Sport

Black Meteors to play Hearts of Oak in friendly

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 24 0

Ghana U-23 side the Black Meteors will engage Ghana Premier League side Hearts of Oak in a friendly game scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday August 21. The Black Meteors are preparing for the AFCON U-23 qualifier against Algeria which comes off next month and will use this game Read More

Sport

Swansea City eager to keep Andre Ayew

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 37 0

Swansea City manager, Steve Cooper hopes Andre Ayew will be a part of his squad all through the season. The Ghana skipper made a powerful return to the Swansea colours in midweek and on Saturday. The 29-year-old propelled the Championship side to a 2:1 win over Northampton Town in the Carabao Cup. Ayew has been […]Read More

Sport

Godfred Donsah joins Cercle Brugge on loan

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 25 0

Cercle Brugge have signed Bologna midfielder Godfred Donsah on a season-long loan with a reported €5m option to buy. Donsah becomes the second Serie A-based midfielder to join the Belgian side this summer after Stephane Omeonga. The 23-year-old has spent practically his entire career in Italy, starting out at the Palermo youth academy in January […]Read More

Sport

Songne Yacouba agrees new Asante Kotoko contract

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 25 0

Burkina Faso striker Songne Yacouba has agreed terms with Asante Kotoko on a new long-term contract, putting an end to speculation over his future at the club, Footballghana.com can report. Yacouba is in advanced negotiations with the management of the Porcupine Warriors over a possible contract extension. The 29-year-old’s representatives have been holding talks Read More

General

‘My enemies should repent and give their lives to Christ’

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 19 0

Nana Appiah Mensah earlier today addressed Ghanians in a press conference which was live on Zylofon TV and other media outlets. The embattled Menzgold boss was bombarded with questions from journalists from the various media houses and the nice composure and eloquence with which he answered the questions impressed me a lot. When one journalist […]Read More

Regional

Fetish priest remanded for defrauding businessman of GHC8,000

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 24 0

A 38-year-old self-styled fetish priest has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court for allegedly duping a businessman of GH?8,000. He pleaded guilty to the charge and would reappear before the Court presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey on August 23, this year. Police Inspector Jonas Newlove Agyei prosecuting said the […]Read More

General Politics

Hajia Fati threatens to beat NPP woman

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 56 0

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Fati has threatened to rain curses on Fatima Abubakar, a member of the Confiscated Vehicles and Assets Committee for accusing her of car theft. Madam Fatima ‘attacked’ Hajia Fati after she alleged that cars meant for auction to the general public were being doled out to […]Read More

General

Saudi Arabia deports 12 Ghanaian women

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 27 0

Immigration officers in Ghana have revealed that twelve Ghanaian women have been deported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They have been handed over to Ghana’s Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for further investigation, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) announced in a statement. “Twelve Ghanaian females have also been deported from Saudi Arabia for illegal […]Read More

General

FULL SPEECH: NAM1 officially speaks first time after arrest, return from Dubai

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 37 0

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press. Thank you for coming to this event meant to provide you with the detailed state of our companies especially, what has bedeviled Menzgold for the past twelve months and the way forward. May I state humbly that, this communication is without Prejudice. First of all, let me […]Read More

General

I didn’t escape Ghana – NAM1

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 35 0

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, has indicated that he did not escape from Ghana contrary to media reports. There had been media reports last year in the wake of the media Menzgold scandal that he had jumped bail to Nigeria and then subsequently to South Africa. But he told […]Read More

General

I’m in pain – NAM1 cries

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 24 0

Chief Executive Officer of embattled gold collectible firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah also known aa NAM1 says he is living with “excruciating pain”. He told journalists this morning at a press conference in Accra that he has suffered blood clots in his pelvic area due to his nine-month detention in Dubai and Ghana. […]Read More

General

Menzgold is on the path to greatness – NAM1

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 24 0

Chief Executive Officer of the embattled gold collectible firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM1, has indicated that despite the legal challenges that have bedevilled Menzgold, the company is on the path to greatness and global prominence. He made this statement while addressing the media in Accra on Monday, August 19, 2019. “Our […]Read More

Business

Panic withdrawals hit Women’s World Banking Savings and Loans

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 40 0

Hundreds of customers have thronged the premises of Women’s World Banking Savings and Loans, Madina branch to cash out their deposited monies following the revoking of license of the bank as announced by the Bank of Ghana Friday. The Women’s World Bankings Ghana was part of 22 others who had their licenses revoked. Whilst some […]Read More

Regional

Family Health Medical School to support needy, but brilliant students 

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 26 0

The Management of Family Health Medical School, Ghana’s Premier Private Medical School led by its President, Prof. E. Y. Kwawukume, as part of her social responsibilities, have taken measures to launch an Endowment Fund on the 17th of October, 2019 to provide financial support for the needy, but brilliant Ghanaian students from both rural and urban areas, who have Read More

Business

Receiver directs depositors, etc to file claims by September 12

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 34 0

Persons who have deposits with the collapsed Savings and Loans companies and finance houses have the next four weeks to submit their claims to the Receiver for payment of their claims. A statement issued by the Receiver, Eric Nana Nipah said that the move will, however, be subject to validation for the scheduled period. The […]Read More

Business

GN Bank siphoned $62m – BoG

Steve Darko August 19, 2019 34 0

The clean-up of the banking, specialized deposit-taking (SDT) and non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sectors in the country by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is opening the Pandora’s box with regard to how some of the owners illegally transferred customers’ savings and investments without traces. The Central Bank last Friday struck once again when it announced […]Read More

Entertainment

Mum told me Reggie Rockstone sounded like a porn star’s name

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 25 0

Hiplife grandpapa, Reggie Rockstone has finally disclosed how he got his moniker in the entertainment space. In an interview on BBC Pidgin, the ‘Keep Your Eyes On The Road’ hitmaker said he gave himself the name. The inspiration, according to him, stemmed from popular cartoon series Flintstones. According to him, his mum teased him about […]Read More

Entertainment

Sarkodie reveals who should be studied as a course

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 25 0

Rapper, Sarkodie has taken his admiration for ace rapper, Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko popularly known as Obrafour a notch higher by advocating that Obrafour should also be studied. According to Sarkodie, Obrafour has over the years proven that he is a legend and worthy of being studied as part of the Junior High School […]Read More

Entertainment

Hammer should stop disturbing us – Okraku Mantey

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 24 0

Head of Hitz FM, Mark Okraku-Mantey has siad Hammer should stop disturbing us with Sarkodie’s status as the most consistent in the game because there are other artists who equally belong to the same bracket. He said on Hitz FM: “I don’t really agree with what Hammer said that we should study Sarkodie as a […]Read More

Entertainment

‘Agya Koo, Matilda Asare have chopped our NPP cash’

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 23 0

A member of NPP’s Agenda 57 group which solidly campaigned for the party ahead of the 2016 has made an allegation against the group’s leaders, Agya Koo, Matilda Asare and others. The filmmaker whose name is only known as Ogyam in an interview with Mike 2 on Adom FM’s Entertainment show alleged that Agya Koo […]Read More

Entertainment

I’ll give birth to 30 children – Fameye

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 31 0

In a century where school fees are skyrocketing and the standard of living is nothing to write home about, Fameye says he wants to give birth to thirty children. According to him, his love for children is overwhelming and will, therefore, give birth to fill the land that his lord God has given him. On […]Read More

Entertainment

I’m still looking for my ‘Mr Right’ – Juliet Ibrahim

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 22 0

Actress, Juliet Ibrahim says she’s not given up on love yet. The actress has had torrid relationships in the past but that has not deterred her from giving love a chance once more. The actress in an interview mentioned that she’s currently single waiting for the “Right Man” this time around. Juliet Ibrahim after her […]Read More

Entertainment

Steve Harvey visits Cape Coast Castle, gets emotional

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 25 0

American comedian and television host Steve Harvey has made an emotional visit to the Cape Coast Castle on Friday. Harvey who is in Ghana as part of activities to mark the Year of Return, visited one of the pivotal structures of the transatlantic slave trade which existed from the 16th to the 19th centuries. This […]Read More

Business

US embassy awaits MiDA’s forensic audit on PDS to take decision

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 42 0

The Embassy of the United States of America in Accra, says it is eagerly awaiting the findings of an independent forensic audit of the Power Distribution Service’s (PDS) concession deal to take a decision on the matter on behalf of the American government under whose auspices the agreement was arranged in the first place. However, […]Read More

Business General

Full List of licensed Savings and Loans companies as at August 16

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 42 0

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says about 25 Savings and Loans companies and 11 finance houses are currently in good standing and would, therefore, remain operational in the country. The BoG on Friday revoked the licences of twenty-three insolvent savings and loans companies and finance house companies in the country. According to a statement from […]Read More

Business

Money delayed Savings & Loans sector clean-up – Otuo Acheampong

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 39 0

A banking consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong, has said the revocations of the licenses of 23 savings and loans companies by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in an effort to clean-up the sector would have been done much earlier if government funds were available to do so. He said the BoG has had to adopt a […]Read More

Business General

Over 1,400 workers of GN Savings and Loans to lose their jobs

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 51 0

It is estimated that over 1,400 workers of GN Savings and Loans would lose their jobs in the coming weeks. The expected dismissal comes at the back of the revocation of the license of the company which was downgraded from a Bank to a Savings and Loans earlier this year for failing to meet the […]Read More

Business

Banking sector clean-up not complete – Toma

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 32 0

Financial Analyst, Toma Imihere, has countered the Bank of Ghana‘s (BoG) assertion that the clean-up of the banking sector has been completed. On The Big Issue on Saturday, Mr. Imihere said there are still some major institutions unable to meet the minimum capital requirement and that claims the sector has been sanitised are “totally untrue”. […]Read More

Business

Maize farmers at Ejura Soboline appeal for storage facilities

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 26 0

Farmers at Ejura Soboline in the Ejura- Sekyedumase District in the Ashanti Region have appealed to government to provide storage facilities for maize farmers in the area. They also appealed for the provision of dryers to enable them dry their harvested maize during the raining season. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency […]Read More

Business

Akufo-Addo presents equipment to Wulensi Agric Mechanisation Centre

Steve Darko August 18, 2019 26 0

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented agricultural equipment to the Agricultural Mechanisation Centre at Wulensi in the Northern Region. The equipment, comprising tractors, power tillers, harvesters, ploughs, amongst others, were presented by the President on Friday, August 16, as part his two-day tour. The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Read More