Al Hilal make €140m bid for Napoli’s Victor Osimhen

Al Hilal make €140m bid for Napoli’s Victor Osimhen

Al Hilal have made an offer worth €140m (£120.3m) to Napoli for striker Victor Osimhen, with wages on offer in the region of £1m per week. The Saudi Pro League club have already had a bid of €300m (£259m) for Paris St-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe accepted this summer – although the player declined to meet with […]

Twitter restores Kanye West’s account after ban

Twitter restores Kanye West's account after ban

Kanye West’s account has been reinstated on Twitter after an almost eight-month ban over offensive tweets. The US rapper, known as Ye, was accused of violating the platform’s rules prohibiting incitement to violence. He has not posted anything new since returning to the site, which owner Elon Musk has rebranded to X. Ye’s account now […]

We have together as a nation, turned the corner- Minister of Finance raps MPs

IMF bailout: Government meets second release conditions

By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says Ghana is currently making modest gains in turning the illing economy around after experiencing severe economic hardship in 2022. Mr. Speaker, eight months ago, I presented the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government- ‘NKABOM’ Budget. At the time, the economy was going through […]

2022 has been the most brutal year for me as Ghana’s Finance Minister- Ofori-Atta

Second tranche IMF loan: Ghana gets green light

By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, revealed that the 2022 financial year has been the most brutal year for him as the manager of Ghana’s public purse as well as the country. Presenting the 2023 mid-year budget review in Parliament, today, Monday, July 31, 2023, Mr. the Minister for Finance explained […]

Court restrains Australian Owned Company, Cassius Mining Ltd., from arbitration overseas 

Court

By Beatrice Oppon  The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra has restrained Australian-owned mining company Cassius Mining Limited from instituting or pursuing any arbitration outside Ghana under the Prospecting Licence Agreement dated December 28, 2016. Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame filed an application at the Commercial Court for an order to stop the […]

Economy showing signs of recovery- Ken Ofori-Atta

Economy showing signs of recovery- Ken Ofori-Atta

By Seli Baisie Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has stated the country is currently witnessing significant progress in its efforts to revitalize the economy after enduring significant economic difficulties in 2022. During the presentation of the 2023 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on July 31, Mr. Ofori-Atta emphasized that the government’s strategies and initiatives are […]

Kpone Polyclinic records average of two Stroke cases weekly

Stroke

By Edith Atiaka Eshun The Kpone Polyclinic records at least two stroke cases a week. According to a Medical Officer at the Polyclinic, Dr. Oman Albert Teye, with hypertension being the major underlying risk factor for stroke, the trend of hypertension and diabetes cases in the Polyclinic’s Out Patient Department records is alarming. He said […]

GBC celebrates 88 years Today

GBC

By Erica Baffloe The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), is 88 years old today. A pacesetter in the broadcasting space, the GBC is a force to be reckoned with in Ghana’s media space. The corporation has been a shining example, which has paved the way for other media houses to follow suit. At 88 years old, […]

‘Syp and Soak Poetry’ show held in Accra

Poetry

Ghanaians, in the past, have shown much interest in poetry as a form of entertainment and education. Many occasions could not happen without a poetry recital, either by adults or children. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said today, as this aesthetic and rhythmic quality of language has seen a sharp decline. To bring back the […]

Ghana to host ECOWAS Parliament at Winneba in September 2023

ECOWAS

By Rachel Quartey Ghana will for the second time host the Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament at Winneba in September 2023. The Leader of Ghana’s Delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, announced this to the media after a joint delocalized meeting in Monrovia, Liberia. The move, […]