Two refugee brothers were burnt to death allegedly by members of a local community in the Adams Mission area of Durban on Tuesday last week. The police on Monday confirmed that two men had been killed, but said the identities of the victims remained unknown subject to DNA testing. “Charges of murder are being investigated by KwaMakhutha South African Police [...] The post DRC
The Executive Chairman of the Jospong and Zoomlion Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong last Friday joined the National Chief Imam, Dr Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu in prayers at the late Imam Abass Memorial Central Mosque at Fadama in Accra. It formed part of the annual thanksgiving service of the Jospong and Zoomlion Group of Companies. Dr Agyepong was [...] The post Jospong
The Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will from January next year start issuing specialised stickers in compliance with the Luxury Vehicle Levy (LVL) introduced by the Ministry of Finance in the midyear budget statement. This follows the passage of the bill into law by parliament, making it mandatory for vehicles with high engine capacities to be levied. Addressing the Sunday [...] The post Specialised
Kumasi Asante Kotoko held their Kenyan counterparts, Kariobangi Sharks to a goalless draw game at the Kasarani Stadium, Kenya, on Saturday. The Porcupine Warriors began the first half on the front foot but the Sharks were able to hold a very strong defensive line in the early stages to keep the visitors at bay. Despite the early dominance from the Porcupine [...] The post Kotoko hold Kariobangi
The Ghana Cycling Federation (GCF), successful held its electoral congress at Tamale on Saturday. At the end of the process, Legal Practitioner and a member of the International Cycling Union (UCI) legal team, Mohammed Sahnoon of River Park Accra retained his position as the federation’s President for the next four years. The Congress was scheduled for June this year but [...] The post Sahnoon
Charlie Austin’s 85th-minute header clinched victory for Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl on his home debut and ended Arsenal’s 22-match unbeaten run. In a see-sawing encounter, the hosts took the lead after 20 minutes as Danny Ings muscled home a header from Matt Targett’s cross. Henrikh Mkhitaryan nodded in shortly after for Arsenal, following good work by Alex Iwobi and Nacho [...] The post Southampton
Ghana duo of Mukarama Abdulai and Elizabeth Addo are both in the running for the 2018 CAF Women’s Player of the Year award. The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) announced a revised 11-man shortlist yesterday which also saw the Black Queens winger, Portia Boakye, being excluded. Abdulai emerged top scorer at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and [...] The post Mukarama,
Ostersunds FK midfielder, Frank Arhin, has joined the Black Meteors camp ahead of the AFCON U-23 qualifiers with Togo next week. Arhin 19, made 15 appearances in all competitions including 10 in the Swedish Allsvenskan in the 2018 season as OFK finished in mid-table. The former Right to Dream Academy graduate is one of the numerous foreign players that have [...] The post Arhin joins Black Meteors camp
Manchester United have decided to cut their losses on midfielder Paul Pogba, and he could be out of the club as soon as January. The 25-year-old has not started for United’s last two Premier League games, and put in a dreadful performance against Valencia in their Champions League dead rubber. That appears to have been the last straw for United’s [...] The post United ready to sell Pogba January
Gabriel Jesus notched a brace and Raheem Sterling scored with his first touch as Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a 3-1 victory over Everton at Etihad Stadium. The Brazilian registered his first league goals since August with a cool first-half finish and a bullet header, as the Citizens bounced back from their [...] The post Jesus makes day for City appeared first
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez proved too strong for Rocky Fielding as he delivered a third round TKO on Saturday to easily win their WBA super middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. The 28-year-old Mexican, a heavy favourite, imposed his will from the opening bell, delivering punishing body shots and knocking down his outmatched British opponent a total of four times. [...] The post Alvarez
Guinness Ghana Breweries (GGB) Plc has set an ambitious target to use more than 70 per cent of locally sourced raw materials in its production by 2020 to increase profitability for local farmers. Mr Gavin Pike, the Managing Director of Guinness Ghana Brewery Plc said this when the company took its turn at the ‘Facts Behind the Figures’ organised by [...] The post Guinness
The Andani Royal Gate of the Dagbon chieftaincy divide has pulled out of the road map reached by the eminent chiefs’ mediation committee to help resolve the age-old Dagbon conflict. They accused government and the eminent chiefs of being biased against them as they were conniving with the Abudus to circumvent the tradition of Dagbon. The Asantehene Osei [...] The post Andanis
Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has appointed Mr. Olumide Olatunji as its new Managing Director, effective December 5, 2018. He replaces Mr. Ifeanyi Njoku who has now taken up a new role within the Access Bank Group to support the bank’s expansion drive in line with its new five-year strategic growth plan. His appointment follows the successful nomination and regulatory approval [...] The post Access
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has removed three High Court judges from office on grounds of bribery and corruption. Justices Ayisi Addo, Uuter Paul Dery and Mustapha Habib Logoh were among 34 high and lower court judges including magistrates, caught receiving bribes from litigants in an earth-shaking investigation by Anas Areyaw Anas in 2015. Their removal from office followed a [...] The post 3
Two presidential aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Mahama and Joshua Alabi have announced that they will file their nominations to contest the flagbearership of the party today. Former President Mahama met with former appointees of his government in Accra last Wednesday where he indicated that he would present his nomination forms today was confirmed by [...] The post Mahama,
The completion of the Financial Inclusion Triangle means that practically, anyone with a mobile phone has access to banking services without necessarily walking into a bank to open an account, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said. This financial inclusion triangle, which allows the movement of money between mobile money wallets, bank accounts and ezwich accounts, is a first [...] The post Mobile
The Managing Director of Intercity State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea, has predicted that a John Mahama candidature will present the easiest competition in the 2020 elections. He noted that compared to others aspiring to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the next general election, former President Mahama seemed the weakest force to contend with. Nana Akomea, the former [...] The post Mahama
Hundreds of chiefs continue to swarm the Old Gbewaa Palace in Yendi to pay homage to Bolin-Lana on day-two of the performance of the late Ya-Na Mahammudu Abdulai. The chiefs who kept flocking into the Palace every hour of the day used their horses to display the rich culture of Dagbon as they took their turn to perform certain traditional [...] The post Ya-Nas funerals: Chiefs
A two-day high-level forum on the theme “Shaping Policy in an interconnected world” has ended here in the Doha, Qatar, Dubbed “Doha Forum 2018,” it was attended by world leaders, as well as government representatives, security experts, international non-governmental organisations, academics, peace and human right activists, industry and business leaders among others and was under the patronage of the Amir [...] The post Forum
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