South Africa won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time, ending decades of heartbreak and four previous final failures by defeating host nation Morocco 2-1. Hilda Magaiah was Banyana Banyana’s hero, scoring two quick goals midway through the second half to help South Africa cross the finish line. Although Rosella Ayane scored […]
The monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, the head of the World Health Organization said, overruling a divided expert panel to issue the group’s highest alert. The move paves the way for stepped-up global cooperation to stop the virus, which has spread to dozens of countries. The last time the WHO made a […]
Ghana striker Benjamin Tetteh will continue his career in England after signing a contract with Championship club Hull City. Tetteh agreed to join Hull City after parting ways with Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor. The 25-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Tigers, with the club holding the option of an extra year. Tetteh began […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon, who turned the firm from a regional player to global giant, says he will retire amid a flurry of misconduct claims. He stepped down from his roles in WWE last month following reports he paid millions to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity. Mr McMahon remains WWE’s […]
Brother of late President Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, Dr Cadman Mills, has been enstooled as the family head of the Nkuma Kyereba Twidan family of Cape Coast. That family is the maternal family of the late Prof Atta Mills. Dr Cadman Mills, an experienced economist who worked as Presidential Advisor in the previous […]
Artisans at Suame Mazagine who attacked the Majority leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu over poor road network say they do not regret their action because it has yielded positive result. Angry residents pelted sachet water on the Suame MP and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs when he visited the […]
The Ghanaian quartet of Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, Emmanuel Oduro-Manu, and Joseph Paul Amoah advanced to the men’s 4×100-metre relay final at the World Athletics Championships on Friday night. They qualified for the final by finishing third in Heat 1 behind USA and Great Britain with a season-best time of 38.58s. Nigeria got disqualified. USA’s […]
The Chief Imam of the Republic of Ghana, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has conferred special prayers and benedictions to the newly elected Chief Executive Officer of the New Patriotic Party, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, popularly know as JFK, for a successful tenure in the next four (4) years. The Chief Imam said the special prayers […]
A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa has said complicated systems or conditions in Ghana make corruption thrive. First, he observed that there are not enough punitive measures for corrupt officials. Secondly, he stated that cumbersome systems also make people wanting to choose the option of engaging in corruption to get things done quickly. Speaking on […]
The time has come for professional negligence to be criminalized in the country, Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim North, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, has said. He explained that if road contactors, for instance, fail to deliver their work to meet standard after being contracted by the state, they should be made to face criminal action. “Another […]
Dr Alayande Folarin, a Vice President of MasterCard, has stated that the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) will enhance interconnection to all the Central Banks and Afrexim bank. “For those who are familiar with the PAPSS, we know that there are existing mechanisms for similar settlements even though they are not connected to […]
The investigation that was done by the Tiger Eye PI, led by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, which exposed some superior and lower court judges, as well as several court officials in a video, allegedly demanding and receiving bribes, has come under another scathing attack. It is recalled that following that particular work, persons including Assin Central […]
Former Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Vitus Azeem has called for punitive punishments against corrupt officials in the country. He said there should be proper investigations done into corruption allegations, and when the officials are found culpable, they should be jailed, with their properties confiscated. Until that is done, he said, the […]
One of the most profound development-oriented proverbs in Akan is the saying that; the one who climbs a good tree deserves a push. In other words, a person embarking on any useful endeavour, whose outcome will benefit all, deserves to be encouraged and supported. This thought-provoking adage, has been part of the daily Ghanaian lexicon, […]
The police have arrested three persons in connection with the murder of one Martha Tetteh, 27, at Sefwi Bekwai Atwumah in the Western North Region. She had travelled to the town on Monday, June 27 allegedly to consult a spiritualist but her headless body was later found dumped in an uncompleted building at Sefwi Bekwai. […]
Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has dismissed a reportage attributed to him about the Free Senior High School Programme. He says the headline of the reportage is “misleading and does not reflect the import of the story”. Prof. Opoku-Amankwa had granted an interview from which the reportage was filed. But […]
A brother of late President John Evans Atta Mills has served notice his family will not attend the 10th anniversary ceremony of the death of their son on Sunday, July 24. Dr Cadman Mills adduced that the family is yet to be invited for the event scheduled for the Asomdwee Park. Dr. Mills made this […]
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