Ghanaian football fans will be allowed to return to the various stadia in the ongoing football season, the government has announced. Football fans have been barred from attending match venues since March last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Per the latest directive, the various venues will only admit 25 percent …
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Ahmed Toure arrives in Ghana to complete Medeama SC move
Former Asante Kotoko forward, Ahmed Toure has arrived in Ghana to complete his move to Medeama SC on a free transfer. The 33-year-old is currently unattached after ending his short spell at Guinean top-flight league side AS Kaloum in December 2020. Medeama has been prolific in front of goal following the departure …
Read More »Suspend resumption of KG, primary schools – NAGRAT
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) wants the reopening of primary and kindergarten schools to be suspended. The President of the Association, Angel Cabornu, in a Citi News interview opined that pupils in the said groups are more vulnerable since they are unable to fully appreciate the COVID-19 safety protocols. “Those …
Read More »8,000 teachers fail licensure exams
Over eight thousand teachers have failed the mandatory Licensure Examination (NTLE) representing 30.75% of the total number who sat for the test. A statement by the National Teaching Council on Monday, January 4 said 27,455 candidates sat for the exams. According to the NTC, 19,013 candidates representing 69.3% passed the …
Read More »WASSCE to be written in September/October, BECE in November – GES
The Ghana Education Service has begun talks with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be scheduled for September/October 2021. It also recommended that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) should also take place in November 2021. According to the Director-General …
Read More »Legon Cities ‘machomen’ fire shots at Liberty Professionals after defeat – Reports
Legon Cities FC ‘macho men’ are reported to have fired gunshots at Liberty Professionals on Sunday where they lost 1-0. According to multiple reports, the macho men fired the shots in protest to what they describe as poor officiating. The incident happened after the final whistle when the ‘thugs’ removed …
Read More »Gov’t partially cancels double track system
All SHS 3 students will no longer run the double-track system, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced on Sunday, January 3. Announcing the reopening of schools in the country in an address to the nation, Mr. Akufo-Addo explained that his government has been able to embark on infrastructural development in …
Read More »CAF Champions League: Asante Kotoko jets of to Sudan to face Al Hilal
Asante Kotoko left Accra on Sunday morning to Sudan to face Al Hilal in their CAF Champions League final qualifying round decider. Interim coach Johnson Smith has named a 20-man squad for the assignment which looks herculean on paper. Kotoko will transit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before connecting to Omdurman for …
Read More »Hearts of Oak coach unhappy with players despite 6-1 victory over Bechem United
Despite bagging six goals against the most in-form team in the Ghana Premier League, Hearts of Oak coach Kosta Papic still has reservations about the performance of his players. The Phobians were at their vintage best, recording a 6-1 win over Bechem United in match-day seven of the Ghana Premier …
Read More »UG to begin shift system for 2021/2022 academic year
The University of Ghana (UG) has announced plans to run a shift system of education for the 2021/2022 Academic year. The university says the large number of students expected to be admitted this year coupling with the COVID-19 safety protocols has accounted for this. Speaking to Citi News, the Dean …
Read More »2020/21 GPL: Hearts of Oak trash Bechem United 6-1
Accra Hearts of Oak has ended Bechem United’s unbeaten run in a grand style at the Accra Sports Stadium as the away side endured a 6-1 humiliating defeat on matchday seven. It was Bechem United’s heaviest defeat in the ongoing season. The away side appealed for a penalty in the 10th …
Read More »Ghanaian schools to reopen mid-January 2021
Schools in Ghana will return to full academic work beginning mid-January 2021, sources within government have told Graphic Online. The major decision, the outcome of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to be announced soon. The exact resumption date is unclear yet but the …
Read More »Covid-19: Two million vaccine doses to be supplied each week from mid-January
Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be supplied each week by the middle of January, according to a report, despite a warning from England’s chief medical officer about vaccine shortages. Some 530,000 doses are ready to be distributed from Monday, following the earlier launch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was …
Read More »5 health benefits of coffee you probably never knew
Most of the time we hear reasons why caffeine is bad for our body, but that’s really not all there is to coffee. Drinking about 3 to 4 cups of coffee daily can do your body some good and if you want to get the maximum benefit from coffee, avoiding …
Read More »Timothy Fosu-Mensah rejects new Manchester United contract
Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has reportedly rejected a new contract. The Dutchman has struggled for playing under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season, making just three appearances. And his last start for the Red Devils came in a dissapointing opening day 3-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace in September. The …
Read More »Minister of Education hands over 120 Buses to SHSs
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has handed over One Hundred and Twenty Buses to Senior High Schools across the country at a ceremony held today at the Accra High School.
Read More »2020/21 GPL: Week 7 Match Preview – AshantiGold VS Berekum Chelsea
Ashanti Gold SC will be seeking to bounce back to winning ways in the Ghana Premier League when they lock horns with Berekum Chelsea on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at the Len Clay Stadium. The Miners tasted their first defeat in this campaign last weekend when they succumbed to Bechem United with a …
Read More »Jonathan Mensah pays tribute to ‘warrior’ Agyemang Badu
Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah has paid a touching tribute to Emmanuel Agyemang Badu who has announced his retirement from international football. Agyemang Badu shared the news with his social media followers that he was finally calling it a day as regards his national team career on Thursday December 31, 2020. …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan eulogizes former teammate Agyemang Badu
Legendary Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has offered his praise to Emmanuel Agyemang Badu who has announced his retirement from international football. Agyemang Badu shared the news with his social media followers that he was finally calling it a day as regards his national team career on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The midfielder who …
Read More »Current Kotoko team has no future – Charles Taylor
Former Kotoko player Charles Taylor says he can boldly say that the current Kotoko team has no future. According to him, from the way they played, he is of the view that the boys or players haven’t made up their minds to take their football career to the next level. …
Read More »Bright Addae Foundation Calls On Former GFA President
The Bright Addae Foundation led by its Administrative/Operations Manager, Dickson Boadi together with Franklin Addae, on the 30th December 2020, paid a courtesy call on former Ghana Football Association President, CAF Vice President, FIFA Executive Council Member and Lawyer Kwesi Nyantakyi. Mr. Nyantakyi expressed his overwhelming gratitude to …
Read More »Asante Kotoko Board Member Sets Social Media Ablaze On His Birthday
Dr Kofi Amoah-Abban, A proud board member of the African Club of the century, Kumasi Asante Kotoko and also the Chief Executive Officer of Rigworld Ghana Limited on 30th December, 2020 set social media ablaze as social media users wished him well on his birthday. The Astute Business Mogul …
Read More »‘Support A Mother Save A Child Foundation’ donates and dines with single Mothers in Eastern Region (Video)
A non-governmental organization, ‘Support a Mother Save a Child Foundation’ donated assorted items and dined with single Mothers in Akwadum in the Eastern Region during the Christmas season. The organization which has been in existence for some time has been regularly donating to children, single mothers, and women faced with …
Read More »Akufo-Addo meets cabinet today over school reopening – Oppong Nkrumah
President Nana Akufo-Addo will tomorrow, Wednesday 30th December 2020 meet cabinet to decide on the possible reopening of schools in January 2021, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed. According to him, government has been in discussions with various stakeholders within the sector to come up with a comprehensive and …
Read More »Cheetah FC Bankroller Hailed For Becoming The First Ghanaian Club to Own a club Store.
Mr Abdul Hayye Yartey, The President and Owner Of Cheetah FC a Division two club based in Kasoa on Sunday 27th December 2020 received accolades from renowned Football administrators during the official opening of the Cheetah Direct Store. The Cheetah Direct Store will now see the Fans of Cheetah FC …
Read More »Fifa Normalisation Committee takes charge of Ivorian Football Federation
The Federation of International Football Association (Fifa) has appointed a normalisation committee to run the affairs of the Ivorian Football Federation. Fifa’s decision was taken as a result of the country’s inability to carry out an electoral process for a new Executive Committee in accordance with the requirement valid to …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan becomes emotional as avid fan gifts him $100
Who told you the high and mighty and the filthy rich persons do not appreciate your token of appreciation you show them? What actually will $100 do for Asamoah Gyan? Absolutely nothing! but the former Black Stars captain was very excited when an avid fan stopped him on the motorway and …
Read More »‘ERRORtoral’ Commission and Akufo-Addo’s coup d’état
When you are aggrieved and bystanders ask you to seek justice in the court, that certainly isn’t bad advice. But that advice can be bad if your adversary is in the process of taking what belongs to you and bystanders and the police, instead of helping you to take back …
Read More »Swansea City goalscoring duo Ayew, Lowe earn plaudits from manager Steve Cooper
Swansea City manager Steve Cooper has heaped praises on Andre Ayew and Jamal Lowe as they moved second in the Championship with a superb 2-0 win at Queen Park Rangers. Ayew’s 44th minute strike opened the scoring for the visitors before Jamal Lowe added a second goal after half-time to …
Read More »Concerned student petitions UG management over double track module for 2021 academic year
Reasons why the modular system should be culled by UG management: The lethal Covid-19 pandemic has brought things to a standstill. As such, educational institutions are grappling with how to reopen schools under safe conditions without imperiling the lives of students. Universities in Ghana for instance, KNUST, UCC, and UPSA …
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