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Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has asked Ghanaians to vote massively for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. Mr Kufuor stated that the country has witnessed massive economic growth due to the prudent policies introduced by Mr Akufo-Addo. For instance, he said, the economy has been stabilised with all the key economic indicators pointing to positive directions under the present administration. “The country has seen massive development under Akufo-Addo. All the sectors of the economy are growing because of the good policies and so there is no need to change the government,” Mr…

South African gaffer, Pitso Mosimane has won Al Ahly their first CAF Champions League in 9 years after beating arch rivals Zamalek at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, November 27. 🏆 2019/20 #TotalCAFCL CHAMPIONS AL AHLY! PITSO MUST BE PROUD! #3Sports #Ninth_star_Mosimanepic.twitter.com/bmIVlgjkg4 — #3Sports (@3SportsGh) November 27, 2020 Pitso Mosimane becomes the third manager to win the continent’s biggest club competition with two different teams since1965 and all was against Zamalek – one with Mamelodi Sundowns and the latest with Al Ahly. Al Ahly came into the game stronger and as the favorite to win the…

The First Deputy Governor, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, and the Second Deputy Governor Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi were on Thursday, 26th November 2020 inducted as Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Directors-Ghana (IoD) at the Institute’s Corporate Governance Excellence Awards, in recognition of their role as key advocates in the promotion of the culture of good corporate governance in Ghana and beyond. The awards ceremony was held under the theme, “Good Corporate Governance and Leadership: An Essential Framework for the Management of Uncertainties”. The Institute of Directors-Ghana has been established to promote good corporate governance by enforcing its Code of ethics,…

It has been a less than stellar start to the season for both Legon Cities FC and Medeama. Both sides have had identical results in the first two gameweeks of the Ghana Premier League and have gathered just a single point out of a possible 6. Even though they might have come into the season with different ambitions both clubs will be disappointed to have not registered a win at this point and will be seeking to make that right. That desire along with other off the field dynamics are sure to make this Friday night encounter a feisty game…

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has granted additional temporary spectrum at no cost to MTN and Vodafone to improve their service to customers. A statement issued by the NCA on Friday, November 27 said the extra 5 Megahertz (MHz) spectrum was made available to the network operators in April 2020 at their request, to ease congestion following a surge in the usage of communication services as a result of Covid-19. In anticipation of a further spike in consumer demand during the election period and Christmas season, the extra spectrum has been made available to MTN and Vodafone at no charge…

Anti-corruption crusader Martin Amidu has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of falsifying facts to damage his credibility following his resignation as the Special Prosecutor of Ghana. Mr Amidu said in a statement on Friday, November 27 that “the sloppy propaganda consisting of deliberate and knowing falsification of facts contained in your letter written on the directions and instructions of HE the president is so patently banal as to be incapable of convicting reasonable men who can discern factual truth from concocted falsehood except sycophants”. The former Special Prosecutor was responding to the president’s letter following his resignation. “Like corruption,…

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has questioned the incorruptibility of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a response to his office over his recent resignation. Mr Amidu asked the president to explain to Ghanaians the reasons for his refusal to interdict the Bawku Municipal Chief Executive after he allegedly engaged in corruption. “Anti-corruption Moses, Kindly tell Ghanaians your reason for refusing to interdict or order the Municipal Chief Executive for Bawku Municipal Assembly to vacate her office, even on voluntary or compulsory leave like you unconstitutionally did to Mr Daniel Domelevo, the constitutionally appointed Auditor General of Ghana,” Amidu said…

Ghanaians must preserve the reputation of the country as the pacesetters of democracy in the December 7 elections, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, has said. He explained that Ghana has gained a huge reputation of democracy and good governance in the Africa and the world at large. Therefore, he said, there is no need to squander those gains in the elections. Speaking at the National Stakeholders’ Forum to promote peaceful 2020 general elections in Ghana, Dr Ibn Chambas said: “I will like to…

There was near scuffle between the Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, John Dumelo, and incumbent lawmaker Lydia Alhassan, who is also seeking re-election, in a debate organised by 3FM on Friday, November 27. Comments made by Maa Alhassan, as she is affectionately called, infuriated Mr Dumelo, who demanded an unqualified apology. Mr Dumelo had indicated that the distribution of free laptops to tertiary students by his team in the Constituency is by far the largest single initiative in the Constituency. “We have done a lot for the constituency. I’m a youth,…

Efo Kwame Dzakpasu has been adjudged the winner of the Corporate Communications & Marketing Professional of the Year 2020 in the National Communications Awards.  The awards held on 14th November 2020 at the Africa Trade House in Accra, was organized by RAD Communications Group, and accredited by the National Communications Authority (NCA), was in recognition of Mr Dzakpasu’s role as Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing at United Bank for Africa (Ghana) Ltd (UBA). Mr. Dzakpasu has over fifteen years in the advertising, branding, media management, marketing, and communications sector. Before joining UBA, he started his rich career as a…