Dr Aboagye Dacosta the leader of the Risk Communication for COVID-19 National Response Team says government will bear the cost of testing for Premier League and Division One league players before the commencement of the 2020/21 football season. Government has given the green light for football activities to commence next month with …
Read More »EC official dies in okada accident
An Electoral Commission officer in the voters register exhibition exercise died from a motor/okada accident on Friday, September 25, 2020. The women identified as Sylvia was a teacher at Manso Adubia DA JHS but was temporarily working as an EC official following the coronavirus pandemic which has hit the country …
Read More »Black Stars: No local player in Akonnor’s latest squad
Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, has snubbed local players in his latest call-up as the national team regroup for Ghana’s upcoming assignments. Akonnor’s side are preparing for a friendly game against Mali next month before playing their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Sudan in November Ghana …
Read More »Floods kill 7-year-old boy at Asokwa
A 7-year-old boy, Atta Prosper, has been washed away by floods at Asokwa in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. This follows a heavy downpour on Thursday, 24 September 2020 around 5.30 pm. The rains and accompanying storm ripped off the roofs of buildings in the area. It also displaced some …
Read More »Mahama’s little daughter cries over negative comments about Father
Farida Mahama has shared how comments about her Dad on social media get to her. The teenager is the daughter of Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama who is contesting again as the NDC’s flagbearer in the upcoming December 7th polls after losing the election to H.E Nana Addo and the NPP …
Read More »Foulmouthed Presidential Staffer apologises to Peace FM boss
Presidential staffer Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe has rendered an unreserved apology to the managing director of Peace FM, Fadda Dickson, saying that he acknowledges that he should have made his point without using insulting language. Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe called Fadda Dickson names after Fadda Dickson wrote a letter to …
Read More »“I’m not like those who cut sods without funding” – Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that every project for which he has cut the sod, since he assumed the highest office of the land in January 2017, has had funding properly secured. President Akufo-Addo made this known on Friday, 25th September 2020, at Enchi, …
Read More »Heavy security mounted at Kpong Power Plant after alleged secessionist is grabbed near facility
There is heavy security mounted at the Kpong power plant after a middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the separatist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), was arrested on Friday on the dam in Akuse. The man is currently in the custody of the Akuse police after a …
Read More »Ten migrants drown trying to reach Mayotte
Ten migrants from the Comoros, including a seven-year-old child, have drowned while trying to make their way to the island of Mayotte – a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Police said their bodies were found washed up on the beach, with their boat appearing to have capsized in a …
Read More »US mulls two-year limit for many African student visas
Proposed new US immigration measures could leave many African students in the country having to reapply for visas in the middle of their degree courses. A plan issued by the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), that is now up for discussion, outlines changes to student visas that have previously been …
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