At a conference for young-adult singles preparing for marriage, the head of the Faith Anointing International Ministries, Prophet Prince Kofi Okyere, was reported to have called for a review of the marriage age from 18 to 24 years

Nigeria confirm they will play Scotland in a World Cup warm up match at Fulham's Craven Cottage on 28 May.

To further cement its relationship with Ghana’s sporting activities, SIC Insurance Company and SIC Life Insurance Company -- the two giants in the insurance business in the country have jointly donated a sum of GH₵250,000 to the Ministry of Sports recently. A breakdown of the donation shows that SIC Insurance donated GH₵150,000 while SIC Life gave out GH₵100,000. The two donations were to support the country and Black Stars in their bid to capture the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Doris Awo Nkani,

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew's headbutt on Hull player David Meyler was labelled "unacceptable" by England's League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan on Sunday. The Magpies boss was involved in one of the most ...

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment group and parent company of Viasat 1 Broadcasting Ghana Ltd., has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of Trace Partners SAS (‘Trace’), the France-based youth media brand and global pay-TV channel operator that has distribution agreements with third party network operators in 160 countries worldwide, including all 55 countries in Africa. Trace operates three music TV channels -- ‘Trace Urban’, ‘Trace Tropical’ and ‘Trace Africa’

The Zabzugu District Assembly, at the weekend organised a clean-up exercise in line with the directive by the Northern Regional Coordinating Council

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s best banking brand and one of West Africa’s largest lenders, has confirmed its pledge to transform its Ghanaian subsidiary, the International Commercial Bank (ICB Bank), into the bank of choice for Ghanaians with the inauguration of a seven-member Board of Directors. Chaired by the Honourable Joseph Yieleh Chireh, a ...

  Pastor Dr Mensa Otabil,  General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC),  at the weekend, urged Ghanaians to be serious with national issues, so as to bring about socio-economic development. He said: “You have to stop allowing yourselves to make serious things appear funny. Because it looks like one of the ways to satisfy us is to just give us something to entertain ourselves, and we will entertain ourselves with it for life.   “One District Chief Executive makes a

(CNN) -- A day after men armed with long knives stormed a railway station in the southwest Chinese city of Kunming, killing dozens of people and wounding more than 100, authorities described what happened as a premeditated terrorist attack. Police shot ...

NATO's secretary-general warned Moscow on Sunday it was threatening peace in Europe with its seizure of Crimea and should “de-escalate tensions”, but diplomats said the alliance was unlikely to agree on major steps to rein Russia in. Speaking moments ...

Washington (CNN) - As the Ukrainian military readied for a possible widespread Russian incursion into its Crimea region, Republican lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to take action to prevent the situation from descending into chaos. In a statement ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A witness and official say suspected Islamic extremists attacked a northeast Nigerian village overnight, killing 39 people and razing all the thatched-roof huts. Taxi driver Mansu Buba said he returned to Mainok village Sunday to ...

Satisfied patrons of this year’s Singles Mingle say the event should be done on a regular basis to equip them with critical guidelines on matters of love. This year’s Singles Mingle seminar took place on Saturday at the Sajuna beach club between Senchi and Atimpoku at Akosombo. This is the second time the event has ...

Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia’s build-up of its forces in Crimea. Prime Minster Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the country was “on the brink of disaster”. US President Barack Obama has called Russian troop deployments a “violation of Ukrainian sovereignty”. Nato is conducting emergency talks on the crisis. Its secretary-general has ...

The Upper East New Patriotic Party (NPP) regional Chairman, Alhaji Adam Mahama, has called for the need to deepen religious tolerance in the nation’s zongo communities. He said residents of zongo communities especially the youth should desist from acts that make society think they are violent people. According Alhaji Adam, zongo residents contribution to the ...

Rising star Lupita Nyong’o won an Independent Spirit award on Saturday for her debut movie role in 12 Years a Slave and told the audience: “Not a bad way to celebrate my birthday.” The Kenyan actress turned 31 a day before the Oscars where she is a front runner for best supporting actress. 12 Years ...

Head of the Linguistics Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Charles Marfo has predicted Ghana’s biggest opposition party; the NPP may lose its relevance in the political landscape if they continue with their soft stance on government policies. He expressed his disappointment in especially the minority NPP Members of ...

  Mr. Samuel Oppong , Agona West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has warned drug barons  operating in the Municipality to  be prepared to face the full rigours of the law. The MCE said it was regrettable that  the rate at which wee and cocaine trading were being conducted in the Swedru township, was alarming, and the Assembly would not allow such illicit business to continue.Mr. Oppong sounded the warning when he addressed a stakeholders' meeting organized by the Agona West Municipal Assembly

  The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), an advocacy group against the use of child labour on cocoa farms, is establishing Cocoa Farmers’ Field Schools in some selected cocoa-growing communities in the country, to train cocoa farmers on modern agronomic practices to help increase crop yield and boost incomes of cocoa farmers. The aim is to expose the farmers to and help them adopt new and modern planting techniques, proper farm maintenance practices, as well as the use and application of approved