The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Musta­pha Ussif, has lavished praises on Ghana Premier League (GPL) side, Accra Lions, for their recent achieve­ments and contribution towards the development of football in Ghana. The sector minister is im­pressed with the performance of the newly-promoted club and appealed to other clubs to emulate them. Speaking at … The post Sports Minister

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appoint­ed Patrice Milazar from Mauritius as referee for the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Madagascar and Ghana. The 38-year-old FIFA referee will be assisted by compatriots Ram Babajee (Assistant I), Jean Marc Jeff Pithia (Assistant II) and Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Fourth Offi­cial). Referee Milazar has … The post Mauritius

Leaders Mede­ama SC need 270 minutes of com­posedly focused football in the last three games to determine their maiden champion­ship glory in the betPawa Ghana Premier League. The Mauve and Yellow, on 53 points, have just a solitary point lead off the pack and have sworn fire and brimstone to maintain their head as they … The post Herculean King Faisal task awaits Medeama appeared

After years of speculation regarding a potential match­up, Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. have agreed to fight for the undisputed welterweight championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 29. Crawford (39-0) has held the WBO welterweight title since 2018, while Spence (28-0) is the unified welter­weight champion, as he currently owns the … The post Spence, Crawford

The agent of in-demand at­tacker, Moham­med Kudus, has revealed that the Ghana international is looking to leave Ajax during this summer’s transfer window. The 22-year-old has been in strong form for his Dutch club during the 2022-23 campaign, scoring 18 goals and registering six assists in 41 appearances in all competitions. Kudus also impressed for … The post Agent

ABSA Bank’s Managing Direc­tor, Abena Osei-Poku, has won recognition as the CEO of the Year in the banking sector at the just-ended CEO Summit 2023, held in Accra. The summit brings together all the captains of industry, corporate leaders across the public and private sectors, including government officials, and other key stakeholders. The summit also … The post Absa Bank MD honoured

Efforts to promote youth entrepreneurs in Africa have received a boost with the launch of the Next Titan Africa Entrepreneurial Reality Show (ERS) to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of young Africans. Under a 12-week Entrepre­neurial Reality Show to help the youth pitch their business ideas, the ultimate winner would take home $100,000 to finance his … The post Next

Financial Econ­omist, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has expressed worry about the current structure of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s support programme for Ghana over the next three years. According to him, the pro­gramme, largely driven by revenue prescriptions, was not properly crafted because Ghana’s problem was not about revenue mobilisation but rather expendi­ture. The expenditure, he … The post I’m

Global Winnebarian, a non-governmental organi­sation (NGO), has donated medical equipment and assorted items worth GH¢350,000 to the Winneba Government Hospital in the Central Region to enhance healthcare delivery at the Paediatric Unit. The items included BP Apararus, pulse oxymeter, gun thermometer, digital thermometer, toiletries, liquid soap, paraxone disinfectant, cooking oil, powdered milk, granulated sugar, baby … The post Global

Faith-Based Or­ganisations (FBOs) yesterday signed a declaration to confine crusades, convention and usual forms of worship to church building and avoid excessive noise during the period of the ban on noise making. This was at an emergency meeting convened by the Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) with the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs … The post Ban

Justice delivery came to a halt yesterday as the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) de­clared a nationwide strike over the non-approval of reviewed salaries and other allowances of its members. JUSAG accused the government of not addressing the conditions of service and emoluments of staff members and warned that they would only call … The post USAG

The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo has called on African countries to work together in the development of agriculture to drive intra-Africa trade for eco­nomic growth. According to him, such a move would also further continental in­tegration and support in redefining Africa’s development narrative. He said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could be … The post At

On May 15, 2023, when a boister­ous crowd of Nigeri­ans on and off social media were urging their own Hilda Baci on to set a new record as the longest non-stop cook in the world, Ghanaians were realising that one of their social media influencers, Mona Faiz Mon­trage, has been charged in the United States … The post Seidu Agongo writes: Is social media your enabler

The present ongoing developmental aspiration of Ghana is known as Ghana Beyond Aid Agenda. And this gigantic developmental aspiration is aimed at setting Ghana free from dependence on foreign aid in her striving for economic growth, development and prosperity. This is indeed a laudable devel­opmental strategy for Ghana as a fast developing African nation in … The post Ghana’s