The Methodist Church of Ghana has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to allow Muslim students at the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School to fast during Ramadan. The GES directive followed a decision by the Headmistress of Wesley Girls’ High School not to allow Muslim students at the …
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Your name does not guarantee visa acquisition – Asamoah Gyan told
Former Asante Kotoko management member, Nana Kwame Dankwa has advised Legon Cities striker Asamoah Gyan to check his public utterances. Asamoah Gyan after being booed by Asante Kotoko fans in their 1-0 defeat at the Accra Sports Stadium on matchday 22 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League branded the fans as hypocrites. The Black Stars striker who …
Read More »Sad News: Real Tettekwao United’s Player Dies In Gory Accident
A player of a lower division side, Real Tettekwao United has died in a gory accident in the Ahafo Region, GhanaXtra.Com has learnt. The player, Fuseinu Mohammed died on the spot following the fatal accident which occurred on Sunday, May 2, 2021. According to multiple media reports, Real Tettekwao United FC were …
Read More »Government to establish Mental Health Fund – Health Minister
Government is working towards the establishment of a mental health fund to be financed from the mental health levy, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, the Minister of Health, has said. According to him, the fund when established, would help in the successful implementation of the new mental health policy. Mr Agyemang …
Read More »U/W: St. Mary Immaculate JHS in dire need of infrastructure
Saint Mary Immaculate Junior High School at Duotang in the Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region is in a dire need of infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning. The school currently has no staff common room and an office to keep the certificate of past students as well as …
Read More »Stephen Appiah’s son Rodney Appiah reacts after making Ghana Premier Legue debut
Rodney Appiah, son of former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah is delighted to have made his league debut for Accra Great Olympics. The 19-year-old was signed by Great Olympics in the second transfer window and finally made his debut for the club on match day 22 against Liberty Professionals at …
Read More »70% of 2020 WASSCE candidates are Nigerians but Ghana clinched 411 ‘8As’ to their 54 – Bawumia
Ghana’s Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said even though 70 percent of the students that sat the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were Nigerians, Ghanaians students got more 8As than their Nigerian counterparts. In his view, contrary to pessimistic views that the introduction of the Free Senior High …
Read More »Mario Balotelli scores twice in 11 minutes for Monza
Suddenly, Mario Balotelli in the most delicate moment of Monza, in the first of the two games to be won, against Salernitana, the attacker scores a brace in 11 minutes, entering the 80′. An afternoon that the former Rossoneri will not be able to forget. First of all, he was …
Read More »Dreams FC defeats 10-man Hearts of Oak 2-0 in Dawu
s Dreams FC made numerical advantage count as they beat ten-man Hearts of Oak 2-0 at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu on Sunday, 2 May 2021. The Still Believe Lads punished the visitors minutes after Nuru Sulley collected a second yellow card to take an early shower in opening …
Read More »Alleged ‘wee smokers’ invade Tabre JHS, assault teacher and students
A teacher and some students in the Tabre Methodist JHS in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti region have reportedly been assaulted by an alleged group of “wee smokers”. According to reports, some teachers and students of the school had earlier called on the police to arrest …
Read More »Allow Muslim students to fast – GES to Wesley Girls
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed management of Wesley Girls’ High School to allow Muslim students at the school to fast in the ongoing Ramadan. It comes after reports that the headmistress of the school has denied a Muslim student her right to fast during the ongoing Ramadan. The development …
Read More »See the top 5 players who chose European countries over the Black Stars
Black Stars Ghana, over the years, can boast of having had a plethora of incredibly gifted players represent the country in tournaments, qualifiers, or friendly games. Even though the team has paraded some of the very best time and again, the team could have been a lot stronger and more …
Read More »GPL: Fabio Gama’s free kick pushes Legon Cities into relegation Zone
Kumasi Asante Kotoko has pushed relegation-threatened Legon Cities back into the relegation places after a solitary goal. Kotoko needed a reaction after their home defeat to Medeama at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium last Sunday. The Brazilian midfielder once again showed his importance to the Asante Kotoko set up as he scored from a …
Read More »2020/21 Ghana Premier League Week 22 Match Report: Legon Cities 0-1 Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko did the double over Legon Cities this season with another win on matchday 22 of the Ghana Premier League. Augustine Okrah’s goal in the first half secured the win for the Porcupine Warriors as they moved up to the top of the table. The Porcupine Warriors dominated the …
Read More »You don’t bring anything home, what do you need $25million for? – Sefa Kayi to Sports Minister
Media personality and host of Kokrokoo on Peace FM, Kwame Sefa Kayi has questioned Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Ussif about the relevance of the proposed Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25million) towards Ghana’s preparation and participation in the 2022 African Cup and World Cup tournaments. Speaking at a …
Read More »Volta RFA to organize Beach Soccer Clinic/ Media Engagement on May 1
The Volta Regional Football Association in an effort to boost the development of beach soccer in the region will on May 1 bring the entire beach soccer fraternity to Eli Beach Resort in Tegbi to interact and develop action plan for the sport in the region. Activities lined up …
Read More »COVID -19 And Disability: 80% of children failing in their learning
Most children living with disability in Ghana are particularly vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, and are often segregated. They may not appear in the national statistics, becoming ‘invisible’ to decision makers, service providers and the public. While data on the estimated 80% children living with disability across the …
Read More »National team schedule of matches from May 2021 – Dec. 2022
The Ghana Football Association wishes to announce the programme line up for the Black Stars from now until the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon. Ghana has qualified for a record ninth Africa Cup of Nations tournament on the spin and are set to battle other African giants in the continental …
Read More »Isolate for 10 days even if you test negative for coronavirus at KIA – GHS to travelers
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has asked all travellers who arrive at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to self-isolate for ten days even if they test negative for Coronavirus. date rush This directive, according to the GHS, is one of the measures to curb the high rate of infection being recorded …
Read More »‘Enough is enough’: Ghanaian midfielder Tyrese Fornah wants action on East London stabbings
Plymouth Argyle’s on-loan Nottingham Forest midfielder Tyrese Fornah has made an emotional statement calling for change after two teenagers were stabbed in East London. The 21-year-old was raised in that area and was left devastated by the news. He decided to react to it by issuing a passionate statement. “ENOUGH …
Read More »Legon: Young man who fell from 4th floor of Sarbah Hall still unable to talk
Sarbah Hall The Dean of Students and the Mensah Sarbah hall master of the University of Ghana have been invited by the police to submit their statements to help assist with investigations into the case involving a 24-year-old man who allegedly fell from the 4th floor of the Mensah Sarbah …
Read More »Ghana Embassy in Egypt asks Sports Ministry to pay $332,000 debt from AFCON 2019
Ghana Embassy in Egypt has asked the Ministry of Youth and Sports to pay $332,000 it owes them for pre-financing the accommodation and flight of supporters for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosted in Egypt. The state in 2019 flew over 500 supporters to the tournament where …
Read More »Anger over $25million Black Stars budget
A declaration by the Minister for Youth and Sports that the country will spend $25million dollars on the 2022 Africa Cup and the World Cup has been met with anger by some Ghanaians on social media. The Minister, at a sports breakfast meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo …
Read More »Maxwell Konadu appointed as Black Starlets coach
Maxwell Konadu has been appointed as coach of the national U-17 team, otherwise known as Black Starlets. The former Ghana striker replaces Ben Fokuo who has been appointed as Black Princesses head trainer. Maxwell Konadu, a Premier League winner with Asante Kotoko in 2012 after stints with the Black Meteors, Fetteh Feyenoord …
Read More »Ghana FA ban 4 key Elmina Sharks players for combined 126 matches for gross misconducts
Elmina Sharks have been dealt a massive blow after four of their key players were handed heavy fines and suspensions for misconducts during a league match against Medeama on February 21. Samuel Arthur, Justice Mensah, Emmanuel Gustav Addington and Alhaji Mustapha have been handed more than season suspension for verbally …
Read More »Prez Akufo Addo sets up committee to raise $25 million for Black Stars
The Government of Ghana has set up a 5-member committee to raise an amount of $15 million to support the Black Stars participation at AFCON 2022 as well as the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The government has already committed $10 million out of the $25 million that the team …
Read More »Trainee nurses, midwives complain over unpaid allowances
Trainee Nurses and Midwives across Ghana have launched a desperate appeal to the government to pay them eight months of their allowances. This was contained in a statement issued by the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees’ Association (G.N.M.T.A) on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The Akufo-Addo-led adminstration restored allowances for nurses and …
Read More »The five love languages
A few days ago, I came across a tweet which said “Just because you love me doesn’t mean I feel loved by you.” This really made me realize that a lot of us aren’t being loved the way we want or ought to be loved and vice versa because …
Read More »One dead, 9 on admission after consuming ‘poisoned’ food from funeral grounds
Police at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have launched investigations after an 18-month-old boy died after consuming food suspected to have been poisoned. Nine others who attended the funeral at the St. Thomas Primary School park on Saturday, April 17, are also receiving treatment at separate health facilities including …
Read More »GPL: Medeama comes from behind to beat Asante Kotoko 2-1
Medeama SC on Saturday afternoon produced a spirited performance after going behind to beat Asante Kotoko 2-1 in a fierce contest at the Len Clay Sports Stadium. The side from Tarkwa today played away to the Porcupine Warriors in Obuasi in a fixture serving as a matchday 21 encounter in the 2020/2021 …
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