CRISTIANO Ronaldo was involved in all three of his team’s goals as leaders Juventus came from behind to beat 10-man Napoli 3-1 in a Serie A top-of-the-table clash on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the season. Dries Mertens gave Napoli an early lead before Ronaldo provided a pinpoint cross for Mandzukic to head in the equaliser and then [...] The post Ronaldo sets up all
AFRICAN football will support FIFA president Gianni Infantino in his re-election bid next year, the Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad said on Sunday. CAF officially endorsed the candidacy of Infantino at its Congress in Egypt on Sunday with messages of support from the organisation itself and also on behalf of member associations read out by Morocco. “We are [...] The post Africa
MANCHESTER United staff believe Jose Mourinho could be sacked by the end of this week. United produced a woeful display as they lost 3-1 at West Ham on Saturday to record their worst start in 29 years which leaves them nine points off the top of the Premier League table. Players and staff were openly discussing the prospect of Mourinho [...] The post Mourinho faces sack .. as United
DANIEL Sturridge came off the bench to snatch a dramatic late equaliser as Liverpool rescued a 1-1 draw at Chelsea following a pulsating top of the table clash at Stamford Bridge. The Reds forward curved a stunning 25-yard effort into the far corner in the last minute to net his 50th league goal for the club and keep Jurgen Klopp’s [...] The post Sturridge stunner rescues Liverpool
EIGHT football fans were taken to hospital in Spain on Saturday after a barrier collapsed at La Liga side Eibar’s Ipurua stadium as Sevilla supporters celebrated a goal during a 3-1 win. “In the end, and pending confirmation from the emergency services, eight Sevilla supporters have been taken to Mendaro hospital. None of the injuries are serious,’ said Eibar in [...] The post Eight
SPAIN’S biggest three clubs, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, find themselves in the bizarre situation of having made poor starts to the campaign by their usual high standards while not losing any ground in the La Liga title race. Champions Barca dropped points for the third game in a row on Saturday when they salvaged a 1-1 draw at [...] The post Real, Barca, Atletico stumble appeared
Ghana’s economy has expanded by 24.6 per cent for last year, according to rebasing figures by the Ghana Statistics Service (GSS). This was after the GSS reviewed the based year from 2006 to 2013 and the way of calculating economic growth for the country. The recalculation means that gross domestic product last year grew by 8.1 per cent, not 8.5 [...] The post Economy expands by 24.6% after
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his delegation arrived safely in the country yesterday, after escaping what could have been a fatal accident on his journey from the United States. The presidential jet carrying the president and his delegation developed an engine fault mid-air, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, sources said. The President and his [...] The post President
Plans by the world’s top cocoa growers Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to harmonise bean prices are unlikely to have much effect on world markets because of differences between their marketing systems and minimal domestic processing, Fitch Solutions analysts said. The two countries account for about 60 per cent of global output but exert limited influence over international prices, which have [...] The post Ghana,
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley at the weekend was adjudged the Marketing Man of the Year 2017 at the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) awards. The 29th National Marketing Performance Awards was under the theme, ‘Marketing: A catalyst for driving Ghana beyond Aid.’ According to the CIMG, Dr McKorley was [...] The post McDan
Stakeholders at a forum held in Bolgatanga have appealed to government to ensure that maternal mental healthcare is mainstreamed into the country’s health systems. The stakeholders who included civil society organisations, the Department of Social Welfare, person with disabilities, the youth and women groups, among others, stated that many pregnant women either experience some form of depression or mental disorder [...] The post Prioritise
A 10-member contingent for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) has been unveiled by the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC). This edition will be held on October 6-18 in the Argentinean capital of Buenos Aires. Ghana’s team comprises of five athletes, four coaches and a Chef de Mission. The athletes include swimmer and team captain, Abeiku Jackson (coached by Jonathan [...] The post GOC unveils Ghana’s
The Valuation and Estate Surveying Division of the Ghana Institute of Surveyors (GhiS), held its annual divisional seminar in Accra with a call on the government to pass the Land Bill to provide some form of legislation to guide their operations. Speaking at the event, President of the GhiS Egbert Kwadzo Hohoabu said, the Land Bill and the Real Estate [...] The post GhiS calls
Ghana is ready to host the 11th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) scheduled for November 17 to December 1, Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah has said. Speaking at the unveiling of the tournament mascot, website and official song on Friday by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), the Minister said, preparation was advanced for Ghana to [...] The post Ghana ready to host
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it is keen on working with all stakeholders for the transformation of Ghana’s agriculture and agribusiness into a more inclusive, equitable, climate-smart sector, oriented toward the improvement of the lives of rural poor food-insecure people. In its message before the commencement of the eighth Pre-Harvest Agribusiness Exhibition and conference slated for Tamale [...] The post WFP
Government’s Free Senior High School policy is not intended to score political points but rather make education accessible to all including the underprivileged, Deputy Minister for Education, Mrs Barbara Asher Ayisi has said. According to the Minister, it would be very wrong for anyone to think that government was using the ongoing Free SHS, to do politics. She was speaking [...] The post Power
The leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says it is not opposed to the Teacher Licensure Examination organised by the National Teaching Council (NTC). Ms Philippa Larsen, the National President of GNAT, said “we, however, expressed concern about the rush to get the examination conducted without enough stakeholder consultation and sensitisation of the teachers, who are to [...] The post GNAT
President Nana Akufo-Addo has rejected suggestions that the call for the creation of the new Oti Region out of the Volta Region is a land grabbing move. He quickly rejected the suggestion and indicated that “it is not a land grab and that the matter will be determined through a referendum as there have been strong calls and petitions to [...] The post Akufo-Addo: Creation of Oti
The Asante-Akim South Municipal Assembly has reactivated its revenue mobilisation taskforce as part of efforts to rake in more revenue to fund projects of the assembly. The reactivation of the taskforce which had been dormant for some time is one of various strategies being pursued by the assembly to project internally generated funds (IGF) as the assembly’s key source of [...] The post Assembly
The President of Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has called on the government to scrap the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives. According to the IMANI president, the ministry continued to duplicate roles in the system leading to a waste of the country’s scarce resources. The ministry, headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson is one of the new ministries created [...] The post ‘Scrap
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