Ghana’s relay team has qualified for the final of the 4x100m event of the 2020 Olympic Games as the second fastest losers. Ghana’s team of Benjamin Azamati, Emmanuel Yeboah, Sean Safo Antwi and Joseph Paul Amoah managed to secure a ticket to the final despite finishing fifth in the heats. …
Read More »Ghana’s debt: Check out how much each citizen owes
Ghana’s current public debt stock of GHȼ334 billion means each citizen owes GHȼ11,133. That is, if the provisional public debt stock was evenly distributed among the 30 million Ghanaians at the end of June this year. Inference drawn from data provided by the Bank of Ghana suggests that the increase …
Read More »How Ghana switched to colour TV in 1985 with Japanese grant
• Ghana started coloured TV transmission in 1985 • Funding for the transition was secured via a Japanese grant • A former GBC DG spoke about the conditions that led to this feat Ghana’s transition from black and white to colour television took place some 36 years ago under the …
Read More »10 facts about Sammi Awuku: Youngest lotto boss in Ghana’s history
Sammi Awuku arguably becomes the youngest Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) since its establishment. The NLA is a statutory agency of Ghana and it is under the Ministry of Finance. As a governmental organization, the NLA is responsible for organizing raffles for the nation, for a chance to …
Read More »Speaker of ECOWAS parliament cautions Ghana against anti-Gay bill
The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mr Sidie Mohammed Tunis, has asked Ghana to be cautious in attempts to criminalize homosexuality in the country. He told TV3’s Komla Kluste in an interview on Tuesday July 27 that Ghana must be careful with this bill …
Read More »Ghana risks ‘losing benefits’ if anti-LGBTQI bill is passed – Madina MP
Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency Francis-Xavier Sosu is warning Parliament over the bill that seeks to criminalise persons with lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and intersex sexual orientation. The human rights lawyer says passing the bill into law will definitely have international consequences for Ghana. “Not only will it be …
Read More »Top 7 churches in Ghana and their contributions to national development
Religion is a big part of our culture as Ghanaians, we believe in superstition, witchcraft and every spiritual thing there is, even ghosts, but most importantly, a huge number of Ghanaians believe in the existence of the boss Himself, God. We respect the right to worship and we tolerate diverse …
Read More »Hudson-Odoi to switch nationality to Ghana after racial abuse of English players – Report
• Hudson-Odoi has reportedly switched nationality to Ghana • The switch comes on the back racist attacks on some English players • Hudson-Odoi was approached by Ghana to switch nationality when he visited for holidays Unconfirmed reports indicate that Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has decided to ditch the English national …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: Ghana Statistical Service head attacked by stroke on live TV
• Professor Samuel Kobina Annim has been rushed to a hospital for medical attention • This comes after he encountered an unusual occurrence during his presentation • The sad incident was contained in a video sighted by GhanaWeb It was a rather sad moment when the head of Ghana Statistical Service, …
Read More »Don’t prophesy about Ghana’s Olympic team – Ghanaian athlete begs Badu Kobi
• Prophet Badu Kobi has become known for some ‘false prophecies • His prophecies on the 2020 Euros and Copa America finals turned out to be false • Joe Paul is pleading with him not to make any proclamation on Ghana’s Olympic team The failed prophecies by founder of the …
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