ARSENAL will host Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with West Ham handed a trip to League One side AFC Wimbledon. With 25 FA Cup titles between them, old foes Arsenal and Manchester United will face off at the Emirates, with a potential shock in the air between London rivals Wimbledon and West Ham. Barnet, the [...] The post Arsenal clash with United … In
CHELSEA manager Maurizio Sarri has urged Callum Hudson-Odoi to rebuff Bayern Munich’s advances and stay in England, saying the teenage forward has a “great future” in the Premier League. The 18-year-old has made one substitute’s appearance in the top flight this season among seven outings in all competitions, with those displays and performances for England youth teams attracting the interest [...] The post Sarri
PSG forward Timothy Weah has joined Celtic on a six-month loan deal, the Scottish Premiership club have announced. The 18-year-old will join up with his new team-mates at their warm weather training camp in Dubai, and could make his debut in their Scottish Cup tie with Airdrieonians on January 19. “Timothy’s a young talent who is a full international player. [...] The post Weah’s son joins Celtic
MAURICIO Pochettino says he hopes to be Tottenham boss for 20 years and perhaps finish his career with the club. The 46-year-old Argentine has guided Spurs to fifth, third, second and third in his four completed league seasons since joining from Southampton in 2014. “I hope, or I wish to be here 20 years, and decide to leave or to [...] The post Spurs manager wants to be in charge
THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday announced Egypt as the new hosts for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Egypt submitted their bid alongside South Africa to host the finals after the rights were taken away from Cameroon late last year. According to CAF, Cameroon was not ready to host a successful and expanded 24-team tournament. CAF was [...] The post Egypt win bid to
SERENA Williams is back in Melbourne as hot favourite to repeat her 2017 Australian Open win and claim a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam with rivals, including defending champion Caroline Wozniacki, battling health issues and poor form. Williams won her 23rd title and seventh at Melbourne Park while eight weeks pregnant two years ago, and now attempts to match Margaret Court’s [...] The post Serena
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced a GH¢1.75 million compensation package for families of the seven people from the Zongo communities in Kumasi, who were killed by the police at Manso Nkwanta for allegedly being suspected armed robbers. Each family of the seven namely, Razak Sulley, Oliver Konlan, Abdul Hannan Basiru, Musah Seidu, Mohammed Bashir Musah, Mohammed Kamil [...] The post GH¢1.75m
The Inspector General of Police, Mr David Asante-Apeatu, has commended the National Chief Imam for his prompt action in defusing tension following utterances made by Rev.Isaac Owusu Bempah, Head Pastor of Glorious Word and Power Ministries International on New Year’s eve which nearly marred the peace the country has been enjoying. He said the Police Administration was grateful to the [...] The post IGP
Aggrieved customers of Menzgold Company Limited hit the streets of Kumasi metropolis calling on the government to intervene to retrieve their monies. Yesterday’s demonstration was quite a scene as the customers, numbering about 150, gathered at the premises of the office of the company at Amakom and nearly set the building ablaze, but the police arrived on time to stop [...] The post Menzgold
The Environmental Services Providers Association (ESPA) is to distribute 1,000 tricycles to members of the Tricycle Waste Collection Association to boost waste collection in the country. Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, the President of ESPA, who disclosed this at the end of year party for the members of Tricycle Waste Collection Association (TWCA) in Accra on Sunday, said the move was [...] The post ESPA
The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) on Sunday held a literary cultural event, in Accra, for authors to read excerpts from their books published last year. The event was attended by wives of present and former presidents and vice presidents as well as senior citizens. They are Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, former First Lady, Mrs Matilda Amissah Arthur, former Second [...] The post GAW holds literary
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced an 11 per cent increase in monthly pension payments for this year. Effective this month, all pensioners on the Trust’s payroll would enjoy nine per cent increase in their benefits as fixed rate. The remaining two per cent would be redistributed as a flat amount of GH¢15.89 across board to [...] The post SSNIT increases pension
The Accra Regional Police Command has mounted a search for the arrest of five armed robbers who attacked and robbed the Deputy Director of the National Health Insurance Authority, Mr Francis Owusu and his family at his residence at East Legon in Accra last Sunday. The robbers who were reportedly armed with pistols, cutlasses and other implements broke into their [...] The post Police mount manhunt
The Upper West Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service has called on the various municipal and district assemblies (MDAs) in the region to set up bushfire control sub-committees to regulate the burning of vegetation as mandated by the PNDC Law 229 of 1990. The sub-committee will be expected to check operations of farmers and hunters whose activities might [...] The post MDAs
The Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), yesterday removed about 2,000 unauthorised posters on the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in an efforts to keep the place tidy. The exercise, which began last Monday, saw members of the RRU engage destitutes believed to be using the place as their abode, to peel off posters on the interchange. Some [...] The post AMA
Chieftains of boxing in the Western region are confident boxing will soon become a leading sport in the region following the interest recent events have generated. The last of a series of boxing events –regional championship against the Greater Accra region and commissioning of a new boxing ring – were held on Boxing Day, attracting a huge crowd from several [...] The post Boxing on the rise in W/R
Top Royals Community baseball team from Community 9 Tema emerged the overall champions after beating St Paul Methodist School team 2 runs to 1 in the 2018 Tema Youth Baseball (TYB) end of year baseball competition. Played at the Community 7 Chemu Park in Tema, the finals ended scoreless after the stipulated three inning period and triggered the technical penalty [...] The post Baseball:
The Normalization Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced a GH¢200,000.00 package for the winner of the special football competition scheduled to start January 26 to April 21, 2019. The competition will mark the return of local competitive football for the first time since June 2018, after an investigative documentary exposed corrupt activities in Ghana football. Expected to [...] The post Normalisation
Communications Director of Asante Kotoko, Samuel Sarfo Duku has denied reports of disunity in the camp of the team ahead of their crucial game on Sunday. Kotoko will be away in Cameroon to play Coton Sport in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday. After Kotoko’s Cup game with AshantiGold at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, [...] The post Kotoko deny disunity reports appeared
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mrs Paulina abayage, has appealed to ARB Apex Bank to intensify its supervisory and monitoring roles of rural and community banks (RCBs) in the country. This, she stressed, would help operate efficiently and restore shareholder confidence in the banking sector. The regional minister, who was speaking at the 28th annual general meeting of shareholders of [...] The post Intensify
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