Tag Archives: GHANA

About 27 years ago, the biggest demonstration to have occurred in Ghana’s history took place. Those at the forefront of this protest were Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Dr Charles Wreko Brobbey, Kwasi Pratt Jnr, Dr Nyaho Tamakloe, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako, Akoto Ampaw, Victor Newman, Kwaku Opoku, Napoleon Abdulai and was …

Ghana’s Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has presented the country’s budget for the 2022 World Cup to Parliament The address which was delivered on November 4, 2022 before lawmakers highlighted the possible financial, sporting, tourism, and economic benefit of the World Cup tournament. Mustapha Ussif disclosed that the government …

Imported frozen chicken and other meat products are preserved for, at least, three years before reaching destination markets in Africa – particularly Ghana – records from the Association of Ghana Industries-Agriculture Sector have indicated. Vice Chair of the AGI-Agriculture Sector, Fatima Alimohamed, told B&FT that the situation is dire and …

Some 850 candidates of the Ghana School of Law are fit to be considered for the Ghana Bar on November 11, 2022, provided they meet other requirements, such as “Good character”. This is after the final results for the examinations conducted in July by the Independent Examination Committee (IEC) of …

Black Stars goalkeepers’ trainer, Richard Kingston, says he can’t assure fans that the Black Stars will win the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In 2010, the Black Stars became the third African country to get to the round of eight of the World Cup. The former Ghanaian goalkeeper, now 44, is …

Veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has said that he is very scared about what the current hardships in the country might lead to. According to him, the government is failing to prove that our democracy is working to improve the livelihood of Ghanaians. Pratt Junior, who made these remarks in a Good …

Ex-Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has admitted that he let his country, and the whole continent, down when he missed a last-minute penalty against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup. “I had to cry, because I felt like I went from hero to zero,” Gyan told FIFA.com in a short documentary …

Some 13 African countries have reported 6,883 monkeypox cases since the start of 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said. According to data released by the Africa CDC, 173 deaths and a case-fatality ratio of 2.5 per cent have also been registered during the …

The Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif, says Ghana is considering making a bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ghana considers bid to co-host 2025 AFCON with Nigeria According to him, discussions have been held about co-hosting the tournament with either Nigeria or neighbours Benin. The …

Popular American basketball player Dwayne Wade, and his wife, Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union, have arrived in Ghana for a visit. The couple together with their daughter, Kaavia Wayde, were spotted at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra where they were treated to a rousing welcome. Although it is unclear the …