[ads1]The Youth and Sports Minister, Isaac Kwame Asiamah has urged the youth of the country to use their energies purposefully towards the development of the country. He disclosed that the youth are the bulwark of our economic, social, political and sporting success. He has therefore appealed to them to use their knowledge, energies and time wisely for the development of the country.[ads2] He asked them to reject any offer to be violent rather they should be the agents of development in all their communities and the country as a whole. The Minister who also doubles as the Member of Parliament…
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[ads1] By J. Jarpa Dawuni, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for African Women in Law. Women of Africa are increasingly demonstrating their resilience in global leadership, financial institutions, international criminal law, the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Criminal Court to name a few. But there is more that needs to be done— the November 11, 2020 elections to the bench of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provides a unique opportunity for member-states of the African Union to once again demonstrate their support for gender equality by supporting the candidature of Judge Julia Sebutinde of Uganda—the first and…
[ads2]Renaissance Sportive De Berkane has been crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions, clinching their first continental title in the club’s history. The Moroccan club beat Egyptians Pyramids 1-0 in Sunday’s final at Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat. Burkinabi defender Youssoufa Dayou was behind the only goal of the Moroccans after 15 minutes. “Last years’ experience in the same competition taught us a lot of lessons,” left-back Mohamed Aziz. “This year we have fought until we reached the final game which reminded us of the last season’s final that we lost in Egypt against Zamalek on penalties. As you have seen, we…
[ads1]The Ghana Rugby Football Union have conducted multiple Coronavirus tests for their players and officials ahead of the new season. Since the outbreak of the devastating disease, Ghana Rugby is regarded as the leading sports Federation helping the government in the fight against the pandemic. As part of measures in the fight against the pandemic, Ghana Rugby has been conducting multiple tests on its members since the outbreak of the disease. A test was conducted for all card bearing Ghana Rugby members (Players and Officials) in March and since then has continued through till now. Speaking exclusively to this portal,…
[ads1]President and Board Chairman of the Ghana Rugby Union, Herbert Mensah has revealed his office stands in solidarity with the people of Nigeria following protests over EndSars which has caused several lost of lives and properties. The people of Nigeria took to the streets starting October 8, 2020 to protest against Nigeria’s controversial police unit called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars).[ads2] The protests turned bloody on Tuesday, October 20, after armed uniformed officers reportedly opened fire on protestors at the commercial hub of Lagos. News from Nigeria’s Punch newspaper claims, about 43 protesters and six policemen lost their lives in…
[ads1]Rugby is a physical contact sport and demands excellent conditioning regarding the power, fitness, strength, agility and speed. Players need to be equipped with these abilities which the professional Rugby Union place a heavy emphasis on these to be in shape to meet the demands of the top-level competitions. These have to be taught by a top-level Strength and Conditioning coach who have in-depth knowledge about the game. Ghana was lacking these though competing very well at competitions.[ads2] It was evident when Ghana defeated Mauritius in the finals of the 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup held at the Nduom Sports…
[ads1]GENEVA/DAKAR – African trade experts have called for the swift implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to lift Africa out of an economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Speaking at a trade forum in Dakar, Senegal, AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene said that the pandemic had, for the first time in 25 years, caused a contraction of GDP of between 2 to 5% in sub-Saharan Africa. “This decline will manifest itself in reduced exports and loss of employment, among other challenges,’ said Mr. Mene. ‘However, it is projected that the implementation of the AfCFTA will boost intra-Africa trade by…
[ads1]A group by the name ‘Nana Mma’ have begun mobilizing support for the ruling New Patriotic Party in the forthcoming general elections. The group are graduates and beneficiaries of the NPP’s flagship policy free Senior High School. Based in Asawase in Kumasi of the Ashanti Region, the group started as a WhatsApp platform with a few members before turning into a network of first-time voters with over 200 members campaigning for the NPP.[ads2] At the recent campaign launch of the NPP in the Asawase Constituency, the group displayed social skills aimed at wooing their peers to vote for the party.…
[ads1]The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has detailed projects executed by the ruling NPP government within four years in power. This is a respond to former President John Mahama that the NPP government has done nothing with the loans acquired from the last four years. Responding to John Mahama, Dr. Bawumia has detailed various projects that the NPP government has undertaken since assuming power in 2016. According to Dr. Bawumia, the NPP government has invested in 18,891 projects across all 260 districts of which 10,153 have been completed while 8,738 are still ongoing. On his Facebook page, Dr. Bawumia wrote…
[ads1]An advertisement on a giant billboard endorsing the free Senior High School policy initiated by President Akufo-Addo has sparked an unease discussion on various social media platforms. The emotional advertisement has a school girl on the billboard pleading with Ghanaians to give Akufo-Addo another four-year term to continue running the affairs of the country as President. Details has not been given as to the whereabout of this billboard but social media commentaries suggest that it is somewhere in the country. The Free Senior High School (Free SHS) education policy in Ghana was a government initiative introduced in the 2017 September Presidential…