Japan’s Olympics Minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada, has publicly apologised after arriving three minutes late to a parliamentary meeting on Thursday. Opposition MPs said his tardiness showed disrespect for his office and boycotted a meeting of the budget committee for five hours in protest. They have been highly critical of Mr Sakurada after a series of gaffes. Last week, he said he ...

President Akufo-Addo has made a passionate plea to members of the Ghana Armed Forces to be mindful of their investment choices describing as unrealistic investment offers that promise high returns. The the President made the appeal when he addressed Service Chiefs, Officers and Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces at the Burma Hall at the Burma Camp on the 22nd ...

Former Education Minister, Mr Lee Ocran is dead. Family sources told Graphic Online that the former High Commissioner to South Africa and ex-MP for Jomoro passed on shortly before midnight Thursday at his residence in Accra. A National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, Mr Ocran was said to have battled with ill health in the days leading to his passing away. ...

The clients of Menzgold Ghana Limited have been handed a lifeline in their quest to recoup their deposits from the troubled gold dealership firm. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta during an interaction with officers of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) at the Burma Camp in Accra on Friday, February 22, assured the officers that the assets of Menzgold ...

Former president John Mahama is winning the opposition National Democratic Congress’ flagbearership election by a whopping 93%, former Youth and Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye has said. The NDC is heading to the polls Saturday February 23 to elect a flagbearer ahead of the 2020 elections. Mahama is battling six others including Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin and ...

The NDC Holland Chapter in The Netherlands has endorsed former President, John Mahama as the most qualified person to lead the NDC into election 2020. The endorsement of the over sea’s branch of the party comes shortly before the flagbearership election of the NDC, slated for Saturday, February 23, 2019 at various centres across the country. A statement from the ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that about GHC200 million of depositors cash is held up at the collapsed gold dealership firm Menzgold. According to Mr. Ofori Atta, the government is aiming to sell confiscated assets of the firm in order to pay its aggrieved customers. “I think we have come up with the realisation that maybe over 200 million ...

Ghana assistant coach Maxwell Konadu has been sacked from his position with just four months to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghanasoccernet.com insiders close to Ghana FA Normalisation Committee have revealed. His position will be taken by the assistant coach of Danish side Nordsjaelland, Masud Didi Dramani, who will join Ibrahim Tanko on the bench of the team at ...

Livingstone Este Satekla stage name Stoneybwoy on Efie Kwanso a drive time show hosted by Jerry Justice on the air waves of Adom106.3FM, reveals Ghana’s versatile actress and socialist Lydia Forson was the only celebrity present at his first album launch. Rated on the global music scene as one of the best reggae dancehall exports from Africa, The multiple award ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was fined £45,000 ($59,000) by the Football Association on Thursday for suggesting referee Kevin Friend had favoured West Ham in his side’s 1-1 draw at the London Stadium earlier this month. Klopp, whose side are currently second on goal difference in the Premier League behind Manchester City, said he thought Friend realised he should have ruled ...