The Dallas Mavericks chose Cooper Flagg as their top selection during the NBA draft. The 18-year-old basketball player becomes the second-youngest athlete ever taken first overall. LeBron James holds the record as the youngest when Cleveland selected him during 2003. Dallas earned the first pick after winning the lottery despite having just a 1.8 percent chance. The team finished tenth place during the Western Conference season.
Flagg expressed his excitement about joining the professional league. The young athlete played guard and forward positions for Duke University last season. His college performance helped the team reach the NCAA Final Four tournament. Flagg averaged impressive numbers during his freshman year with 19.2 points...
Hearts of Oak will compete at the Eko International Cup when the tournament begins July 6 across Nigeria. The Accra club faces tough competition from Benin's Dadje FC, Nigeria's Remo Stars and two-time African champions Enyimba FC. The pre-season event gives the Phobians a chance to prepare for the 2025-26 Ghana Premier League campaign. Head coach Didi Dramani will use the matches to evaluate new players and build team chemistry. The tournament also helps players regain match fitness before domestic competition starts.
Club sources say the team plans to arrive at Lagos during early July for their first group match. Hearts of Oak returns to international pre-season competition after missing such opportunities recently. The club wants to...
Ghana defender Gideon Mensah wants his national team to stay sharp during their final World Cup qualifying matches. The Black Stars control Group I with 15 points from six games. Their recent victories against Chad and Madagascar strengthened their position at the top of the standings. The team aims to reach the 2026 tournament that will take place across the United States, Canada and Mexico. These results have boosted confidence about securing qualification.
The squad will return to competition during September for two crucial fixtures. They face Chad and Mali in matches that could determine their tournament fate. Their qualifying campaign ends during October with games against Central African Republic and Comoros. Mensah believes the...
Ghana defender Gideon Mensah praised newcomers who played for the Black Stars during their recent Unity Cup matches in the United Kingdom. Coach Otto Addo brought several young players into the squad for the four-nation tournament at Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium. The four-time African champions finished third after defeating Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 following an opening loss to Nigeria. Mensah appeared in both games and highlighted the strong performances from fresh talent. The experienced defender emphasized how impressed he felt with the new additions to the national team.
Caleb Yirenkyi earned special recognition from Mensah for his outstanding display during the competition. The young player adapted well despite not competing...
Mobile money fraud threatens Ghana's digital economy as criminals steal millions from users. MTN launched the service in 2009 to help people without bank accounts make financial transactions through their phones. The platform serves over 74 million registered users across developing countries. More than 80 percent of Ghana's economy operates without formal banking systems. People depend on mobile money for daily financial needs.
Fraudsters target mobile money accounts using sophisticated schemes to withdraw funds without permission. Police report receiving more than 2,000 complaints about unauthorized transactions. Criminal investigators have identified suspects who steal up to 50,000 cedis daily through illegal activities. One suspect...
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park praised Ghana's government for bringing back Founder's Day on September 21. Parliament passed the National Holidays and Commemorative Days Amendment Bill to make this happen. Dr Collins Rawlings Nunyonameh leads the memorial park as acting executive director. He released a statement calling the move a win for truth and fairness. The decision honors Dr Kwame Nkrumah as Ghana's real founder.
Memorial park officials said other people helped Ghana gain independence but Nkrumah stands above all others. His push for immediate self-rule motivated the entire nation and inspired Africa to reject colonial control. Guinea's former President Sekou Toure once said critics who tried to shame Nkrumah only made him more...
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa accused a former ambassador of creating illegal financial deals. Hajia Alima Mahama signed a contract with Fred Kwarteng on January 1, 2023. Kwarteng worked as an IT officer at Ghana's embassy in Washington. The minister said this deal cost the government money. Officials dismissed Kwarteng from his job.
Ablakwa spoke to reporters Thursday in Accra about the contract problems. He said the agreement never ends and has no way to stop it. The minister called this arrangement against the law. Embassy workers first questioned Kwarteng about his actions in November 2019. Kwarteng claimed he was testing a new system.
The IT officer created a scheme that moved visa and passport money...
A woman died Thursday morning at Ho Main Lorry Station near the Metro Mass Transit area. Olivia Viza was around 28 years old and came from Hohoe. Workers found her body during early morning hours at the busy transport hub. Station employees contacted her family using her mobile phone. Relatives arrived later and confirmed who she was.
Viza had traveled from Kpando that same morning on a commercial bus. She reached Ho just before her death occurred at the main terminal. Emergency medical workers from Ghana National Ambulance Service rushed to help her. Doctors at Ho Teaching Hospital declared her dead upon arrival. The exact time of death remains unclear.
Hospital staff moved her body to the morgue for examination. Medical experts will...
The Bible Society of Ghana held a special meeting for teenage girls from 15 junior high schools. Students from Savelugu Municipality learned about preventing early pregnancy. The group also taught girls how to make beads as a useful skill. Traditional leaders and health workers joined the event. School officials attended the educational program.
Reverend Atia Anara Charles leads the Bible Society in the Northern Region. He wants to start a new program called Teens Trauma Programme. The program will help teenagers deal with mental health problems. Charles believes bead making will keep girls busy during free time. He thinks productive activities prevent dangerous behaviors.
A representative spoke for Sahakpal Naa about teenage...
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