Ghana’s Abraham Mensah has earned a medal for his country after booking a place in the semis in Birmingham. Mensah squared off against Sri Lanka’s Rukmal Prasanna and came away with a victory in the quarter-finals of the Bantamweight division. Mensah is guaranteed at least a bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals. The 18-year-old won […]
Amandou Tigana, agent of Kotoko Cameroonian goal poacher Franck Mbella Etouga, has said the player is not in haste to move out of the Kumasi-based club, despite several interests from outside. He told Akoma Sports on Thursday, that the striker’s contract with Kotoko will be respected. Mbella signed a three-year contract with Kotoko before the […]
Head Coach of the national hockey team Ali Ghazanfar is yet to win a game at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Ghana have lost three games and drawn one, against Canada. The Black Sticks lost 11-0 to India, beaten by England, before Scotland beat the team 6-1 on Wednesday. The Ghana Hockey Association led […]
A worrying number of institutions including schools and hospitality centers in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in Western Region are either without a fire certificate from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) or a fire insurance certificate or both. A two-day enforcement exercise conducted in the Western Region by the National Insurance Commission, the Ghana National Fire […]
Asante Kotoko have removed the image of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II from their 2022/23 kits. In July, the Porcupine Warriors unveiled their new kits for the upcoming 2022/23 season. The kits featured an image of the club’s owner. Kotoko claimed it was their way of honouring the great king, but not everyone agreed. Alhaji […]
Joseph Paul Amoah qualified for the men’s 200m semi-finals at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after winning his heat on Thursday. Amoah won heat 5 in 20.58 seconds, ensuring automatic progression to the next round. He is aiming to make the final and win his first Commonwealth medal. Meanwhile, his compatriot Abdul Rasheed […]
The Premier League has introduced mandatory sexual consent training for players and staff. It comes after recent high-profile police action in England involving top-flight footballers. Training sessions will address healthy, respectful relationships and include understanding harassment and consent. “Today’s announcement is a long overdue and important first step in the right direction,” said End Violence […]
General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil has said the African continent will see a turnaround and become a destination for job seekers from America and Europe. Justifying his position on the shift in Africa’s fortunes, he said his positive outlook of the continent is not premised on physical entities […]
The Police through sustained intelligence-led operation over a nine week period have arrested four armed robbery suspects in who were involved in a robbery attack that led to the death of two people at Asaman Tamfoe in the Eastern Region on 27-05-2022. The robbers, numbering seven, attacked a gold buying company in the town,Shot and […]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) marketers in Ghana have called off their strike which started on Monday August 1. According to them, the government through the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has listened to the concerns they had which resulted in the industrial action and has resolved almost all the issues. Vice Chair of the LPG Marketers […]
On August 4 each year, Ghana celebrates its heroes, the six men who symbolised the line “through the blood and toil of our forefathers” captured in the nation’s pledge. Every year, we take a day off our busy schedules to reflect on the sacrifices and contributions of Kwame Nkrumah, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye […]
The police have foiled a robbery attack on a gold buying shop at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. According to a statement from the police, they received a distress call that there was a robbery attack on the Adom Gold Buying Shop around 7:30pm Friday. Officers were quickly moved to the scene. “While the robbers […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that it is expected that domestic passenger traffic will continue to grow over the coming years. That, he said, will require more infrastructural developments in the aviation sector. Mr Akufo-Addo noted that air travel is picking up, following the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry. He […]
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a number of projects undertaken by government through the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF) in the Ashanti Region. At separate ceremonies at Asokore (Asokore Quranic Islamic School), Effiduase (Hamdaniya Islamic School), both in the Sekyere East District, and at Bantama in the Kumasi Metropolis, Vice President Bawumia commissioned furnished classroom […]
A partnership has been signed between Africa World Trade Network and Blueline International Incorporation (BLI Inc.), to jointly promote trade and investment within the East African corridor and across the continent. This follows the recent launch of Africa World Trade Network (AWTN) in Accra, Ghana, where it detailed its initiative of accelerating critical investments for […]
Professor at the University of Ghana Ransford Yaw Gyampo has descended heavily on the current government, pointing out that some appointees are only preparing to survive after a foreseeable exit. He indicated in a write-up on Wednesday, August 3 that the hope that characterised the 2016 elections outcome has now become a mirage. “There was […]
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