Former Ghana international Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has cautioned against putting pressure on Andre Ayew to retire from the national team. Ayew, the captain of the Black Stars, has missed the team since March 2024 due to a technical decision believed to be related to “inactivity.” However, he has recently returned to club football with Le Havre…
A former National Chairman candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Richard Amoako Baah, has disclosed that plans are far advanced for the formation of a new political party—the New Patriotic Front—to offer an alternative to what he describes as a “corrupt and incompetent” leadership currently steering the NPP. Speaking on TV3’s Ghana Tonight…
Reggae artiste and media personality, Blakk Rasta, has advised Ghanaian musicians to invest in their careers to raise the bar to enable them be accorded the deserved recognition as international artistes. In a discussion on United Showbiz on February 22, 2025, Blakk Rasta said buying cars and houses cannot be categorised as investing in one’s…
Black Queens midfielder Jennifer Cudjoe says Algeria is one of the “strongest” sides ahead of Ghana’s quarterfinal clash at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The Black Queens will face Algeria on July 19 at the Stade de Berkane, after securing a 4-1 win over Tanzania in their final Group C match to…
The Upper West Regional Peace Council (UWRPC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ghana and funding from the Governments of Norway and Denmark, under the “preventing and responding to violent extremism in the Atlantic corridor” trained community leaders and journalists in the Sissala area to strengthen their capacity to combat misinformation, hate…
The Black Queens’ friendly tie against Raja Casablanca Athletic Women has been called off due to unforseen circumstances. Expected to take place in Morocco, Casablanca, on February 24, 2024, the official page of the Women’s Senior national team posted on its X account that the game had been called off due to “circumstances beyond their…
Ghana’s 2024 elections conclude with mixed experiences. While many polling stations reported smooth voting, some areas faced low turnout. The 2024 general elections have officially concluded, with polls closing nationwide at 5:00 p.m. Voters across the country exercised their civic duty to select leaders for the presidency and parliament, marking another chapter in Ghana’s democratic journey. The day…
TikTok has been fined 530 million euros ($601.3 million) by Ireland’s privacy regulator for sending user data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) — which leads on privacy oversight for TikTok in the EU — said Friday, May 2, 2025, that TikTok infringed the bloc’s GDPR data protection law over transfers of European…
The Minority Caucus has rejected the suspension of 3 members of their party over Appointments Committee chaos and demands an immediate reversal of the decision made by the Speaker of Parliament. On January 31, 2025, the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, announced the suspension of four Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Appointment Committee…
Tax Partner at PwC Ghana, Abeiku Gyan-Quansah has supported government’s commitment to review Ghana’s current Value Added Tax (VAT) system to encourage more businesses pay their taxes. Describing the present VAT system as terrible, Mr. Gyan-Quansah urged the Finance Minister to capitalize on the current goodwill enjoyed by the government to make drastic changes in…
