Former Black Stars striker, Anthony Yeboah, had an eminent journey that saw him play for some of the well-known clubs in Europe including Eintracht Frankfurt, and Leeds United. Just like a journey of 1000 miles begins with a step, Yeboah’s journey to the apex of football started in the Ashanti Region Region at …
Read More »50 years ago today, Kwame Nkrumah died
The Ghanaian Times newspaper report of Friday, April 28, 1972, had the bold headlines “Kwame Nkrumah is dead, State Burial for him,” and “The man, Nkrumah,” announcing the death of Ghana’s first president. Looking at 50 years since that announcement was made, GhanaWeb brings back a photo of that newspaper page that detailed …
Read More »Captain Smart in fresh trouble as NMC directs him to apologise to Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The loud, outspoken host of Onua FM’s Onua Maakye, Captain Smart, has found himself in trouble again, but this time with the National Media Commission (NMC). In a report by graphic.com.gh, the NMC has directed the broadcaster and his mother station, Onua FM, to retract a publication they made, against …
Read More »Ejurahene urges all NPP aspirants to demonstrate political maturity for peaceful polls
The Ejurahene Barimah Osei Hwedie II has called on the aspiring candidates vying for various positions in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to demonstrate political maturity and work together to consolidate the peace of the country, by conducting peaceful elections during the upcoming internal polls. “Remember that this is internal elections, …
Read More »299 employees sue Asanko Gold in redundancy fight
Toronto-listed Galiano Gold, operators of Asanko Gold in Ghana has been sued by its workers, claiming unfair dismissal, court documents show. The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) which is leading the fight wants an Accra High Court to restrain the Canadian multi-national firm from laying off some 299 permanent staff …
Read More »Poor record keeping contributed to some prisoners spending 10 years on remand – US report
The U.S. Department of State’s 2021 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has observed that lengthy pretrial detention has become a serious problem in the country. According to the report, 12 percent of 1, 595 prisoners in September were in pretrial status. It highlighted that, “the government kept prisoners …
Read More »Elon Musk could have simply paid off Ghana’s debt – Sam George on Twitter sale
The April 25 agreement for the sale of social media platform, Twitter, to Tesla founder, Elon Musk, continues to elicit reactions across the world. Samuel Nartey George, Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, will not be left out as he used the same platform to express his views on the impending sale, …
Read More »Fuel station manager jailed 120 months for stealing GH¢398,000
Ernest Boakye, a 30-year-old fuel station manager of the Kwahu-Tafo branch of Infin Ghana Limited has been jailed for 120 months in hard labour by the Mpraeso Circuit Court for stealing GH¢398,545 belonging to his employer. He pleaded not guilty to stealing, was slapped with the sentence after the court, …
Read More »Ghana eyeing another big attempt at winning AFCON title in Cote d’Ivoire
Ghana have set sights on winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cote d’Ivoire, FA general secretary Prosper Harrison Addo has emphasised. The Black Stars are looking to end what has been a long wait for a fifth continental success, having endured a series of disappointments since winning …
Read More »There is no shame in divorce – DOVVSU Director
Director of DOVVSU, Chief Superintendent (C/Supt) Owusuwaa Kyeremeh, has asserted that there’s no shame in divorce. According to the director, a lot of couples who divorce feel a sense of shame and failure which is wrong. “…people are thinking of what their friends will say, anytime we get the opportunity …
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