The FIFA Club Benefits Programme is set to award over $500,000 to five Ghanaian clubs as recognition for their players’ participation in the Black Stars squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The sum of $565,772.42 will be distributed among the beneficiary clubs who have completed registration for the...
‘President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is no pushover who can be forced by anyone to make decisions he does not intend to make’ That is the assertion of the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Justin Frimpong Kodua. ‘President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is no pushover who...
China-based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organisations, including government agencies, Microsoft says. The software giant has not provided details of where the government agencies are based. However, the US Department of Commerce has confirmed to the BBC that Microsoft notified it about the...
A team of health professionals at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has performed kidney transplants on two patients, the first of such operation by a local team in the country. The Ghanaian team, including specialist doctors, nurses and anesthetists, performed the procedures on July 4 and 5, this...
The criminal trial of the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has become a major issue of public discussion in Ghana. Some notable Ghanaians including the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, have called on the government to drop Gyakye Quayson’s criminal trial. But proponents of...
Barcelona have announced the signing of Athletic Bilbao defender Inigo Martinez on a two-year deal following the expiration of his contract with the Basque club. The 32-year-old spent five years in Bilbao after coming through the youth ranks at fellow Basque outfit Real Sociedad. He becomes the club’s second free...
Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke has passed away one year after suffering in a kidnapper’s hideout. Joseph Okechukwu, a colleague in the entertainment industry, broke the sad news on his official Facebook page. The filmmaker disclosed that he was ready to buy Cynthia Okereke’s airline ticket to travel to...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament(MP) for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has petitioned the World Bank over a project being rolled out by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization(MoCD) headed by Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. According to him, the contract for the project did not go through...
The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi has promoted Assistant Immigration Control Officer II Emmanuel Ofosu-Acheampong to the rank of Assistant Immigration Control Officer I (AICO I) for his act of professionalism and bravery. AICO I Emmanuel Ofosu-Acheampong, stationed at the Kasoa Command of the...
Three persons have been arrested by Oda Divisional Police Command in connection with the alarming teenage pregnancy cases in Ofoase-Ayirebi in Eastern Region. The three suspects include 64-year-old Kwame Adjei, accused of impregnating his 14-year-old step daughter. He allegedly had multiple sexual intercourse with the stepdaughter whenever the wife...
