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Choplife Gaming hands over refurbished Boxing Gym to Bronx Boxing Club
Africa’s most prominent gaming franchise operator Choplife Gaming today handed over the refurbished Boxing Gym to officials of the Bronx club at a short ceremony in James Town.
Choplife Gaming operates igaming licensed entities across 7 African countries including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Republic of Benin, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone.
The renowned boxing gym, founded in 2004 has produced some of Ghana’s top boxers like Richard Commey (Former IBF Champion, Duke Michah (Former WBC Silver Champion, Emmanuel Tagoe (former IBO World Champion), Fredrick Lawson (Former WBC Silver Champion) Sherrif Quaye WBO African Champion, John Laryea current WBO featherweight champion, Briamah Kamoko alias Bukom Banko just to mention a few has seen a significant facelift and has been equipped with state-of-the-art equipment to elevate it to meet international standards.
Speaking at the handing-over ceremony, award-winning musician and CEO of Choplife Mr Eazi, bemoaned the lack of resources and opportunities in the development of the numerous talents spread across the African continent.
“Africa does not lack talent, what we lack is opportunity and development initiatives. Our duty at Choplife Gaming is to support African talents, be it music, arts, or sports. We will continue to collaborate with stakeholders within these industries in our quest to come out with sustainable initiatives that will help develop talents across Africa” Mr Eazi said.
On his part, the owner and chief coach of the gym, Mr. Lawrence Carl Lokko who was full of praise expressed his gratitude to Choplife for the great transformation of the gym and vowed to maximize the facility’s full potential to continue to groom more world champions.
“Boxing is seen as a path of hope and means of escaping poverty to the youth and initiatives like what we are witnessing go to the core of addressing one of the country’s fundamental problems. Boys and girls in James Town and its environs often start boxing at an early age, with the support and encouragement of their families and the community as such have the opportunity to develop their skills over a long period”. He further said.
The event was attended by the Deputy Commissioner of the Gaming Commission, Mr. Kobby Annan, GBF President DSI Bernard Quartey, Joseph Agbeko, Former IBF bantamweight world champion, Emmanuel Tagoe, Former IBO lightweight champion, 2nd Vice President of the Ghana Boxing Authority Mr. Rojer Barnor, President of the Ghana Boxing Managers Association, Alhaji Zayd, CEO of Bronx Boxing Gym and Executive Committee Member of the Ghana Football Association Sammy Anim Addo among others.
Choplife Gaming prides itself on adhering to the highest possible standards of operational efficiency, responsible gaming and regulatory compliance, and helping development talents across the African region.
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Focus on more pressing issues like Galamsey, not hate speech – Ellen Ama Daaku to Mahama
An aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,Ellen Ama Daaku has advised President John Dramani Mahama to shift his attention from social media hate speech to more urgent national issues such as illegal mining.
Speaking in an interview, she noted that the President’s recent comments about tracking the IP addresses of people who spread hate speech were unnecessary.
According to her, President Mahama must first define what he considers to be hate speech before seeking to punish people for it.
Ms. Daaku argued that the President himself had benefitted from hate speech and social media attacks in the past when he was in opposition.
She said even during his time in government, he described his opponents and their tribesmen in unpalatable terms, which later drew complaints from former President Nana Akufo-Addo to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
She stressed that harsh criticism of leaders on social media should not automatically be considered hate speech, adding that former leaders, including former President Nana Akufo-Addo had all been subjected to it.
“He is only feeling what Nana Akufo-Addo went through for eight years,” she remarked.
While acknowledging the need to regulate misconduct online, Ms. Daaku insisted that going after social media activists should not be a priority.
She noted that many political activists, including herself, had been insulted and attacked online but never called for arrests.
She concluded that President Mahama should focus his energy on solving pressing problems such as galamsey and the economy instead of concentrating on critics on social media.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
