Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that should the government fail to land a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by mid-March, Ghana’s economy will crash.[ads2] According to him, Ghana is in crisis and will have to secure a bailout from IMF to prevent a more severe situation. “We really feel that government has listened, there is humanity to us, we are protecting the destitute, widows and the orphans and the older people who have worked for this nation. We are in a crisis, we cannot put our heads under the sun and pretend that we are not”, Ofori-Atta…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
It was a demolishing exercise at the St Martin’s Park in Deboase in the Western region as Skyy FC dismantled Asokwa Deportivo by 8:0 in week fourteen of the ongoing division one league on Monday, February 6, 2023.[ads2] The Daboase-based club showed enough muscles to whitewashed Deportivo to maintain their lead on the zone two table of the division one league in a game which was supposed to have been played on Sunday, February 5 but rescheduled for this morning after a heavy downpour. It was a game Skyy FC dominated from the blast of the whistle till the end…
Ghana winger, Christian Atsu is reportedly amongst those trapped under rubble in Turkey after a huge earthquake.[ads2] Reports indicate that a search and rescue operation is underway after Atsu, who formerly played for Chelsea and Newcastle United, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Atsu joined Turkish Super Lig club Hataysport last summer.[ads3] Several members of his new team had to be rescued after the earthquake and Atsu is now reported to be amongst those still missing as a search and rescue operation gets underway. The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is also trapped as efforts to free them…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has described the entire six years of the President Akufo-Addo’s administration as wasteful especially in the energy sector.[ads2] According to him, before leaving office as the president, he left behind the Tweneboa Enyenra Ntomme (TEN) and Sankofa fields. But Mr Mahama believes since Akufo-Addo assumed office as the president of the republic, no additional production activity has been done in the upstream oil sector for the past seven years.[ads3] In a tweet, Mr Mahama said “Wasted years! We bequeathed to the Akufo-Addo gov’t two new oil fields, TEN and Sankofa. Greed and ineptitude as against…
President Akufo-Addo has said the implementation of the controversial Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) Programme is facing some difficulties.[ads2] Even though the implementation is facing some challenges, the President Akufo-Addo, when speaking at a meeting with the visiting German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner noted that that despite the initial resistance by some stakeholders involved in the Domestic Debt Exchange programme, government is gradually getting the support of all. “One of the steps in the domestic debt exchange is, unfortunately, facing some difficulties, so it has not been concluded. As quickly as possible we are looking at the committee to ensure that…
Despite losing to Real Tamale United (RTU) last Sunday, Hearts of Oak coach, Slavko Matic is confident his outfit have what it takes to win the Ghana Premier League title this season.[ads2] The Phobians were beaten 1:0 by RTU at the Tamale Sports Stadium last Sunday to drop to the fifth position on the league log but could lose more points should Kotoko fail to lose to Accra Lions today. Speaking after the game, Slavko Matic believes Hearts of Oak have a chance of winning the league title this season.[ads3] “Of course[It’s not over yet]. A lot of games. About…
Medeama Sporting Club have announced that club legend Joseph Tetteh Zutah will bring his 15-year association with the club as a player to an end on Sunday, February 5, 2023.[ads2] The outstanding club captain will bid farewell to the fans during the club’s Premier League match against Samartex at the Akoon Community Park on Sunday. He will walk out, alongside his family to a guard of honour and address the fans who have supported him right from the time he made his bow as a teenager. Zutah built a reputation as an excellent player and now enviable chief administrator of…
The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has resigned from his position in the current government with immediate effect.[ads2] This was after submitting his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo on February 3, 2023. Reasons for his resignation remains unknown but a statement from the Presidency, signed by the Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin indicate that President Akufo-Addo has accepted his resignation letter.[ads3] “President Akufo-Addo thanked him for services to the government and the country and wished him well in his future endeavors”, part of the statement reads. In the meantime, President Akufo-Addo has asked the minister of…
The Centre for Languages and Liberal Studies (CELLIBS) of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has held a training workshop for its staff and other stakeholders.[ads2] The training, which spanned two days, was to equip the over seventy participants with knowledge and skills on conducting and publication of researches in the University. The training, which was the second edition, was held from Thursday, February 2, 2023 to Friday, February 3, 2023. Participants were modelled through vivid practical sessions on the topics: conducting research in the social sciences and publishing research outputs in the social sciences: What, How, Why, Who and Where?[ads3]…
Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Ras Kuuku has said Sarkodie’s Manager, Angel Town is the reason behind the rapper’s lackadaisical behavior towards his fellow musicians.[ads2] According to the Poum Music capo, Angel Town has been blocking artistes from reaching out to Sarkodie for a feature. In an interview, Ras Kuuku indicated that he has sent songs to Sarkodie for a feature but his manager has blocked them all. “It’s Angel. Angel blocks people from reaching Sarkodie. I have sent songs to them, but Angel has blocked it,” Ras Kuuku told Konxept Worae as quoted by 3news.[ads3] Sarkodie has been heavily criticised for…