Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels

The Accra Human Rights Court has adjourned the AshantiGold case against the Ghana Football Association to Thursday, October 20, 2022.[ads2] This was after a court hearing on Friday, October 14, 2022 which means the Ghana Premier League will continue to remain suspended due to the injunction placed on it by AshantiGold SC. The former Ghana Premier League champions placed an injunction on the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League season after being demoted to the division two over match manipulation.[ads3] The GFA demoted AshantiGold to the division two after investigation proved that their 2020/21 league game against Inter Allies was fixed.…

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The Western Regional communications officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Kirk-Mensah has declared his intentions to re-contest in the upcoming regional elections.[ads2] According to him, he has been able to transformed the communication bureau of the party in the Western Region which contributed to the party’s unprecedented gains in the last general elections. The former acting youth organiser of the NDC branch in Italy believes he is the right personality to lead the party as the communications officer for the 2024 general elections as the party seeks to return to power and claim most parliamentary seats in the…

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Founder of Heaven Way Church in Accra, Patricia Asiedua formerly known as Nana Agradaa has been denied bail for the second time on Thursday, October 13, 2022.[ads2] The former fetish priestess is in court for allegedly scamming some members of her church over money doubling. Appearing in court for the second time on Thursday morning, her lawyers entered an application for bail but it was declined and ordered that trial would continue on Monday, 17th October, 2022.[ads3] Nana Agradaa was arrested on Sunday, October 9 on allegations of money doubling scam by some members of the public. The Police says…

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The intended strike action by the four University Unions which was to take effect on October 14 has been suspended, according to a statement issued by the Unions on Thursday, October 13.[ads2] The Unions are the University Teacher Association of Ghana (UTAG), Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), Teachers & Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSAG) and Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA). The decision to suspend the strike action is as a result of directive from the National Labour Commission to government to hold meetings with the Unions on their concerns.[ads3]…

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The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has vowed to challenge a High Court’s judgement in a defamation case filed against him by Manhyia South lawmaker Matthew Opoku-Prempeh otherwise known as Napo.[ads2] Mr Gyamfi has been slapped with Gh¢500,000 damages by the High Court, Accra, General Jurisdiction 12, presided over by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah on Thursday, October 13, 2022.for defaming the legislator who doubles as the Energy Minister. According to the court, Sammy Gyamfi defamed the minister at a press conference in June 2019 where he stated that Seidu Yakubu MBA, suspected of being involved…

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The Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku-Prempeh (Napo) has won the defamation case against the National communications officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi.[ads2] Mr Gyamfi has been slapped with Gh¢500,000 damages by the High Court, Accra, General Jurisdiction 12, presided over by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah on Thursday, October 13, 2022.[ads3] The court believes Sammy Gyamfi defamed the Manhyia South lawmaker at a press conference in June 2019 stating that Seidu Yakubu MBA, suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of the two Canadian girls in the year 2019, is the errand boy of Dr Opoku Prempeh. Sammy Gyamfi…

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Karela United midfielder, Umar Bashiru is close to joining Ethiopian side Insurance FC on a one-year deal, Kyfilla.com can exclusively report.[ads2] The skillful midfielder is expected to leave Ghana for the East African country to finalize the deal after an agreement between the two clubs. Bashiru has been in a scintillating form since joining Karela United after his release from Asante Kotoko in July, 2019.[ads3] His extraordinary form for Karela United in the Ghana Premier League attracted interest from some clubs including Asante Kotoko but the midfielder decided to stay at Karela United.[ads4] He netted fifteen times for Karela United…

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Ghanaian powerhouse, Hearts of Oak have reportedly close to appointing Serbian trainer Slavko Matic as the new head coach.[ads2] The 46-year old has reportedly agreed a two-year deal with the Phobians after a crunch negotiations. Matic is reportedly joining the former Ghana Premier League Champions as replacement for Samuel Boadu who was sacked few weeks ago despite winning five trophies in his two-year stay at the club. Currently, David Ocloo who was appointed as assistant coach for the club has been handed the head coach job on interim basis and will be at the dugout when Hearts of Oak face…

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Asante Kotoko midfielder Justice Blay has resumed training activities with the Ghanaian champions after a long-term injury.[ads2] The 28-year old holding midfielder sustained a knee injury somewhere last season where he missed most of the team’s matches even though they managed to clinch the league title. READ: Official: Justice Blay rejoins Asante Kotoko With Kotoko eager to revitalise the midfield before the league season resumes, the return of Justice Blay comes as a great news to the club who were shamefully booted out of the CAF Champions League by Burkina Faso outfit RC Kadiogo.[ads3] The return of Justice Blay will give…

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Former Ghana midfielder, Baffour Gyan has sad his younger brother Asamoah Gyan is not ready for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar which is slated for next month.[ads2] Asamoah Gyan in a recent interview on BBC expressed his desire to return to the Black Stars ahead of the World Cup despite being inactive for over a year. READ: I have not retired from international football – Asamoah Gyan Since that interview, many Ghanaians including former footballers and government officials have expressed their opinions about Gyan’s ambition of making a return to the Ghana senior male national team for the upcoming mundial.[ads3]…

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