Unfortunate news reaching Ghanasoccernet.com is that popular Hearts of Oak supporter Paa Kofi Sumsum is dead. Sumsum is said to have died yesterday afternoon as he was unable to recover from a brief illness. This comes less than 24 hours after Hearts of Oak booked their place in the MTN FA Cup final with an impressive 3-0 victory over Medeama. ...

Forty-three players have been invited, as the Black Stars ‘B’ team commence camping ahead of their upcoming assignments. The invited players are expected to report to the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram on Wednesday, 4 August 2021. Below are the invited players: Goal Keepers Richard Attah, Razak Abalora, Danlard Ibrahim, Stephen Kweku, Richard Baidoo Right Back Fatawu Mohammed, ...

Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal says government will soon train about 30,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector. He said the ministry would also allocate GH¢120 million as seed capital to equip and help them grow. The minister was addressing the 3rd edition of the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and ...

The Univesity Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has refused to call off its strike despite a directive from the National Labor Commission for it to do so. UTAG began an indefinite industrial action Tuesday over poor conditions of service and the failure of the government to resolve long-standing grievances. The NLC however says the action is irregular especially since the ...

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has asked parliament to approve a loan of $1.65 billion for the state oil company to buy two stakes in Ghana’s offshore fields. Energy Minister Mathew Opoko Prempeh submitted a memorandum to that effect to the legislature. In the memoranda, GNPC said it seeks approval to purchase a 70% stake in the South Deep ...

The Inspector-General of Police Dr George Akuffo Dampare has assured members of the Economic Fighters League and FIXTHECOUNTRY protest group of police protection on their upcoming demonstration scheduled for Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Dr. Akuffo Dampare who only assumed office on Sunday, August 1, invited the group to his office to personally assure them of maximum police protection “from the ...

The nominees for this year’s edition of the annual Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Awards were unveiled at a ceremony held on Saturday to officially launch the event slated for October. The Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Africa seeks to honour mainly men and some women in Ghana and across the continent, who have contributed to the progress ...

The Member of Parliament for the Damongo constituency, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor has announced a GHS10,000 bounty for information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect of the gruesome murder of the female police officer, late Constable Asiedu Sandra in Damongo yesterday. This was disclosed by the Savannah Regional minister Saeed Jibril Muhazu on behalf of the MP ...

Young afrobeat songstress, NellaMich, has responded to Wendy Shay’s comments that women are emotional, by admonishing women not to accept such tags. Wendy Shay, speaking on a show at Joy FM, is recorded to have said that, “women are emotional and cannot attain great feat in society.” This, she explained that, women are emotional and ought to strive harder and ...

The Board of Governors of the IMF has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion (about SDR 456 billion) on August 2, 2021, to boost global liquidity. “This is a historic decision – the largest SDR allocation in the history of the IMF and a shot in the arm for the global economy at ...