them two points behind Brazil and Switzerland, who play later on Monday (16:00 GMT).