Crystal Palace winger, Michael Olise, has signed a new four-year deal with the club amid interest from Chelsea. On Tuesday, it was reported that the Stamford Bridge club had activated a release clause in the region of £35m for the French Under-21 international. But Palace chairman, Steve Parish, confirmed on Thursday that the London-born 21-year-old … The post Chelsea target signs

The Football Association will “100 per cent” reject any offers for Sarina Wiegman, its Chief Executive, Mark Bullingham, has said in the build-up to the Lionesses’ first World Cup final, against Spain on Sunday. After the USA were elim­inated at the last-16 stage of the World Cup, American fans and journalists have argued that US … The post  English FA to reject offers for Wiegman

Sebastian Coe was re-elected as World Athletics President for a third and final term yesterday. Britain’s double Olympic 1500 metres gold med­allist, first elected in 2015, stood unopposed at the World Athletics Congress. The 66-year-old polled 192 of the 195 votes with three abstaining – 98.5 per cent – in a vote held two days … The post Coe re-elected

The BernHoffman Care Foundation, a Non-Gov­ernmental Organisation (NGO), has expressed its com­mitment to support the entre­preneurial training of the youth to help them create their own businesses. According to the President of BernHoffman Care Foundation, Dr Naa Hoffman, entrepreneur­ship had become crucial in the 21st century considering the dwindling white-collar jobs and growing population. Dr … The post BernHoffman

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Master­card Foundation have partnered to establish and implement a Young Africa Innovates (YAI) programme in Ghana and Nigeria over the next two and half years. The $25.8 million partnership deal aims to engage over 10,000 innovators across Ghana and Ni­geria, according to a news release published on … The post UNDP,

The country’s year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) inched up to 32.7 per cent in July 2023 from 29.2 per cent in June 2023, the Ghana Statistical Ser­vice (GSS) has announced. For the monthly PPI, the GSS said, the rate rose from 0.6 per cent in June to 0.8 per cent in July. The Government Statistician, … The post Producer price inflation increases to 32.7 % in July

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly, Hajia Rashida Maha­ma Po-oona last Friday filed her nomination to contest the New Patriotic Party parliamentary primaries for the Gambaga/ Nalerigu Constituency in the North East Region. She expressed her commit­ment to serving the party and the people of the Gambaga Nalerigu Constituency. Speaking to … The post Hajia

A diplomat, Mrs Esther Dzifa Ofori, has called on Ghanaians to consider electing a female presi­dent as the country prepares for 2024 Election. According to her, women hold the key to Ghana’s economic growth and prosperity, and should be given the opportunity to run the affairs of the country at the highest level. Mrs Ofori, … The post Let’s elect female president …diplomat

The Adentan Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region yesterday donated assorted food items to the traditional authorities towards the celebration of this year’s Homowo. The items include 72 bags of maize, gallons of palm oil and carton of aromatic schnapps and Castle Bridge alcoholic beverages. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alexander Daniel Nii Noi … The post Adenta

 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has lost 525 of its skilled personnel and profession­als to brain drain within the last 12 months, the Di­rector-General, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, has revealed. To this end, he said the service had put in place a number of measures to mitigate the impact of the loss of these professionals … The post GHS loses 525 skilled personnel in a year

The 3rd GrEEn re­gional trade show to showcase the trade and econom­ic potentials of small scale enter­prises in Ghana ended in Takoradi, the Western Regional capital. It was held on the theme; ‘Sus­tainable trade and investment, the future of Ghanaian economy.’ The event also highlighted that Ghanaian entrepreneurs, pri­vate-public sector, can collaborate and also take … The post 3rd

Mr Yaovi Akey, owner of a fishing canoe, operating at Abeliakorpe in Aflao, in the Volta Region, was fined GH¢1,200 by Tema District Court (TDC) for flouting this year’s closed season. Akey, whose fish was confiscat­ed, pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea and sentenced accordingly. The court, presided over … The post Driver’s mate

 A drivers’ mate has been granted GH¢100,000 bail by the Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly stealing items and money belonging to his for­mer master. Bright Kyeremanteng 21, who was charged on two-counts of un­lawful entry and stealing, pleaded not guilty. He allegedly stole iPone12, an iPone 13 Promax, a Laptop bag containing Ghana card, a … The post Driver’s

Professor Sandow Mark Yidana of the University of Ghana, has said that any activity in the place being designated for bauxite mining in the Atiwa Forest, will destroy water bodies and sur­rounding communities. He told the Accra High Court that “any activity there, no matter how limited it is would have a far-reaching impact on … The post  Mining

The Accra Circuit Court has sen­tenced a 52-year-old porter to 12 years in prison for having sex with a minor in Lapaz, Accra. Oko Quartey, pleaded not guilty to charges of defilement, death threat and indecent assault. The court presided over by Mrs Christina Cann, sentenced Quartey to 12 years in pris­on for defilement and … The post Porter jailed 12 years for defiling girl

Popular Sene­galese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, who has been on hunger strike for two weeks in protest against his detention, has been taken into intensive care, according to his allies. “Mr Sonko was the victim of an illness that occurred last night,” said Ousseynou Ly, who is a member of Mr Sonko’s Pastef party that … The post Senegal opposition hero in intensive

More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa. Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers, on the island of Sal. Almost all those on board the boat, which was at sea for over a … The post More than 60 migrants feared dead in Atlantic appeared

Panellists at the work­shop on lesson sharing have called on the public to build their capacities to avoid being threatened by Artificial Intelli­gence (AI). Al is the technology enables machines to simulate human-like cognitive processes such as learning, reasoning, and deci­sion-making, rapidly transforming how things are done from healthcare, finance, education, and media to entertainment. … The post Build

A total of 160 youth are undergoing technical and vocational training in different courses including wield­ing and fabrication, masonry, plumbing and electrical in mining communities at New Abirem in the Eastern Region. It is under the auspices of Newmont Akyem Development Foundation in collaboration with GIZ (German Technical Coop­eration) at the Akyem Vocational and Technical … The post Newmont

 The 9th edition of Women in Human Resource (HR) Conference on Wednesday opened in Accra with a challenge on female HR practitioners to build com­pany culture through employee well-being. The two-day annual event, organised by Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) aimed to create a transformative and empowering experience women in the HR industry, while enabling them … The post Women