2019/20 Ghana Premier League: Week 1 Match Preview- Hearts v Berekum Chelsea
Hearts of Oak will begin their quest for another Premier League title when they welcome 2010 champions Berekum Chelsea at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The Rainbow club shocked football fans following the decision of the board to ask coach Kim Grant to step aside with just six days to the start of the […]
2019/20 Ghana Premier League: Week 1 Match Preview- Karela United v WAFA SC
A new-look Karela United side will begin their campaign with a home-away-from-home clash against a plucky WAFA SC side at the Akoon Community Park in Tarkwa on Sunday. The Nzema-Aiyinase side have their Cosby Awuah Memorial Park undergoing renovation works to meet the league’s requirement and would have to co-share the pitch with Medeama. On […]
Dozens survive deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan
Dozens of passengers were hospitalised after their plane crashed just minutes after take-off in Kazakhstan on Friday. At least 12 people were killed, Kazakh officials said. The Bek Air aircraft lost altitude after leaving Almaty airport — en route to the capital Nur-Sultan —, hit a concrete fence and a two-storey building around 2.22 am […]
Hearts quartet to make GPL debut against Berekum Chelsea
Four of Hearts of Oak’s players will make their Ghana Premier League debut on Sunday when the Phobians host Berekum Chelsea at the Accra Sports Stadium. Youngsters Michelle Sarpong and Manaf Umar, who joined the club from the youth side will make their debut after impressing in the NC Special Competition. Sumaila Larry and Kofi […]
Wiaga: First ever Catholic Health Centre upgraded
The First ever Catholic Health Centre, St Lucas in Wiaga, a community in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region has been upgraded to a hospital status. It was built in 1950 by the Roman Catholic Mission with support from indigenes of the community with the aim of meeting the health needs of […]
President Akufo-Addo launches “beyond the return” initiative
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the “Beyond the Return, The Diaspora Dividend” Initiative, at a brief ceremony at the Kempisnki Hotel in Accra on Friday, December 27, 2019. As the ‘Year of Return’ draws to a close, President Akufo-Addo stated that the rationale of ‘Beyond the Return’ is to, “engage Africans in […]
Apple ‘hacker’ spared jail over iCloud blackmail
A 22-year-old man has admitted trying to blackmail Apple by claiming he had access to millions of iCloud accounts. Kerem Albayrak from north London threatened to wipe 319 million accounts unless Apple gave him iTunes gift cards worth $100,000 (£76,000). But an investigation found that Albayrak had not compromised Apple’s systems. He has been given […]
YouTube admits error over Bitcoin video purge
YouTube has reinstated hundreds of crypto-currency related channels after admitting it had removed them “in error”. A wave of YouTubers received notifications that their videos were in breach of the platform’s terms of service earlier this week. The move appeared to target smaller channels and publishers that focused on Bitcoin and crypto-currency content. The Google-owned […]
Islamic State in Nigeria ‘beheads Christian hostages’
The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. IS said it was part of its recently declared campaign to “avenge” the October deaths of its leader and spokesman in Syria. No details were given about the victims, who were all male, but IS says they […]
Medeama Sporting Club signs Kofi Asmah and Nana Kofi Babil
Ghana Premier League side Medeama Sporting Club have announced the signing of Nana Kofi Babil and Kofi Asmah ahead of the start of 2019/20 Ghana Premier league season. Nana Kofi Babil joins Medeama SC from Accra-based Charity FC on a three year deal while Kofi Asmah also joins the club from Kumasi-based Jopa FC on […]
Detty Rave, Afronation Concerts set to come off
Christmas in Ghana is often characterised by numerous musical concerts by various Ghanaian artistes to cap off their hard work in a thrilling way with their fans. Concerts that have already taken place include: Crusade by La meme gang, Promise Land by King Promise, Rapperholic by Sarkodie, BHIM concert by Stonebwoy among others. MR Eazi’s […]
Children Celebrate Christmas with Vulnerable in Bolga
As part of the Christmas celebration, the Children’s Wing of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish in Bolgatanga has reached out to vulnerable street children and their parents. The Children Ministry did not only give food and drinks and interacted with the homeless and less privileged as usual, they further […]
Beware Of Fake Friends: Not Everyone Who Is Nice To You Is Your Friend
Hundreds of new people enter our life over the years. While many leave a lasting mark, and others go unnoticed, I believe the most valuable ones are those that make us better people. Whenever I have a dilemma about ending a relationship, I always ask myself if I like the person I became in the […]
Russia ‘successfully tests’ its unplugged internet
Russia has successfully tested a country-wide alternative to the global internet, its government has announced. Details of what the test involved were vague but, according to the Ministry of Communications, ordinary users did not notice any changes. The results will now be presented to President Putin. Experts remain concerned about the trend for some countries […]
