The Black Stars have been held to a goalless draw by the Cranes of Uganda in their first Group E world cup qualifying match. The match played at the Tamale Sports Stadium on Friday, October 7 saw both sides failing to find the back of the net. Razak Braimah was in post for the three-time … Read more
Supporters of Congolese President Joseph Kabila carry his portrait photographs during a rally Shortly after Congo President Joseph Kabila came to power in 2001, the U. S. embassy in Kinshasa sent cables to Washington exuding quiet confidence in the 29-year-old who had replaced his recently assassinated father, Laurent. In one, released later by Wikileaks, the … Read more
Ghanaians will continue to use toxic fuel containing high levels of sulphur for a long period of time. This is because the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) does not have the capacity to reduce the sulphur content in diesel to meet the global standard specification of 10 parts per million (ppm). Toxic fuel report ACEP, in … Read more
Ghana coach, Avram Grant is supremely confident Ghana would reach a fourth straight world cup and has vowed the team would shut out all the chaos that has dogged its preparations recently in a bid to do that. Tensions between the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports continues to lurk … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has stressed the importance of picking maximum points in their 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Uganda on Friday. The Black Stars are set to host the Cranes at the Tamale Sports Stadium in what will be their maiden encounter of the group stage of the qualifiers. The West Africans are … Read more
Here we go again! We hare not recovered from the excesses of past politicians that decided to sell Government properties to themselves, now Buhari Government is sending out feelers on how we will react to another sale. It was during the Obasanjo Government that we were painfully exposed to OBJ- Atiku Show. We saw how … Read more
The elusive world of telecom fraud. What is the way forward? Internet fraud has been known in Ghana for many years but until recently when the airwaves became awash with news of the arrests of people engaged in SIM BOX fraud, much had not been heard about telecom fraud. Until its establishment in 2010 and … Read more
The sight of President John Mahama clad in a military uniform has apparently shocked quite a number of people. And for a very good reason. Few in Ghana remember military rule with fondness. For however well military rule begins, the end is usually ruinous. It comes with the territory: if you are trained to do … Read more
Internet fraud has been known in Ghana for many years but until recently when the airwaves became awash with news of the arrests of people engaged in SIM BOX fraud, much had not been heard about telecom fraud. Until its establishment in 2010 and forays into the world of telecom fraud, many mobile phone users … Read more
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu believes the Black Stars have what it takes to reach a fourth successive Fifa World Cup. Avram Grant’s side will continue their quest to make it to the 2018 global fiesta with a match against Uganda at the Tamale Sports Stadium on October 7. The fixture will be followed by games … Read more
Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is confident Ghana will book a ticket to the 2018 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Russia. Ghana will be chasing a fourth successive appearance at the Mundial, and the Udinese influential player said, though qualifying for the World Cup will be challenging, he is optimistic … Read more
As most of the world ignores or hypocritically celebrates the 147th birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the International Day of Nonviolence on 2 October, some of us will quietly acknowledge his life by continuing to build the world that he envisioned. When asked for his message for the world, Gandhi responded with the now … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has pleaded with supporters to fill the Tamale Sports Stadium when they lock horns with Uganda in Group E opener of the Fifa World Cup final qualifying round on October 7. Locals are yet to forgive the Black Stars’ poor showing and match bonus rows at the 2014 World Cup in … Read more
When Ghana begins the road to the 2018 World Cup next month, Tamale will be the venue of the first qualifier. The Black Stars play Uganda at the Tamale Sports Stadium as Group E hostilities begin. The two nations are in the same group with Egypt and Congo as well. For Ghana, a berth in … Read more
The name Major Seth Anthony would not be familiar to many Ghanaians – one of the lapses in our educational system. A system that not only treats the teaching of history with contempt, but even pours scorn on the liberal arts in general, in the end, making patriotism and pride-in-belonging, the losers. Major Seth Kobla … Read more
The name Major Seth Anthony would not be familiar to many Ghanaians – one of the lapses in our educational system. A system that not only treats the teaching of history with contempt, but even pours scorn on the liberal arts in general, in the end, making patriotism and pride-in-belonging, the losers. The Chief Executive … Read more
The International Criminal Court (ICC) which was established under a multilateral treaty called the “Rome Statute” (which was adopted on 17 July 1998 and entered into force on 1 July, 2002) is based in The Hague, Holland. It has 124 members. Unfortunately, the ICC does not enjoy much support in enlightened circles in Africa. This … Read more
A study conducted in Ghana and seven other African countries has revealed that the sulphur content of diesel products imported into the relevant countries are 150 times and, in some cases 1,000 times, more than the limits allowed in Europe. Although the quality of the fuels imported into Ghana meets the country’s quality standards, the … Read more
It is commonly said that ” it is easy to destroy than to build”. Those who built this nation struggled for decades and it would only be absurd preposterous to sit aloof as some unscrupulous political vampires gamble with the peace and progress of this nation. For me, peace is a collective responsibility and does … Read more
In this 21st century, Africa does not have dynamic leaders that can meaningfully challenge adverse world policies affecting its people on the continent or in the diaspora. There is no equivalence of the 1960s and the ’70s who led most of the African states out of the clutches of imperialism and bondage into independence. The … Read more