There will be fireworks today at the Kpando Sports Stadium, centre for the Division One League (DOL) Zone 3 clash between league leaders Heart of Lions and Krystal Palace. It will be the biggest match day eight fixture of the zone ahead of the break for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. • George Atta … The post Fireworks at Kpando Sports
The tenth edition of the World Cup Soccer Fiesta aired yesterday featured seasoned rapper Sarkodie as they aimed at fusing sports with entertainment. This was announced by Mr Moses Foh-Amoaning, host of the programme aired on Friday nights this on GTV Sports Plus. The experienced lawyer and journalist said the edition focused on Cameroun’s1982,1990,1994,1998, 2002 … The post World
Statistics available at the Right To Information (RTI) Commission indicates that 247 information were requested by citizens/individuals on public institutions in 2021. This, according to the Executive Secretary of the Commission,Yaw Sarpong Boateng, ” is 974 per cent increase from 23 requests made in 2020″, adding that statistics for 2022 could even be higher. He … The post Requests
Senegal star Sadio Mane has lost his race to be fit for the 2022 World Cup and has been withdrawn from their squad, the country’s football federation announced on Thursday. His club Bayern Munich added later that the 30-year-old, who was voted second in the Ballon d’Or last month behind Karim Benzema, had undergone “successful … The post Hammer-blow for
Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has been filmed accusing Canadian Prime Minister (PM), Justin Trudeau, of leaking meeting details days after they held talks at the G20 summit in Bali. President Jinping told Prime Minister Trudeau via a translator this was inappropriate and accused him of lacking “sincerity”. He was likely referring to reports that Mr … The post Jinping
Lawyers representing Isabel dos Santos – the daughter of the former president of Angola – have said they were not aware of any arrest warrant issued against her by Interpol. She has been accused of embezzlement and money laundering during her time as the head of the national oil company, and has denied any wrongdoing. … The post Africa’s richest woman not aware
Burkina Faso’s leaders are calling for calm after hundreds of demonstrators, some carrying Russian flags, took to the capital’s streets on Friday calling for French troops and the French ambassador to leave the country. Police used tear gas on protesters who were mainly gathered at the French embassy in the capital, Ouagadougou, and a nearby … The post Calls
The world’s longest-serving president is seeking re-election to continue his 43-year rule in Equatorial Guinea. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, has presided over a regime marked by alleged human rights abuses, including torture and disappearances. Some opposition candidates are standing, but they are not expected to win. The president has a strong grip on … The post World’s
Turkiye has launched air-raids on Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, a week after a bombing in Istanbul which it blamed on Kurdish militants. The raids – dubbed “Operation Claw-Sword” – struck Kurdish bases which were being used to launch attacks on Turkey, the defence ministry said. A Syrian-Kurdish spokesperson said two villages populated with … The post Turkiye
A historic deal has been struck at the United Nations (UN)’s Community Of People (COP27) summit that will see rich nations pay poorer countries for damage and economic losses caused by climate change. It ends almost 30 years of waiting by nations facing huge climate impacts. But developed nations left dissatisfied over progress on cutting … The post Climate costs
Nearly a week after four University of Idaho students were found dead in their rental home, a coroner has revealed they were stabbed in their beds. The three young women and young man were probably sleeping when they were attacked on Sunday, November 13, said Latah County Coroner, Cathy Mabbutt. They were stabbed multiple times … The post Idaho students stabbed to death in bed appeared
German Football Association (DFB) President Bernd Neuendorf has said his federation will not support the re-election of Gianni Infantino, who is running unopposed for a third term as President of FIFA, in order to “send a signal” over human rights. Neuendorf told a press conference at the German training base in Qatar that he had … The post ‘Germany won’t support Infantino
FIFA has announced an armband campaign in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) likely to ramp up tension between the global governing body and European countries which have already vowed to wear “OneLove” captain’s markers. The FIFA armbands are to have a different hashtag slogan for each round of fixtures. The climate crisis, food shortages … The post FIFA, UN launch
France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup because of a thigh injury suffered in training. Benzema, 34, won the 2022 Ballon d’Or – awarded to the world’s best player – after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga. “I am extremely sad for Karim, who made this … The post Thigh injury rules Benzema out of World Cup
The Fourth Edition of the Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Ghana is slated for Thursday, November 24, 2022 at the Engineering Centre, Roman Ridge, Accra. The prestigious annual award ceremony is organised by the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) to honour outstanding contributions of individuals, organisations, and including engineering students who have demonstrated great potential for … The post 2022
Research by the Centre for Economics, Finance, and Inequality Studies (CEFIS), has shown that many Ghanaians are avoiding the payment of tax on electronic transactions above GH¢100 because of the 1.5 per cent charge. This is making room for Mobile Money (MoMo) merchants (whose number has been increasing) to “milk” the government of expected revenue … The post MoMo
Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been awarded for its contribution to the development of the Financial Technology Industry. The bank last Wednesday won the “Best FinTech Policy of the Year” award, under the Innovation and Excellence Awards category at the Connected Banking West Africa Summit, 2022, organised by the International Centre for Strategic Alliances (ICSA). … The post BoG
Members of the Majority Group in Parliament have been urged to rally behind Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in full support as he presents the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to the Plenary this week. The plea for support for Mr Ofori-Atta to present the Budget and Economic Policy statement was made by a former … The post Support Finance Minister
A High Court Judge, Justice (Mrs) Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe, has identified the culture of pleading on behalf of wrongdoers as the main cause of growing in discipline behaviour among individuals, especially the youth. Such attitude, she said, was an affront to national development and therefore called on the citizenry to desist from it. Justice (Mrs) … The post Ridge
A total of 112 young women drawn from across the country have undergone Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills training under the Young African Works (YAW) programme. The YAW, funded by Mastercard Foundation, is meant to provide 30 million youth with employable skills by 2030. The free two-months training conducted by the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission … The post 112
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