HISTORY MADE AS QATAR BECOMES FIRST NATION TO HOST AND LOSE ITS FIRST MATCH IN A WORLD CUP
After losing 2-0 to Ecuador on Sunday at the Al Bayt Stadium, Qatar made history as the only host nation to lose the first game of a World Cup. As…
KARIM BENZEMA OUT OF THE WORLD CUP 2022
France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup because of a thigh injury suffered in training. Benzema, 34, won the 2022 Ballon d’Or – awarded to…
JUST ANOTHER DAY ON THE FIELD FOR AFRIYIE BARNIEH
Ghanaians on social media have commended Hearts of Oak forward, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh for his stunning performance against the Swiss side. The forward was named in the 26-man squad of…
MINIMUM WAGE NOW GHC14.88
The minimum wage has been raised by the National Tripartite Committee (NTC) to GHC 14.88. This comes after negotiations to determine the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) for 2023 came…
DOCTORS DEMAND EXTRA INCENTIVES TO WORK IN DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES
According to a government survey, doctors want an incentive allowance of 40% of their basic pay in exchange for accepting postings to underprivileged areas of the nation. This was discovered…
ECG CUSTOMERS IN LONG QUEUES AS SYSTEM FAILURE ENTERS DAY 4
After four days of system failure, Electrical Company Ghana customers in the Ashanti Region have been lining up in a desperate rush to buy electricity credit. At numerous vendor stations…
GLOBAL POPULATION HITS 8 BILLION
The world’s population will reach 8 billion people on Tuesday, representing a “milestone in human development” before birth rates start to slow, according to a projection from the United Nations.…
RAGING FIRE GUTS DORMITORY AND INJURES 8 AT KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
The Koforidua Technical Institute’s boys’ dormitory, located in the Eastern Region’s New Juaben North Municipality, has been completely destroyed by fire. Before National Fire Service workers controlled the blaze and…
THIS IS WHY THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FINANCE MINISTRY WAS FIRED
Charles Adu Boahen, the recently fired Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, is at the center of a developing corruption case that has been documented by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw…
WIZKID TO HOLD A DEBUT CONCERT IN ACCRA ON DEC. 10
On December 10, 2022, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, a superstar of the Nigerian Afrobeats genre, will perform as the headlining act at his debut performance in Ghana.…
RAMOS OUT OF 26-MAN WORLD CUP SQUAD FOR SPAIN
The World Cup squad for Spain has been announced by manager Luis Enrique, and neither Thiago Alcantara of Liverpool nor Sergio Ramos of Paris Saint-Germain are included. Ramos, a former…
BAGBIN SETS UP AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST OFORI-ATTA
The Minority Caucus’ resolution of censure against the troubled Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will be investigated by an ad hoc committee, according to the Speaker of the House, Alban…
FUEL PRICES TO INCREASE AGAIN – COPEC
The next pricing window, which starts on November 16, 2022, may see another hike in the cost of petroleum goods, according to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC). The…
LESSEN NANA AGRADAA’S BAIL CONDITIONS – LAWYERS
Patricia Asiedu, also known as Nana Agradaa, has been granted bail, but her attorneys have urged the Accra Circuit Court 10 to modify those restrictions. She was given a GH150,000…
AWARDING WORLD CUP TO QATAR WAS A BAD CHOICE – EX-FIFA BOSS, SEPP BLATTER
Former FIFA boss, Sepp Blatter has said awarding the World Cup to Qatar was a mistake and a “bad choice”. He was president when Qatar unexpectedly beat the US in…
FUEL PRICES EXPECTED TO REDUCE NEXT WEEK – COPEC
According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), fuel prices would probably decrease by Monday, November 14, 2022. Recently, the cost of fuel, particularly diesel and petrol, have increased. While petrol…
STATE TO OPEN CASE ON GALAMSEY QUEEN, AISHA HUANG TODAY
Today, November 9, 2022, the State is anticipated to present its case against Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Huang. With the evidence of its first witness, this will get started. Despite the continuing…
“NUMBER 12”: SUPREME COURT ORDERS ANAS TO APPEAR IN COURT WITHOUT MASK
The Accra High Court’s judgment requiring investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to testify behind closed doors against Kwesi Nyantakyi for his film Number 12 has been overturned by the Supreme…
TEACHER STRIKE: TEACHER UNIONS TO MEET THE NLC TODAY
The three teacher unions on strike over the choice of the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) have been called to appear before the National Labour Commission (NLC)…
QATAR 2022: AFENA-GYAN AND TWO OTHERS DROPPED FROM GHANA SQUAD
Jeffrey Schlupp of Crystal Palace, Felix Afena-Gyan of Cremona, and Majeed Ashimeru of Anderlecht are the newest players to be cut from Otto Addo’s 26-man roster for the FIFA World…