PAUL Pogba has told Jose Mourinho that he wants to quit Manchester United as he tries to force through a move to Barcelona. Sportsmail understands that Pogba’s desire to leave Old Trafford was the reason behind Mourinho’s decision to strip the club’s £89million record signing of captaincy duties. Pogba has skippered United on three occasions this season, but Mourinho decided [...] The post Mourinho,
WBC champion Deontay Wilder’s representatives have said they will not resume negotiations for a fight with Briton Anthony Joshua until better terms are offered and that no such offer has been forthcoming, Sky News reported. American Wilder and the 28-year-old Joshua, who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO crowns, were in talks for a fight that would unify the [...] The post Wilder camp
The English Football Association has charged Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez for comments he made about referee Andre Marriner before his team played Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Benitez had called on the FA to look into Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha’s statements about not being given enough protection by referees. The Spaniard had [...] The post FA
RUSSIA’S Athletics Federation said yesterday it had filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision by global athletics body IAAF to prolong its suspension. The federation was suspended in November 2015 following a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that found evidence of systematic, state-sponsored doping in the sport. Federation spokeswoman Natalia [...] The post Russian
The technical team of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) has nominated Ms Sandra Mensimah Owusu as Ghana’s sole representative in weightlifting for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The 16-year old lady would compete in the women’s 58kg bodyweight category at the games which is scheduled to take place at Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6-18, 2018. She joins four other [...] The post GWF
The President of the Netball Association of Ghana (NAG), Reverend Emmanuel Nikoi has said the association was working hard to create a new image for the sport in the country. “Netball has not died a natural death as being speculated by some followers of sports. We as an association will soon roll out some measures to make it even more [...] The post We want a new image for netball – NAG
The MTN Invitational golf tournament is set to tee off at the Sakumono Celebrity Golf Course tomorrow. Tee off time, according to the organisers is 1pm with over 100 golfers from all over the country invited to participate. Mr Emmanuel Gyasi, the Business Segment Manager, MTN said that his company would use the golf tournament to engage, foster and deepen [...] The post MTN
Members of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU) on Monday called off the strike paving the way for them to resume work. This followed the signing of a document of commitment between the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), transporters (tanker owners) and GNPTDU to resolve the problem amicably. The Welfare Committee Chairman of GNPTDU, Francis Ayertey disclosed [...] The post Tanker
Professor Sajid Mukhtar Chaudhry, a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, has suggested that the Bank of Ghana should consider charging five per cent direct tax on banks’ profits after tax. This, he said, was in consideration of the huge profits the banks accrue on depositors’ funds. “Big banks are making a lot of profits, [...] The post Banks must pay
MTN Ghana has pumped USD 144 million of capital expenditure in expansion improvement projects in the country this year. This will cater for the coverage extension and capacity of 230 new sites in addition to the coverage extension of 200 rural sites. The expansion improvement projects also include coverage extension capacity for 300 sites under 2G network as well as improving the population coverage [...] The post MTN
The Western Regional Fire Command has held a send-off party for the former Commander, Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO) Obeng Dankwa Dwamena, who has been appointed Director, Human Resource and Training at the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) headquarters, in Accra. DCFO Dwamena served as the Western Regional Commander from January 17, 2012 to April 24, 2018, after his transfer [...] The post W/R
MINORITY Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has invited Parliament to make a determination on whether or not to vet Regional Ministers who have been ‘elevated’ to sector minister status. According to Mr Iddrisu, the constitution does not recognise regional ministers as Cabinet ministers, and that anytime they were elevated to that status, they needed to come back to the House for [...] The post Parliament
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has urged Ghanaian leaders and electorates to emulate the sacrificial example of former President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah to improve governance in the country. He said Ghanaians must inculcate honesty, patriotism, and selflessness which were the remarkable traits of the Pan-Africanist and freedom fighter who was focused on developing [...] The post Kwame
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Birim South District Assembly (BSDA) in the Eastern Region have begun a sister-city relationship to further the development of their jurisdictions. A cooperative agreement for the partnership, which would see the two assemblies exchange ideas on how to surmount their challenges and leverage opportunities, was signed in Accra on Monday. The Metropolitan Chief [...] The post AMA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-nominated Joshua Nii Bortey for confirmation as Chief Executive of the Krowor Municipal Assembly in Accra. A statement signed and issued in Accra yesterday by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, asked the Regional Minister to liaise with the Regional Electoral Commission to conduct the election to confirm the [...] The post President
The Ghana Police Hospital in Accra is to be fumigated from September 28 to October 1 this year. A statement signed and issued in Accra by the Public Affairs Officer of the hospital, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Yaw Nketia-Yeboah, said in line with the exercise, the hospital would suspend provision of healthcare services until October 2. It said the [...] The post Police
A Muslim youth education activist is advocating the establishment of a private tuition system for Senior High School (SHS) students awaiting the November second track to prepare them for the three-year education programme. Alhaji B. M. Adam, who made the proposal in a letter copied the Ghanaian Times yesterday, said the move would help the students to make use of [...] The post ‘Set
About 700,000 hectares of diseased cocoa trees across the country are to be cut down by the end of the year. Already, diseased trees on some 10,000 hectares of farmlands in the Western Region, are being cut down to pave way for a massive replanting exercise. The move which is being done concurrently with neighbouring Cote d’lvoire, formed part of [...] The post COCOBOD
To help raise awareness and promote early detection of breast cancer cases, Medifem Multi-Specialist Hospital and Fertility Centre in Accra has held a free breast screening exercise for residents of Danfa, a suburb of Ayi Mensah in the Greater Accra Region. The exercise was carried out in collaboration with the Christ Anglican Church, Legon, as part of activities marking [...] The post Medifem
African countries must move away from being a net consumer of technology, if it wants to benefit from the huge energy potential available to it, says Benjamin Boakye, Executive Director of the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP). According to him, until this was done, multinational corporations and the countries who own these technologies would continue to short-change Africa in [...] The post Be
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