Standard Chartered, the primary sponsor of Liverpool, has been charged in the US with handling billion-dollar transactions for terrorist organizations’ financiers. Based on these allegations, a former Standard Chartered bank executive filed a lawsuit in New York, claiming the bank violated Iranian sanctions by engaging in over $100 billion worth of transactions between 2008 and 2013. That is far more than Standard Chartered acknowledged in 2012, when they settled a criminal case involving money laundering and avoided prosecution. In 2019, they acknowledged another violation in a different case, which resulted in the bank having to pay fines to US and…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
A tragedy occurred in Somanya when a car crashed into a river, injuring about ten students from Yilo Krobo Senior High School and Somanya Senior High School. One person was reported dead. The car carrying students from both schools went off the road and into the river, which is how the incident happened. The catastrophic accident was caused by the driver seemingly losing control of the vehicle, according to eyewitnesses. Emergency personnel were on the scene in a flash and put forth great effort to extricate the injured students from the debris. After being taken to a nearby hospital, the…
The Sun reports that Eddie Nketiah, an attacker, will be sold by Arsenal during the summer transfer window, despite not being happy about it. The Gunners must sell players to make money, which will reduce their summer transfer budget. As a result, they’re ready to sacrifice the youth academy striker. Right now, Fulham has the best chance of signing Nketiah in the summer. They are prepared to pay the striker a whopping £30 million as well. But the Cottagers face stiff competition for him. Wolves are also interested in the English forward and Everton are looking at a possible loan…
Stephen Appiah, a former midfielder for Fenerbahce and Ghana, thinks Jose Mourinho’s arrival at the team will greatly improve the Turkish Super League. Appiah expressed his excitement about Mourinho’s move to Turkey. Appiah had a successful career in Europe and a memorable stint with Fenerbahce. He remarked on how Mourinho’s eccentric personality and well-known coaching style would fit in well with Turkey’s ardent football culture and the ardent Fenerbahce supporters. “I am very happy about this because the fans of Fenerbahce are insane. Mourinho’s personality will mesh perfectly with the team. Appiah told rg.org that the Turkish Super League as…
On Tuesday, local authorities in South Africa’s eastern coast announced that at least eighteen people had perished in floods brought on by intense rainfall. A spokesman for the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, which was severely affected by the floods, told AFP that at least seven people had perished in the Eastern Cape province. The provincial government in neighboring KwaZulu-Natal said at least 11 people have died in and around the port city of Durban. More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from Nelson Mandela Bay, notably from makeshift homes in the municipality’s slums. An appeal for blankets, food, and clothing…
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced two retired soldiers and nine other individuals who robbed a gold-buying company at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region to 252 years in prison with hard labor. Former soldier Emmanuel Tetteh, also known as “Rocky Study,” is employed as a private security guard while his colleague Samuel Agbadoku is out of work. Private security guard Isaac Adjei, fetish priest Frank Afavi, alias “Hero,” kente weaver Yaw Adzevi, and driver Anthony Ayivie Kwame Senyo, alias “Shoto,” were all given 17 years in prison. The remaining individuals were given 25 years each: farmer Dickson Kumedzro, also…
A mine collapse in Galkogo village, in the Shiroro local government area of Niger State, Nigeria, has resulted in the confirmed death of one person. As of Monday evening, thirty more people, including the mine manager, Alhaji Ibrahim Ishyaku, were still stranded in the collapsed mine. Six more people were rescued from the collapsed mine with “serious injuries,” according to a report from the area. The mine was owned by “African Minerals and Logistics Limited,” according to Alhaji Abdullahi Baba Arah, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), who confirmed this on Tuesday. Rescuers had to…
Omari Forson, 19, is expected to leave Manchester United this summer after declining the team’s last contract offer. After more than six months of talks, Forson’s contract expires on June 30. His representatives have informed United that Forson will be moving on to a new team this summer. Owing to his advanced age, United should receive a development fee from whichever team he plays for next. Erik ten Hag and the coaching staff will take a hit because they oversaw Forson’s promotion to the first team in the previous campaign. When the young player entered the game off the bench…
Regarding the demolition of a building at Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central region that belonged to former Black Stars player Kissi Boateng, a suspected land guard has been taken into custody. The police are currently pursuing two more people who are fugitives. Mr. Boateng disclosed in an interview with Adom News that he registered the land after purchasing it from the Gomoa Nyanyano chief in 2015. In addition, he paid 21st Century Construction and the Gomoa Fetteh stool after they asserted their ownership of the identical piece of land. It was not until 2023, according…
FIFA judges decided that Emilio Nsue, who finished as a top goalscorer in the African Cup of Nations five months ago, was not qualified to represent Equatorial Guinea during his eleven-year international career. FIFA has released a comprehensive decision outlining the reasons behind the disciplinary committee’s decision to remove Equatorial Guinea’s two victories from their November 2026 World Cup qualifying matches last month. The 34-year-old Nsue scored in 1-0 victories over Namibia and Liberia in both contests; however, he never received official FIFA approval to move from Spain to Equatorial Guinea. Nsue participated in an Under-21 European Championship while representing…