Month: January 2023

Gabrielle Union ‘Felt Entitled’ To Infidelity During First Marriage
06 Jan

Gabrielle Union ‘Felt Entitled’ To Infidelity During First Marriage

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Gabrielle Union is sharing more about her first marriage that she describes as “dysfunctional from day one.” During a recent conversation on the podcast “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard,” the actress and author talked about being married to former professional football player Chris Howard, whom she divorced in 2006 after five years of marriage. Shepard mentioned feeling guilty about his own past infidelities and Union allowed that she was not “getting wife of the year awards” when it came to her marriage to the ex-Jacksonville Jaguars player. “In my first marriage, neither one of us felt like the marriage should…
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Women’s FA Cup: Ampem Darkoa Host Dormaa Candy In Round Of 64 Stage
06 Jan

Women’s FA Cup: Ampem Darkoa Host Dormaa Candy In Round Of 64 Stage

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The Women's FA Cup round of 64 stage draw was held today in Accra with holders Ampem Darkoa Ladies drawn to host Dormaa Candy Soccer Ace. In other interesting pairings, last year's losing finalists Hasaacas Ladies will welcome Fiase Golden Royals to the Gyandu Park while 2016 Champions Police Ladies will engage lower-tier Ideal Ladies in another clash. Army Ladies, a losing semi-finalist last year will also travel to play Jonina Ladies while Dynamite Ladies will host Fabulous Ladies. The round of 64 stage will be played between January 13-23, 2023. Draw Explaining the modalities before the draw yesterday, the…
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There Will Be Lots Of Divorce, Lose Of Wealth & Accidents In 2023- Jhana Caksus Das
06 Jan

There Will Be Lots Of Divorce, Lose Of Wealth & Accidents In 2023- Jhana Caksus Das

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Life coach and spiritual Analyst, Jhana Caksus Das, has predicted a lot of divorces, strokes and lose of wealth this year. According to him, many people will be losing their wealth this year as there will be sudden deaths too all over. "This year, a lot more people will be losing their wealth. There will be sudden deaths likewise series of accidents and marital conflicts. It's against this background that the divorce rate in the country will increase. Moreso, it will involve big celebrities across the world- people who are well-known in society", he told Kwaku Dawuro in an exclusive…
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Former Ghana Striker Prince Tagoe Granted GH¢100k Bail Over Fraud
06 Jan

Former Ghana Striker Prince Tagoe Granted GH¢100k Bail Over Fraud

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An Accra Circuit Court trying former Black Stars player, Prince Tagoe for alleged fraud has granted him a ¢100,000 bail with three sureties, one of whom should be a civil servant. The Court presided over by Mr Samuel Bright Acquah and ordered that one of the sureties could be justified with a landed property. The former player has paid ¢129,000 out of the $40,000 which is equivalent to ¢265,200 on the charge of defrauding by false pretence. A former footballer, Mr George Antwi Boateng, is the complainant. Tagoe has since denied the offence. Detective Chief Inspector Agartha Abena Asantewaa earlier…
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Isaac Dogboe To Fight For Vacant WBO Featherweight Title?
06 Jan

Isaac Dogboe To Fight For Vacant WBO Featherweight Title?

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Former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super bantamweight champion, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe is in line to fight for a vacant WBO featherweight title if the belt is declared vacant by the sanctioning body. Dogboe (24-2, 15 KOs) secured a shot at the title after a split decision victory over Joet Gonzalez last July. The 28-year-old hard-hitting fighter is yet to return to the ring after that career-defining win over Gonzalez and could be ordered to face an opponent for the WBO featherweight title in the coming months. The Ghanaian’s chances of becoming a two-division world champion are on course after…
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Swiss Nora Häuptle Appointed Black Queens Coach
06 Jan

Swiss Nora Häuptle Appointed Black Queens Coach

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Nora Häuptle as the head coach of the senior national women’s team, Black Queens. Nora, a 39-year-old former Swiss International, is expected to be in charge of the Queens as they prepare to begin preparations towards the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the third edition of the WAFU Zone B Women's Cup of Nations 2023 in March/April this year. The Swiss will be assisted by Joyce Boatey-Agyei, a Physical Education tutor and former Coach of the Girls U-15 national team with Aboagye Dacosta, trainer of Women’s Premier League club, Ashtown…
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Businesses Yet To Apply New VAT Rate
06 Jan

Businesses Yet To Apply New VAT Rate

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Although the new Value Added Tax (VAT) rate has taken effect, some businesses in Accra are yet to apply the new rate of 15 per cent on the value of goods and services offered. A visit to some shopping centres in parts of Accra revealed that the businesses were using the old standard VAT rate of 12.5 per cent instead of the new rate which was passed by Parliament in the Appropriation Bill. Some of the shops visited included ShopRite, Telefonica, Barcelos, Mall Pharmacy and Banana Home. The government reviewed upwards the Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 per cent…
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I Didn’t Mean Every Ghanaian Youth Is Sleeping But… – McDan Responds
06 Jan

I Didn’t Mean Every Ghanaian Youth Is Sleeping But… – McDan Responds

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McDan Group of Companies, Mr Daniel McKorley, has clarified his recent comments about the lack of seriousness of the Ghanaian youth. Mr McKorley alias McDan had suggested in an interview that the country was not developing at a rapid pace because the youth “sleep too much”. “The youth of these days sleep too much and that is the problem we have been treated with kids’ gloves and this whole country, especially the youth, is becoming a begging nation and we have to get rid of that,” McDan said on Joy FM’s Super Morning…
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Ghana Business Activity Downturn Softens On Cedi Rally, IMF Deal
06 Jan

Ghana Business Activity Downturn Softens On Cedi Rally, IMF Deal

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A downswing in business activity in Ghana may be softening after a staff-level funding agreement with the International Monetary Fund caused the cedi to rally, easing price pressures that have plagued industry for more than a year. The Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by S&P Global, which measures the performance of the private sector economy, inched up to 47 in December, from 44.9 in November, but remained below the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction for a 11th straight month. “Although business conditions remained challenging for companies in Ghana at the end of 2022, there were some tentative signs that the…
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Businesses May Delay Expansion Programmes In 2023 Until IMF Deal Is Finalised – Economist
06 Jan

Businesses May Delay Expansion Programmes In 2023 Until IMF Deal Is Finalised – Economist

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Economist, Dr. Patrick Asuming is of the view that businesses may delay in investing in the first quarter of the year to observe the conclusions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme before increasing financial inflows. This, he said could slow economic activities if government does not move quickly to boost investor confidence. Speaking to Joy Business, Dr. Asuming stated that financial institutions may also react by tightening financing to the private sector. He explained that the phenomenon should be expected as businesses always look at government projections to plan. “I think overall, businesses will probably want to put on…
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