Yearly Archives: 2019

Kurt Okraku sworn in as GFA President

Chief Executive Officer of Dreams FC, Kurt E.S Okraku has been sworn in as the new president of the Ghana Football Association. Kurt now fills the vacant GFA Presidential seat previously occupied by Kwesi Nyantakyi who left office in 2018 after he was implicated in the Number 12 corruption exposé. …

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EU agrees to Brexit delay, but no date yet

EU ambassadors have agreed to delay Brexit, but will not make a decision on a new deadline date until next week. The European Commission said work on this would “continue in the coming days”. The talks came after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted the government’s deadline to deliver Brexit next Thursday …

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South African city shuts down all systems after cyber attack

The City of Joburg on Thursday night announced a breach of its network on and shut down its website and all e-services as a precautionary measure. In a tweet, the City said it had detected a network breach “which resulted which resulted in an unauthorised access to our information systems”. …

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Kurt Okraku is new GFA president

Businessman and football administrator Kurt Okraku is likely to emerge new President of the Ghana Football Association. This was after his main contender George Afriyie conceded defeat even before a scheduled third round was commenced. The election committee is however exhausting the voting process by allowing Mr. Okraku to go …

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Fight breaks over PDS

Former President John Mahama has started a spat over the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession, describing the action as a self-serving, shady and needless decision. Even before the ink dried over his abrasive words, the government had fired back at him with remarks that his expression lacked …

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Parliament to be briefed on Kwesi Nyantakyi probe

Parliament is set to be briefed on the status of the probe involving the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi who allegedly used the President’s name to peddle influence. The business statement of Parliament for next week indicated the Attorney General Gloria Akufo is expected to do the …

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Afoko runs to Supreme Court on bail flip-flop

Mr Gregory Afoko, who is standing trial for allegedly murdering the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region in May 2015, has filed a Certiorari application at the Supreme Court challenging a High Court’s revocation of his admittance to a bail bond …

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VIDEOS: 5 gross, awkward moments at Shatta Wale’s ‘Reign Concert’

The second edition of Shatta Wale’s “Reign Concert” came off at the Fantasy Dome, Accra, on Saturday, October 19, with lots of surprises in the mix. The much-hyped concert featured some heavy lineup of artistes (both rising and mainstream) including Medikal, Kwaw Kese, Wendy Shay, Eno Barony, AK Songstress, Kuami …

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