The United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child (UNCRC) sets out children’s rights and how governments should work together to make them available to all children. Under the terms of the convention, governments are required to meet children’s ba­sic needs and help them reach their full potential. Central to this is the ac­knowledgment … The post Displaced

The Africa Taekwon­do Union (AFTU) has appointed the Technical Director of the Ghana Tae­kwondo Federation (GTF), Mr Stephen Amegashie Jnr, as a member of its Technical Committee. Master Amegashie, (6th Dan), who has served the GTF for many years with passion andwith a number of achieve­ment, is expected to serve in the committee till 2025. … The post GTF Technical Director

US-based sports charity foundation, Soccer for Dreamers, will roll out the pilot phase of its Ubuntu Online Academy initiative on February 2024. The initiative is aimed at equipping young footballers in the country with the requisite tools and skill set for employment pros­pects or entrepreneurship, and bridge the gap between employers and footballers and equip … The post Soccer

The Africa Taekwon­do Union (AFTU) has appointed the Technical Director of the Ghana Tae­kwondo Federation (GTF), Mr Stephen Amegashie Jnr, as a member of its Technical Committee. Master Amegashie, (6th Dan), who has served the GTF for many years with passion andwith a number of achieve­ment, is expected to serve in the committee till 2025. … The post GTF Technical Director

Ghana’s Thomas Partey and Mo­hammed Kudus have been nominated for the CAF men’s Footballer of the Year award. The nominations were an­nounced by the Confederation of African Football yesterday, ahead of the Awards Gala scheduled for Monday, December 11, in Mar­rakech, Morocco. Kudus and Partey were among 30 players that made the cut for the … The post Partey, Kudus for top CAF awards

Ajax will have part of their ground shut for their Eredivisie match against Vitesse Arnhem after crowd trouble marred Septem­ber’s defeat to Feyenoord. The Dutch giants, who say they have already punished more than 50 people, have also been fined 25,000 euros. Home fans threw flares and fireworks onto the pitch, causing the match to … The post Ajax fined,

Nigeria star, Victor Osim­hen, is among 30 nominees named on Wednesday for the 2022-2023 men’s African Player of the Year award. The prolific Napoli forward was the leading scorer in Serie A last sea­son with 26 goals and in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with 10, including four in one match. Stars from the … The post Osimhen nominated for top African

England’s defeat in Belgium leaves qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games on behalf of Team GB in doubt after another frustrating performance and their weakness­es are now being exposed far too regularly. The Lionesses, who reached the Women’s World Cup final in August, lost 3-2 in Leuven and sit third in their Women’s Nations League … The post Lionesses

 Sahara Group Founda­tion, the corporate social sustainability arm of the Sahara Group, continues its un­wavering commitment to support young African social innovators and entrepreneurs. This commitment was underscored by the provision of seed funding to ten outstanding fellows from its Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) Fellowship pro­gramme. The Sahara Impact Fund Fellowship programme, a social initiative … The post Sahara

 Trade Facilitation Com­pany and operators of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at Ghana’s Ports, Ghana Link Net­work Services Limited, has donated items and cash of GH¢550, 000 to persons affected by the spillage from the Akosombo Dam. The donation by Ghana Link Network Services Limited was made to the Agbetikpo Camp, which is the … The post Ghana

The Social Secu­rity and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has set an ambitious target to enrol about one million self-employed people on the scheme in the next three years. The Director-General (DG) of SSNIT, Dr John Ofori-Tenko­rang, who disclosed this during an engagement with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on the Self-employed Enrollment Drive (SEED) in … The post SSNIT

 The West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE) has warned that violent extremist groups could ex­ploit the increasing ethnic tensions in Northern Ghana for terrorist violence. The Executive Director of WACCE, Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, noted that extremist groups had a huge exploitative capacity to take advantage of exist­ing vulnerabilities to recruit or to engage in attacks. … The post WACCE

Former Minister of Food and Agricul­ture, and flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owu­su Afriyie-Akoto, has appealed to the election committee of the party, to caution candidates against the monetisation of votes in theNPP presidential elections scheduled for Saturday, Novem­ber 4. He said delegates should be allowed to vote for the best … The post Dr

The Office of the Attor­ney-General and Ministry of Justice is set to start afresh trial of the house maid of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and others accused, at the Accra High Court. Consequently, the charges of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing filed against Ms Patience Botwe, 18, … The post A-G to start

Fifteen switchgears installed in various com­munities by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Accra, have been vandalised and its parts stolen. According to the Accra East Region ECG General Manager, Bismark Otoo, the vandalisation of the switchgears resulted in the recent occasional power outages in some parts of Accra. He said the destruction of … The post Scrap dealers

 The High Court, Accra, yesterday, sentenced Eric Kojo Duah, the man who killed two policemen in Kasoa in 2019, to 20 years in prison, after he activated Plea Bargaining Law. Per the Plea Bargaining Law, Duah wanted a lesser punishment for manslaughter which he plead­ed to, rather than murder. On August 28, 2019, Duah shot … The post Man gets 20 years for killing 2  policemen