The Akuse Prison, in the Eastern Region, originally meant to accommodate 90 prisoners, is now crammed with 229 inmates, made up of 220 males and nine females, between the ages of 19 and 68. The prison’s only vehicle with number PS 263 used for conveying inmates to the court hospital and other places broke down three years ago, and [...] The post Akuse Prison crowded with 229 inmates
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Saturday joined holders Nigeria to book a place in the semi finals of the ongoing African Women’s Cup of Nations when they drew 1-1 with the Shepolopolo’s of Zambia. They both join group A winners Cameroon and Mali going into the next round. South Africa on the day needed just a draw to go through [...] The post Banyana, Falcons through to
Female U-17 star, Mukarama Abdulai succeeded in raising her goal tally to seven but that was not enough to book qualification for the national female U-17 team, the Black Maidens who bowed out of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in Uruguay. In an action-packed quarter final duel yesterday, Mukarama shot the Maidens ahead as they drew 2-2 with South [...] The post appeared first on Ghanaian
Superintendent Marian Osei-Adu Owusu, the Nsawam Municipal Police Commander, has warned drivers to refrain from using drugs, to ensure safe driving, especially as the Christmas approaches. She also urged drivers to obey traffic regulations, avoid use of mobile phones while driving and ensure regular maintenance of vehicles, to prevent road accidents. Supt. Owusu, who issued the warning in [...] The post Drivers
The Normalization Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has expressed gratitude to stakeholders who contributed towards the participation of the Black Queens in the on-going Total CAF African Woman’s Cup of Nations. The statement followed the Black Queens sad exit from the competition after failing to beat Cameroon in their last group match at the Accra Sports Stadium [...] The post Normalisation
Former Asante Kotoko coach Michael Osei will take charge of the Black Meteors for their upcoming CAF U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Star Madrid trainer will replace Yusif Abubakar who died early last week in Kumasi after a short illness. Osei has been lined up as the next replacement to prepare for their first round test against neighbours [...] The post Michael Osei lined up for
The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah and the Secretary for the Committee, Mr Richard Akpokavie are in Tokyo, Japan for two important meetings. The two will attend the 23rd General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and also an elective congress of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). [...] The post GOC
Ghana Premier League side, Asante Kotoko will now face the winner of Arta Solar 7 (Djibouti) and Kariobangi Sharks FC (Kenya) at the next stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after they were handed a walkover in the last round. The Porcupine Warriors were billed to play Edding Sport of Cameroon at the first stage of the preliminary round but [...] The post Kotoko gain walk over Confed.
There will be a first-time champion at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after New Zealand defeated 2014 winners Japan 4-3 on penalties after the match finished 1-1. The Kiwis moved in front with a well-worked corner kick straight off the training ground, played a ball on the ground towards captain Aneka Mittendorff, who then let the ball roll between [...] The post Women
Juventus moved nine points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over SPAL on Saturday as Cristiano Ronaldo’s strike made him the league’s joint-top scorer. Goals either side of the break from the Portugal international and Mario Mandzukic earned Juve their 12th win of an unbeaten start to the league season, with Ronaldo joining Genoa striker [...] The post Ronaldo scores
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) have lobbied FIFA to move the World Cup from a four-year to a two-year cycle, CONMEBOL’s president Alejandro Dominguez has confirmed. Having seen the success of the Nations League, Dominguez would like to see the World Cup expanded to once every two years. “The proposal we have made to FIFA is to play the [...] The post CONMEBOL propose
Manchester City stretched a relentless winning run to eight games by thrashing West Ham 4-0 on Saturday, while Tottenham ended Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season with a stylish 3-1 win on Saturday. With Chelsea stumbling, second placed Liverpool remain the most likely challengers for City’s title after sweeping to a 3-0 win at Watford that keeps them two points [...] The post City,
WBA junior-bantamweight champion Khalid Yafai retained his belt on a controversial 12-round points decision over Israel Gonzalez on Saturday night at the Casino de Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco. The scores were 117-111 and 116-112 twice, which was not a true reflection of the fight. In a fight that one scribe considered to be the worst decision he had seen [...] The post Yafai retains
Spain and Portugal are considering a joint intercontinental bid with Morocco to host the 2030 World Cup, a Spanish government source has revealed. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was on a visit to the Moroccan capital of Rabat and spoke to Prime Minister Saadedin Al Othmani and King Mohamed VI about the possibility of bidding for world football’s global showpiece [...] The post Spain,
MTN Ghana has invested about $144 million this year to improve on the services of the company, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Selorm Adadevoh has said. He said the amount was invested in 3G and 4G services, network expansion and quality service delivery. Mr Adadevoh disclosed this at a soiree last Friday to reward customers of the company for their loyalty [...] The post MTN invests
Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana, operated by Scancom Ghana Limited, has been adjudged as the number one company of the year 2017 at the 17thGhana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Ghana Club 100 Awards. Held in Accra on Friday, the event saw the company also recognised as the leader of Ghana’s telecommunication industry, largest company as well as highest taxpayer for [...] The post MTN
A new digital transport company, Enshika, has entered the transport market to improve on transportation service delivery in the country. The company, which currently operates more than 4,000 cars such as taxis, SUVS in six of the 10 regions, namely Greater, Accra, Central, Ashanti, Western, Volta and Brong Ahafo, is meant to facilitate the movement of people and create employment [...] The post New
Medical technology company, BD, says it is poised to invest in the country’s healthcare to promote quality healthcare delivery in the country. BD, one of the largest medical technology companies with its headquarters in U.S.A is focused on developing technologies and solutions to advance the world of health. The company started operating in the country about 30 years ago and [...] The post BD to
A Deputy Minister of Finance Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, has underscored the need for Ghana to move towards standardising projects. He said seeing similar projects procured by different procurement entities with varied prices implied that some procurements were better in terms of value for money than others. Mr. Kwarteng who was speaking at an executive breakfast meeting, hosted by the Chartered [...] The post Ghana
Rural and Community Banks (RCBs), must support government’s flagship programmes to achieve the ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ vision, Ms Paulina Patience Abayage, Upper East Regional Minister, has urged. The Regional Minister who made the call during the 20th Biennial General Meeting of the Association of Rural Banks (ARB)-Ghana held in Bolgatanga last Saturday, told the management of the RCBs that one [...] The post RCBs
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