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More children have have been shot in Chicago this year than the number of kids who have died of COVID-19 during the pandemic. A total of 2014 children, under the age of 17, have died from the virus while a total of 261 have been shot dead in the liberal city this year alone, accordding to  data from police and the Center for Disease Control. Of those who were shot in the windy city, 41 were killed.  Although COVID-19 cases among children spiked over the summer, the death rates in the demographic remain low, accounting for just 0-0.27 percent of pandemic fatalities nationwide. According…

Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) Kano Zone has described the Nigerian government as insincere and deceptive for failing to honour the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed on December 23 of last year. Addressing journalists at the headquarters of the union at Bayero University Kano yesterday, the chairman of the zone Professor Abdulkadir Muhammad disclosed that part of the agreement, the government offered to inject N30 billion as tranche of N220 billion fund for revitalisation of Nigerian public universities, adding that for 222 days now, it was yet to release the money. The chairman of the zone, comprising seven universities…

He needed the full five sets to do it, but the world No. 1 from Serbia defeated No. 4 Alexander Zverev of Germany 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the US Open semifinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday.Djokovic, 34, is tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 major singles titles — the most in men’s tennis. He will face Russian and world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the final on Sunday.On the court after Friday’s win, Djokovic said: “There’s only one match left. All in, let’s do it. I’m going to put my heart and my soul…

General News of Saturday, 11 September 2021 Source: GNA 2021-09-11 Mr Solomon Tettey Appiah, Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive Mr Solomon Tettey Appiah, Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) has reiterated that the Ghana Police Service needs free hands to operate effectively within their areas of authority without any external influence.Mr Appiah told the Ghana News Agency during an interview in Kpone that, given free will the Police can work professionally and discharge their duties to the satisfaction of the public.He said the Ghana Police Service is mandated to maintain law and order as well as to prevent and detect crime, to…

It is anticipated that this Forum will stimulate vibrant dialogue and discussion among participants that will provide necessary policy and operational guidance on how to improve labor migration governance at national, regional and continental levels for socio-economic development and faster integration of the continent as per the aspirations of AU Agenda 2063. On the 10thof September 2021, two events will be conducted on the side lines of the PAFOM. The first one will address labour migration data gaps in the previous editions of the labour migration statistics reports, for better policy development in Africa. The second side event is the…

Sports News of Friday, 10 September 2021 Source: footballghana.com 2021-09-10 Ghana defender, Rashid Sumalia Ghana defender Rashid Sumalia believes the Black Stars can only earn their trophy drought with a collective effort.The Black Stars have failed to win a major silverware since 1982 despite coming close to ending the trophy drought in the last decade, 2010 Angola losing to Egypt in the finals and in 2015 Equatorial Guinea- Gabon as the Stars lost to Ivory Coast on penalty shootout.Speaking to Sylvester Ntim of Bryt FM in Koforidua, the former Asante Kotoko defender insisted winning the AFCON is not down to…

‘What goes around comes around’: Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer warns Biden against packing the Supreme Court saying the move will be overturned by Republicans as soon as they regain powerLiberal Justice Stephen Breyer on Friday warned against court packing ‘If the Democrats can do it, the Republicans can do it,’ he told NPR President Biden has set up a commission to look at reforming the Supreme CourtBut Breyer said maintaining public trust was crucial to the court’s missionAdding more justices could likely cause people to lose trust, he told Fox News By Rob Crilly, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:50 EDT,…

USA-based Ghanaian musician, Showboy has explained why he was prevented from signing Yaw Tog.Some months ago, the 2hype Gang boss disclosed that he intended to sign Tog.He gave the details in a latest video Zionfelix.net has obtained.Showboy mentioned the Asakaa Boys and City Boy as the people who prevented him from signing the young musician.READ ALSO: VIDEO: Moment Rev Owusu Bempah Stormed The House Of Nana Agradaa With Thugs And Police OfficersHe explained that they didn’t allow him to sign the ‘Sore’ hitmaker because of their affiliation with Archipalago.According to him, they see Archipalago as an old gee, hence their…

The 66-year-old man confessed to keeping his mother’s body in the basement of a property in the Innsbruck-Land region of western Austria after officers visited the house on Saturday, according to a police statement sent to CNN on Friday.The 89-year-old woman is thought to have died in June 2020, police said, but the man kept her body in order to continue receiving her pension and care allowance.Police said the man collected around €50,000 ($59,000) during the time he kept his mother’s body in the basement.An autopsy carried out on Wednesday did not reveal any signs that the woman’s death was…

General News of Saturday, 11 September 2021 Source: mynewsgh.com 2021-09-11 Professor Ransford Gyampo Political Scientist Professor Ransford Gyampo has argued that given the polarized nature of Ghana’s political landscape, idiomatic expressions that lend themselves to “bad misinterpretion” must not be defended.His comment is in reaction to fallouts after former President John Dramani Mahama said that the 2024 General Elections will be a do or die affair. Many, his especially political opponents, have condemned the comment, describing it as a call to violence. But he has defended the comment, stressing that it is an idiomatic expression that has nothing to do…