Ghana reached the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations and knocked out Guinea-Bissau with a 2-0 win in Suez. Jordan Ayew raced on to a through ball seconds after half-time to put them ahead, and Thomas Partey slotted home Abdul Baba’s cross to seal the victory. That second goal ensured Ghana … The post Ghana beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 to top Group F appeared first on

    Ghana reached the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations and knocked out Guinea-Bissau with a 2-0 win in Suez. Jordan Ayew raced on to a through ball seconds after half-time to put them ahead, and Thomas Partey slotted home Abdul Baba’s cross to seal the victory. That second goal ensured Ghana … The post Ghana beats Guinea-Bissau 2-0 to top Group F appeared first on

EU leaders have picked German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen for the top post of European Commission chief, after a marathon three-day summit. The nomination of Ms Von der Leyen, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, came as a surprise after the main front-runners were rejected. If approved by the European Parliament she … The post First woman nominated to lead EU Commission appeared

The Jackson College of Education (JCE), Ghana’s leading private college of education, is making giant strides in the area of rural education in line with its vision to create equal opportunities for children in rural communities.  Since its establishment in 2009, the college has successfully produced thousands of professional teachers most of whom are currently … The post Jackson

Ghana Rugby announced a groundbreaking initiative on the development of the game of Rugby Union in the sub-region of West Africa with the first series of international men’s fifteens and women’s sevens matches. According to the President of Ghana Rugby, Mr Herbert Mensah, these series of matches is the first step towards the realisation of … The post Ghana Rugby goes to war with

Strategic Communications Africa (Stratcomm Africa), a communications and reputation management agency in Ghana, last Friday marked its 25th anniversary celebration in Accra with an event that attracted players from the corporate world and clients of the agency. For its 25 years, the agency has successfully provided professional communication support to hundreds of individuals, organizations, public … The post Stratcomm

It was all drama at Agona Nkwanta, the capital of Ahanta West Municipality in the Western Region, on Sunday when a fetish priest bumped into a self-acclaimed man of God fondling a married woman. He arrested the supposed pastor and handed him over to the police. The fetish priest, Komfo Assefuah, told the host of … The post W/R: Fetish priest gets pastor arrested

An alleged sale of one of the digital channels of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has triggered a simmering tension among some staff of the state broadcaster.   GBC announced weeks ago that it was merging two of its channels – GBC Govern and GBC 24 – to create what it now calls GBC News … The post Tension brewing at GBC over alleged sale of GTV Govern

Ever since the phenomenon of kidnapping reared its head in Ghana in 2018, many Ghanaians have felt the shivers down their spines though not everyone believes the nefarious activities of the perpetrators are real.  Shockingly, not even the disappearance of the three Takoradi girls as well as the attacks and abduction cases of some foreign … The post A chilling tale of 22-year-old

Head Coach of the Black Stars, James Kwesi Appiah, has made two changes to his starting line-up, as they take on the “Wild Dogs” of Guinea Bissau in the last Group F match at the Suez Stadium in Egypt, on Tuesday. Striker Kwabena Owusu and Genk defender Joseph Aidoo, have been handed a starting roles … The post Ghana make 2 changes; Owusu, Aidoo to start against Guinea Bissau

The queen mother of Tusaug Traditional Area in the Upper East Region, Poanaba Alaas Buudi I, has called for support to end teenage pregnancies, female genital mutilation, child abuse and other practices which she said have become prevalent in the area. Speaking at a durbar for the women association of Kusaug traditional area in Bawku, … The post Queen mother appeals

  Ghanaians are at it again. Everyone is busily calculating the fate of the Black Stars in the ongoing AFCON. Some are doing addition: If Ghana beat Guinea Bissau, the Black Stars chances to the next stage with 5 points being the first or the second team to qualify, Others are doing subtraction: If Cameroon … The post Ghanaian mathematics to determine Black Stars’ survival!

Fifteen-year-old American qualifier Cori Gauff caused a stunning upset by defeating five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the first round. World number 313 Gauff beat Williams – 24 years her senior at 39 – 6-4 6-4. Fellow American Williams had won four Grand Slam titles – including two at Wimbledon – before Gauff was born. … The post 15-year-old Gauff

A group of teaching and non-teaching staff under the Ghana Education Service (GES) have vowed to resist what they have described as imposition of a group insurance policy on them by the government. The GES employees are demanding a refund of the 10 cedis deducted from each of them in their June 2018 salary as … The post GES teachers demand refund of ¢10 insurance deduction,

A group of teaching and non-teaching staff under the Ghana Education Service (GES) have vowed to resist what they have described as imposition of a group insurance policy on them by the government. The GES employees are demanding a refund of the 10 cedis deducted from each of them in their June 2018 salary as … The post GES teachers demand refund of 10 insurance deduction,

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, has alleged  complicity of the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, in the arrest and purported torture of two ModernGhana journalists and is calling for his head. National Security operatives last Thursday stormed the East Legon office of the online news outlet, ModernGhana, arrested two journalists, … The post Kan

A suspected stowaway who is believed to have fallen from the landing gear of a flight into Heathrow Airport has been found dead in a London garden. The body – believed to be that of a man – was found in Clapham just before 15:40 BST on Sunday. Police said it was thought the individual … The post Stowaway falls off Kenya flight into UK garden appeared first on

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has opened nominations for regional positions in the sixteen regions of the country from Monday, July 1 to Monday, July 8. A statement by Mr James Kwabena Bomfeh Junior, CPP Acting General Secretary and copied the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday, urged citizens and members of the Party … The post CPP opens nominations for regional elections appeared

A Rwandan man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the US for immigration fraud and perjury after hiding the fact that he was involved in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Jean Leonard Teganya, 47, “was convicted and sentenced for the most serious form of immigration fraud: lying about his status as a … The post Rwandan sentenced in US for lying about genocide role appeared

There was a heated exchange at TV3 on Tuesday morning between Richard Nyamah, a Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). It all began from the studio, on air to be precise, when Sammy Gyamfi condemned the alleged torture of … The post NPP’s Richard Nyamah, Sammy