Ghana suffered a humiliating 4:1 defeat to Japan in the semifinal game of the Kirin Cup in the Asian country on Friday, June 10, 2022. It was a game Japan dominated from the start to the final minute with coach Otto Addo not able to change the situation tactically. The Japanese side were shot to the lead in the 29th minute kind courtesy defender Miki Yamane. Despite several attempts to double the lead, Ghana managed to find her way through with Jordan Ayew netting the equaliser in the 44th minute. It was the first goal for the Crystal Palace forward…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
The leadership of pressure Group, Arise Ghana have finalized the official engagements with the Ghana Police Service over their impending demonstration. The two-day demonstration which will commence on June 28-29, 2022 is to protest against the persistent and astronomical hikes in fuel prices, the introduction of E-levy among others. On June 28, the demonstration will start from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange and Obra Spot in Accra between 12-3:00PM and will “move through the Nima Police Station street to the Arko-Agyei inter-change and end at the Frontage of the Jubilee House where we will picket until 10PM.” A statement from…
The leading opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) is celebrating its 30th anniversary today, June 10, 2022. The NDC is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by the late Jerry Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. Following the formation of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), which ruled Ghana following the military coup d’état on 31 December 1981, there was pressure from the international community to restore democracy. The NDC was formed as the ruling party ahead of elections in 1992, in which Rawlings was elected president, and in…
The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State and Founder Africa World Airlines, Sunon-Asogli Power Limited, Business mogul and an International consultant, Togbe Afede XIV has issued a cheque worth Three Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (Gh¢300,000.00) to the Southern Volta Communities affected by the recent sea erosion. Torgbe Afede XIV, who issued three separates’ cheques worth One Hundred Thousand (Gh¢100,000.00) each, to each MP; Abla Dzifa Gomshie, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey and Richard Kwame Sefe MP for Ketu South, Keta and Anlo respectfully said, the cash came from the Africa World Airlines alone. He assured that this is just an initial move to…
Reports reaching Kyfilla.com indicate that legendary Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Sonni Balli has passed on. Known in real life as Sonny Kwabena Akoanor, Sonni Balli was announced dead on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The cause of his death is yet to be known but reports say he died as a result of cardiac arrest. More soon…
About twenty million trees will be planted on Friday, June 10 during the Green Ghana Day exercise says Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. According to the Minister, this is to drive efforts towards an aggressive afforestation programme to restore the lost forest cover of Ghana which contributes to the global efforts to fight climate change. Addressing a press conference in Parliament on Wednesday June 8, Abu Jinapor said, “Since 1900, Ghana has lost a whopping 80 per cent of its forest cover and therefore, we have a crisis situation, climate change is reaching a tipping…
The leading opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) has lost a popular communicator in the Western Region, Alhaji Willi Pee. The industrious Willi Pee has confirmed dead on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Before his demise, Alhaji Willi Pee was a communicator for the Effia constituency in the region. More soon…
St Pauli attacker Daniel Kofi-Kyere has left the Black Stars camp in Japan, according to the Ghana FA spokesperson Henry Asante Twum. The dead-ball specialist has left the Black Stars preparing for the Kirin Tournament in Japan. Kofi-Kyere has left the team’s camp to sort out his transfer issues after splendid form for St Pauli in Germany last season. “Daniel Kofi Kyereh was getting calls from his agent even when the Black Stars team was in Cape Coast. The agent contacted the technical team and they decided to let him go to sort his transfer move out”, Henry Asante Twum…
Ghana defender, Gideon Mensah has been excluded from the Black Stars squad to play a four-nation tournament in Japan. The Bordeux left-back has been left out of the squad after sustaining an injury in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Central African Republic. “Gideon Mensah is not with the Black Stars team because of injury. He complained about injury after our game against CAR and the medical team decided to give him some time to rest knowing that he has also had a long season in France”, Henry Asante Twum, the Ghana FA spokesperson said in an interview…
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has expressed his bewilderment on monies spent by the government towards the construction of the famous national cathedral. According to the lawmaker, there are more unconstitutional payments made by the Akufo-Addo led government purported to finance the building of the cathedral. He noted that the government has so far spent an amount of Gh¢199,832,603.00 “of taxpayer monies on a cathedral which was originally presented to Ghanaians as a personal pledge to God that will not be executed with taxpayer funds. ” He wrote on his social media page that ,”As promised,…