Ghana Boxing Authority suspends Richard Harrison for five years
The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has suspended the license of Richard Lii Lartey Harrison, former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Heavyweight Champion. A letter signed by Mr. Peter Zwenes President of the GBA said the license has been suspended for five years, hence the boxer would not be able to fight in and outside Ghana. […]
Ghana Boxing Association bans Richard Commey, for two years
The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has imposed a two-year ban on Richard O. Commey, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) Lightweight Champion. The two-year ban is in connection with false accusations and disparaging remarks he made about the GBA Executive in an interview with Kpalogo Mashi TV in the United States of America (USA). A letter […]
Robbers terrorize mobile money vendors in Takoradi
Separate robbery incidents on two Mobile Money vendors have been recorded in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis at the weekend. The incidents left the victims, Joseph Ansah, 21, and John Kofi Abekah, 41, hospitalized at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital after receiving some gun shots wounds. Deputy Superintendent of Police Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, Western Regional Police […]
Mishasha hints international collaboration after Shatta Wale feature
Rising Ghanaian female music sensation Mishasha says her upcoming album will feature some top music stars on the continent. Mishasha who had been making waves with her recent hit single “Dorothy” featuring Shatta has racked impressive streaming numbers on various music digital platforms. In an interview after her return from a musical tour in Nigeria, […]
Two in custody for stealing motor cycle
Two persons have been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a motorcycle at Korle Bu in Accra on Tuesday. The suspects, Majid Alhassan, 21, and Emmanuel Kofi, 19 are in the custody of the police assisting investigations. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia […]
Fair Trade Ghana Network develops advocacy strategy
Fair Trade Ghana Network (FTGN) with support from Fairtrade Africa (FTA), is developing a detailed advocacy strategy to help tackle the problems faced by producers. Madam Florence Blankson, Vice-President of FTGN, said the advocacy strategy would help the Network address some of its challenges regarding policy formulation and awareness creation on critical government directives. Madam […]
NGOs, MP donate books to school
Centre for Communities Education and Youth Development (CCEYD) has donated two boxes of books to the Al-Iman Foundation basic school in Tamale. The books, including Reading Street Story Town, Spelling Connection and Language Art, were to help instill the habit of reading in the children of the school. Vector Global Logistics Books for Africa and […]
US blacklists seven Chinese supercomputer groups
The US has blacklisted seven Chinese groups it accuses of building supercomputers to help its military. It is the first move by the Biden administration to make it harder for China to obtain US technology On Thursday, three companies and four branches of China’s National Supercomputing Center were added to the US blacklist This bars […]
Parents asked to protect children from social media, pedophiles
Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, a Human Rights Lawyer and Campaigner, on Thursday asked parents to devise stringent measures to protect children from smartphones, social media and pedophiles. She said the need to provide children with smartphones to study amid the COVID-19 pandemic required that they exercised greater responsibility in ensuring the children used the phones […]
Gunmen kill 11 Nigerian troops
The Nigerian military has said 11 army personnel including a commander – who had been declared missing after an ambush in the central state of Benue – have been found dead. The bodies, some charred, were found in Konshisha area of the state, the army spokesperson told the BBC He described the attack as a […]
Cape Coast North MP gives three months’ salary to constituents
Kwamena Minta-Nyarku, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast North, has presented his three months’ salary to some constituents for the confidence reposed in him during the December 2020 polls. He said the gesture was to appreciate particularly, party leaders, opinion leaders, religious organizations and key personalities who worked tirelessly to recapture the Cape […]
NGO donates items worth ¢45,000 to three psychiatric hospitals
The Churches of Christ Help Ministry, an NGO has donated food and non-food items valued at ¢45,000 to the Accra, Pantang and Ankaful Psychiatric hospitals. Chairman of the Ministry, Eric Ofori-Gyan who made the donation hoped the items will help in the smooth running of the institutions. He appealed to other charitable institutions to come […]
Heavy downpour displaces 70 residents at Dwenase
A downpour on Wednesday displaced about 70 residents of Dwenase, a farming community in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region. The rains, which accompanied a heavy storm, set in around 1930 hours, lasted for about 30 minutes and razed to the ground about 15 houses. Affected residents are currently staying with relatives and […]
KOICA, UNICEF celebrate achievements under Better Life for Girls
Ghana, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), have celebrated the positive outcomes of the $5.2 million Better Life for Girls (BLG) programme. A statement issued by UNICEF states that the BLG programme, a partnership between the Government of Ghana, UNICEF and KOICA had ended with a call to sustain […]
