[ads1]The Ghana Rugby Football Union have conducted multiple Coronavirus tests for their players and officials ahead of the new season. Since the outbreak of the devastating disease, Ghana Rugby is regarded as the leading sports Federation helping the government in the fight against the pandemic. As part of measures in the fight against the pandemic, Ghana Rugby has been conducting multiple tests on its members since the outbreak of the disease. A test was conducted for all card bearing Ghana Rugby members (Players and Officials) in March and since then has continued through till now. Speaking exclusively to this portal,…
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[ads1]President and Board Chairman of the Ghana Rugby Union, Herbert Mensah has revealed his office stands in solidarity with the people of Nigeria following protests over EndSars which has caused several lost of lives and properties. The people of Nigeria took to the streets starting October 8, 2020 to protest against Nigeria’s controversial police unit called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars).[ads2] The protests turned bloody on Tuesday, October 20, after armed uniformed officers reportedly opened fire on protestors at the commercial hub of Lagos. News from Nigeria’s Punch newspaper claims, about 43 protesters and six policemen lost their lives in…
[ads1]Rugby is a physical contact sport and demands excellent conditioning regarding the power, fitness, strength, agility and speed. Players need to be equipped with these abilities which the professional Rugby Union place a heavy emphasis on these to be in shape to meet the demands of the top-level competitions. These have to be taught by a top-level Strength and Conditioning coach who have in-depth knowledge about the game. Ghana was lacking these though competing very well at competitions.[ads2] It was evident when Ghana defeated Mauritius in the finals of the 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup held at the Nduom Sports…
[ads1]GENEVA/DAKAR – African trade experts have called for the swift implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to lift Africa out of an economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Speaking at a trade forum in Dakar, Senegal, AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene said that the pandemic had, for the first time in 25 years, caused a contraction of GDP of between 2 to 5% in sub-Saharan Africa. “This decline will manifest itself in reduced exports and loss of employment, among other challenges,’ said Mr. Mene. ‘However, it is projected that the implementation of the AfCFTA will boost intra-Africa trade by…
[ads1]A group by the name ‘Nana Mma’ have begun mobilizing support for the ruling New Patriotic Party in the forthcoming general elections. The group are graduates and beneficiaries of the NPP’s flagship policy free Senior High School. Based in Asawase in Kumasi of the Ashanti Region, the group started as a WhatsApp platform with a few members before turning into a network of first-time voters with over 200 members campaigning for the NPP.[ads2] At the recent campaign launch of the NPP in the Asawase Constituency, the group displayed social skills aimed at wooing their peers to vote for the party.…
[ads1]The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has detailed projects executed by the ruling NPP government within four years in power. This is a respond to former President John Mahama that the NPP government has done nothing with the loans acquired from the last four years. Responding to John Mahama, Dr. Bawumia has detailed various projects that the NPP government has undertaken since assuming power in 2016. According to Dr. Bawumia, the NPP government has invested in 18,891 projects across all 260 districts of which 10,153 have been completed while 8,738 are still ongoing. On his Facebook page, Dr. Bawumia wrote…
[ads1]An advertisement on a giant billboard endorsing the free Senior High School policy initiated by President Akufo-Addo has sparked an unease discussion on various social media platforms. The emotional advertisement has a school girl on the billboard pleading with Ghanaians to give Akufo-Addo another four-year term to continue running the affairs of the country as President. Details has not been given as to the whereabout of this billboard but social media commentaries suggest that it is somewhere in the country. The Free Senior High School (Free SHS) education policy in Ghana was a government initiative introduced in the 2017 September Presidential…
[ads1]LONE STAR AIR (Wings of Liberia) has signed a strategic partnership to revive the National Airline of the country with Ghanaian carrier Goldstar Air and will initially be flying to eleven West African destinations from Monrovia, namely Accra, Abuja, Lagos, Abidjan, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry, Dakar, Ouagadougou, Bissau and Sao Tome. The Liberian Leader deems it necessary to initiate plans for a dedicated aviation driven development as strategic goal of using it as a driver of social economic transformation and the major objective to create jobs for the citizens of Liberia by reviving the national carrier which ceased trading about Thirty…
[ads1]President and Board Chairman of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, Mr. Herbert Mensah has provided an update on the resumption of activities as the government continue to ease restrictions on contact sports. Sporting activities have been on hold for the past six months due to the outbreak of the devastating coronavirus in the country. But President Akufo-Addo in his seventieth address weeks ago gave the green light for contact sports to begin to enable some of the clubs and the national teams to prepare for their various continental assignments. Furnishing members of the Ghana Rugby Football Union on the latest…
[ads1]Wholly owned Ghanaian airline, Goldstar Air and International logistic company E-Station Cargo Limited have presented an assortment of Personal Protective Equipments, the airline branded T-Shirts and Caps to Events Powerhouse, Agidor Events, the organizers of the Naa GaDangme 2020 beauty pageant. The event is put together by both the Event management and TV Africa with the aim of empowering young GaDangme ladies in the Ga State and its environs to Promote, Portray and Project the Rich GaDangme Culture. It is also seen as a way of educating the masses on GaDangme Tradition and to promote tourism in Ghana. The presentation…