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The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is made for the 2026 tournament. The sport’s world governing body voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday. The number of tournament matches will rise to 80, from 64, but the eventual winners will still play only seven games. The tournament will be completed within 32 days – a measure to appease powerful European clubs, who…

The Bank of Ghana has intensified measures to tackle fraud associated with electronic payment systems. Reports from the central bank indicate that the country loses over 900 million dollars through fraudulent payment every year. A 10 member council has therefore been inaugurated to tackle the canker. Speaking at the ceremony, 2nd deputy governor of the central bank, Dr. Johnson Asiamah stressed the importance of the council in tackling e-crimes. He says the activities of the council, will reduce fraud in the e-payment systems in the country. “Payment systems bring insecurity and deficiency to the collection and distribution of government revenue.…

The Black Stars firmed up their preparations for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan side Bunyodkor in a friendly played on Tuesday. The match at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai saw head coach Avram Grant wring the changes, giving almost each member of his squad a bite of the cherry. But it was his substitutions that paid off Captain Asamoah Gyan scored in the 67th minute with his first touch after replacing Jordan Ayew. The substitute for Ayew’s brother, Andre Dede Ayew, who had captained the side in the first half, Frank Acheampong, tapped…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named the first batch of Ministers to prosecute campaign promises contained in the 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party. Thirteen (13) persons have so far been named as ministers-designate.  They will face the Appointments Committee of Parliament to be vetted and approved for the various portfolios. The Ministers-designate are: Yaw Osafo Maafo – Senior Minister Albert Kan Dapaah – Minister for National Security Alan Kyerematen – Minister Trades and Industry Ken Ofori Atta – Minister of Finance Afriyie Akoto – Minister of Agriculture Boakye Agyarko – Minister of Energy Dominic Nitiwul – Minister…

QG Africa Hotel LP, a Mauritius based investment fund managed by Quantum Global Investments Africa Management Ltd., today announced the acquisition of the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra from Kingdom Holding Company (KHC). The transaction which closed on 28 December 2016 marks the most sizable open-market hotel transaction in sub-Saharan Africa to date. Complementing Quantum Global’s already significant African investment portfolio the value proposition of this transaction is underpinned by its status as one of the largest hotel and mixed use properties in West Africa occupying an exceptional position in both business and touristic segments of the African hospitality market. Quantum…

Black Stars Deputy Captain Andre Dede Ayew says he and his mates will do everything they can to bring the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations title to Ghana. He observed that the love affair between them and the millions of supporters is gradually returning. Belgium-based Frank Acheampong pleaded with the fans to support the team since “this is a new year and a new tournament”. The two were speaking with TV3’s Michal Oti Adjei at their training base in Al Ain, UAE. Ghana will play in Group D at Gabon 2017 alongside Egypt, Mali and Uganda. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Former President John Agyekum Kufour has seemingly endorsed ex-president John Mahama’s decision to choose a particular bungalow where he wants to stay as part of his retirement package. According to Mr. Kufour, any president leaving office should be allowed to choose where he wants to live. Spokesperson for Mr. Kufour, Frank Agyekum in an interview with 3Fm said his boss believes that former presidents should have a say in where they would live after retirement. These comments come on the back of a heated public debate over former President Mahama’s request to the Akufo government to allow him to stay…

It is a clear case of survival of the fittest at the Tamale metropolitan landfill site in the Northern Region, where some residents spend hours daily scavenging what has become their gold – scrap metals. The level of poverty among the people and the zeal to make a living has pushed the unemployed and children in the metropolis to make the landfill site, located between the Gbalahi and Kulahi communities in the Sagnerigu District, their source of livelihood. By 6:00am daily, the scavengers, some as young as nine years, invade the landfill site and others within the metropolis, to await…

Basic schools across the nation re-opened on Tuesday after a relatively long vacation. Some schools had proceeded on vacation for the December 7 elections while others went on break during the period but returned to break proper for the Christmas festivities. On Monday, most pupils were seen tidying up their classrooms in time for re-open. Most of them were in classrooms on Tuesday for the start of the second term of the 2016/2017 academic year. Senior high schools were scheduled to reopen January 5. However, most of them have scheduled to reopen on January 15 just like most tertiary institutions.…

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu[/caption] The majority in parliament have described moves by their minority counterparts, to get the inaugural speech delivered by President Akufo-Addo withdrawn from the house as trivial. Parts of the speech delivered by president Akufo-Addo on January 7, were later found to have been plagiarized from a speech delivered by former US presidents, Bill Clinton and George Walker Bush. This revelation has generated huge national and international interest. The minority NDC has called on the president to apologize and withdraw that speech from parliamentary records. This, the majority believes, is unnecessary to spend time on. The Majority Leader in…