35 candidates to vie for 19 positions in Ghana Olympic Committee
As at close of nominations for the upcoming Elective Congress of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) on Monday, March 1, 35 candidates have picked and submitted nomination forms to vie for the various positions on the GOC board. Out of this number, only two were women. Positions up for grabs on the GOC board were […]
President Akufo-Addo endorses African payment system
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has welcomed the decision of the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) to pilot the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in the West Africa Monetary Zone. He explained that West Africa had been grappling with the single currency for nearly three decades, and apart from studies and different decisions […]
Angelina Jolie sells Winston Churchill painting for record £7m
A painting by former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, which was owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold for £7m at auction in London. The sale price was almost four times the top pre-sale estimate and beat the previous record for a Churchill painting, which was just under £1.8m. The Tower Of The Koutoubia Mosque, […]
Farmers, experts share knowledge on cocoa planting materials
A Cocoa Target Learning Platform to help experts and farmers share knowledge on planting materials for increased productivity has been held at Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region. It aimed at exposing the participating farmers to best practices and innovations in the use of planting materials, which could help sustain […]
Western North Region records 21 new COVID-19 cases and one death
The Western North Region has recorded twenty-one new COVID-19 cases with one death. The confirmed cases in the Region have also moved from 791 to 812 Cases. A total of 769 of the confirmed cases have fully recovered and have been discharged with six deaths. Active cases in the Region have seen a decline from […]
Passengers appeal to government to reduce number of passengers in taxi and trotro
Residents in Tema have appealed to Government to compel commercial drivers to reduce the number of passengers on Taxi and Trotro buses to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Passengers on Monday expressed concern about the number of passengers on-board these commercial vehicles without observing COVID-19 protocols. Madam Sarah Adjei said: “I am so scared […]
I’m ready to assist C.K Akonnor – Laryea Kingston
A former Black Stars player, Laryea Kingston, says he will welcome a move to be part of Charles Kwablan Akonnor’s technical team when approached to do so, saying it is an opportunity he cannot turn down. However, the young coach says his commitment to Right to Dream Academy, where he is a coach, can only […]
Cameroon soldiers ‘raped women in revenge raid’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has gathered evidence of a revenge attack nearly a year ago by Cameroonian soldiers on a village where they raped at least 20 women. The raid on Ebam in the Anglophone South-West region, an area where separatists are fighting for an independent state of Ambazonia, was one of the […]
Influential Ghanaian photographer Bob Pixel passes away
Emmanuel Bobbie popularly known as Bob Pixel has died. The photography genius, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021. He was a product of Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology (KNUST) where he earned a degree in Communication Design (2001). He is known professionally for taking breathtaking pictures both locally and internationally with over 12 […]
Ghana to establish new university for sports development – Mustapha Ussif
The Minister-designate for Sports, Mustapha Ussif, says Ghana will establish a new university dedicated to sports development after hosting the 2023 All African Games. The university, he said, will help to enhance sports development in Ghana and by extension, West Africa. During his vetting at the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Thursday, February 25, 2021, […]
Nigeria’s Zamfara attack: Hundreds of school girls feared abducted
Hundreds of school girls are feared to have been kidnapped in the north-western state of Zamfara. A teacher told the BBC that at least 300 students were unaccounted for after the Friday morning attack by gunmen. A spokesman for the state’s governor has confirmed the attack but did not give details. This is the latest […]
Zimbabwe praises China for vaccine supplies
Zimbabwe is set to receive a further 800,000 doses of the Covid-19 jab from China, indicating the “excellent relationship” between the two nations and the Asian giant’s willingness to give the southern African state “preferential treatment” amidst a global “stampede” for vaccines, Zimbabwe’s presidential spokesman George Charamba is quoted by the state-owned Herald newspaper as […]
How to sustain buzz on cocoa consumption beyond Feb 14
Ghana is the second-largest producer of cocoa in the world but cannot be found in the league of 50 top cocoa consuming countries. The country consumes about 0.53 kilograms (KG) of cocoa-sourced products every year and that is a drop in the ocean when compared to countries such as Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Ireland and Great […]
Hit TV show Frasier to be revived after 20 years
The hit 1990s US TV show Frasier, which starred Kelsey Grammer as a pedantic psychiatrist with his own radio show, is set to return. Grammer confirmed the show’s revival saying: “I gleefully anticipate sharing the next chapter in the continuing journey of Dr. Frasier Crane.” There has been no confirmation that other members of the […]
