West Ham United are on the verge of finalising an agreement with Manchester United for the transfer of defender Harry Maguire, with the deal estimated to be around £30 million. While personal terms are expected to be straightforward, there are still some details to be ironed out regarding his departure from United. The negotiations are progressing positively, and West Ham ...
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Return money stolen from Ghana and restore the economy – Nyaho-Tamakloe tells politicians
If the money that has been stolen from Ghana and siphoned outside the country is returned, Ghana will be able to restore the economy, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has said. “If the money that has been stolen from this country is brought back we will get somewhere,” he said while speaking during ...
Read More »Mali: musician Salif Keïta resigns from political body
Malian music star Salif Keïta has resigned from an assembly set up by the military in power since 2020 to act as a legislative body, the latter announced on Tuesday. “I hereby submit my resignation effective July 31, 2023 as a member of the National Transitional Council for purely personal reasons,” said a message attributed to Salif Keïta and read ...
Read More »Women’s World Cup: Fans proud of Morocco despite crashing out after loss to France
Morocco fans in Rabat were understandably subdued after their team were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup, following a 4-0 defeat to France on Tuesday. After becoming the first Arab nation to advance to the knockout stage, the last 16 match against the team ranked number five in the world was a step too far for the Atlas Lionesses. ...
Read More »Antony Blinken: “Wagner takes advantage of the situation in Niger”
The head of the American diplomacy Antony Blinken warned in an interview published on Tuesday that Wagner was taking advantage of the instability caused by the coup in Niger, the group of Russian mercenaries having already moved closer to neighboring Mali. The US secretary of state tells the BBC he does not believe Wagner – who initiated a failed rebellion ...
Read More »Morocco: more than 50 migrants intercepted in the Atlantic
The Moroccan navy intercepted more than fifty migrants from sub-Saharan Africa off the southern coast of Morocco on Tuesday, amid a growing number of deadly illegal crossing attempts to Spain, a Moroccan military source said. “A Royal Navy unit on patrol off Tan-Tan on Tuesday assisted 56 would-be irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard a makeshift boat,” the military source ...
Read More »Otumfuo Advises Kotoko… Not To Focus On Trophies
Owner of Asante Kotoko, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has admonished re-appointed coach Prosper Narteh Ogum not to be in a haste to win silverwares for the club. Rather, he has advised that the head coach make the club’s development his topmost priority. Three days ago, the Kumasi-based side introduced Ogun at the Baba Yara Stadium’s Conference Room, marking his return ...
Read More »GUSA technical head calls for more coaches in Ghana athletics
The Technical Committee Chairman of the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA), Julius Baba Apindogo, has called for the Ghana Athletics Association to provide more coaches for athletics. Apindogo recently led a 12-man athlete to the 2023 FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, where Ghana claimed a gold medal through Rose Yeboah in the high jump category. Unlike other sporting disciplines, athletics ...
Read More »MUSIGA elections: Court places injunction over failure to render accounts
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) will not be able hold its general elections on August 8, 2023 as scheduled. This is as a result of an interlocutory injunction that has been placed on the exercise by an Accra High Court. In a writ of summons dated August 7, 2023, the Plaintiffs, Doe Kwablah Seyram Nyamedi and and Frederick Van ...
Read More »Take it easy on young artistes; there’s a lot of pressure on them – Sarkodie
Celebrated Ghanaian rapper, Michael Owusu Addo, popularly known as Sarkodie has urged the public to be lenient with the criticism on up and coming artistes. In a Facebook post, the ‘Highest’ rapper wrote that while he and his contemporaries had the chance to correct a lot of the errors they made at the beginning of the music careers behind the ...
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