Head Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak Samuel Boadu and midfielder Salifu Ibrahim have been adjudged winners of the coach and player of the year awards for the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season.Coach Boadu led the team to a historic league title, the first in 11 seasons as well as the MTN FA Cup. He won against Asante Kotoko’s Coach, Mariano Barreto, WAFA’s Prosper Narteh Ogun, Annor Walker of Accra Great Olympics …

The Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), has expressed appreciation to the government, individuals and stakeholders that supported the participation of the national boxing team, the Black Bombers to the just ended 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A statement signed by President of the GBF, Mr George Lamptey, specially thanked the president, Nana Akufo-Addo for the warm reception accorded …

Residents of WusutaDzigbe in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region yesterday held a protest march through the principal streets of the town in solidarity with the farmers whose farms are constantly destroyed by cattle belonging to Fulani herdsmen. The protest march organised by the youth of the town was to draw the attention …

The German Government, through GIZ, yesterday handed over 45 ventilators and other medical equipment tothe Ghanaian government to assist the country’s case management and fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Besides the items, including 5,000 pulse oximeters and consumables valued at about €376,000, the GIZ was also offering a two-day training to at least 20 …

The Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng, on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, paid a working visit to the Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame.

The vaccination exercise for the second dose of AstraZeneca Vaccines yesterday experienced a slow start in some Health facilities in Accra.  The nationwide exercise which cover persons who took their first shot of the vaccines from arch 10 to March 29, 2021 and expected to end on Saturday, September 4 saw few people trooping in to …

The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Opare yesterday presented a cheque of GH¢14,394,397.58 on behalf of President Akufo-Addo and the state to settle the full cost of the surgery of the conjoined twins at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. This is in fulfilment of a pledge made by the President in July during a visit …

The Unilever Ghana Foundation on Tuesday handed over 20 renovated hygiene stations to 26 selected public basic schools within Tema, Ashaiman, Kpone and Sakumono.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana will be ready to host a successful and memorable competition when countries on the continent converge in Accra in 2023 for the African Games.   The President gave the assurance when he cut the sod for the construction of sporting facilities at Borteyman in Accra at a total cost …

The World Bank yesterday approved $103.4 million to Ghana for the Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated natural resource management. The implementation of the project is expected to restore about three million hectares of degraded landscapes. The financing includes an International Development Association (IDA) credit of $75 million …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Bono Regional Directorate of Education to take punitive action against Mr Lawrence Aboagye, Accountant of Menji Senior High school (SHS), at Tain, in the region, for embezzling GH¢21,229, belonging to the school. The amount was part of school fees he collected from students, and instead …

The World Bank yesterday approved US$103.4 million for Ghana’s Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project. The project is meant to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated natural resource management of about three million hectares of degraded landscape. Our story on page 32 gives details of the importance of the project. For instance, it is expected …

A 45-year-old painter, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a six-year-old kindergarten girl, at Sowutuom, in Accra.  John Arthur, who is in the custody of the police, was believed to have defiled his victim (name withheld), who was in the company of her brother, in front of a shop. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of …

The Afienya District Police Command is investigating alleged butchering of Lydia Amponsah Akoto, 46-year-old petty trader, by her husband, on Tuesday. The police are also probing suicide by the suspect, Thomas Kontoh, 50-year-old  trotro driver, who is the husband of the woman. The District Police Commander, Superintendent Emmanuel Nii Annan Ofori, in a telephone interview …

A SELF-STYLED prophetess at Aflokorfe in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, FrodaEkpe, and an ‘okada’ operator, Doe Tsidi, 26, have been arrested by the police for the ritual murder of a 13-year-old boy.   The boy was identified as Kofi KuzagbeTsidi, a nephew of the ‘okada’ operator.   The Central Tongu District …

A 27-year-old man, Agya Asuo, has been arrested in possession of a human skull by the police at Assin-Praso in the Assin North District of the Central Region. Chief Superintendent (Chief Sup) Isaac Tetteh, Assin-Praso District Police Commander, who confirmed the arrest to the Ghana News Agency, said the suspect was a well-known mentally deranged …

The price for a bag of cement is likely to continue its ascendency and hit GH¢60 by end of the year if urgent steps are not taken to review, suspend or scrap some taxes and levies which affect the production cost build-up, cement manufacturers have said.

Professor Peter Quartey, Head of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research(ISSER), says the National Development Bank (NDG) will complement and strengthen the operations of existing financial institutions.

The Multimedia Group Limited is set to sue the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, for defamation after allegations made against the company. According to an earlier warning sent to the MP, the allegations included claims that the company demanded money from the New Patriotic Party and the government within the last five years. Mr. Agyepong […] The post Multimedia Group

The Board of Directors of COCOBOD did not seek Parliamentary approval to write-off GH¢23.