WAFU Zone B women’s champi­ons, Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC arrived in Accra on Saturday after winning Gold in Benin City, Nigeria on Thursday. The team arrived to a rousing welcome from Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Simeon-Okraku, Vice Presi­dent Mark Addo, General Secretary, Prosper Harrison Addo, Head of Women’s Football Development, Ama Brobey Williams, … The post  Rousing

The Head Coach of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton has handed a maiden call-up to Medeama SC striker Jona­than Sowah for the Africa Cup of Nations Group E final qualifier against the Central African Repub­lic (CAR) in Kumasi on Thursday. Jonathan Sowah – Handed Black Stars’ debut The 24-year-old attacker is the only local-based player … The post Hughton

Close to 100 keep fit fanatics, made up of MTN Corporate communications team and media personnel of the MTN Republic hit the streets of Legon on saturday to participate in the MTN Bright Media walk. In attendance were top personnel of MTN Corporate Services and some staff of the company as well as media personnel … The post MTN Bright Media health walk held appeared first on

The African Export-Im­port Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an MoU with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Trade Centre to promote the TRA­DAR Club solution in the market. The Cooperation Agreement, signed between the two institutions on the sidelines of the Intra-Afri­can Trade Fair (IATF2023) press conference and B2B meetings in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), provides … The post Afreximbank,

The Chief Execu­tive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Au­thority (NPRA), Hayford Atta Krufi, has welcomed proposals to increase contributions to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) tier one scheme. It follows proposals from SSNIT and some stakeholders in the pensions industry for the contributions to be increased to make the scheme sustainable. … The post We

Businesses have been urged to cultivate interest in appreciating international business treaties to give them better perspective of global business dynamics. This, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, would help local businesses explore trade financing that were embedded in these treaties. Ghana is signatory to many international treaties which seek to deepen economic … The post Explore

Ghana will take advantage of next week’s Africa Food Systems Forum in Tanzania to showcase its vast investment opportunities in the agricultural sector, Ghana Country Manager of AGRA, Juliette Lampoh–Agroh, has said. She said the forum would provide the opportunity for Ghana to take forward the momentum the country was building in its food system … The post Ghana

Dr Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries worldwide (MFM) will in November this year lead a healing and deliverance crusade dubbed ‘Ghana Great Deliverance and Healing Mega Crusade,’ in Accra. It will officially start from the November 24 to 26, 2023, at the Independence Square. In a statement … The post Mountain

The Ga State on Saturday marked the Gadangme Homecoming with a grand durbar here in Katamanso and a call on all communities in the Ga State to unite for the development of the area. The event was also to mark the 200th commemoration of the Kat­amanso war which the Gadangme people fought jointly with the … The post Gadangme marks homecoming 2023 with tree planting appeared

The Office of the Special Prosecu­tor (OSP) says it disagrees with the High Court’s refusal to grant the application for the seizure and freezing orders of Cecilia Dapaah’s assets. This was after the High Court last Thursday ordered the OSP to defreeze the assets of the former Water and Sanitation Minister as well as return … The post OSP disagrees with

Ghana has become the first country in Africa to man­ufacture a cholera vaccine, giving the country to boost as the future vaccine manufacturing on the continent. It was produced by DEK Vaccines Limited, a private sector-led consor­tium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies comprising Danadams, Ernest Chemists and Kinapharma. According to Dr Kofi Nsiah-Poku, Managing Director of … The post Ghana

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has called on world leaders and devel­opment partners to prioritise the implementation of commitments and supports aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change. According to him, despite the many discussions and pledges of support to enable Ghana and other African countries deal with the … The post Mitigating

A 47-year-old civil servant, who allegedly shared a nude video recording of his girlfriend and her friends has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Teddy Tom-Thompson is said to have recorded the nude video of the nurse during a WhatsApp video call without the knowledge of the nurse when he engaged her in … The post Man granted bail over girlfriend, friends’

The Kasoa Akweley Dis­trict Court, presided over by Stephen Ofori Akrasi, has granted bail to a serial mobile money (MoMo) fraudster operat­ing in Kasoa and its neighbouring areas in the Central Region. The suspect faces a charge of falsely obtaining electronic payments, in violation of Section 119 of the Electronic Transac­tions Act 2008, Act 772. … The post Serial MoMo fraudster granted

The Customs Divi­sion of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has inter­cepted 700 fake electricity meters at Dabala Junction checkpoint in the Volta Region on Wednesday. The fake meters were discov­ered by the Customs Officers during a thorough inspection of a bus heading to Accra from Aflao. According to the Electrici­ty Company of Ghana (ECG) General … The post Customs

Commission­er of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has explained that his quest to replace Dr George Akuffo Dampare as Inspector-General of Police is not to undermine the credibility of the 2024 general election. Testifying before the sev­en-member parliamentary committee probing a leaked tape in which he was heard lobby­ing through a former Northern Regional Chairman … The post I

On Wednesday, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) intercepted 700 fake meters at Dabala Junction checkpoint in the Volta Region. According to the Customs officers on duty that day, they found the meters during a thorough inspection of a bus heading to Accra from Aflao. Interestingly, none of the passengers on the … The post Collaborate to sustain war on fake meters

The Minority caucus in parliament last Friday filed its affidavit to oppose the Greater Accra Regional Police Command’s injunction applica­tion against their planned protest against the Bank of Ghana Gover­nor and his deputies. The affidavit was filed by their lawyers at the registry of the Accra High Court following the Greater Accra Regional Police Command’s … The post Minority

About 1000 bags of rice are expected from the first harvest from the farms operated by the National Service Scheme (NSS) to shore up food supplies to schools under the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme. Through the Economic Enclave Project under the GhanaCARES “Obaatan Pa” initiative, over 560 bags of maize have already been … The post NSS farms to harvest