The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the match between Ghana Black Stars and the Super Eagles of Nigeria should be played in Kumasi. Initially, the Cape Coast stadium was the venue for the match until pictures arose showing the poor nature of the pitch. Nigeria hurriedly lodged a grievance with CAF, requesting for the game to be moved out of Ghana. However, on Wednesday, approval was granted by CAF to use the Baba Yara sports stadium for the game. The structure was scanned by the CAF licensing body when they toured the facility. A letter signed by...
Ghanaian student picks 2nd prize at WAEC’s int’l award
An immediate past student of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC)-Legon, Kwame Brako Asante has won the second prize at the International Excellence Awards for the 2021 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr Asante had a total score of 600.9987. Mr Asante, who is now a student of the Ashesi University College studying computer science received a cheque of GH¢7,500. The first prize went to Ms Nwezu Isabella Chinasa from Lagoon school, Lekki in Lagos with a total score of 606.8766 and the third prize went to Mr Edeani...
High Court to give verdict on Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s bail application
The High Court will today Wednesday, 16 March 2022 give a verdict on the bail application of the #Fixthecountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. The activist has been charged with instigating the overthrow of constitutional government organs, but he has refuted the charges and stated that he is willing to stand trial. On 11 February 2022, he was detained on charges of threatening to stage a coup if the government went ahead with the contentious Electronic Transaction Levy. Mr. Barker-Vormawor opposed the claims in his bail application, claiming that the evidence against him cannot support a charge of criminal treason. Despite the...
Nigerian volunteer: ‘Fighting in Ukraine is better than living here’
When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, 27-year-old Nigerian Ottah Abraham was outraged. He picked up his phone and tweeted: “I want to join the team.” He was some 8,700km (5,400 miles) away from the front line, in a small apartment in Nigeria’s main city, Lagos. The philosophy graduate is one of several hundred Africans, from countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and Algeria, who say they are willing to take up arms in the battle against Russia, partly to escape the bleak prospects faced by many young men at home. “We know that it’s war, it’s...
Financial experts predict policy rate to exceed inflation
The chief financial officer of Valley View university, Dr Williams Peprah says the Central Bank’s base lending rate since 2021 has been higher than the inflation rate. In February, the inflation rate was 15.7% before the Bank forecasted on 21st March that the Central Bank’s lending will range within 15.8% and 19.2% According to Dr Peprah, the average between the two rates for the past years has been 3.5% The inflation rate was 15.7% in February and it was anticipated the MPC rate for the coming quarter should be set at a range of 15.8% to 19.2% which means an...
Accra Sports Stadium, La Palm Beach nabbed in ECG revenue mop-up
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has commenced a revenue mobilisation exercise. The tax force leader, Mr Steven Larbi Siaw indicated that no indebted company will be left out. According to him, considering the rate at which the company (ECG) is owed by both private and public institutions, they are tasked to reduce the debt. He further revealed that there would be a massive disconnection exercise if those owing them failed to make payments as soon as possible. “We have Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of communication, UN Development Programme and EOCO and Internal Audit”. ln,a desperate bid...
GLISS SRC Week and Homecoming celebration launched
The Ghana Lebanon Islamic Secondary School (GLISS) has launched its SRC Week and Homecoming celebration. The event was held on Monday, 14 March 2022 at the school campus. In his welcome address, the SRC President of the school, Yussif Abdul Mumin extended his gratitude to the leadership of the school and the alumni for their efforts in ensuring that the SRC Week and Homecoming celebration kickstarts successfully. He said the SRC’s agenda is to bridge the gap between the old students association and the school because it serves as a major stakeholder in the affairs of the school. “When we...
Minority demands reduced cost of COVID-19 mandatory test
The Minority in Parliament has called on a downward review of the cost of the compulsory covid-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport. In a press briefing on Tuesday, 15 March 2022, the Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu and the Minority Leader lamented that the pandemic was being used to unduly make fortune. “For non-Ghanaians to be compelled to pay an amount of $150 in the name of Covid test in which its procurement is not questionable and raises eyebrows on the fact that covid is being used as a caveat to make money instead of combating a pandemic we...
E/R: Five persons reported dead in road accident
Five people have been reported dead in a horrific tragedy in the Eastern Region’s Nkawkaw-Oframase. According to the District Police Commander, DSP Foster Asante, a sprinter bus with the registration number GC 6521-21 collided with a stalled vehicle on Sunday morning. According to him, the commercial truck driver made an improper overtake, which resulted in the collision. Five persons died suddenly, while five others were injured to varying degrees. The injured are being treated at Holy Family Hospital and Kenop Care Hospital in Nkawkaw, according to DSP Asante. The driver was a spare driver, according to the commander. Finally, he...
Ukraine war: Pregnant woman and baby die after hospital shelled
A pregnant woman wounded in the Russian bombing of a Ukrainian maternity hospital has died along with her baby, reports say. Images showed her on a stretcher following the air strike in Mariupol last Wednesday, in which at least three other people were killed. After the place where she was meant to give birth was attacked, she was taken to another hospital. Her baby was born by Caesarean section, but showed no signs of life. The surgeon, Timur Marin, told the Associated Press news agency that the woman’s pelvis had been crushed and her hip detached. Medics said that as...