ACCESS BANK Ghana Limited, one of the leading financial institutions in the country, yesterday launched a new campaign dubbed, ‘Big Deal’ promotion in Accra. The promotion, which has the full backing of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and partners such as Samsung Ghana and Casa Trasacco, is aimed at boosting financial inclusion and encouraging the culture of savings among Ghanaians. Prospective and existing customers of the […]

Bulldog The trial of Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson at an Accra Central Magistrate Court in connection with the murder of Fennec Okyere, manager of Kwaw Kese, who is popularly called Abodam, could not continue yesterday. This was after the prosecuting officer in the case informed the court, presided over by Mavis Quainoo that the investigator was handling another murder trial and could therefore not […]

Makeshift health facilities for cholera The Greater Accra Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service says the current cholera outbreak ravaging parts has reached pandemic proportions. Health authorities in the region appear to be losing the battle against the disease which has claimed more lives in Accra in one week, compared to the dreaded Ebola disease […]

The Western Regional Office of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has established three Ebola emergency and quarantine response centres as part of the region’s preparedness to mitigate the viral disease. Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, Regional Director of Health, said the centres are at Elubo, Effia-Nkwanta and Shama, adding that, another is to be established at Half-Assini. […]

Girmay Haile The Ghana office of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has intensified its HIV prevention campaign with focus on the youth. The intensification of the campaign which follows the famous ‘protect the goal’ movement launched during the World Cup, would involve a variety of members of the society and local football […]

“It is sad that we end up with a story about a strike, where the players won’t play unless they receive their money” Jerome Valcke FIFA Secretary General “When there is a problem, you look at where it started, not where it ended” – Adam Larsen Kwarasey, Black Starts Goalkeeper   The scandalous decision by […]

Yahaya Mohammed Interim Manager of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Samuel Opoku Nti has described defender-turned-striker Yahaya Mohammed as a problem child. The former Ghana international hinted that parting ways with their most-priced asset (Yahaya) speaks volumes of his attitude. He indicated that the club parted ways with the dread-locked player due to his contract expiration with […]

Black Princesses Ghana’s U20 team missed out on receiving financial rewards after failing to make it past the group stage of the FIFA U20 World Cup. The Black Princesses are not eligible to be paid qualification bonus despite winning two games at the finals being staged in Canada. Ghana opened its campaign on a flying […]

Opoku Nti  Asante Kotoko will make a public display of their new signings next week, DAILY GUIDE SPORTS can confirm. Club Manager Opoku Nti said he is keeping his new cards close to his chest for now, to avoid the situation where clubs make pronouncements of players but fail to sign them. He allayed fans fears regarding this year’s player recruitment saying, “We want to assure our fans that we […]

Sepp Blater, FIFA President A Colombian lawyer says he is suing world football’s governing body Fifa for £800m (1bn euros) over “moral damages” caused by refereeing at the 2014 World Cup. Aurelio Jimenez, 74, says Brazil’s quarter-final win over Colombia caused particular “distress” and he was taken to hospital with cardiac problems. Match referee Carlos […]

Stephen Offei Former Accra Hearts of Oak player Stephen Offei has rubbished claims by Isaac Nikwei of Ayutthaya FC in Thailand that he is in a mess in the Asian country. The former Wa All Stars player alleged on Akyea Radio that most of the Ghanaian players there are not playing and serve as gigolos […]

Luis Suarez  Luis Suarez’s four-month ban for biting a World Cup opponent has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. But the Uruguay striker, 27, can now train and play in friendly matches, with new club Barcelona confirming: “He will join the first team’s training session, scheduled for Friday. “The public presentation of […]

Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh The Member of Parliament(MP) for Manhyia South , Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has also joined calls for the governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah to either resign or be sacked. Dr. Opoku says the governor should be fired for failing to take measures to stop the continuous […]

President Park Geun-hye greeted the pontiff on his arrival in South Korea Pope Francis urged dialogue between the two Koreas instead of “displays of force” at the start of his five-day visit to South Korea. The Pope’s call for peace came hours after North Korea fired short-range rockets around the time of his arrival. It […]

Hannah Tetteh Government has warned Ghanaians  against travelling to countries affected by the Ebola disease. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hannah Tetteh said Ghanaians should only travel to those countries when it is “absolutely necessary” to do so. The disease has, so far, killed about 1,000 people with over […]

The mobile devices have been banned at Old Trafford due to security concerns Manchester United Football club has banned fans from bringing iPads and other tablets to its home games, amid security concerns. The football club said that Old Trafford stadium is following advice issued by the government regarding taking uncharged gadgets through security at […]

Kwesi Appiah, Black Stars Coach Veteran Ghanaian coach JE Sarpong wants Kwesi Appiah to quit the Black Stars to save his integrity in the wake of a looming appointment of a technical adviser. The former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko trainer feels the appointment of a technical adviser represents a slap in his face […]

The FBI has uncovered a paedophile network by installing malware on suspects’ computers. The investigation agency has discovered 14 users of a site called Pedoboard by targeting users of the anonymous internet network Tor. Tor is open-source software and allows people to browse the internet by routing traffic through a series of computers, so the user’s […]

President John Mahama The signals from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about the bailout application by Ghana are befuddling. With the President denying that there is such an application pending before the Bretton Wood institution – against the backdrop of contrary positions by his Minister of Finance and Economic Planning and the bailout source itself […]

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah The Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, was yesterday subjected to over five hours of gruelling vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament. Spio’s baptism of fire was not unconnected with a controversial article he wrote in a national daily in September, 2009, about then President Atta Mills’ ‘Team B’ appointees. Nine […]