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Managed by Benny McCarthy, aren't they? He was one of the pundits at the World Cup.

Talking about January, usually on the African Games, wasn't he? Yes.

So that's news covered off.

Let's get straight into it then, Mike.

For households, the impact could extend beyond the cost of filling vehicles And for Ghana Private Road Transport Union, transport fares could increase by between 25% and 30% if the projected fuel price increases persist.

To sports, Mustafa Yousif, former sports minister, is expected to appear before Parliament, Youth and Sports Committee today as it probes expenditure on the 2023 African Games.

the committee is examining spending on the games following a forensic audit by the ghana audit service which flagged financial irregularities and procurement breaches worth more than 580 million you see who held sports minister portfolio is expected to clarify issues surrounding the ministry's role in procurement and how funds were spent his appearance follows that of minister for sports and recreation coffee adams and former executive chair of the local organizing committee dr kweku fuso asari who told the committee that the local organizing committee was not responsible for procurement and that the process was handled by the ministry of sports the committee is expected to continue its investigation as it seeks to clarify on the expenditure and procurement decisions surrounding the games In showbiz, media personality Ms. G has waded into the ongoing conversation about performance of candidates in this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination, BCE.

In a post that has since generated massive reactions on social media, Ms. G, born Gloria Akpene, expressed shock over a report of BCE candidates scoring aggregates 39 and 45. in the 2026 bc a reaction comes at a time when concerns have heightened over the poor performance of some candidates with about 50 000 candidates reportedly failing to secure automatic placement into senior high schools after scoring grade 9 english language and mathematics To some global updates, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from public engagement due to ill health.

And I needed to...

Stay in shape until African Games in September.

To stay in shape when you set a personal best in July, to come back to two and a half months later, I don't think people realize how hard that is.

And I came back and I set a personal best then, too.

You know, they've been the team to beat and rightfully so.

I mean, we always knew that it's going to be an enormous task, a gigantic task to come to the African Games.

uh beat the box and we gave them the flowers before the tour and we stated no at the moment it was very very difficult and after the first test we all thought, okay, they're on the right trajectory in terms of the All Blacks.

They're looking good.

Ojeera.

All African Games.

We have a boy with me too.

So, you have a boy with you too?

Although she originally competed in the long jump, she became a sprinter.

She entered the African Games and the next Olympics, but still didn't get a medal.

And then 1970.

Hello again from me, Geoffrey Cameron, back on duty after a pleasant holiday in the north of Scotland.

In the, uh, newspapers, I saw myself standing beside our airlines, Ghana Airways or so.

That's where they said Baby Jet or whatever it is.

Alice went on to win more medals in the African Games and then the 1974 Commonwealth Games, and she carried on being known as Baby Jet.

But then there was a new Baby Jet on the scene, a footballer.

So in Lagos, you're hearing this? I'm talking about early 1960s.

Especially when they now did the second All African Games.

Ah, no, that one is even far down the line.

That's when we were now musically aware and when we have seen them live.

I'm wrestling with the Egyptian ambassador to Ghana, the ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, His Excellency Wale Fatih.

uh accommodate the leadership of the ghana arm wrestling and federation for the development of arm wrestling in ghana and i feel called for a stronger collaboration between ghana and egypt somebody advanced arm wrestling sports name and business sports now for tourism and the broader export development across africa Ambassador Zadofati Omeke called when the leadership of Air Ghana Arm Wrestling Federation engaged a high commission in discussions on strengthening the Ghana-Egypt Air Sports Corporation with a particular emphasis on arm wrestling developing its air inclusion in the 2027 African Games.

Air Technical, Air Exchange, Afrinso Sports, Air Business and Tourism.

The meeting was attended by Air Board member Dr. Kofi Adwo Ejekun.