Musicians play key roles in electoral choices – Musicologist
A Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Dr. Moses Nii Dortey, says musicians can influence the choices of electorates through their songs. It is quite common nowadays for top Ghanaian musicians to declare their support for or affiliate with various political parties through music. A typical example is the […]
Richard Nartey elated with Burnley move
English-born defender Richard Nartey is pleased to sign for Premiership side Burnley as a free agent. Nartey, 22, was released by Chelsea in July this year and was offered a chance by Burnley to train with them to keep in shape but has been able to impress the coaches to grab a deal. “It’s a […]
PPP will revamp Pwalugu tomato factory – PC
The Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in the Navrongo Central Constituency, Madam Susana Agoriba Kubirizegah, says the PPP government will revamp the Pwalugu tomato factory to create more employment opportunities for the youth. She said the factory would also encourage tomato farmers across the Region to increase production, “Navrongo is a […]
Ghanaian clubs open CAF competitions with draws
Two Ghanaian representatives in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League and Confederation Cup began the competition with draws on Sunday. In the CAF Confederation Cup, Ghana’s Ashanti Gold was held at home to a scoreless draw by Salitas of Burkina Faso in the preliminary round first leg. The Ghanaian side failed to convert […]
First female presidential candidate of Togo arrested
Two Togolese opposition leaders are being held by the authorities after they were arrested over the weekend. Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, who in 2010 was the first woman in the country to run for president, was detained on Saturday shortly after visiting a fellow opposition member who had been arrested earlier. Gerard Djossou, in charge of human […]
Local boxing set for December return
The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) says the sport has a realistic chance of returning in December if they are to meet the required COVID-9 guidelines by the government. GBA General Secretary, Patrick Johnson, said the association had written letters to the National Sports Authority (NSA) indicating some possible dates for a return of competitive boxing […]
Huawei ban from UK 5G network brought forward
Telecoms providers must stop installing Huawei equipment in the UK’s 5G mobile network from September, the government has said. The announcement comes ahead of a new law being unveiled on Tuesday, which bans the Chinese firm from the network. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said he was pushing for the “complete removal of high-risk vendors” from […]
‘Now real hope to end COVID-19 with vaccines’
“There is now real hope that vaccines, in combination with other tried and tested public health measures, will help to end the pandemic,” said the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The WHO chief’s remarks came after drug maker AstraZeneca said that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed with Oxford University, was up to […]
UNDP, Vodafone Ghana train women in agribusiness on digital banking
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Vodafone Ghana Foundation has empowered rural women engaged in agribusiness in the Upper East Region to harness digital technology to promote financial inclusion and productivity. The training dubbed, “leveraging technology to bring the informal to formal” with support from Access Bank and facilitated by the […]
Gyan to make debut for Legon Cities against Medeama
Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan is expected to make his debut for his club, Legon Cities as they take on Legon Cities at the Accra Sports Stadium later today. Gyan who signed a two-year deal with the Royals was yet to play a game since the season commenced due to what is described as […]
