The national female U-17 team, the Black Maidens will take on New Zealand today, in their final group game of the ongoing FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup in Uruguay. With both sides already booking their spots for the quarter final stage of the competition, the game will determine occupant of the top spot and who will stay at the venue [...] The post Black Maidens eye top spot against
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday sealed a four-year deal with American payments technology company, VISA. The deal signed at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra will see Visa become official sponsors of CAF’s flagship competition, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), beginning with the 2019 edition as well as other CAF organised competitions. President of Central and Eastern Europe, [...] The post CAF,
Kofi Adams, former National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared his intention to contest as the Member of Parliament for Buem constituency in the Volta Region in the next elections on the ticket of NDC after bowing out as a national executive officer of the party. ”If the party opens nominations, you’ll possibly see my name in [...] The post Kofi Adams eyes
Eric Opoku, Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Sub-Committee, has urged communities to collaborate with their respective Assemblies and Members of Parliament (MPs) to develop action plans to serve as road maps to facilitate development processes. He noted that without collaborative efforts, communities could lack infrastructure and slow pace of development resulting in confrontation between communities and the assemblies. Mr Opoku [...] The post C’nities
Maame Yaa Aboagye, a deputy communication director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured that the 2019 budget will fulfill the aspirations and opportunities of the youth by providing them jobs. According to her, stimulus packages for businesses in the budget would enable the private sector expand and employ the youth. Maame Aboagye’s comment comes after the [...] The post ‘Budget
Dozens of increasingly desperate migrants rescued by a cargo ship in the Mediterranean have been refusing to leave after it docked in a Libyan port. Some told journalists they would rather die than be forced to disembark in Libya where they say they were held captive and tortured by smugglers. The ship brought them to Misrata on November 10 after [...] The post Migrants refuse to leave ship
Nigerian opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar said yesterday he would invest $90 billion annually in infrastructure over the next five years if he wins presidential elections in 2019. Abubakar made the commitment in his manifesto for the February 2019 race, where he will seek to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigerian opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar will seek to boost investment in the [...] The post Nigeria
Perhaps, one of the heinous treatment against humanity that seems to have been swept under the carpet is the treatment meted out by the British Immigration authorities on the deportation of Kweku Adoboli, the Ghanaian former USB Swiss Bank Financial Analyst, who was convicted over a financial scandal. We are of the opinion that the British immigration officials acted with [...] The post Kweku
A high court in Accra yesterday set aside the conviction for contempt of court against Mr. David Asante-Apeatu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP). In discharging the IGP, the court held that the proceedings and conviction was a nullity as it violated procedures of the high court. The IGP was on September 25, 2018, committed for contempt for disobeying a court [...] The post IGP
Asiwa District Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dennis Boateng, has been shot by unknown assailants at Nsuta, in the Ashanti Region. ASP Boateng had led a team of policemen to Tofourkrom, near Nsuta in Bosome Freho District, on Sunday on a fact finding mission in connection with an alleged butchering of Moses Obodai, 59-year-old farmer, in the area, [...] The post Asiwa
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