IOC President pays tribute to Rawlings
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has described the late former President, Jerry John Rawlings, as a true friend of sports during his era as head of state. A tribute by the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah, dated November 16, 2020 and signed by the President of the International Olympic […]
Adebayor ready to join Kotoko
Former Arsenal and Real Madrid striker Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor says he is open to ending his career with Ghana Premier League giants Kumasi Asante Kotoko. At an event to unveil Hisense as the electronics partner of the Porcupine Warriors last Saturday, the Togolese forward said he could not rule out a swansong with the club […]
US coronavirus cases soar past 11 million mark as third wave surges
The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, as the country is in the grips of a third wave of the pandemic. The US has seen far more confirmed cases and deaths than any other nation, with over 246,000 virus-related fatalities in a population of […]
C.K Akonnor wants to augment squad ahead of Sudan game
Head Coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars, Charles Kwablan Akonnor has revealed that he will augment the team with some few players before the second leg game against Sudan, next Tuesday, in Khartoum, Sudan. Speaking in a post-match interview, Coach Akonnor said they were expecting the likes of Mubarak Wakaso and other […]
Maxwell Konadu targets 2020/21 Ghana Premier League title
Asante Kotoko coach Maxwell Konadu has set sights on winning the Ghana Premier League with the club this season. The new season begins on Saturday with the Porcupine Warriors set to open their campaign with a home game against Eleven Wonders. Konadu who won the league with the club in his first spell wants to […]
Kenya to co-produce films with China to boost creative sector
Kenya plans to co-produce three films with China to boost the creative sector, a government official said. Timothy Owase, Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Film Commission (KFC) told Xinhua in Nairobi that scripts for the films have been forwarded to the Chinese counterparts for preparation and for production to begin. “We are also in discussion […]
Asantehene Osei Tutu II blesses Mahama ahead of December polls
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has wished Mr John Dramani Mahama, Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), well ahead of the December polls. “You have already been here and I have advised you. I am giving you my blessings, there is no advice again. “I have known you for long and I […]
Stop accusing the EC of Planning to rig December elections – Emmaunel Asante
The former chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev Professor Emmanuel Asante has called on opposition political parties to stop accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of planning to rig the December polls. According to him, the commission has been transparent in its dealings and deserves to be trusted. “From my perspective, the EC has […]
Post COVID-19: We must block revenue leakages, illicit financial flows to revive economy
Dr Abdallah Ali-Nakyea, Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, School of Law, Legon, says Ghana needs to block revenue leakages and stop Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) to revive the economy post-COVID-19 He said this was because the pandemic had severely wrecked the economy by way of shortfalls in revenue and increased public expenditure. Dr […]
100% increments in allowance for NABCO trainees – GUM
The Ghana Union Movement (GUM) Presidential Candidate, Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiriabossom, has promised to increase the salaries of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) trainees by 100 per cent when elected as President on December 7, 2020. He said he was worried about how the trainees were being paid a little sum […]
