Mr. Mukesh Thakwani’s crowning as the Most Influential Industrialist of the Year 2023 at the 8th Global Business Brands Summit Awards 2024 in Ghana signifies a watershed moment in his career. His leadership has been pivotal in redefining industry norms, with a relentless pursuit of innovation and sustainability at its core. Under his guidance, B5 Plus group has flourished, embracing cutting-edge technologies and pioneering eco-friendly practices. Mr. Mukesh Thakwani Expresses his gratitude to Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana: “With great humility, I accept the honor of being named Most Influential Industrialist of the Year 2023 at the 8th Global Business Brands…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has on Monday July 15, 2024 filed its initial brief in its challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) local radio and television ownership restrictions. The following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt: “It is long past time for the FCC to modernize its broadcast ownership rules; these are relics from a bygone era, created before the internet, smartphones, social media and streaming. NAB’s brief succinctly demonstrates to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the FCC has failed to justify that these rules remain necessary…
The Ghana Police Service has invited Mr. Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A-Plus, to assist with the investigation into Ahmed Suale’s death. This comes after his recent social media claims of having information. The Cold Case Unit, established in October 2021 under the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, is currently working on the case. The Police are certainly delighted that Mr. Kwame Asare Obeng (A-Plus) has indicated that he has some information that could help the ongoing inquiry. Ahmed Suale the undercover reporter was shot and killed in January 2019 while travelling home through Madina, which…
Asante Kotoko has made a huge addition to their squad this transfer season, signing former Liberty Professionals striker Elvis Kyei Baffour following a successful two-week trial. The 27-year-old forward has signed a three-year contract with the Porcupine Warriors and has already begun practicing ahead of the team’s Democracy Cup encounter on July 17. Kyei Baffour was Liberty Professionals’ leading scorer in the shortened 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season, with eight goals in 15 games. Kyei Baffour is joins the list of newly signed players for Asante Kotoko joining Ndongani Samba, Emmanuel Antwi, and Esmat Hassabalbagi, and Yoouef Yagoub.
FC Samartex, the Ghana Premier League champions, have confirmed the signing of Isaac Baffoe from Bafoakwa Tano. The 17-year-old signed a three-year contract with the Timber Giants. Baffoe piqued the interest of Samartex’s technical team despite Bofoakwa Tano’s demotion from the Ghana Premier League at the end of last season. Last season, he made 20 appearances for the Sunyani-based side, scoring once. Samartex has added the explosive winger to their team ahead of next season’s CAF Champions League campaign. They will also be aiming to defend their Premier League championship in the coming season.
Indigenous airline Goldstar Air will be initiating a biweekly (2 weeks) employee pay structure in Ghana, which will be on one frequency with other destinations’ salary structure to avoid employment discrimination and first of its kind in the aviation sector in the country. The airline has been issued an Air Carrier Licence by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and is looking forward to the demonstration flight with our aircraft after the inspection, then to be registered or put on the Ghana registry and issued a certificate to enable the airline to operate its aircraft, to create over one hundred…
A Licence D Coaching course for selected Coaches in the Ashanti Region will take has begun today July 15 to July 22, 2024, as part of continuous efforts to improve the calibre of coaching at all levels of Ghanaian football. The training, which will be held at the Christian Village in Kumasi, will involve thirty-eight coaches from the Ashanti Region. The coaches will cover a range of subjects under the direction of GFA Technical Director Professor Joseph K. Mintah. This is part of the GFA’s effort to increase the number of adequately educated coaches in the football ecosystem, since this…
In 2015, Jose Mourinho brought Abdul Rahman Baba to Chelsea for a hefty £21 million, aiming to provide cover for and eventually replace Cesar Azpilicueta. Mourinho saw Baba as the ideal heir to the Spanish defender, believing his arrival would foster competition within the team. He emphasized the importance of a challenging environment, highlighting Baba’s potential to push Azpilicueta for the starting spot. However, Baba’s time at Chelsea was disrupted by loans and injuries. A move to FC Schalke 04 yielded one goal and two assists, but a knee ligament injury during his loan spell at Mallorca in 2019 dealt…
Ghana’s Premier League champions, FC Samartex, will face off against Victoria United FC from Cameroon in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. This match-up was determined during the July 11, 2024 draw at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. FC Samartex, fresh off their historic first-ever Ghana Premier League title win, will make their debut in the CAF Champions League. The Timber giants will embark on a two-leg journey, first traveling to Limbe for the first leg before hosting their opponents in the return fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium. The preliminary round is set for August, with…
Ghana MTN FA Cup champions, Nsoatreman Football Club will clash with TP Elect Sport from Chad in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round. The draw occurred at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Nsoatreman will play their first home game at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi before traveling away for the second leg. The preliminary round will occur between August 16-18, 2024, and the winner of the tie will face the winner between Algerian side CS Constantine and Police FC of Rwanda in the second round in September. Nsoatreman claimed…