Top 5 Unpopular Tourist Destinations in Ghana That Will Blow You Away
BONWIRE, Ashanti region This place is about 18km North-East of Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana and is famous for the production (weaving) of Kente. It is popularly said to be the best known of all African textiles. Kente originates from the word kenten, which means “basket.” The people of the Ashanti Kingdom call […]
Ghana Commences Direct Shipment of Goods to Nigeria
Ghana has begun the direct shipment of goods to Nigerian ports, reports ThisDay. This is in line with Ghana’s desire to make its port a hub in the continent’s Western and Central region. The first move has been the shipment of an estimated 10,000 tonnes from Ghana’s Tema Port to Calabar Port in Cross River State, Nigeria. […]
World Music Market Report: Ghana’s Phonographic Industry Rakes In $10,000 in 2013
It is just a few weeks to the release of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) world music market ranking and statistics, which had only South Africa in 2012. Ghana Association of Phonographic Industries (GAPI) has revealed making over $10,000 every year from 2007 till now, 2013, after it sealed a working relationship with […]
Keshi Still the Best Coach in Africa- Ghanaian Coach
Despite Nigeria’s lacklustre performance that saw it edged out from the race to the finals at the African Nations Championship, Coach Maxwell Konadu of Ghana considers the helmsman of the Super Eagles the best in Africa. The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana were goalless during the 90-minute regulation time, and […]
CHAN 2014: Super Eagles Square-up Against a Tough Ghanaian Team
For those following my series on the African Nations Championship, last week I focused on Ejike Uzeonyi, I’m sure many might be calling me a soothsayer; I’m sorry to disappoint you on that perception. I will describe the incredible comeback as a vindication of some of the research and work being put in to discover […]
CHAN 2014: Super Eagles of Nigeria to Face Black Stars of Ghana in Semi-final
The home-based Super Eagles representing Nigeria at the Africa Nations Championship in South Africa will face their Ghanaian counterparts in one of the semi final pairings of the tournament. The Black Stars of Ghana emerged as Eagles’ opponent after clinching a berth in the Semi-final with a win over former CHAN champions, Democratic Republic of […]
Ghana’s RLG to Build Computer Assembly Plant in Osun State
Ghana’s Computer Maker, RLG, has said it will build a $10 million computer and mobile phone assembling and repairs plant under a partnership between it and the Osun government. The company says when completed, the plant will be one of the biggest in the region, assembling 5,000 phones and 2,000 computers daily. The company says […]
First Bank of Nigeria Acquires Commercial Bank in Ghana
First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has received approval from The Bank of Ghana (BOG) for acquisition of Ghana’s International Commercial Bank (ICB), with subsidiaries in Gambia, Guinea, Senegal and Sierra-Leone. The BOG disclosed that the terms of the approval required the FBN to offload at least 40% of the shares to Ghanaians through private placement […]
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Wizkid Bags Best African Artiste Award
Saturday saw super star whiz kid raking in the awards at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2013. He won the Best African Artiste of the year. He came on twitter to showcase his award, and tweeted “Just picked up another one! Thank you Ghana!” Indeed, thank you Ghana, for recognizing the talent we have in […]
First Bank Nigeria Acquires Ghana’s International Commercial Bank
First Bank Nigeria (FBN), one of the top lenders in Nigeria, has acquired Ghana’s International Commercial Bank (ICB). ICB was established in Ghana in 1996, and provides banking and financial services for small and medium scale enterprises. The acquisition was reportedly finalised in January, after completion of due diligence in December 2012. Rebranding of FBN […]
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Omidyar Network is convening some of Nigeria’s distinguished business, government and thought leaders to examine the state of entrepreneurship in Africa and share insights on changes needed to foster high-impact entrepreneurship nationally and across the continent. It is our pleasure to invite you to this special forum. In 2012, Omidyar Network launched the Accelerating Entrepreneurship […]
Telecommunication Services Firm, A3&O, Targets Africa-wide Expansion
Telecommunications services firm, A3&O, with operations in Nigeria, the Middle East, a few African countries and the UK, is planning to expand across Africa, to provide its products and services to more organizations, governments and individuals – this year & beyond. This comes as the organization celebrates ten years, and looks to the future, in […]
Nigeria Qualifies for AFCON 2013 Finals, Triumphs 4 – 1, over Mali
By Arinze Ude The Super Eagles of Nigeria thumped Mali four goals to one to qualify for the final at the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Keshi is now one victory away from becoming only the second man in the tournament’s 56-year history to win it as a player and coach. The […]
AFCON 2013: Semi Final Preview – Burkina Faso vs Ghana
By Arinze Ude Ghana goes into the fourth consecutive semi-finals as favourites due to the perfect record they have against the Burkinabes; the Ghana Black Stars have won all three matches against the Stallions at African Cup of Nations. Burkina Faso march into their first semi-finals since 1998 when they hosted the competition, hoping to […]
AFCON 2013: QUARTER FINALS ROUND UP
By Arinze Ude GHANA 2-0 CAPE VERDE Mubarak Wakaso came off the bench to score a brace, one from the spot and the other, a breakaway goal to help Ghana earn a spot in the Semi-finals of the tournament. Surprise package of the competition, Cape Verde, played better than the West African neighbour, but Abdul […]