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Man United Sack 14 Players
Man United Sack 14 Players
Manchester United have released Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia while Juan Mata has been offered a new contract, the Premier League has confirmed.
Club captain Valencia and Herrera are two of 14 players released this summer. Herrera is expected to join Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.
Mata is out of contract on June 30 but has not been officially released because he has an offer on the…
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Ghana loses 1-0 to Namibia in pre-AFCON 2019 friendly
Ghana loses 1-0 to Namibia in pre-AFCON 2019 friendly
The Black Stars lost 1-0 to Namibia on Sunday in their first pre-AFCON 2019 friendly played at the Jeber Ali Centre of Excellence in Dubai.
Namibia’s Manfred Starke scored the only goal of the game in the first half after goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi was unable to grab a shot at the first attempt.
The Stars tried getting back into the game and they were afforded a chance with a penalty but…
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Portugal beat Netherlands 1-0 to win UEFA Nations League
Portugal beat Netherlands 1-0 to win UEFA Nations League
Hosts Portugal claimed their second trophy in three years by beating the Netherlands to win the inaugural Nations League.
Fernando Santos’ side triumphed at the 2016 European Championship and Goncalo Guedes’ second half strike gave them a narrow victory in Porto.
The Valencia winger smashed in from the edge of the area following Bernardo Silva’s clever cutback, though Dutch goalkeeper Jasper…
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Over 500,000 candidates sit for 2019 BECE today
Over 500,000 candidates sit for 2019 BECE today
The 2019 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) starts today [Monday June 10, 2019].
A total of 517,332 candidates from 16,871 schools will write the examination at 1,880 centres throughout the country.
As part of measures to curb malpractices, invigilators and officials who will supervise the exercise have been banned from using mobile phones around the examination…
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BoG Clarifies ‘Clean Up’ of Rural Banks
BoG Clarifies ‘Clean Up’ of Rural Banks
The Bank of Ghana has warned against creating panic on social media over savings with Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in the country.
According to the Central bank, only insolvent RCBs will be dissolved, which does not include those in good standing, as being speculated on social media.
“The attention of the Bank of Ghana has been drawn to malicious messages circulating on social media platforms…
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The Kidnaping Menace: Is Ghana Losing The War?
The Kidnaping Menace: Is Ghana Losing The War?
Kidnaping, the act of abducting and confining persons, usually with the motive of demanding ransom, was alien to the Ghanaian sub-culture, until quite recently.
Ever since the country gained independence six decades ago, the most ‘violent’ crimes recorded had bordered largely on robbery, theft, rape, and occasionally, ritual murder.
In fact, never had the national psyche been so plagued with…
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Akpaloo shows Mahama Red Card
Akpaloo shows Mahama Red Card
THE BANKROLLER and leader of Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has ruled out the possibility of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, ex-President John Dramani Mahama, winning the 2020 polls.
Sounding like a prophet of doom, the outspoken politician said the NDC flagbearer mismanaged the affairs of the state when he was in political office and predicted that the…
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NDC Warns Afia Schwarz - Over Minister
NDC Warns Afia Schwarz – Over Minister
A group calling itself the Concerned NDC Members of Gomoa Central Constituency in the Central Region says it would not hesitate in compelling Rachel Appoh, a former Member of Parliament of the Constituency to sue controversial Radio and Television personality Afia Schwarzenegger for defamation.
The group said it had noted with concern certain acts aimed at denigrating the personality of Ms Appoh…
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NLA To Provide 100,000 Jobs With E-KIOSK
NLA To Provide 100,000 Jobs With E-KIOSK
A minimum of 100,000 direct jobs and several more indirect jobs would be created for Ghanaians when the e-kiosk project spearheaded by the National Lottery Authority (NLA) goes full swing, THE NEW PUBLSHER has gathered.
E-Kiosk is a solar powered ultra modern kiosk built as a one-stop center of commerce that would be used for multiple business transactions including the sale of lottery products,…
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Terrorist Attack Likely In Ghana – UK Govt Warns
Terrorist Attack Likely In Ghana – UK Govt Warns
The British Government has warned its nationals traveling to Ghana to take precautions because terrorists are likely to attack the West African nation.
In a travel advice posted on its website, the UK government also said localised civil unrest could happen in Ghana on short notice.
“Localised outbreaks of civil unrest can occur at short notice, and can become violent (sometimes involving…
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Food Safety Must Be Prioritized - Minister
Food Safety Must Be Prioritized – Minister
Ghana needs to prioritise issues of food safety so as to make strides in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of zero hunger, good health and well-being as well as affordable and clean energy.
Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Minister of Health, who made the call on Friday, said the country was currently faced with critical challenges in ensuring food safety.
Dr Agyemang-Manu was speaking at…
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Law Against Public Smoking to be enforced - FDA
Law Against Public Smoking to be enforced – FDA
Samuel Kwakye, the Eastern Regional Director of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it is an offence to send any person below 18 years of age to buy tobacco and tobacco products.
Again, laws against smoking in public places would be strictly enforced to help protect the society from the high damage that tobacco causes to the body.
This was contained in a speech read on behalf of Mr Kwakye at…
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GhanameetsNaija 2019 was 'Bae'
GhanameetsNaija 2019 was ‘Bae’
The ninth edition of the Ghana meets Naija which came off on Saturday, June 8 at the Accra International Conference Center had a high point of accolades mentioned in the aspect of performance.
It was as if a galaxy of stars had dropped down at the venue as musicians billed to perform took turns to entertain massive fans who made it to the concert.
The show was officially opened by popular…
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Strengthen Mass Fertilizer Distribution To Boost Cocoa Production – Gov’t Told
Strengthen Mass Fertilizer Distribution To Boost Cocoa Production – Gov’t Told
A political-economy lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Kwabena Asomanin Anaman has urged government to strengthen the mass spraying and fertilizer distribution programme in order to increase cocoa income in the country.
According to a report on “Farm Gate Pricing and Income of Cocoa Farmers”launched by SEND Ghana in partnership with INKOTA Netzwerk, indicates that the programme had a…
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Add value to your career by winning AFCON - Polo to Blackstars
Add value to your career by winning AFCON – Polo to Blackstars
Former Black Stars player Mohammed Ahmed ‘Polo’, has cautioned the current Black Stars players to add value to their names by winning the 2019 edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be staged in Egypt for Ghana.
Ghana have been pitted against defending champions, Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau in Group F of the tournament which will be staged from June 21 to July 19, 2019.
Speaking…
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Gas Explosion Kills Welder
Gas Explosion Kills Welder
THE MPASATIA Township, in the Atwima Mponua District, in the Ashanti Region was thrown into a state of melancholy on Monday morning, following the explosion of a gas cylinder, which instantly killed a popular welder in the farming community.
Identified simply as ‘Obolo’, the welder was working on a customer’s faulty vehicle when the cylinder exploded, causing him to suffer multiple wounds.
The…
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Alpha Radio fetes 5,000 Orphans, Widows
Alpha Radio fetes 5,000 Orphans, Widows
ABOUT 5,000 ORPHANS and widows from some Zongo communities in Kumasi have benefited from a largesse by Alpha Radio, when the popular, Kumasi-based radio station, headed by Sheikh Mohammed Ridwan, provided food items to the beneficiaries.
The items presented included bags of rice, bags of sugar, live chicken and an undisclosed amount of money.
The presentation was meant to make the beneficiaries…
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