[ads1]APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, presents the second annual APO Group African Women in Media Award set to recognise, celebrate and empower African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. The Award will be bestowed to the winner at the 6th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) Virtual Conference and Awards hosted on 2-3 December 2020, with the theme ‘Reimagining Business & Rebuilding Better.’ AWIEF’s prestigious annual event is a platform that sees global thought leaders, industry experts, policymakers, academics, development organisations and investors gather to dialogue, connect, network, share, collaborate and…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
[ads1]As part of its mandate of coordinating the packaging and distribution of food and other aid to people in developing nations to relieve hunger, US based Rise Against Hunger partnered Ghanaian NGO, Future Child of Africa Foundation to donate to two institutions in the Western Region. The two non-governmental organizations donated food consumables to Charles Angel Academy at Anoe, a suburb in Sekondi as well as New Convent and Divine Preparatory School and Orphanage Home at Mpohor all in the Western Region. Aside the donations, the two non-governmental organizations fed over 250 pupils of the two institutions with cooked meals…
[ads5]Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Ghanaians not to pay attention to ‘incompetent’ John Dramani Mahama who is staging a come back as President ‘to destroy the good things Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo has begun.’ Addressing the Chiefs and people of Wassa Atobiasie in the Wassa East District on Wednesday as part of his two days working visit to the Western Region, Dr. Bawumia laments that the December 7th 2020 election is about the future of Ghana and all who wish Ghana well must join in the call to retain the Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo and the NPP government…
[ads5]It was all joy and bliss when President Akufo-Addo landed at the Upper East Region’s Bolga to begin a two-day tour in the region. Having toured the likes of Ashanti, Western Regions, the President will continue his nationwide tour in the Upper East Region to commission, and inspect on-going projects in the region. Officially the tour is expected to begin on Wednesday, October 7 according to the itinerary from the Region’s Coordinating Council. But the inhabitants couldn’t hold their joy when President Akufo-Addo landed in Bolga to begin the tour as thousands trooped to welcome the President to the region.[ads4]…
[ads5]Former Asante Kotoko Executive Chairman, Herbert Mensah has pleaded with Arsenal fans to be patient with their new signing Thomas Partey. The Ghanaian midfielder has joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid after the English Premier League outfit triggered his release clause of €45 million. He completed the deal on last Monday after a successful medicals and expected to make his debut after the FIFA international break.[ads4] Many are expecting the Black Stars deputy skipper to outshine at Arsenal considering his spectacular performance for Atletico Madrid in the Spanish laliga. But Herbert Mensah who is now the President and Board chairman of…
[ads5]Pay-TV service operator StarTimes will broadcast live this year’s Sports Writers’ Association of Ghana (SWAG) awards slated for October 10, 2020. The SWAG Awards which is in the 45th edition is the longest-running sports awards and is set to confer honours on over 30 sportsmen and women in the country. Official broadcaster of the Ghana Premier league, StarTimes is partnering the event by way of sponsorship, a sponsorship package of cash plus pay tv decoders to support the event.[ads4] As part of the sponsorship package, StarTimes will beam the awards night scheduled to take place at the Swiss Spirit Alisa…
[ads5]The Government of the Republic of Liberia (GOL) and Ghanaian carrier Goldstar Air (GSA) has signed a strategic partnership to revive the National Airline of the country. The New National carrier of the Republic of Liberia has been named and branded as LONE STAR AIR (Wings Of Liberia) and will initially be flying to eleven West African destinations from Monrovia, namely Accra, Abuja, Lagos, Abidjan, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry, Dakar, Ouagadougou, Bissau and Sao Tome. The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Oppong Weah is keen to create more jobs for the citizens of Liberia by…
[ads1]The Western Region – one of the historic and resourceful regions in Ghana, is more than ready to witness this first ever major and competitive marathon. The marathon, which is expected to cover a distance of 21 kilometers (half marathon) would be part of the activities marking the ever popular Ankos Festival, also known as “Taadi Bronya” held in December annually for over 10years. The Sekondi-Takoradi Marathon, an initiative of Medivents Consult and Total Marketing & Tours Limited shall be under the distinguished endorsement of the Western Regional Minister Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.[ads4] According to the organisers of the marathon,…
[ads5]Former president of the Sports Writers’ Association of Ghana (SWAG), Mr. Joe Aggrey has been honoured with the SWAG President Award whilst Mr. Oteng Aboagye, former general secretary of the Ghana Athletics Association received a meritorious award at the 45th edition of the annual SWAG Awards. Hon. Joe Aggrey, a celebrated, an illustrious and worshipful son of sports of the land, an honorable and elevated Patron of the Sports Writers’ Association of Ghana (SWAG) was decorated with the SWAG President’s Award for his dedication to the course of SWAG.[ads4] As a founding member of SWAG some 52 years ago, Hon.…
[ads5]The Asamoah Gyan Foundation has activated a hunt for raw and upcoming tennis stars in the Ghanaian capital Accra. The leading African World Cup scorer with six goals over three World Cup Finals, is renowned in his native Ghana for pushing for the development and promotion of other sports other than football. The launch of the tennis talent hunt is in collaboration with other partners and sponsors including iMax Media (Max FM/TV) G-Unit Tennis Club, Babolat Tennis and TECNO Mobile. Other sponsors include IPMC, Kanzo Restaurant, Nii Plant Logistics, Royal Senchi and Cheezzy Pizza.[ads2] The 37 Military Officers Mess Tennis…