Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye has slammed the current Minister, Mr Isaac Asiamah for failing to engage him on the alleged missing GHc1.6 million meant for the New Edubiase Sports Stadium. The MP for Odododiodoo constituency was worried the minister who is also a legislator failed to ask him about the … Read more
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has debunked claims there was a cabal at the presidency in 2009 to oust the president of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, insisting that they were only interested in accountability. On Monday, Anyidoho disclosed that during the former ruling party’s time in office, … Read more
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has debunked claims there was a cabal at the presidency in 2009 to oust the president of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, insisting that they were only interested in accountability. On Monday, Anyidoho disclosed that during the former ruling party’s time in office, … Read more
NDC General Secretary Koku Anyidoho has revealed it took the intervention of former Ghana President John Mahama to stop a probe the Ghana Football Association back in 2009. He claims some party big wigs including former Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Kojo Bonsu and Kojo Twum Boafo were bent on investigating the federation over corrupt … Read more
Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sent notice to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) that it will resist any attempt(s) to witch-hunt any appointee of former President John Dramani Mahama. The notice follows Monday’s raid (July 24, 2017) of the residence of the former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, by some officials from … Read more
Mr Isaac Asimah, Minister of Youth and Sports is expected to join a host of Ministers, Members of Parliament as well as the Ghana Olympic Committee to celebrate this year’s Olympic day in Accra scheduled for . Mr. Nii Lante Vanderpuye, the member of parliament for Odododiodoo constituency and former Minister of Sports would also … Read more
The day Ghana’s National Male Football Team, the Black Stars, head into a tournament, qualifying phase or a game without a scandal of some sort that will certainly be the time Ghana wins the World Cup. Since its resurgence in the mid 2000’s, the Stars have been consistently hit by one controversy after another culminating … Read more
Some personnel from the Bureau of National Investigations and the National Security led by the Brong-Ahafo Youth organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, stormed the residence of the former sports minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye in search of state vehicles. According to a Class FM report, the group marched to the member of parliament … Read more
A member of the Joe Ghartey Committee says they wrote to members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee to help with investigations into the bribery claim, but none responded. Ben Abdallah Banda says apart from North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who sent in a memo, no other member of the committee presented any … Read more
Powerlifter Charles Nattey who represented Ghana at the Paralympic Games in Brazil last year is pleading with the government to pay him his $11,500 which was money he used in pre-financing himself to the Paralympic Games in Rio last year. In an interview with The Finder, he indicated that before the games they were told … Read more
Former Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye says Sports Minister-designate, Isaac Asiamah lied on oath when he appeared before the Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Tuesday. According to him, the claim by the nominee that he received an AFCON budget with a $10,000 winning bonus structure from the previous government cannot be true. Nii Lante stated unequivocally that … Read more
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has mentioned three more NDC MPs whom he says received GH¢3,000 to allegedly influence the minority members on the Appointment Committee to approve a nominee for a ministerial post. Samuel Ablakwa says Bodi MP Sampson Ahi, Asunafo South MP Eric Opoku and Odododiodoo MP Nii Lante Vanderpuye also returned … Read more
Vice Chairman of the Black Stars management team, Winfred Osei aka Palmer says the Football Association (FA) is ready to work with the minister designate for the Sports Ministry, Isaac Asiamah. “We are prepared to work with the new Sports Minister. Heading the Sports Ministry is not an easy task. He should listen to all … Read more
Minister-designate for Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah has promised not to focus all his energies on football but ensure the development of all sporting disciplines if he gets the nod from parliament. In this regard, he told Ghana Television shortly after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had named him as for the Youth and Sports … Read more
The senior national team of Ghana, Black Stars have appealed to the incoming government to restore their $10, 000 winning bonus ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). According to the spokesperson of the President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo, Mustapha Hamid the players made the appeal when he met the team Sunday. Mustapha Hamid and … Read more
The Black Stars are struggling to find friendly opponents in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations training camp in the UAE after Morocco pulled out of a scheduled match. Ghana’s national team has been camping in Al Ain in preparation for the tournament in Gabon but the ministry’s late decision over the camp venue looks … Read more
Ace broadcaster Nana Ampomah has described Nii Lante Vanderpuye as a tyrant (pata paa), revealing Nana Aba Anamoah’s ordeal with the outgoing Sports Minister. Nana Ampomah who worked with the Sports Minister at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation for more than a decade recounted how the Sports Minister once assaulted popular news anchor, Nana Aba Anamoah … Read more
President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantekyi, has descended heavily on Outgoing Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye after his recent comments against the GFA. Kwesi Nyantekyi in adressing the media, indicated that the Sports Ministers’ comments were unfortunate and only suggests that he isn’t abreast with his job at the Ministry. Sports Minister, Nii … Read more
The Ghana Football Association President says Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye is to blame for the lack of concrete decision on bonsuses for the Black Stars in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Kwasi Nyantakyi says management team has been denied involvement in bonus negotiations because of the Minister’s “Strange modern management style.” At a … Read more
Outgoing Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye says he was disrespected when the Black Stars team met a delegation sent by President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo without his knowledge. He says it was “appropriate” for his office to have been informed about the meeting because the team belongs to the State and it is under the … Read more