President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah, believes James Kwasi Appiah would have been a more suitable choice than Otto Addo as the Black Stars’ head coach. Addo, who stepped down following Ghana’s early exit from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, was reappointed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in March on a three-year contract, with ...

The General Secretary of the opposition NDC, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has expressed guarded optimism over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) improved engagement with political parties. However, he maintained that the Commission’s history of perceived bias has created a “cloud of suspicion.” Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, December 2, the Ketu South MP shared his thoughts on the EC’s relationship with ...

Football superstar Michael Essien has emphasised he has no intentions to manage a club, even though he has coaching badges. The Ghanaian international retired from professional football in 2018. A year after Right to Dream bought FC Nordsjaelland (FCN) in 2019 to nurture talents for European football, Essien joined the top-tier Danish club as an assistant coach and individual talent ...

The flagbearer and leader of the Movement for Change Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has promised the people of the Western Region that he plans to invest GHC400 million into a Traders’ Bank. He said this will help boost economic growth and provide opportunities for traders and business owners. He kicked off his tour at Tarkwa market and Agona Nkwanta market, listening ...

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, believes the current Ghana Football Association (GFA) administration will make it impossible for any manager to succeed as head coach of the senior national team. According to the current Member of Parliament of the Odododiodio constituency, the structure at the GFA has contributed to the Black Stars’ recent failures but ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reversed its earlier directive restricting media access to constituency and regional collation centres during the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. In a statement issued on Monday, December 2, the EC announced that following internal deliberations and consultations with key media stakeholders, accredited media personnel will now be granted access to constituency and regional collation ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, for his proposed “24-hour economy” policy, describing it as vague and lacking substance. He argued that the initiative does not offer tangible solutions to Ghana’s pressing challenges. Addressing religious and traditional leaders alongside New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters in the Tema West constituency during his campaign ...

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has critiqued President Nana Akufo-Addo, accusing him of manipulating state resources to influence the December 2024 elections. In an opinion piece, Mr Amidu argues that the president’s last-minute infrastructural commissions are a blatant abuse of incumbency and a calculated effort to obscure his administration’s economic and social failures. “President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is so ...

A Security Expert Dr Adam Bonaa has said that persons who allegedly took pictures of their ballot paper after voting in the Special Voting Exercise should be identified and arrested. Pictures of thump printed ballot papers emerged on social media during voting on Monday December 2. Reacting to this on TV3 Monday, December 2, Dr Bonaa said “These officers should ...

Ghanaian gospel musician Joe Mettle is dissatisfied with the quality of airplanes that fly to Ghana from other nations. In a post on X, December 1, 2024, Joe Mettle lamented about the substandard airplanes that arrive in Ghana despite expensive plane tickets. “Hi family. So, there’s something that’s been bothering me and I wanted some help. I’ve had the privilege ...