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Monthly Archives: March 2020

The fraud Nyantakyi is alleged to have committed – Exclusive details in state’s case

The state’s case against former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi is hinged on the documentary published by private international investigation agency Tiger Eye P.I. Investigators from this agency are said to have presented themselves to him as a representative of H.H Sheikh Hammad Al Thani, a member of Medgulf Company Ltd. …

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New foot greeting in the wake of coronavirus outbreak

Tanzania’s State House has shared a picture of President John Magufuli exchanging a foot greeting with opposition politician Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, observing new measures by the health ministry to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The deadly virus, which broke out in January in China’s central city of Wuhan, …

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Kwesi Nyantakyi, ex-GFA official charged with fraud, granted GHC1m bail

There is no end in sight for the case of embattled former GFA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi as he has been slapped with fraud among other charges. Principal State Attorney Victoria Asiedua revealed in Court on Wednesday that Mr. Nyantakyi, together with a former member of the Association’s executive committee, Abdulai Alhassan implemented …

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Asamoah Gyan lifts lid on why he threatened to leave Black Stars camp

Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan has opened up on why he threatened to walk out of the Black Stars camp during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. Gyan was one of the important members of the Black Stars despite his then tender age. He was faced with opprobrium following his late …

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Man wrongfully jailed 15 years regains freedom

An accounts clerk of a school in Accra who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old pupil and impregnating her in the process has been acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal. According to the Daily Graphic newspaper, Mr Charles Twumasi, 38, was set free after …

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CK Akonnor announces Black Stars squad for Sudan doubleheader today

Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor will today, March 3 release his squad for the upcoming doubleheader against Sudan, the GFA have announced. The gaffer will be meeting the press at Accra City Hotel to name his squad for the upcoming 2021 AFCON qualifying matches against Sudan. Ghana will be …

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La General Hospital shutdowns for $52m reconstruction

Workers of the La General Hospital in the Greater Accra Region are currently clearing the facility for a shutdown to make way for the reconstruction of a modern edifice. The project which is estimated at $52 million will see to the reconstruction of the emergency, surgical and maternity blocks, male and …

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3 people hit by stray bullets in Sogakofe protest

A protest by residents of Sogakofe in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region, turned bloody when stray bullets hit three people, Monday. According to sources, the police in an attempt to disperse the angry residents who besieged the police station and were pelting stones at them fired warning shots. …

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Duncan-Williams bans mobile phone use in his office

The founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has banned the use of mobile phones in his office by people who visit him there. The revered pastor who was worried about the trend of leaked audios and videos in the country told his congregation that the act of secretly recording …

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Egypt confirms second coronavirus case

Egypt’s health ministry on Sunday announced that one foreigner, whose nationality was not announced, had tested positive for coronavirus. The ministry said that the patient was being treated in an isolation facility. This is the second confirmed case in the country. The first coronavirus patient, who was announced last month, …

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