Asante Kotoko winger Emmanuel Gyamfi signs contract extension
Asante Kotoko attacker Emmanuel Gyamfi has signed a contract extension with the Porcupine Warriors. The club announced on Monday that Gyamfi, who is their assistant captain, has signed a one-year extension. Gyamfi has been with the club since 2016 when he joined from Wa All Stars (now Legon Cities after a change in ownership). He […]
Isaac Dogboe to stage comeback against Adam Lopez June 19
A former World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe, has set his sight on another world title as he comes up against the American, Adam Lopez, at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on June 19. Dogboe’s fight with Lopez will be a 10-round featherweight undercard to the WBA and IBF […]
Ada salt factory targets million tonnes annually
The new developers of the Ada Songhor Salt Project are seeking to boost salt production at the facility to one million metric tones annually by next year to make Ghana the leading producer of the commodity in West Africa. Electrochem Ghana Limited — which was granted a 15-year mining lease by Parliament in October 2020 […]
Alex Tettey pens emotional farewell message to Norwich City fans
Ghanaian-born Norway midfielder Alex Tettey has penned an emotional farewell message to fans of Norwich City after deciding to leave the club at the end of his contract this summer. Tettey spent nine years with the Canaries helping them earn promotion three times. He played 262 times for the club since moving to England from […]
Hearts beat Elmina Sharks 2-0 to maintain second spot
Hearts of Oak defeated Elmina Sharks 2-0 on matchday 25 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday to keep their chase on the league title. The Phobians are now two points behind the Porcupine Warriors who dropped points in that 1-1 draw with Liberty Professionals in Sogakope. It was a second win in a row […]
Roads being fixed since 2017 — Minister
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has said that the call on the government to fix roads in the country are belated, maintaining that the fixing of roads in Ghana started as far back as 2017. “Those who are calling on us specifically to fix the roads are to be updated, and […]
NDC condemns alleged attack on journalists
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has added its voice to the growing number of condemnations against the alleged arrest and assault on two journalists of Accra based Citi Fm/CitiTV by National Security Operatives. In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the NDC said the alleged attack on Mr. Caleb […]
Seven Persons, including family of five electrocuted
Tragedy hit Amanfrom, a small farming community near Hwidiem, the capital of the Asutifi South District in the Ahafo Region, when seven members of a household were electrocuted during a severe rainstorm last Friday evening. The victims were among 10 persons in the house who stepped out to seek refuge in nearby houses when the […]
Police arrest Fashion designer over attempting to sacrifice his nephew for money rituals
Police in Sunyani at the weekend arrested and placed in custody Benjamin Adjei, a-23-year-old fashion designer for attempting to sacrifice his nephew for money rituals at Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality. The suspect allegedly lured the victim Listowel Adjei, 13, into a taxi cab, but luck eluded him when he was arrested at the Abesim-Tano […]
New curriculum without textbooks worrying – GNAT Chairman
Members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in Akwapim South have registered their displeasure about the delay by the Ghana Education Service in providing the prescribed textbooks for the new curriculum for basic schools. According to the teachers, it has been almost two years now since the new curriculum came into being, however, […]
DR Congo appoints veteran Hector Cuper as head coach
Veteran coach Hector Cuper has landed another job on the African continent as he has been appointed the new coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo. His appointment was made official by the country’s football association on Friday. It is a second appointment in Africa for the Argentine, who has also had an extensive coaching […]
COVID-19: Government satisfied with sensitivity specificity of testing regime at KIA
After re-evaluated quality checks on COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), government is satisfied with the sensitivity and specificity of the testing regime there, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said. He noted that all arriving passengers who tested positive (for COVID-19) would follow the laid down procedure and that those who tested […]
Ghanaians to receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine in 43 districts
More than 360,000 recipients of first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in 43 Districts in the Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti Regions will receive their second jabs, beginning Wednesday May 19, 2021. This was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a televised national address on Sunday to apprise the country on steps being […]
Akonnor grateful to Ghana FA for securing high-profile friendlies for Black Stars
Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has commended the Ghana Football Association for securing two high-profile matches for his side next month. Ghana will take on Morocco and Cote d’Ivoire in an international friendly game as part of preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September. The World Cup qualifiers were scheduled to […]
