President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah has disclosed that his outfit needs at least $300,000 to buy air tickets, pay for hotels accommodate and pay for per diems to Team Ghana in Tokyo. The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) will lead Team Ghana to the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Ghana will participate in her 15th Olympic Games in Tokyo this year and so far 13 athletes have qualified for the quadrennial games. They include Nadia Eke (triple jump), Joseph Paul Amoah (100m, 200m and 4x100m), Benjamin Azamati 100m, 200m…
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The Development Bank of Ghana (DBG) is about to take off , and as usual, there is so much misconception and lack of information about it , leading to some very interesting commentary and cynicism around it. One strange retort is, “it will end up like others like it” and “why do we need it in addition to ADB, NIB etc?”. That in itself shows the lack of understanding and knowledge about DBG DBG is NOT a retail bank like NIB, ADB etc. You CANNOT open an account at DBG. It will NOT have branches around Ghana. It will NOT…
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has cautioned Deputy Minister nominees to desist from holding themselves as if they have been approved to function. According to him, the practice is illegal and unwarranted. The Appointments Committee of Parliament is set to commence vetting of the nominees on June 2, 2021, but even before the process starts, the Minority Leader insists some nominees are already engaging in activities pre-empting the work of the committee. Mr. Haruna Iddrisu spoke on the floor of Parliament following the resumption of its second meeting of the first session of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. He,…
Firdaus Iddrisu popularly known as Shatta Bandle is a dwarf in his 20s, born in Karaga district in the Northern Region of Ghana. He is currently one of the newest internet sensations in Ghana after a video of him claiming to be richer than the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote started circulating. He is not only popular in Ghana but in Nigeria, South Africa,Kenya and Benin Republic after Nigerian communities posted and tweeted about him as well as their reactions to his video. Reports have it that Shatta Bandle has a sponsor by the name Nana Kojo Boateng a.k.a…
There is a growing perception that because they are seen with ladies who, per the things they show on social media are called slay queens, artistes will pick such ladies when it’s time to settle down but rapper D-Black says that is far from the truth. For D-Black, such women are not marriage material and contrary to what people think, he in particular is turned off by a lot of things. Speaking to the Graphic Showbiz, D-Black said, “That is the perception out there and it is a wrong one, we do not marry slay queens. Take me for instance, when…
Some galamsey operatives arrested for engaging in illegal mining in the Atewa Forest went berserk on Monday, May 24, 2021, at the premises of Koforidua Circuit Court’ B’ after the court refused them bail. The prosecution led by Dickson Donkor and Helen Samlafo both state Attorneys, and Silvester Asare – Police Prosecutor prayed the court to remand the accused persons into Police Custody to enable further investigation into some names of individuals mentioned by the accused persons as those who allegedly sent them. But the lawyers for the accused persons, however, prayed to the court that their clients will not…
Alhaji Alhassan Shani Saibu, the Northern Regional Minister, has declared the last Saturday of every month as Northern Region Sanitation Day, beginning from May 29, 2021. It is part of the “Operation Clean Northern Region” initiative being implemented by his office to help improve on the sanitation and hygiene conditions in the region. The “Operation Clean Northern Region” initiative seeks to roll out interventions that would help to eliminate filth in the region for improved sanitation and hygiene and, also promote good health among the people. A five-member Northern Regional Sensitization Committee, to be headed by the Northern Regional Environmental…
Accra Regional Police Command has rounded up 33 sex workers, mostly foreigners, during a dawn operation at Pokuase in Accra. Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge told the Ghana News Agency that the five-hour operation took place at Pokuase Timber Market on May 20, 2021. She said the operation was done in collaboration with the Ga North and West Immigration officers, NADMO personnel and task force from the Ga North Municipal Assembly, assisted by police personnel from the Amasaman Divisional Headquarters and Adjen Kotoku District. The exercise was based on…
The maiden edition of the National Table Soccer championship has been slated for the 26th of June 2021 in Accra. The tournament which will be the first of it kind to be hosted is aimed at promoting the sports in all part of the nation and also help recruit players for the Senior national table soccer team, the Black Shooters. The tournament has been categorised into Men singles, Women singles, Men double, Women double, U15 for both male and female and the Wheelchair catergory. Speaking to SportsGh, the President of the Table Soccer Association, Mr Kwesi Akaibo Adeaba revealed that…
The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi has directed the Ghana Rugby Union to resolve the impasse regarding the suspension of Herbert Mensah as the Chairman of the Union. The Ghana Rugby Union have been in the news recently following the suspension of ace sports administrator Herbert Mensah as the Chief Executive Officer of the Union following a petition from the Ghana Rugby Players Association to the Board. As part of steps to resolve the impasse, some Board members of the Union visited the Director-General of the NSA on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 to seek for…