Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says he “never imagined” scoring over 400 goals in his remarkable career. The four-time world player of the year, 27, passed the landmark with a brace in the Spanish side’s 6-0 home win over Granada on Saturday. The Argentina captain headed in his 400th goal for club and country and then ...

Social media network Ello is currently receiving up to 31,000 requests an hour from people wishing to join its platform, its founder has told the BBC. It was initially designed to just be used by about 90 friends of its founder Paul Budnitz. But the bike shop owner, from the US state of Vermont, opened ...

More than 3,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In a report published on Monday, the IOM said the 3,072 deaths made Europe the most dangerous destination for “irregular” migrants. The organisation said that some experts placed the toll three times as high. This year’s total ...

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is calling on all African innovators to submit their entries for the fourth edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) competition. The IPA is presented annually, enabling and encouraging African pioneers to develop creative ideas and techniques to overcome some of the challenges faced by the continent and support ...

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) is warning government against the removal of petroleum subsidies which has been recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). After the first round of negotiations between the IMF and the government regarding a bailout programme for the nation, the IMF announced that petroleum subsidies and the huge public wage bill ...

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu is demanding that the Youth Enterprise Support (YES) Fund should be brought to Parliament for proper regulation. This, according to him, will insulate and protect the fund from possible corrupt practices and possible failure. The youth in Ghana make up about 33% of the country’s over 25 ...