Since the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, adopted by world leaders at a United Nations summit in September 2015, officially kicked off on January 1, 2016, many countries have been, briskly and aggressively, applying feasible strategies to achieve the target. For those countries, they are convinced that, achieving the target is the surest [...] The post Gaining
The senior national football team, the Black Stars, commenced their journey to the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon in a sparkling form yesterday when they spanked the Walia Antelopes of Ethiopia 5-0 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The match was preceded by heavy rains but the fans defied it, describing it as showers of [...] The post Stars rout Ethiopia
Ten schools have qualified to represent each of the regions in the national finals of the Milo U-13 Champions League scheduled for Elmina in the Central region from June 20-24. The final zonal event which ended at the Legon Presec Park saw three schools qualifying to join the seven already qualified schools for the national event. The qualified schools include [...] The post 10 schools
Nuhu Mallam, coach of Bolga All Stars has said, even though his team is struggling at the bottom of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) table, he will not give up until, the last match of the season. According to the young coach, all the 16 premier league teams, are positive and hoping for the best, but no team is sure [...] The post Bolga All Stars Coach positive appeared first on
Evans Adotey, Acting Head Coach of Medeama Sporting Club, has said his side played a very good game against Ashantigold and he will not blame them for the defeat against Ashantigold. Speaking to the media after theie 18th week match on Friday, Mr Adotey said the two teams came in very strong and locked horns fiercely, especially in the second [...] The post Players not to blame
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Freddie Woodman grabbed the headlines in a team of heroes as England won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup by beating Venezuela 1-0 in South Korea. Paul Simpson’s Young Lions were the first England side to reach a world showpiece for over half a century and they followed in the footsteps of Sir Alf Ramsey’s team, who lifted [...] The post England crowned U-20 World
Olympic legend Usain Bolt raced competitively in his native Jamaica for the final time, picking up 100 metres victory at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston. The event was dubbed ‘Salute to a Legend’ as eight-time Olympic gold medallist and world-record holder Bolt bade farewell to his compatriots on the track. Naturally, Bolt won – and in typical style too, [...] The post Sprint legend
Maria Sharapova is skipping the grass-court season and will not try to qualify for Wimbledon because she has not recovered from an injured left thigh. The five-time major champion and former No. 1-ranked player announced Saturday in a posting on her official Facebook account that ‘an additional scan’ showed that the muscle tear she got at the Italian Open last [...] The post Injured
Former African champions Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia all suffered home defeats on Saturday in their first group qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Nigeria, who failed to qualify for the last two editions of the tournament, fell to their first competitive defeat to South Africa, losing 2-0 in Uyo in the Group E match. Second-half [...] The post AFCON
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has described the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama as “a soldier’s soldier” who will forever be celebrated for sacrificing his life to protect the environment (from illegal miners). He said it was difficult to reconcile the irony that Maj. Mahama was brutally murdered by his fellow Ghanaians, while on a mission to protect the environment, [...] The post Major
A thanksgiving service was yesterday held at The Qodesh, the Headquarters of the Lighthouse Chapel International, in Accra, in honour of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The four-hour service was characterised by songs which sought to encourage the bereaved family especially the widow, Mrs Barbara Mahama, to be steadfast in this trying moment. A prayer was said for the [...] The post Thanksgiving
A Task Force of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), on Saturday carried yet another demolition exercise at Abossey Okai, near the Korle Lagoon, to rid the city of illegal structures. Two heavy excavators pulled down and shoved a number of wooden kiosks, brothels, broken car parts, heaps of recycled polythene materials located behind the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC). The exercise [...] The post AMA
The Regional Maritime University (RMU) has commissioned a new hostel as part of efforts to solve the accommodation problems faced by students. The new hostel named “Gambia Hostel” sponsored by the Republic of Gambia, was commissioned as part of the 18th Board of Governors meeting held last Friday to dialogue on issues affecting the university. Estimated to cost $400, 000, [...] The post Regional
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday donated five Land Cruiser Prados to the Ministry of Education to support the USAID Ghana Partnership for Education: Learning Activity (PELA). The vehicles would be used in monitoring the programme, which aims at enhancing teaching and learning in Ghanaian schools. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Madam Cynthia Bosumtwi-Sam, Director, [...] The post USAID
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has extolled the virtues of the retired Chief Justice, Justice Georgina Theodora Wood. He indicated that it was not for nothing that the former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, appointed her Chief Justice, stressing that her leadership brought much improvement in the Judicial Service. Alhaji Fuseini, [...] The post Election
Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings has admonished executives and members of the party to pay the cost of party unity ahead of the 2020 elections if they desire to win back power. He mentioned the ingredients of the price as truthfulness, integrity and sincerity, urging them to do away with the propaganda way of doing [...] The post Rawlings calls for unity in NDC
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin erred in asserting that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the 2016 elections due to its over-reliance on the state-owned media, the Executive Director of the Centre for Media Analysis, Dr Messan Mawugbe said. According to him, the NDC’s humiliating performance in the 2016 elections was due to inability of its members to [...] The post ‘Bagbin’s
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Gushegu in the Northern Region of Ghana, Dr Ziblim Iddi, predicts the United Kingdom (UK) faces difficult times after the snap general elections that started on Thursday. Results trickling in shows the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Theresa May, have lost their majority and has resulted in a hung parliament. With just a [...] The post Ghanaian
A former Minister of Defence under the Rawlings administration, Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu has attributed the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) abysmal performance in the 2016 general elections to the disunity that has crept into the rank and file of the party. Speaking at the NDC’s 25th anniversary launch in Accra on Thursday, Alhaji Iddrisu stated that the embarrassing result the party [...] The post Disunity
Thirty-one remand prisoners in two prisons in the Central Region, were on Friday granted bail under the Justice For All Programme (JFAP). This followed the establishment of three special courts in each prison to deal with remand cases. Out of the 45 remand cases concerning the Winneba Prisons and the Ankaful Camp Prisons in Cape Coast, three inmates were discharged, [...] The post Special
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