The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Deputy National Youth Organiser, Edem Agbana says his party is going to increase the Student Loan Trust Fund by 100% and reintroduce the Student Loan Trust Fund Plus. Speaking on Joy News’ Joint Caucus, Agbana stated that this has become necessary because his party in …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has extended the deadline for beach soccer clubs in Ghana to complete and submit their application/registration with the association.   This would allow clubs ample time to prepare the required documents and details for a smooth transition to the GFA electronic system.   It would …

Two time Ghana Premier League Champions Aduana Stars FC are going to lose nine of their first team members in the on going transfer window. Negotiations to extend new contract with the nine players have not yielded any positive results, as the players are set to leave the club as …

Ghana’s former WBO Super Bantamweight Champion, Isaac Dogboe, has taken a swipe at compatriot, Emmanuel Tagoe, who is also a former IBO Lightweight Champion in a tweet on Thursday, boxingafrica.com has discovered. The two Ghanaian boxing icons started dissing each other far back in 2018. Dogboe was preparing to fight Mexico’s …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has said it will advise its members against performing their core duties if the government fails to pay their Book and Research Allowance (BRA) by Monday, 14 September 2020. This follows what the association describes as the “countless attempts” to see the authorities …

Presidential Staffer Charles Bissue says he has no regrets for the job he did for the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal mining despite the corruption claims against him by journalist Anas Aremeway Anas. Speaking on the Hotseat on Starr FM, Mr Bissue who was secretary to the Inter-ministerial Committee said he …

Former goalkeeper of the Black Stars, Richard Kingston has rated himself as the best ever goalie to have come from this country. The country has over the years produced quality goalkeepers like Robert Mensah, Joe Carr, Dodoo Ankrah, Edward Ansah, Sammy Adjei and others who subsequently competed to the highest …

The Ghana National Teaching Council has announced the postponement of the Ghana teacher licensure examination (GTLE) scheduled to take place on Thursday, 24 and Friday, 25 September. The new dates for the exam are now October 1 and 2, 2020. A statement issued by the National Teaching Council and signed …

Serena Williams feels her level was closer to a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam at this US Open than it was in her four most recent major final defeats. The American was outstanding in the opening set of her semi-final against Victoria Azarenka before losing 1-6 6-3 6-3 at Flushing Meadows …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), after an executive meeting on September 10th, has come out to declare that the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nation’s finals would be held in Dakar-Senegal.    The finalists would represent Africa at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup “Russia 2021”.   Senegal are …

The euphoria surrounding the appointment of a new Board and the Chief Executive Officer for Asante Kotoko may just burst into flames with reports that there is raging conflict in the camp of the Porcupine Warriors. An unimpeachable source has told Ghanaweb that the CEO, Nana Yaw Amponsah has considered resigning and …

A member of the NDC’s manifesto committee Prof. George K.T Oduro says the party is yet to conclude on the implementation strategy to face out the double-track system under the free SHS policy. According to the former Pro-VC of the Cape Coast University, the party will unveil their roadmap to …

It is an immense feeling of pride as six Ghanaians seek to undertake another adventure in the English Premier League. For varying reasons, they will all not get an enormous number of minutes under their belt, but it is certainly a good feeling. There are some names that are already …

Herman Van Holsbeeck former manager of Sc Anderlecht has heaped praises on young, affable and energetic football administrator Benjamin Boateng on his nomination for this year’s Forty Under 40 Sports Personality Award.     Mr. Herman in his congratulatory remarks expressed his overwhelming happiness for young Boateng who’s leadership skills …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Oheneba-Owusu Danso has been admitted at a special ward of the hospital after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. Although there has been no official communication about his condition, a source at the hospital said Dr. Owusu-Danso is coping. The …

A fresh graduate of Yendi Senior High School (SHS), Rahman Abdul Basit, has been killed in a robbery-attack-caused accident at Mpaha in the Central Gonja district.   Young Basit, who was heading home after successfully completing his West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, was a victim of an accident which …

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has expressed its support for the abolishment of the double-track system by Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama. Speaking at the manifesto launch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Mahama asserted that he will abolish the double-track system by bringing onboard the …

Report convened has it that GES has released verified data of teachers that will qualify for the payment of the legacy arrears. We hereby publish this data for all CCT Ghana members that are affected to check in their names in the list. We also want to state that GES …

Ghana Beach Soccer has received a huge boost with the appointment of five Ghanaians to serve on various Committees of the African Beach Soccer Union (ABSU).   The appointments were confirmed after an Executive Committee meeting was held in late August to deliberate on issues relatng to the future of …

English Premier League giants, Manchester City, have loaned out Ghanaian teenager, Yeboah Amakwah, to English League One side, Rochdale A.F.C., on a season-long. The services of the 19-year-old English-born center-back has been secured by the English lower-tier club this summer to give the team a squad boost for the 2020/2021 …

Students of the School of Hygiene have expressed their discontentment with the decision of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to pay 10 months allowance of financial clearance out their three-year backlog of allowances. In an exclusive interview with Univers News, President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana …

Kumawood actor, Yaw Dabo, has set up a soccer academy in Kumasi to nurture football talents among the youth. He told Nana Romeo on Accra100.5FM’s ‘Entertainment Capital’ on September 5, 2020, that the establishment of a soccer academy stems from his strong passion for football. He also said it is …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has displayed his football skills to prove he is equally a great player just as he is a great fan. His wild skills came to play during the commissioning of an astroturf project at the University of Professional Studies, Accra on Friday. The event saw the General …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢915 million claims from January to August 2020 to service providers. In the order of payments, a total of 4,292 service providers comprising 2,993 public health facilities, 1,038 private health facilities, 228 mission health facilities and 33 quasi-government health facilities have been …

Top seed Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from his US Open fourth-round match after accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge. Djokovic showed his frustration after losing serve to trail 6-5 against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. The Serbian world number one, 33, took a ball out of his pocket …

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boy, has revealed that six new coronavirus cases have been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport since its reopening. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Lockdown, he said that the first case was recorded on Friday, with two others on Saturday and the other three …

The assumption by many Ghanaians that there are no more or very few new HIV/AIDS infections in the country is far from the truth. This is because information from the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) has indicated that, 20,068 new infections were recorded across the country, with 13,616 HIV/AIDS related deaths …

Ghana are losing out on Anderlecht starlet Jeremy Doku after the attacker made his first competitive senior appearance for the Red Devils on Saturday. The winger’s 88th-minute substitute appearance in the European Nations League clash with Belgium has rendered the teenager cap-tied, thereby becoming attached to Roberto Martinez’s side. Currently, …

The Brazilians successfully defended their crown and became the first team to twice win the league title in three successive seasons Kaizer Chiefs were at the summit of the log from August 2019 to September 2020 but it was Mamelodi Sundowns who eventually walked away with the biggest prize in South Africa, securing the …

Defender Joseph Baffo has rejected a new contract extension offer from Swedish Superettan outfit Halmstads BK. The right-footed defender turned down contract extension despite having his contract near expiration. His stay will elapse at the end of this year but has said no to Halmstads BK. Baffo joined the Swedish …