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Former Head coach of the senior national team Black Stars, Kwasi Appiah, could be heading to Sudan to handle their senior national team, few days after his contract with the Black Stars expired. Information gathered by the GNA Sports indicates that, Coach Appiah has opened talks with the Sudanese Football Association. The Coach has confirmed talks with the Sudanese FA and was hoping to get the nod as their national coach. Coach Appiah in a press statement on Sunday, January 5, expressed appreciation to the GFA for the opportunity to serve the nation and was grateful to all Ghanaians for…

The US rapper Cardi B has asked her fans to choose her new Nigerian name. She has whittled it down to two options: Chioma B or Cadijat. Her tweet has already been retweeted more than 10,000 times: Let’s settle this ones and for all CHIOMA B Or Cadijat — iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 6, 2020 The Nigerian newspaper The Premium Times reports that she was given the Nigerian name Chioma B during her first visit to Nigeria in December 2019, while it says Cadijat is the name being suggested by her Nigerian Muslim fans. On 3 January she tweeted that she…

The 42-year-old boyfriend of a middle aged woman shot dead in a hotel room in Kumasi last Thursday has been arrested by the Police in the Ashanti Region for the crime. According to the Police, suspect Edwin Awuku lodged a complaint at the Kumasi Central Police station that armed robbers had attacked the hotel and killed his 46-year-old girlfriend, Comfort Owusu Afriyie, also known as Maame Yaa. Investigations however have revealed the suspect was trying to cover up the crime. “…There was no robbery attack at the hotel”, the police said in a statement issued Tuesday by the Ashanti Regional…

Huge numbers of black-clad mourners have turned out to pay their final respects to Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani ahead of his burial. Iranians estimated in their millions have already turned out in recent days for his funeral procession. His body has now arrived in his hometown of Kerman, where he is being buried on Tuesday morning. Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday, on the orders of President Donald Trump. The killing brought fears that long-standing tensions between the US and Iran could spiral into conflict. Soleimani was widely considered the second most powerful…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says last year was a difficult one for Ghanaians and businesses in the country as majority of the people had to experience pain and anguish as well as unfulfilled promises. “Within the last 365 days, there has been joy, happiness and fulfilled dreams for a few but there have been pain, anguish and unfulfilled promises for the majority of us,” he said in his New Year message to Ghanaians. He however said underscored the need for Ghanaians to be thankful to God because in the midst of the difficulty, they have life, which he described…

The National Democratic Congress in the Dormaa West constituency says violent attacks on its members by persons it described as thugs of the governing NPP have become one too many, and have therefore warned it will return fire if the NPP stages any attack on NDC functionaries henceforth. Accusing the Member of Parliament for the area as being the one behind the attacks, a statement issued by the Dormaa West NDC Communications Officer, Stephen Sarfo, expressed regret at the failure of the police to effect any arrest, even though the incidents have been brought to their attention. The statement recalled…

The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rema-Jason Company Limited, Dr. Frank Adjei has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to the socioeconomic development of Ghana through the creation of over 100, 000 jobs, thereby assisting government to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. Dr. Frank Adjei who also owns Lovers Band, Rema-Jason Ventures, Lotto and Lotteries Company Limited, received his Award at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra on the 29th December 2019 during the Presidential Globe African Heroes Honours Awards organized by the Pan African Heroes Foundation in collaboration with the Rectitude International Mission and…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) on November 29th, 2019, released a document justifying the need for the introduction of “higher-value denomination” currency (HVD) notes. The question of whether HVD notes are warranted at any point in time is not a merely conceptual one. It is, in fact, a highly empirical enquiry to be approached from a careful analysis of considerable amounts of data about the proportional use of different notes and the differential costs of security and distribution. One cannot have random opinions about such a subject and expect to be taken seriously. I don’t have any data on the…

The President of the National House of Chiefs, and the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV and Mr. Christian Addai Poku, Executive Secretary, National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr Owireku Junior, Director, Alpha Homeopathic Hospital are among nine personalities to be awarded at this year’s edition of the African Quality Awards scheduled for January 12 in Kumasi. Other personalities to be awarded as well are Isaac Asiamah, Minister for Youth and Sports, Prof. Joshua Alabi, Former Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies among others. The awards which is a brainchild of MICJOY Advertising is held every year to…

Former Black Stars Coach James Kwesi Appiah has penned an emotional message to all Ghanaians after he was relieved of his position as Black Stars coach a few days ago. The letter was one that chronicled his time as the boss managing the affairs of the senior national team. In the message addressed to lovers of the game, and the president of Ghana, Coach Kwesi Appiah said, “Its been an absolute honour to have had the opportunity and privilege to coach the Black Stars of Ghana”. Kwesi Appiah’s tenure ended a week ago when the Ghana Football Association (GFA) decided…