Ghana’s leading online betting and gaming brand, Betway, is collaborating with the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) and the Gaming Commission of Ghana to sensitize sports writers and journalist across the country on responsible betting. The programme kicked off in Takoradi with an informative session held at the Best Western Atlantic Hotel. The aim of the responsible betting campaign ...

Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah, has tendered in her resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo, to formally announce her decision to step down from her position. Presenting her letter of resignation to the President at the Jubilee House today 21 February 2022, madam Nkrumah, noted that she has accepted to be the Special Representative of ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K Bagbin, has said that as Leader of the House, he can only be impartial but he cannot be neutral. Speaking in reference to current issues before Parliament concerning the 2022 Budget and Financial Statement, the Speaker said “the concept of majority rule should give way to participatory inclusiveness. Given the current changes, Parliament cannot ...

The national executives of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have agreed to suspend the industrial action which has traveled beyond a month. It comes after a court directed them to resume work while they negotiate with government over their grievances. The decision is also coming on the back of last week’s meeting between the executives and the Parliamentary ...

Commercial road transport operators have incread transport fares by 15 per cent. The new fares will take effect Saturday, February 26, 2022. It includes fares for shared taxis, intra-city (tro-tro) and intercity (long distance). The transport unions wanted a 30 percent upward adjustment but after a meeting with stakeholders on Monday, 21 Februry 2022, the operators agreed to a 15 ...

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has fixed March 28, 2022 to rule on a motion for interlocutory injunction filed by Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and his officers. Mr. Xavier Sosu is praying the court to stop the IGP from any attempt to infringe on his rights. In ...

African champion Edouard Mendy was back with his Chelsea teammates at the Emirates for the Club World Cup on Wednesday. The Senegalese goalkeeper remained on the bench for last night’s semi-final win over Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia and now has one more trophy in sight. Edouard Mendy, the only player absent at the grand presidential reception ceremony of the ...

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took power in a coup in Burkina Faso on January 24, has been declared “president” by the Constitutional Council, according to the AFP In a decision notified to him on Wednesday, the Constitutional Council said that “Mr Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, lieutenant-colonel of the national armed forces, is the president of Faso” since 24 January. in its session ...

Six more tropical cyclones are likely to hit Zimbabwe before the end of the rainy season. local government minister, July Moyo said this on Wednesday during a cyclone recovery project ceremony in Harare. Zimbabwe, during this rainy season, had two cyclones, ANA which left a trail of destruction and Batsirai which fortunately dissipated. Minister Moyo said predictions by the Meteorological ...

Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. The source said the incident happened as Dbeibah was returning home, describing it as a clear assassination attempt, but the attackers fled and the incident has been referred ...