The first leg of the 2022 World Cup play-off between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, GhanaWeb understands. GhanaWeb sources indicate that the team from the Confederations of Africa Football that inspected the stadium on Sunday and Tuesday, …
Read More »No matter how we feel, coup is not an option – Judge tells Barker-Vormawor
The Presiding Judge in the case involving #FixTheCountry activist Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor has advised him not to go to the extent of mulling coup d’etat no matter how he feels about a regime. Justice Daniel Mensah on Wednesday, March 16 granted Mr. Barker-Vormawor bail at GH¢2 million with two sureties, …
Read More »NADMO Staff arrested over GHC43K salary theft
A Staff of the Savelugu National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Alhassan Seidu Mahama has been arrested for drawing a total of Ghc43,000 unearned salaries. According to the Management of NADMO, the staff continued drawing salaries even after he had abandoned the post. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee to answer …
Read More »Trotro mate runs away with daily sales
An Accra-based Trotro driver identified only as Ato last Tuesday night cursed his stars after the conductor popularly known in Ghana as mate absconded with the daily sales when the day activities came to an end. The incident was said to have occurred at about 7:45 p.m. at Odorkor in …
Read More »Otto Addo invites 27 players for Nigeria clash – Reports
Black Stars coach, Otto Addo has reportedly invited twenty-seven players for the FIFA World Cup play-off against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, footballmadeinghana.com has reported. Ghana will play against the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the final qualifying round of 2022 FIFA Cup on March 25 for the first leg before travelling to …
Read More »Radio Gold goes live after 5 years of shut down
Accra-based radio station Radio Gold goes live five years of shutting down due to sanctions imposed on it by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The licenses of Radio Gold and 33 other broadcast stations were shut down after a 2017 audit embarked upon by the Authority. The closures were carried …
Read More »Odaw drain choked ahead of seasonal rains
The Odaw drain, which begins at the Caprice Bridge at Alajo and runs 10 kilometres to the edge of the Korle Lagoon in Accra, is choked. The drain was constructed to carry water from the Odaw River and rainwater from upland areas such as the Aburi Mountains into the sea to avoid …
Read More »CAF won’t accept ‘potato’ pitches in Africa again- Sannie Daara
Former Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Sannie Daara has said that the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) administration has made it their mission to crack down on bad pitches. Bad pitches in Africa have come up in the news again after reports went rife that CAF/FIFA …
Read More »Make use of RTI; Oppong Nkrumah tells academia and media
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has charged academia as well as media practitioners to utilize the RTI law, Act 989, to obtain reliable information from state institutions for their work. Answering questions in Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Nkrumah said the law which imposes an obligation on public institutions to provide …
Read More »Ebenezer SHS students sit on floor over inability to pay GH¢600 each for broken desks
Forty-five General Arts students of Ebenezer Senior High School in Dansoman, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region have been studying on the floor since Thursday, March 10. This is because the headmistress of the school has parked all the desks from the classroom because the students could not pay …
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