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02 Aug

Go For The Money – Nigerians Charge At Victor Osimhen To Accept €1m A Week Deal From Saudi Club

Wontumi2SportsVictor Osimhen

Nigerians on social media have advised Victor Osimhen to accept Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal's lucrative €1 million-a-week deal. Many believe the offer is a life-changing deal, hence, Osimhen should follow in the footsteps of his Super Eagles teammate, Odoin Ighalo Hilal, and accept the deal. The Nigerian forward could earn €52 million a year if he agrees to join the Saudi Pro League side. According to Sky Sports, Hilal also submitted €140 million as a transfer fee to Napoli. Meanwhile, Italian outlet Il Mattino claims both the player and Napoli have rejected the offer. The Italian side who are…

02 Aug

How I Landed Black Stars Job – Chris Hughton Details, Refutes Gabby Otchere-Darko’s Alleged Influence

Wontumi2SportsChris Hughton

The persistent narrative around the appointment of Chris Hughton as Black Stars coach is the allegation that it was a government decision imposed on the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Leading member of the New Patriotic Party and relative of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has been mentioned as the man who orchestrated the appointment of Chris Hughton as head coach of the Black Stars. But in his narration of how he landed the role, Chris Hughton appears to have absolved the government and to an extent Gabby Otchere-Darko of any influence in his appointment. Speaking on TalkSports,…

02 Aug

I Declined GFA’s Invitation To Attend The Launch Of The Ghana Football DNA – Oti Akenteng

Wontumi2SportsOti Akenteng

Former Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Francis Oti Akenteng, says has revealed he turned down an invitation from the GFA to attend the launch of the Ghana Football Philosophy (DNA). He explains that he declined the invitation because he didn’t play a part in the documentation of the philosophy despite his experience. The GFA launched the philosophy weeks ago with hopes that it will define how Ghana plays football at all levels. “I was even invited for the launch of the football DNA but I didn’t attend the event because I didn’t contribute to it despite the…

02 Aug

‘I Can Never Become A Coach’ – Samuel Inkoom

Wontumi2SportsSamuel Inkoom

Hearts of Oak defender Samuel Inkoom has revealed that he can never become a coach after he retires from football. The former Black Stars right back believes coaching is not for everyone and it is not a venture he wants to go into. He added that being a football legend does not guarantee you will become a good coach. "I said to myself that I will not be a coach and I can never be a coach. I am saying this because it is not every player who played football who can be a coach," he told 3 Sports. "There…

02 Aug

YouStart: Over 26,000 Persons Received Business Advisory Support

Wontumi2Businessyoustart

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that the government’s YouStart initiative has benefited 26,626 individuals across the nation since its launch last year. The initiative aims to provide participants with entrepreneurial skills, investment readiness tools, as well as coaching and mentoring services. “To equip participants with entrepreneurial skills, investment readiness tools as well as coaching and mentoring services under the YouStart initiative, 26,626 persons nationwide have received business advisory support services since its launch last year,” the minister said as he presented the 2023 mid-year budget review Monday, July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme has also been…

02 Aug

Bank Of Ghana Explains What Caused Over GH¢60 Billion Loss In 2022

Wontumi2BusinessBank of Ghana

The Bank of Ghana reported a Loss of GH¢60.8 billion. What is driving this huge loss: The main reason for this huge loss is the impairment of the holding of marketable Government stocks and non-marketable instruments of Government all being held in the books of the Bank of Ghana. This stock of Government instruments has been built over the years. In addition, the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG’s) exposure to COCOBOD, which has been built over the years, was also impaired. As we all know, the Government of Ghana embarked on both domestic and external debt restructuring. The holdings of Government instruments and COCOBOD exposures…

02 Aug

See The Various Prices For Government’s Affordable Housing Project At Pokuase

Wontumi2BusinessAffordable Housing Project

On Tuesday August 2, 2023, government cut sod for the commencement of works on the National Affordable Housing Project at a site located at Pokuase. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo speaking at the launch said the project is the first of its kind undertaken by his government since assuming office in 2017. The project will however comprise of a total of 14,000 affordable housing units to be developed by private developers to address Ghana’s housing deficit which is around 2.0 million units. As part of the project, the Ministry of Works and Housing and the Affordable Housing Programme has committed to providing…

02 Aug

Government Bets Recovery On Increased Domestic Production

Wontumi2BusinessKen Ofori-Atta

Government’s efforts to return the economy to normalcy remain centred on increasing domestic production capacity, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said. The minister’s remark came on the back of his assurances of the government pursuing a robust growth strategy within the limited fiscal space during his presentation of the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. Mr. Ofori-Atta, who admitted that 2022 was the most difficult year for him as a finance minister because the country went through dire periods of economic uncertainties and despondency, maintained confidence in the path to recovery. “2022 was the most difficult…

02 Aug

Tamale High Court Acquits Savelugu MP Of Firearm Charges

Wontumi2NewsAlhaji Jacob Iddrisu

Member of Parliament (MP) for Savelugu constituency, Alhaji Jacob Iddrisu, has been freed by the Tamale high court on all counts of criminal charges against him, citinewsroom reports. He was accused of having in his possession firearms after the 2020 presidential elections which sparked an outrage among his constituents. The MP was charged with illegal possession of firearms and has been battling the case in court since 2020. The legal action was necessitated by the death of a young girl during a shooting incident at the office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Savelugu in the Northern Region. Northern regional police…

02 Aug

There Are Over 100,000 People Living With And Spreading HIV Without Knowing It – AIDS Commission Boss

Wontumi2NewsDr Kyeremeh Atuahene, Ghana AIDS Commission

There are over 100,000 persons who are unknowingly living with HIV and possibly spreading it around, the Ghana AIDS Commission has stated. This, the Director General of the Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, said, is a representation of 28% of persons in Ghana living with the virus. “More than 28% of people living with HIV still do not know their HIV status because they have not tested. That represents about 100,000 people. They are spreading it unknowingly and that is not the best,” he said, according to a report by myjoyonline.com. Dr. Atuahene further called on all citizens to make it…