Author: Krobea

AFC Bournemouth have confirmed the transfer of striker Antoine Selorm Semenyo to Manchester City for a club-record fee. Confirming this on X on Friday, January 9, the Cherries paid glowing tribute to the nimble-footed winger. AFC Bournemouth Manager Andoni Iraola had confirmed that Semenyo had played his last match for his side in the 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur, the departing forward getting the winner. The deal to Manchester City is for five-and-a-half years. “I am so proud to have joined Manchester City,” Semenyo said. “I have watched City over the last decade under Pep Guardiola, and they have been…

Founder of Class Media Group Alhaji Seidu Agongo has applauded President John Dramani Mahama for the “prompt action” against fire officers who assaulted a Class FM journalist last Monday. President Mahama had confirmed that the fire personnel have been identified and interdicted while investigations into the incident continue. “I, on behalf of the Class Media Group, applaud President John Dramani Mahama for confirming that the culprits – officers of the Ghana National Fire Service – responsible for assaulting our work colleague and journalist, Samuel Addo at the Kasoa New Market have been interdicted,” Alhaji Agongo wrote a few moments after the…

Health Quarters Ghana, a social enterprise promoting health and wellness through digital content creation, has donated a set of Hospital equipment valued at about GH¢50,000 to the Palliative and Geriatric Units of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The equipment include crank beds with accessories, pulse oximeters, BP apparatus, advanced wheelchairs and gun thermometers to aid the care and treatment of the aged and terminally ill. The donation was sponsored by McSarpong Medical Equipment and Supplies Limited; one of Ghana’s rapidly expanding medical supplies companies. Donating the items on behalf of the two organizations, the Project Lead of Health Quarters Ghana,…

Tano North Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Gideon Boako has attributed the reported losses by GoldBod not to flaws in the gold trading framework, but to the Bank of Ghana’s exchange rate policy. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, January 8, Dr Boako referenced the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, which highlighted losses of approximately $214 million arising from GoldBod’s trading activities. He stressed that the issue is structural, linked to the manner in which the Bank of Ghana buys and sells gold using an artificially appreciated cedi. “This is not something coming from the Minority in Parliament but from…

The personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) who assaulted a journalist with Class Media Group while fighting a fire disaster at Kasoa New Market have been interdicted. They were interdicted following identification from the viral video and they are set to be under investigation. This was disclosed by President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday, January 8 when he paid a courtesy call on the national broadcaster. President Mahama appeared on Ghana Television (GTV) and he was asked for an update on the press freedom attack. “We’ve been in touch with the Ghana Journalists Association on these issues,” he…

Former Minister of Finance Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has been detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States of America (USA). The detention is in relation to Mr Ofori-Atta’s continued stay in the US. In a public notice issued by his lawyers in Ghana, Minkah-Premo, Osei-Bonsu, Bruce-Cathline and Partners (OBB), on Wednesday, January 7, the former Finance Minister was detained regarding the status of his current stay in the US. “Mr. Ofori-Atta has a pending petition for adjustment of status, which authorizes a person to stay in the US legally past the period of validity of…

‘A comparatively peaceful year in retrospect’, is how a 70-year-old retired academic described President Mahama’s first year in office. From the observers’ seat, let me say without any fear of contradiction that as citizens we are pleased with the progress made so far by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by President John Dramani Mahama. A year after, the overwhelming mandate that returned the NDC to government under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama was more than an electoral outcome. It was a national call for a #Reset in leadership, governance and public trust. However, it was in…

The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adam, on behalf of the Republic of Ghana, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) and Ghana Athletics to officially confirm Ghana as host of the 24th CAA African Senior Athletics Championships. The continental championship is scheduled to take place from 12th to 17th May, 2026, at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Legon, Accra. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Sports and Recreation Conference Room in Accra and was witnessed by a high-powered delegation from the Confederation of African Athletics, led…

The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Adentan, Akosua Manu, has described the character of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as one rooted in genuine national progress rather than personal ambition, as the party prepares for its upcoming presidential primaries. Speaking ahead of the NPP’s presidential contest scheduled for January 31, 2026, Ms Manu said the former Vice President’s leadership style has consistently been guided by integrity, ideas and a deep sense of responsibility towards improving the lives of Ghanaians. She stressed that his record in public service reflects a commitment to national development anchored in principle, not self-interest. According…

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Cyber Security Unit, has arrested five persons in connection with the assault on a tutor at Kade Senior High Technical School. The arrested are said to have been involved in the assault on the Maths tutor after he refused them from malpractice during last year’s West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). They are expected to be arraigned before court on Wednesday, January 7. The arrests follow the circulation of a viral video of the incident.