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Former President John Dramani Mahama has charged the Black Stars of Ghana to play their hearts out to ensure that they bring back the trophy. The former president, whipped up national support for the stars in a tweet on Tuesday Jan. 17 saying “the AFCON cup has eluded us for far too long. Let’s support our Black Stars.” #BringBackthecup. The AFCON cup has eluded us for far too long. Let’s support our Black Stars. pic.twitter.com/dB4sRiTICp — John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) January 17, 2017 The stars play their first match against the Cranes of Uganda in the ongoing tournament in Gabon.…

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Education Winneba (UEW), Mr Kweku Esia Donkor is calling on teachers at the basic level to intensify education on child trafficking to equip children to report instances of the menace. Over 36 million people are trapped in modern slavery globally with about 190,000 victims in Ghana, according to the Global Slavery Index 2015. Child trafficking is a major child right violation in Africa. In Ghana approximately 50,000 children are believed to be working on Lake Volta with about 20,000 of them being exposed to direct danger, according to the International Labor Organization. Children…

Black Stars striker Kwesi Appiah has wished his team mates well ahead of their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations opener on Tuesday. Ghana play Uganda at the Stade de Port-Gentil in Group D in the first match at the 20,000-capacity stadium. Appiah, who was part of the squad that placed 2nd two years ago, wrote on Twitter: Today our tournament begins! Good luck to all the guys @ghanafaofficial It's our time! ?? #BlackStars #afcon2017 ??— KwesiAppiah(@kwes1appiah) January 17, 2017 The Crystal Palace striker has battled injury since the Equatorial Guinea tourney, making him feature fewer times for his national team.…

It is May 21, 2008. The mastery of English Football had made its way to the land of the Tsars. It was a huge night for the meagre club amongst the two who had reached the pinnacle of European football for the very first time in the history- a feat their owner, a Russian mogul was somewhat obsessed with. The other club had been there, done that and were only looking to add on. There was pressure. It was colossal- the sort of pressure you wouldn’t remotely want in your day to day engagements. So after a Ronaldo goal, several…

The First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong Ahafo Region, Alex Asare, and his wife, Yaa Achiaa, are in the grips of the police for allegedly taking over three toilet facilities in the aftermath of the 2016 elections. Mr Asare is said to have led one Justice Appiah to seize the facilities in Derma, near Bechem in the Brong Ahafo Region. His wife, Yaa, reportedly attacked Veronica Owusu, who was in charge of one of the toilets. The ensuing fight led to Veronica Owusu losing two of her teeth and some strands of her rasta-plaited…

The third season of the 3FMFAT2FIT challenge came off Saturday 14th January at the Aviation Social Centre. This season saw an increase in participation with over 100 people from all walks of life including politicians, business executives, civil servants amongst others. Participants were taken through weighing, screening, aerobics and a strict diet plan they are to adhere to throughout the entire 60-day period. Mr. Akoto Degross, CEO of Fat2fit Ghana, used his experience to encourage participants to strife to attain the optimum in lifestyle and fitness Mrs. Lois Kissiedu, programmes manager for 3FM, informed participants what the station has in…

The government of Ghana is projecting to raise some GHC17,400.00 million in the first quarter of 2017 (January to March) in bonds and notes to rollover forecast maturities of bond and notes amounting to GHC15,504.43 million. The remaining amount of GHC1,895.56 which is fresh issuance will be used to meet the governments financing needs and build buffers for liability managements. This is according to a statement published and signed by Caroline Otoo (Mrs.) the secretary of the Bank of Ghana (BOG), the approving authority for issuing of bonds and notes. According to the issuance calendar the total amount to be…

The Commander of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Patrick Adusei Sarpong, has warned that it is unlawful for police to remove the ignition keys of vehicles while on duties on roads. He has also warned that police officers have no right to remove stickers of drivers when they are arrested for road traffic offence. ASP Adusei Sarpong’s warning is based on the numerous complaints by drivers, especially, commercial drivers that some MTTD police officers who are detailed to various check point have the penchant of removing the ignition keys and vehicle stickers…

Botswana’s Joshua Bondo will be the man in the center of affairs as the Black Stars begin a quest for a fifth continental trophy in Gabon. Ghana play Uganda in the Group D opener at Stade de Port-Gentil on Tuesday. The match will be a memorable return to the continent’s flagship competition for the Cranes, who last played in the 1978 edition, only to lose the trophy to Ghana. There are no injury worries in the Stars camp just like in the Uganda’s camp. The last three meetings of the two sides have seen the East Africans performing comparatively better,…

The number of people who died through vehicular accident in the year 2016 increased by 5.64 per cent on the 2015 number of people who died. 2,198 people lost their lives through vehicular accident in 2016 as against the 1,634 people who lost their lives in the year 2015. The Commander of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Patrick Adusei Sarpong, who gave the figures on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa described the 5.64% increment as “outrageous”. He added that 2,951 pedestrians were knocked down in the year 2016 as against 2,121 in the…