Brendan Rodgers: Leicester City appoint former Celtic boss as manager
Brendan Rodgers has been appointed Leicester City’s new manager after leaving his job at Celtic. The Northern Irishman has signed a contract until June 2022 and succeeds Claude Puel, who was sacked on Sunday after 16 months in charge. It marks a Premier League return for Rodgers, who previously managed Liverpool and Swansea City. “I’ll […]
GBC launches heritage month to promote Ghanaian culture and values
Cultural Heritage is the legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of a society that is inherited from past generations. In line with this, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC will be launching the Heritage Month to promote this agenda. Speaking to Radio Ghana, the Director of Corporate Affairs, Mamle Asare emphasized that the initiative is […]
Boy, 7, drowns after heavy rains
A seven-year-old pupil of the Frihans Preparatory School at Asokore near Koforidua in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region got drowned yesterday as a result of the torrential rain that hit the town in the afternoon. The school closed while the rain was still falling and the boy together with his two […]
Health Minister tours health facilities in Bolgatanga
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, as part of his two-day working visit to the Upper East Region has toured some health facilities in the Bolgatanga Municipality to acquaint himself with challenges confronting health workers. The Minister’s tour took him to the Regional Health Insurance Authority, Regional Hospital, Bolgatanga Midwifery School, Regional Pharmacy Council and […]
Kepa Arrizabalaga: Chelsea goalkeeper fined; apologises for Wembley incident
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined a week’s wages and apologised for refusing to be substituted during Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat by Manchester City. The Spaniard refused to be replaced by Willy Caballero at Wembley. “Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation,” […]
Leicester City sack manager after 16 months in charge
Leicester City have sacked manager Claude Puel after 16 months in charge. City were beaten 4-1 at home by Crystal Palace on Saturday in what proved to be Puel’s final game. Puel, 57, leaves the club 12th in the Premier League having lost five of their last six league games. The Frenchman guided Leicester to […]
Man City beat Chelsea on penalties to win Carabao Cup
Manchester City won the Carabao Cup in a penalty-shoot out at Wembley after Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga defied manager Maurizio Sarri’s attempt to substitute him. City claimed the first major trophy in their four-pronged assault on silverware but this stale final, which was goalless after extra-time, will be remembered for an almost unprecedented challenge to […]
The State Of The Nation Address
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE 2019 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO The commitment of President Akufo-Addo to the socio-economic development of the country has not been beyond doubt since he assumed office about two years ago. Programmes and projects such as Planting for Food and Jobs, One District One Factory, Free Senior High […]
Liverpool's incredible 2017/2018 Champions League run helped contribute £575M to UK economy
Liverpool’s resurgence as a Champions League team – and their run to last season’s final – was worth £575million to the UK economy, a new study has revealed. A remarkable £497million of this figure was pumped into Liverpool, the city and surrounding region, during the 2017/18 and the research, undertaken by the Deloitte Sports Business […]
Rwanda gov't set to extend plastic ban
The Rwandan government wants Parliament to pass a Bill banning single use plastics in the country to protect the environment. The draft Bill suggests a two-year moratorium for companies to stop manufacturing single use plastics. Plastics were first banned in Rwanda back in 2008 but some plastic materials are still used, including mineral water and […]
International Mother Language Day
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTHER LANGUAGE EDUCATION AS THE WORLD MARKS INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages to raise awareness of the crucial role languages play in people’s daily lives. It is the year that nations are supposed to take steps not […]
Police ban use of motorbikes at NDC's Presidential primaries
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has banned the use of motorbikes at all voting centres in the NDC’s flagbearership election on Saturday. A statement from the Police said motorbikes, whether registered or unregistered, found at the voting centres will be impounded and their owners arrested. The decision comes few days after the shooting incident at the […]
Today marks International Mother Language Day
Today is International Mother Language Day. It has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999. The UN General Assembly welcomed the proclamation of the day in […]
Ghana records $3bn from remittances in 2018
Ghana recorded about three billion dollars from remittances transferred into the country by citizens in the diaspora in 2018. Director of the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Presidency, Akwasi Ababio, observed that the inflow was more than revenue generated from exported resource like gold, cocoa, among others. He said more is received from donor countries […]
