Former junior featherweight world champion Isaac ‘The Royal Storm’ Dogboe made a triumphant return to boxing after an eighth round technical knock-out to Mexican-American Chris Avalos. It was a featherweight bout at the MG Grand in Las Vegas, USA on Tuesday night. The former WBO champion has been out of …
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26 Ghana Beach Soccer clubs expected to bounce back across the country after Covid-19 restrictions
Ghana Beach Soccer club owners have appealed to the chairman of the Ghana Beach Soccer committee Yaw Ampofo Ankrah to help them bounce back into action following months of inactivity due to the Covid 19 scourge. Speaking on Max 89.7 fm, Mr Reuben Adzaho and Chief Davies Ollenu, commended their …
Read More »Ablakwa, Adutwum clash over Free SHS numbers
A Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has debunked claims by some people especially the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa suggesting a failure of the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme in terms of enrolment. According to him, the claims are based on wrong assumptions that …
Read More »COVID-19 Infected Students Can Still Write NovDec – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister for Information and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has addressed concerns over COVID-19 infected students who might miss this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) due to their health state. According to the Information Minister, the directions from the Ghana Education …
Read More »Sometimes the boyfriend you call ‘broke’ is doing better than your father – Ladies told
Ladies have been adviced to desist from branding their men broke because sometimes those same men may be doing far better than their fathers in life. This follows the increasing pressure heaped on men by women they’re dating to meet their outrageous material demands; something they themselves or their parents …
Read More »Tariq Lamptey features as Brighton secure PL status in draw against Newcastle United
English-born Ghanaian defender Tariq Lamptey impressed as Brighton and Hove Albion confirmed their English Premier League status in a goalless draw against Newcastle United with a game left. The Seagulls needed just a point to secure their place in the English top-flight next season after a difficult campaign saw them …
Read More »Former Ghana youth star Clifford Aboagye excited by ‘new challenge’ at Xolos
Former Ghana U-20 World Cup star, Clifford Aboagye, is excited ahead of the start of the Mexican league after joining giants Xolos Tijuana. The 25-year old is eager to start his career for his new club after signing a three year deal with Xolos from Club Querétaro. The 2013 FIFA U-20 …
Read More »GFA to engage clubs on coronavirus funds
The Ghana Football Association will on Wednesday hold a virtual meeting with all eighteen Ghana Premier League clubs about the CAF/FIFA COVID-19 relief funds. There has been a lot of uproar about the way and manner the $1.8 million funds was distributed with many clubs angry at the paltry some given to …
Read More »Sex for Grades: Ghanaian graduates recount being sexually abused by same lecturer
A year after an explosive expose? by BBC Africa Eye detailing how lecturers in some universities in West Africa sexually harassed their students, two more victims have come out to share stories of how they got trapped in the cycle. In Nigeria, the senate has passed tough new legislation to …
Read More »UPSA sets example: builds 812 new hostel rooms
With the imminent entry of qualified Free SHS graduates Into Universities this year, It is anticipated that already overwhelmed universities in Ghana will be further burdened by the sharp rise in the number of qualified applicants who will be competing for places during the 2020 admissions. Not much infrastructural development …
Read More »The best and worst of African players abroad
Too Good: Mame Thiam The wideman continued his imperious form for Kasimpasa since football resumed, netting a brace in a 2-2 draw with Gaziantep. Thiam netted in the 13th and 37th minutes to complete a turnaround for the visitors, who fell behind to an early Muhammet Demir strike in the …
Read More »JHS duration increases to 4 years while SHS reduces to 2 years – NaCCA hints
The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) has hinted some critical features in the new Educational Reform to be implemented soon in Ghana’s Educational System. When the new curriculum is implemented, learners/pupils in Junior High Schools will have to attend school for four years, thus: JHS 1 to JHS 4. …
Read More »Covid-19 active cases declining – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on stakeholders to focus attention on the active cases of COVID-19 and not cumulative cases. GHS Boss Dr Patrick Aboagye mentioned that given the high recovery rates among COVID-19 patients, conversations around the virus should be focused on the decreasing trend of active …
Read More »Dogboe faces Avalos tomorrow
The ‘Royal Storm’ Isaac Dogboe will stage his much anticipated return to the ring tomorrow in Las Vegas in a featherweight clash against American opponent, Chris Avalos. Dogboe has been absent from the boxing scene after suffering two successive losses to Mexican fighter Emanuel Navarette who snatched the WBO bantamweight …
Read More »All you need to know as WASSCE begins today
The West African Examination Council earlier this month released a new timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The new timetable was released after the West African Examination Council (WAEC) got approval from the Ministry of Education. The examination starts from today, Monday, …
Read More »Baffour Gyan ‘Is My Second God’ – Asamoah Gyan On His Brother’s Impact
“We all serve the living God but I will say, he is my second god because he has done everything for me,” those were the exact words Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan used in describing the influence of his brother Baffour Gyan on his career. The brothers, Baffour and Asamoah Gyan …
Read More »30 Ghanaian players quarantined at Ghanaman Soccer Centre
The Stranded Ghanaian footballers who sent an SOS message to the government to be repatriated home from Ethiopia are set to begin a 14-day mandatory quarantine at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, Prampram after arriving in the country on Friday. The players led by former Black Stars defender Lee …
Read More »Observe COVID-19 protocols during WASSCE – Nana Addo to students, teachers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked students, teachers and invigilators who will be involved in the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to abide by COVID-19 protocols. “Just as has been done over the course of the last four weeks, since their return …
Read More »GES confirms death of another final year SHS student
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirm the death of a final year Senior High School (SHS) student at Methodist Girls High School located at Mamfe in the Eastern region. The final year SHS student died just a few weeks after resumption of academic work to prepare for the final …
Read More »There is anxiety on Palmer’s case at CAS – Patrick Akoto
The communications director of Medeama SC, Patrick Akoto, noted that there is an anxiety among the football fraternity ahead of CAS’ decision on Wilfred Osei Palmer’s case against the Ghana Football Association. Palmer was disqualified from the presidential elections in 2019 by the Normalization Committee and dragged the case to …
Read More »Walk off if you are racially abused – Sulley Muntari urges black players
Ex-Ghana midfielder, Sulley Muntari has called on black players to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused during the game. Despite the fight to eradicate player discrimination, racism has been a pandemic in global football. Muntari, 36, has been a victim of racism. In 2017, the former AC …
Read More »NHIA probes manager who ‘fingered’ nurse in Sawla
Management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says an investigation is ongoing following the allegation of sexual assault leveled against one of its directors in the Savannah Region. This was after a petition was sent to the authority outlining the allegations. A nurse at the Soma CHPS facility has …
Read More »University of Ghana resit students beg authorities to write exams at home
A number of the University of Ghana students have started a petition on social media to get authorities of their school to rescind its decision of making them come back to school to write their resit examinations. The Management of the University of Ghana says students of the University who registered for …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: We No Dey Hear By Ben Brainy Ft Amerado (Prod. By Braindom )
The Kamasi base singer, songwriter and Chief executive Officer of BRAINDOM known in Showbiz as Ben Brainy features Mic Burners artist/fast raising rapper Amerado on his Afro song. Brainy named this one #WeNoDeyHear. The song which was released three years ago 17/12/2017 is now gaining popularity on Social Media and many players are getting a lot …
Read More »Kudus Mohammed makes 80-man shortlist for 2020 Golden Boy award
New Ajax signing, Kudus Mohammed, remains in contention to win the prestigious Golden Boy Award after making the 80-man shortlist for the 2020 edition. The Ghanaian, who recently joined Ajax on a five-year-deal worth nine million euros, has made the list after the initial 100-man shortlist was pruned. His impressive …
Read More »Sex beyond 13 minutes is deadly – Dr George Donkor
The Chief Executive Officer of Noble Trust Herbal Clinic, Dr George Donkor, has cautioned persons who enjoy sex for more than 13 minutes to stay off that practice. Speaking on ‘Nyankonton Mu Nsem’ on Rainbow radio, he said men who go beyond 13 minutes are prone to prostate enlargement and …
Read More »Stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia arrive in Ghana
The Ghanaian footballers who complained of being stranded in Ethiopia in a viral video have arrived in Ghana. The footballers complained that they are stranded in Ethiopia where they ply their trade because their League has ended abruptly due to COVID-19. In the late hour of Friday, a contingent of …
Read More »COVID-19; Quarantined Students Of Accra Girls SHS Tw3rk vigorously In A Viral Video
Quarantined students of Accra Girls Senior High School were like,’ to hell with coronavirus’, let’s twerk and have some fun, after all, death is inevitable and truly ── they twerked heavily in the video below ── probably, to shake coronavirus away. In a video sighted by A2zgh.com on Zacknation Dotnet posted on …
Read More »Students advised against lending textbooks to friends
Ms Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised students to avoid lending their textbooks to their friends to prevent the possibility of transferring the virus to one another. She advised the students to stop stigmatization against victims of the coronavirus because …
Read More »Palmer VS GFA: Will the dynamics change for Kurt Okraku if CAS rules for a re-election?
The legal tussle between Tema Youth Owner, Wilfred Osei Kweku Palmer, and the Ghana Football Association at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) seems not to be ending soon as the ruling from the court which was expected to today 17, July has been postponed to August 4, 2020. Mr. Osei …
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