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President of the Ghana Rugby Union, Herbert Mensah has advised the newly elected president of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, to surround himself with the “right” and “impeccable” people in order to bring confidence into the game and ensure success. Asking Ghanaians to exercise patience for the new president, he also urged him to let past events guide him into putting in place structures that would guarantee success. Mr. Mensah said this in a congratulatory message to Mr. Okraku via video. The chief executive of Dream FC was elected president of GFA in a hotly contested election on Friday,…

More than 300 beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation have travelled from across the country to Accra to chase the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, for their monthly allowances. The frustrated beneficiaries who have a two-year contract with the government through the Forestry Commission said they have for the last eight months not been paid the monthly allowance of 700 cedis. They told journalists that several efforts to get their allowances paid by the Forestry Commission have not yielded results. They claimed there is currently a bad blood between Mr Ofori-Atta and the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu…

The maiden edition of rapper Sarkodie’s ‘This is Tema’ Festival saw hundreds of music lovers and fans of show up for activities lined up. From Friday, October 25 through to Sunday, October 27, the fans were present to partake in all activities lined up for the three-day festival. Activities for the festival began on Friday with a homecoming ceremony, which saw many stars who were raised in Tema, including Sarkodie himself, show up to have fun and hold a bonfire celebration to link up and interact with fans. The homecoming event was followed by a health walk and health screening…

The maiden edition of rapper Sarkodie’s ‘This is Tema’ Festival saw hundreds of music lovers and fans of show up for activities lined up. From Friday, October 25 through to Sunday, October 27, the fans were present to partake in all activities lined up for the three-day festival. Activities for the festival began on Friday with a homecoming ceremony, which saw many stars who were raised in Tema, including Sarkodie himself, show up to have fun and hold a bonfire celebration to link up and interact with fans. The homecoming event was followed by a health walk and health screening…

A man was bitten on the groin by a saltwater crocodile off the coast of the Northern Territory after he stepped on the reptile while wading through shallow water. Elston Lami Lami was hunting through murky water near Minjilang on Croker Island at 12.30pm on Saturday when he stepped on what he thought was a submerged log. The 42-year-old quickly realised what he was standing on – and the reptile stayed still beneath his foot. After waiting for around 15 seconds, the crocodile aggressively flipped Mr Lami Lami and bit him on his upper right leg. ‘When he come up,…

A man was bitten on the groin by a saltwater crocodile off the coast of the Northern Territory after he stepped on the reptile while wading through shallow water. Elston Lami Lami was hunting through murky water near Minjilang on Croker Island at 12.30pm on Saturday when he stepped on what he thought was a submerged log. The 42-year-old quickly realised what he was standing on – and the reptile stayed still beneath his foot. After waiting for around 15 seconds, the crocodile aggressively flipped Mr Lami Lami and bit him on his upper right leg. ‘When he come up,…

Nearly 900 children in the small Pakistani city of Ratodero were bedridden early this year with raging fevers that resisted treatment. Parents were frantic, with everyone seeming to know a family with a sick child. In April, the disease was pinned down, and the diagnosis was devastating: The city was the epicenter of an H.I.V. outbreak that overwhelmingly affected children. Health officials initially blamed the outbreak on a single pediatrician, saying he was reusing syringes. Since then, about 1,100 citizens have tested positive for the virus, or one in every 200 residents. Almost 900 are younger than 12. Health officials…

Nearly 900 children in the small Pakistani city of Ratodero were bedridden early this year with raging fevers that resisted treatment. Parents were frantic, with everyone seeming to know a family with a sick child. In April, the disease was pinned down, and the diagnosis was devastating: The city was the epicenter of an H.I.V. outbreak that overwhelmingly affected children. Health officials initially blamed the outbreak on a single pediatrician, saying he was reusing syringes. Since then, about 1,100 citizens have tested positive for the virus, or one in every 200 residents. Almost 900 are younger than 12. Health officials…

Nearly 900 children in the small Pakistani city of Ratodero were bedridden early this year with raging fevers that resisted treatment. Parents were frantic, with everyone seeming to know a family with a sick child. In April, the disease was pinned down, and the diagnosis was devastating: The city was the epicenter of an H.I.V. outbreak that overwhelmingly affected children. Health officials initially blamed the outbreak on a single pediatrician, saying he was reusing syringes. Since then, about 1,100 citizens have tested positive for the virus, or one in every 200 residents. Almost 900 are younger than 12. Health officials…

Accra Giants dominated the exciting six-a-side Skate Soccer Competition for physically challenged people at the Tennis Court of the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. The tournament, which was sponsored by MTN Ghana and Binatone under the organization and supervision of the International Federation of Skate Soccer (IFSS) was a round robin event to select the best players to represent Ghana at international competitions, and also support persons with disability and get them off the streets. Accra Giants who did not want to fail their home fans played a determined game to beat Western Tigers from Takoradi in the Western Region…