Ex-Ghana youth star Ransford Osei announces retirement at age 30
Former Ghana youth star Ransford Osei has brought down the curtains on his football career at the age of 30. The striker made the announcement during an interview with Humble Ike on Youtube from his base in Germany. Osei was a very promising talent as a young prospect, but injuries and ill-advised transfers hindered his […]
Zulu monarch’s third wife to appoint new king
The third wife of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who died earlier this month, is expected to pick the late monarch’s successor, South African media report, citing royal sources. Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini, who has been named the interim leader of the Zulu pending the installation of a new king, is expected to appoint the king from […]
Bobby Brown Jr died of accidental overdose, says coroner
Bobby Brown Jr died of an overdose of alcohol, cocaine and the powerful opioid fentanyl, according to a coroner’s report. The son of R&B singer Bobby Brown, Brown Jr died at his Los Angeles home on 18 November last year. The 28-year-old was found unresponsive in his bedroom by his girlfriend. She called paramedics, who […]
Ghana grabs another Olympic slot
Ghana’s Shakul Samed, a member of the national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, has secured qualification to 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo later in the year. Shakul, Light Heavyweight (75-81Kg), secured his qualification based on the Boxing Task Force (BTF) rankings released in February 2021, which placed him 10th in the world and 3rd […]
Police determined to ensure peace, guarantee security of all – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, has reiterated the Ghana Police Service’s determination to ensure peace and guarantee the security of the public. “We will continue to intensify day and night patrols, snap checks, intelligence-led swoops, highway and residential patrols, motor traffic enforcement strategies, community engagement and sensitization workshops on security,” he said. […]
Participants at IWD celebration calls for more education on COVID-19 vaccination
Participants at a forum to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration in Koforidua have called for intensified education on the COVID-19 vaccination to allay fears of the public on the misconceptions and the theories surrounding the vaccine. The participants noted that many people were not ready to take the vaccination due to misunderstanding and […]
AstraZeneca shot 79 percent effective in US, Chile, Peru trials
AstraZeneca says the COVID-19 vaccine it developed in cooperation with Oxford University was 79-percent effective in preventing symptomatic illness a large trial in the United States, Chile and Peru, paving the way for its long-awaited application for US approval. The vaccine was found to be 100 percent effective against severe or critical disease and hospitalisation […]
C.K Akonnor: I’m focused on qualification, not performance
Black Stars Coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, says his main focus is to qualify the team to the next edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they travel to face South Africa in their penultimate Group C qualifier on Thursday. Akonnor said he believed securing qualification into the 2022 AFCON should be the target […]
Childhood cancers must be given needed attention
Childhood cancers are on the ascendancy and must be given the needed attention for early diagnoses and treatment, Madam Beatrice Akpene Bekui, the Principal Nursing Tutor at the Ho Nurses Training College, said on Sunday. She advised parents to closely observe their infants for strange reactions, swellings, protruding organs and other peculiar symptoms and report […]
67 Non Formal graduates to attend Senior High School (SHS)
Sixty seven non-formal education graduates in the Bono Region are to attend Senior High School (SHS). They would benefit from the free Senior High School (SHS) program. Mr. Nicolas Ameyaw, Regional director of the Bono Regional Directorate of the Complementary Education Agency, formerly non formal education made the disclosure in an interview in Sunyani . […]
Gigabit broadband: First areas to benefit announced
The government has announced the first stages of its plans to get ultra-fast broadband to the remotest of homes in the UK. Originally it had promised to roll out gigabit-speed broadband to every home in Britain by 2025 but that was reduced to 85% coverage in November. The budget remains at £5bn – but only […]
Covid: Paris lockdown as France fears ‘third wave’
The French capital is set to go into a month-long Covid lockdown as the country fears a third wave. Some 21 million people in 16 areas of France will be placed under the measures from midnight on Friday. These measures will not be as strict as the previous lockdown, Prime Minister Jean Castex said, with […]
COVID-19: More than 400,000 persons vaccinated during first phase
A total of 405,000 persons have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 from March 2 to 18, data from the Extended Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shown. These are from 43 selected districts in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central regions. Those vaccinated include front-line health workers, adults aged 60 […]
Court adjourns Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary election petition to March 23
A Sekondi High Court has adjourned an election petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan in the 2020 elections, Professor Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah challenging the results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana Mr. Joe Ghartey, the incumbent Member of Parliament was declared winner by the EC. The court […]
