After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America’s long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday. Nine months ago, Messi crowned his glittering career by leading Argentina to a World Cup crown in Qatar cementing … The post Messi back as 2026 World Cup qualifiers

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is putting measures in place to curb the mass migration of health workers into other countries, and its implication for Ghana, says the sector minis­ter, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu. He said though health worker migration was a global phenome­non, the MoH’s Human Resource Policy Direction aims to strength­en mechanisms for the produc­tion, … The post Migration

Football Association (FA) are reportedly inter­ested in hiring Pep Guar­diola as England manager once Gareth Southgate steps down. Southgate, 53, is expected to quit his current job when his contract expires after next year’s Euros in Germany. The ex-defender has been in charge of the Three Lions since September 2016 and achieved sig­nificant success, reaching … The post FA eyes

Liverpool were on Monday offered an aston­ishing £215million for Mo Salah. Saudi represen­tatives from Al-Ittihad flew into London yesterday to make one final crack at landing the Kop ace before their transfer window slams shut on Thursday. They are desperate to land the Egyptian and have followed up a whopping £170m offer with a deal … The post Liverpool offered world-record

Vodafone Ghana has once again demonstrated its unwavering commit­ment to the growth and trans­formation of Small and Medi­um-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana with the official launch of its annual SME Month. Ms Tawa Bolarin, Director of the Enterprise Business Unit & Wholesale at Vodafone Gha­na, speaking at the launch, said “SMEs are the cornerstone of … The post Vodafone

The Lower Pra Rural Bank PLC on Saturday cel­ebrated its 40th anniversary with a pledge to con­tinue to initiate strategies to make the bank strong and profitable to support the growth of Shama and its environs and the general economy. It was on the theme “Effec­tiveness of Lower Pra in rural banking for community develop­ment”. … The post Lower

Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged unregistered voters to take advantage of the upcom­ing limited voter registration exercise to get on to the voters roll in readiness to vote the New Patriotic Party-formed adminis­tration out of power in the 2024 elections. The former president who is also the flagbearer of the opposition National Demo­cratic … The post Voter

A total of 15 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) trained under the Africa Street MBA (AfSMBA) Accelerator programme were on Saturday awarded grants to support their businesses after a rigorous pitching contest in Accra. The programme, an initiative by DONE BY US, a management consultancy and investment firm, aims to provide an inte­grated business support … The post 15 SMEs awarded

The Black Stars will today hope to seal qualifica­tion for the next African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Cote d’Ivoire when they welcome the Wild Beasts of Central African Republic (CAR) at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi at 4pm. The Black Stars played out a 1-1 draw with the same side … The post Black Stars ready to tame Wild Beasts …in final

The management and staff of Lower Pra Rural Bank PLC on Saturday, under­took a three-hour health walk as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations under the theme “Ef­fectiveness of Lower Pra in rural banking for community develop­ment.” Participants, led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Isaac Kwamina Afful, amidst brass band music, walked from Aboadze … The post Lower

 The Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) executive board member, Alhaji Abdulai Issaka Pangasur, on Mon­day presented two sets of branded apparel, food and beverages to the national male and female boxing teams to support their prepa­rations for the Africa Olympic qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal. Seven Black Bombers namely Theophilus Allotey (flyweight), Abdul Wahid Omar (feather­weight), Joseph … The post GBF

The Accra Circuit Court has imposed GH¢7,200 fine on an unemployed man, for stealing electronic devices valued GH¢10,500 belonging to a businessman. In default convict, Adolf Ko­sah, 25, would spend eight months in prison in hard labour. Kosah had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit crime, unlawful entry, causing unlaw­ful damage to a door valued … The post Man

The Akuapem-Mampong District Court in the East­ern Region on Tuesday stayed motion for the execution of bond against Odehye Kwasi Akuffo to desist from parading as Okuapehene, filed by the Ghana Police Service. This follows application filled by Ansah Asare, the defence counsel for Odehye Akuffo, at the Koforidua High Court, pro­hibiting the District Court … The post Court

Mohammed Jamil Idris, an estate devel­oper, has been granted GH¢500,000 bail by the Accra Cir­cuit Court, for allegedly destroying a 40-footer container containing items, in Adjiringanor. Idris, charged with causing un­lawful damage and prohibition of activities of land guards, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah asked accused to produce … The post Estate

The United States has targeted a top Sudanese paramilitary official in the highest-profile use of sanc­tions since the current conflict began in Sudan. Washington has sanctioned Abdelrahim Dagalo, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) depu­ty leader, over human rights abuses during the group’s clash with Sudan’s army. The move, announced on Wednesday, is an apparent re­sponse to … The post  US

Six soldiers have gone on trial in the Democratic Repub­lic of Congo in connection with the killing of more than 40 anti-UN protesters last week. Amongst them are two senior officers alleged to have instructed soldiers to open fire on the banned demonstration. The protest took place in the eastern city of Goma to demand … The post Soldiers on trial over deadly Congo anti-UN

Nigeria’s Ap­peal Court has rejected one challenge to Bola Tinubu’s narrow victory in February’s presidential election. After a six-hour verdict, they said the appeal by Peter Obi’s Labour Party was without merit and dismissed all his arguments, including fraud. Their verdict on the challenge by Atiku Abubakar of the Peo­ples Democratic Party is expected shortly. … The post Nigeria

President Zelensky has condemned a “deliberate” attack on Ukraine’s “peaceful city” of Kostyantynivka. At least 17 people, including a child, were killed in the blast, which took place on a busy market street in the middle of the day – a rarity. Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine’s eastern Do­netsk region, is near the front line. Videos on … The post Attack

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfour, has commiserated with staff of the New Times Corporation (NTC) over the demise of its staff, Castro Zangina-Tong. Until he took his last breath on August 1, this year, Mr Zangi­na-Tong, aged 58, was the News Editor and Sub-editor of the Spectator, one of the … The post Castro

The campaign team for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, flag­bearer hopeful of New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the withdrawal of the former Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Kyerematen, from the NPP presidential race, does not call for disunity within the party. The team appealed to all supporters of Mr Kyerematen to throw their … The post Let’s come together