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It’s time to review free SHS – Palmer-Buckle

Most Reverend Charles Palmer-Buckle has added his voice to calls for government to take immediate steps to review the free senior high school policy through stakeholder engagement. According to the Archbishop for Cape Coast, the free SHS policy has come to offer relief to parents, but it is important for …

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All you need to know about the process of nationality switch, why Nketiah, Odoi’s switch has delayed

Ghanaians are anxiously waiting to see an official communique from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) confirming that some top-performing Ghanaian players born abroad have completed their nationality switch to play for Ghana. The players include Chelsea winger, Callum Hudson Odoi, Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, Brighton and Hove Albion defender, Tariq Lamptey, …

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Sefa apologises to South African High Commissioner for ‘disrespecting’ her

At the 23rd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, songstress Sefa acted in a way that was considered disrespectful by some social media users when she failed to collect her plaque for winning the ‘Popular Afrobeats Song of the Year’ award before moving towards the microphone to deliver her speech. In a …

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Cedi to further depreciate as no cent of US$2bn capital has been raised – Adongo warns

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo, has cautioned of a further sustained depreciation of the Ghana Cedi. He believes government’s promise to raise and inject a capital of US$2 billion meant to shore the Cedi and stabilise the economy, is yet to get results. In a Facebook post sighted …

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Dangote to stop sourcing forex from CBN

The Dangote Group has disclosed that it would soon stop accessing foreign exchange (forex) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The conglomerate has also revealed that it would expand its operations into the steel sector. Group Managing Director, Dangote Group, Olakunle Alake, made this disclosure during a panel discussion …

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Asamoah Gyan donates GH¢10k to taxi driver who returned money left in his car to owner

Ghanaian football icon Asamoah has donated GH¢10,000 cedis to Kwesi Ackon, the taxi driver who returned an amount of money left in his car to the owner. A representative of Asamoah Gyan donated on his behalf at the studios of Okay FM on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The ex-Black Stars …

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Winger Christian Atsu set to miss game against Al Nasr due to injury

The technical handlers at Al Raed are very worried ahead of their game against Al Nasr in the next round of matches in the Saudi Pro League. Winger Christian Atsu is currently injured and his recovery has been slow. The former Chelsea player missed the match against Al Tai in …

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How an ethnic conflict that nearly killed this Nigerian and his family inspired him to co-found a fintech

Razaq Ahmed is a Nigerian fintech entrepreneur born in the Nigerian state of Kano. He co-founded CowryWise which seeks to empower Africans to invest. The fintech makes premium financial services accessible to customers via its digital savings platform. “It automates the process of saving and investing money,” the platform explains. …

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Policeman sentenced to death for murder

A Congolese military court has sentenced a high-ranking policeman to death for his role in the 2010 murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, which caused national outrage. Commissioner of police, Christian Ngoy Kenga Kenga was found guilty of murder, desertion and misappropriation of weapons and ammunition. Mr Chebeya’s body …

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GFA break silence on reports of throwing party over Kotoko’s failure to win 2020/2021 GPL

Proper Harrison Addo, the General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association(GFA) has rubbished claims that the FA celebrated Asante Kotoko’s failure to win the Ghana Premier League(GPL) last season. Kotoko who led eventual winners, Hearts of Oak by 7 points bottled the lead with many blaming the team’s failure on the …

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