DERECK Chisora has named former rival David Haye as his new manager. Haye knocked Chisora out in a 2012 grudge match after they notoriously brawled at a press conference but, having retired from the ring, will act on behalf of his one-time nemesis with negotiations ongoing for a rematch against Dillian Whyte on December 22. “This is a project. A [...] The post Haye now Chisora’s new manager

FORMER Kumasi Asante Kotoko midfield kingpin Baba Mahama is set to join their arch-rivals Hearts of Oak, according to reports. The skillful midfielder is on the radar of the Accra based outfit and he is expected to be the replacement for Winful Cobinna, who left the club in the summer. Mahama’s contract at Asante Kotoko was cancelled after an underwhelming [...] The post Kotoko star for Hearts appeared

BARCELONA are already looking into extending Lionel Messi’s current deal with the club. They are considering extending his contract to 2022, or 2023, as his most recent agreement runs to 2021, three years away. A quirk of the contract he is under now means that he is allowed to leave the club for nothing in 2020, as long as he [...] The post Messi could leave Barca for nothing appeared

FIFA Normalization Committee member, Kofi Duah Adonteng, lost his cool and resorted to the use of unpleasant language during the maiden meeting with the Press in Accra when he was quizzed for coming late to the programme. The lawyer by profession, in a very offensive tone and mannerisms, described as stupid comments from a journalist, Ekow Asmah, who questioned the [...] The post Norm C’ttee

NIGERIA survived a late scare to beat Libya 3-2 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification Group E match at the Stade Taïeb Mhiri in Tunisia on Tuesday. The victory took the Super Eagles to the top of the group standings, while the Mediterranean Knights remained third on the table. Libya’s Mediterranean Knights were looking to avenge the [...] The post Nigeria overcome Libya

SKIPPER Maya Yoshida was thrilled with Japan’s “historic” 4-3 win over Uruguay on Tuesday but said his side still have a lot of room for improvement. Inspired by the young, vibrant trio of attacking midfielders Shoya Nakajima, Takumi Minamino and Ritsu Doan, who came into the game with just nine caps between them, Japan dominated the world’s fifth-ranked side and [...] The post Japan

Rural and Community  Banks must to brace themselves up for a possible clean-up of the rural banking sector, Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State and Board Chairman of the National Investment Bank, has said. He said it was crucial that the ARB Apex Bank provided timely signals to RCBs to prevent shockwaves associated with financial tremor. “As RCBs, let [...] The post RCBs must

The Controller and Accountant General’s Employees Co-Operative Credit Union (CAGECCU) said its assets have grown from Gh¢14,735,005.77 in 2017 to 17,088,790.18 in 2018, representing an increase of 15.8 per cent in growth. The Union said during that same period savings stood at Gh¢14,004,797.01 representing a growth rate of 13.6 per cent at the end of the financial year. Mr Issac [...] The post CAGECCU

The Patron of St. Augustine’s College, Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has challenged the St. Augustine’s Past Students Union (APSU) to continue to blaze the trail for the continuous development of the college. Archbishop Palmer-Buckle, who is the Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, said this when he received members of the APSU Executive Council, Central Regional leadership, and the Headmaster of [...] The post ‘Continue

The Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been urged to construct teachers’ bungalows in deprived communities to solve the residential accommodation problems facing them in the country. This would motivate teachers to accept postings to work in rural communities to improve on the standard of education in those areas. Mr Ebenezer Asare-Baah, the Nkoranza District Secretary of the Ghana [...] The post GNAT

THE authorities of OLA Senior High School, Ho,  have described as totally false and malicious media reports claiming that there is widespread lesbianism among the students. The headmistress, Madam Regina Coffie, said in an interview in Ho yesterday that the highest standard of discipline prevailed on the campus and that there was absolutely no room for students to engage in [...] The post There

Mr Opoku Donyina, the Nkoranza North District Director of Education, has urged the District’s teachers to be committed to duty and intensify efforts to raise the falling standards of education in the area. He said teachers were role models for school children and advised them to be disciplined and eschew unhealthy behaviours that could badly influence pupils and students. Addressing [...] The post Director

Anti-corruption campaigners are worried about the apparent lack of prosecution of persons involved in the ‘Robbing the Assemblies’ scandal, a year after the documentary was aired.   They claim that having followed the matter closely, they are surprised nothing has come out of it, however, they are confident the institutions involved will work around the clock to have persons accused of [...] The post Anti-corruption

The National Youth Authority (NYA), has advised the youth to continue to uphold the positive values of solidarity, peaceful coexistence, friendship, cooperation and patriotism which remain firm pillars of Pan-Africanism. It asked them to acknowledge and shed light on the important contributions they make to their communities and aspire for leadership roles in their respective countries. Chief Executive Officer of [...] The post ‘Sustain

A workshop to brainstorm on discarding extremism and empower a resilient youth to serve as peace ambassadors towards sustainable peace has been held in Accra. The two-day capacity building programme was organised by the West Africa Centre for Counter Extremism (WACCE) on preventing violent extremism was on the theme:  ‘Challenging Extremism, Promoting Pluralism and Inspiring. Radicalisation has been noted to [...] The post Youth

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Adenta in Greater Accra, Yaw Buabeng Asamoah has bemoaned lack of effective and efficient fight against corruption by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over the years. He noted that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) needed more investment in order to live up to expectation in the graft battle. [...] The post CHRAJ

The Consul-General of Tuvalu in the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Dr  Iftikhar Ahmed Ayaz,  has admonished African leaders to forgo all forms of corruption and work towards uplifting their citizenry from the quagmire of poverty they find themselves. According to him, the culture of Africa did not suggest a predisposition to corruption, yet the continent was riddled with corruption which [...] The post African

The Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hajia Zainab Mahama, who’s seeking reelection, has spoken of her plans to create a “special all-women force” to guard ballot boxes during elections. According to her, women are more vigilant and would be more effective and efficient in ensuring ballot boxes are not tampered with at polling stations. “Women are peacemakers, if [...] The post NDC

The execution-style killings of two Muslim midwives in north-eastern Nigeria have raised fears that the Islamist insurgency is far from over. The Islamic State (IS) group and the political tensions ahead of elections in Africa’s most-populous nation are being blamed for the upsurge in violence this year. Hauwa Liman and Saifura Ahmed Khorsa both worked for the International Committee of [...] The post Midwife

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed women to half of his government’s ministerial posts, including the job of defence minister. Explaining his decision in a speech to Parliament, Mr Abiy said women were “less corrupt than men” and would help restore peace and stability. Ethiopia is now the only African state after Rwanda to have equal gender representation in [...] The post Women