Asante Kotoko outcast, Songne Yacouba has taken a swipe at the Kumasi based club, suggesting they will soon regret their decision to freeze him out of the team and omit him from the squad that will play Hearts of Oak in London next month. The player has not been on …
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JHS not extended to 4 years – NaCCA
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked assertions that the duration for Junior High School education has been extended to four years, whereas Senior High School education has been reduced to two years. In an interview, the Executive Secretary of NaCCA Dr. Prince Armah explained that the …
Read More »GES to close basic schools in Sunyani Municipality
All basic schools in the Sunyani Municipality would be closed from Thursday February 27, to Friday February 28, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed. This implies that pupils and students in both public and private basic schools in the Municipality will not go to school. According to the GES, …
Read More »Photos: Wa Islamic SHS gutted by fire again
For the second time in five weeks, the Wa Islamic Senior High School’s (SHS) girls dormitory has been gutted by fire. The female students had their test and exercise books, mattresses, food and beds destroyed by the fire. The dormitory burnt by the fire was a temporary dormitory given to the …
Read More »‘Village coach’ Maxwell Konadu plays ‘crass football’ – Aduana Stars coach
Coach of Aduana Stars WO Tandoh has spat venom on his colleague coach who manages Asante Kotoko Maxwell Konadu. On Wednesday the two sides cross swords at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park in a match which had lots of drama and subplots. The home side Aduana Stars were the victors …
Read More »Former Kotoko Player Eric Bekoe Slams Club For Superstitious Conduct
The 2007-08 Ghana Premier League topscorer shares his thoughts on Wednesday’s spectacle when his former club faced Aduana Stars. Former Ghana international and one-time Ghana Premier League top scorer Eric Bekoe reveals he is ashamed by the superstitious conduct of his former club Asante Kotoko during their league clash with Aduana Stars on Wednesday. It was …
Read More »First-year students at Ashesi University build drones as their end of Semester Project
First-year students at Ashesi University have built their first-ever drones. The engineering class of the class of 2023, built delivery drones from scratch. In freshman year, engineering students take a course called Introduction to Engineering; where they are introduced to the various aspects of the engineering programme offered at the …
Read More »Ghana move up in 1st FIFA ranking this year
Ghana have moved one place up in the latest FIFA World Ranking released on Thursday. In a largely unchanged Top 50, Ghana are the only side that made the move up the ranking. But the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists are tied with Costa Rica on the 46th position. Ghana’s gains …
Read More »Why Tamimu Issah resigned as GFA ‘acting spokesperson’
Tamimu Issah, acting spokesperson for the Ghana Football Association has resigned from his position on Wednesday. The PR personnel announced his resignation via his social media handle stating no reason. Tamimu has been one of the longest-serving staffs at the Ghana Football Association serving in the Communication department. Having worked …
Read More »Kotoko to play home games at Adako Jachie
Executive Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Kwame Kyei has revealed that the club wants to honor its home league matches at their Adako Jachie facility. In the wake of the Sports Ministry closing down the Kumasi Sports stadium temporarily to allow for preparations towards the 63rd Independence Day celebrations, Kotoko …
Read More »King Faisal seeks compensation from GFA after being moved to Obuasi
The owner and bankroller of King Faisal, Alhaji Grusah has written to the Ghana Football Association seeking compensation after being moved to Obuasi to honour it match against Legon Cities. King Faisal who play their matches at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium had to find a new venue after the …
Read More »Why Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars were afraid to play with 11 men
It was an interesting spectacle on Wednesday when Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars each fielded 10 players in the first half of their Ghana Premier League clash in Dormaa. The game, which ultimately ended 1-0 in favour of home side Aduana, was undoubtedly the top-liner of the matchday 11 round …
Read More »Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak drop points in Premier League
Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak were denied three points as Ashanti Gold registered a win to move top of the Ghana Premier League table in matchweek 11. Coming into the matchday on the back of three draws and one defeat in their last four games, Kotoko extended their winless …
Read More »Hearts supporters threaten Togbe Afede, other board members
Board chairman of Accra Hearts of Oak, Togbe Afede risks incurring the wrath of the club’s fans if he orders the removal of interim coach Edward Nii Odoom. Odoom’s future with the club has become a subject of concern following a protest by a section of the fans after their …
Read More »Asante Kotoko supporters ready to pay Yacouba’s $150k demands – Christopher Demenya
Asante Kotoko’s National Circles Council (NCC) Chairman, Christopher Demenya has revealed that about two hundred million supporters of the club have agreed to pay for the demands of star striker Songne Yacouba so he renews his contract with the club. According to the Chairman, the supporters leadership have arranged to …
Read More »Liverpool closing in on Ghana’s Doku
Anderlecht youngster Jeremy Doku was close to joining Liverpool in 2018 as a successor to Sadio Mane, his parents have claimed. The Belgian-born Ghanaian forward is enjoying a fabolous campaign in the Jupiler Pro League where he has netted six goals so far. The 17-year-old was targeted by runaway English …
Read More »Over 800 Takoradi Technical University students deferred
Over 800 students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have been deferred for failing to register with the school during the 2019/2020 academic year. During a press conference on Monday, the University’s Registrar, Moses Maclean Abnory, noted that students were given ample time to register from September 2019 to January …
Read More »UE/R: Pupils, teachers walk 1km to drink water, use the toilet
Pupils and teachers of the Salebuga Junior High School in the Upper East Region have to walk 1 or 2 kilometres to have access to potable water and use the toilet on a daily basis. Speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show on Class91.3FM on Tuesday, 18 February 2020, a teacher …
Read More »7 out of 21 coronavirus tests at Noguchi showed symptoms
The Head of the Virology Department of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, says seven out of the 21 cases tested for coronavirus showed symptoms as outlined by the Ghana Health Service despite all proving negative. He, therefore, called for vigilance and heightened effort as the …
Read More »JUST IN: Meningitis kills Two students of Nyankumasi SHS in the Central Region
Two(2) students of Nyankumasi Ahenkro Senior High School (SHS) have died out of Meningitis out of seven reported cases in the Assin South District of the Central Region, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. Health authorities disclosed that cases of Meningitis were reported in three communities within Assin South involving a farmer, some traders and …
Read More »Very sad news from Legon
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the core function of every university is to solve problems and advance the frontiers of knowledge. They do not just award degrees, but they carry out research regularly to suggest solutions to the problems of the people. Right now as I write, the …
Read More »Kotoko, King Faisal in trouble as government closes down Baba Yara Sports Stadium
Ghana Premier League sides Asante Kotoko and King Faisal have been left sweating following the imminent closure of the Baba Yara Sports stadium. The two teams use the facility for the premier league home matches but the latest development means they will need to find an alternative after the sports …
Read More »CK Akonnor holds talks with Netherlands youth defender Luckassen
Ghana coach CK Akonnor has held a meeting with Dutch-born defender Derrick Luckassen concerning a possible international future with the Black Stars. Born to Ghanaian parents in Amsterdam, the 24-year-old centre-back, who currently plays for Belgian giants Anderlecht, is open to representing the West Africans at senior level after time …
Read More »Thomas Partey linked with Real Madrid again
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has been highly impressed with the performances of Thomas Partey and seeks to bring him to his star studded side according to reports. The Ghanaian midfielder has been one of the best midfielders in La Liga this season and Zidane sees him as the perfect …
Read More »Ghanaian footballer buried in football boot-shaped casket [Photos]
A Ghanaian female footballer, Berekisu Tejani, who played for National Women’s League side Sea Lions Ladies FC has finally been laid to rest. Her remains were laid to rest in a boot-shaped coffin at the weekend. The midfielder, who was battling with an illness, passed on Friday, January 3 at …
Read More »GES investigates teacher’s assault of pupil over ‘sobolo’ drink
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has started investigations into the case of a teacher assaulting a nine-year-old pupil who criticised the taste of her ‘sobolo’ drink. Jonathan Korsinah, the Nkwanata South Education Director, said it was an unfortunate development and they will get to the bottom of the …
Read More »NHIA owes mission hospitals GH¢87m – Catholic Bishop reveals
It has emerged that the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is indebted to mission hospitals across the country to the tune of GH¢87 million. A news item published in the Catholic Standard, the official newspaper of the Catholic Church in Ghana, indicates that Bishop of Koforidua, Most Rev. Joseph Afrifah-Agyekum, …
Read More »Free SHS: Ningo SHTS students study on bare floor
First-year Home Economics students of the Ningo Senior High Technical School at Ningo in the Greater Accra Region have to sit on the floor for classes due to lack of desks. The students, who number over 40, sit on the bare floor for lessons as the classroom has less than …
Read More »Two companies under investigation for importing infested gizzard
Chief Executives of two food import companies are being investigated by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for importing four 40-footer containers of salmonella infested gizzard into the country. Veterinary officials said they were able to impound one of the containers but three others which can feed millions of people have …
Read More »Ruth Eshun’s Murder: Nurses threaten to withdraw services in Ashanti region
Nurses in the Ashanti region have given the police a two-week ultimatum to find the killers of Ruth Eshun Arhin, a community health nurse who was murdered on February 3. The Community Health Nurses Association and (CHNAG) Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) want answers regarding the assailants or they will withdraw their …
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