A private company contracted by the Ministry of Education has carried out a fumigation exercise at the Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) following the suspected swine flu outbreak at the school. The pandemic strain of influenza type A, H1N1 2009 also known as Swine Flu was detected in some students of the school and is believed to be related to the ... The post KUMACA fumigated over Swine flu fears

Many people find themselves faced with the daunting prospect of deciding whether their relationship is worth fighting for, or if it has just finally reached its end. On the one hand, most people don’t want to throw in the towel early and just give up, but on the other hand, nor do people want to ... The post Ten warning signs a relationship is over appeared first on Ghana

Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to eight points as they beat Frankfurt and RB Leipzig drew with Mainz. Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal secured victory for Bayern with his fourth goal in his past four Bundesliga games. He met Joshua Kimmich’s cross at the far post and headed it in ... The post Bayern Munich beat Frankfurt to stretch Bundesliga

Apple is close to buying the music recognition app Shazam for about $400m (£300m), media reports say. Shazam, a UK company founded in 1999, allows people to use their smartphone or computer to identify and buy music through a snippet of sound. Shazam, which says it has more than 100 million monthly users, makes most ... The post Apple ‘to buy Shazam for $400m’ appeared first on

Citi News reporter, King Nobert Akpablie was named the Volta Region’s overall best journalist, at the Ghana Journalists Association’s maiden awards for the region last night [Saturday]. Mr Akpablie was also honoured as the region’s best journalist in Business and Economics reportage at the event. The GJA took in consideration Mr. Akpablie’s stories on tensions ... The post Citi

The Akufo-Addo Administration plans to create another Director-General position within the Ghana Education Service (GES) which will focus on technical and vocational education. The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, said the plans were well-advanced to ensure that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was well managed. This forms part of the government’s strategy for ... The post Gov’t

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid put in a sensational first-half performance to blow away Sevilla. Real – only above fifth-placed Sevilla on goal difference before kick-off – led through Nacho’s close-range effort. Ronaldo had only scored two La Liga goals all season before converting Marco Asensio’s through ball and ... The post Ronaldo

North Korea is seeking to profit from Bitcoin’s surging value by hacking Bitcoin exchanges, security researchers have told Sky News. Ashley Shen, an independent security researcher, said: “We assume one of the reasons why Bitcoin is being attacked is because the price keeps increasing and we think it’s reasonable for hackers (to target). “Digital currency ... The post North

Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko retained his WBO world super-featherweight title as Guillermo Rigondeaux retired after the sixth round with a hand injury. Cuban Rigondeaux is the fourth opponent in a row to retire against Lomachenko. The much anticipated bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden was the first time two double Olympic champions have faced off. ... The post Vasyl

The Wa Central Member of Parliament (MP), Rashid Pelpuo believes the mantle of governance has blinded the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government and its leader, Nana Akufo-Addo, to acts of corruption. Mr. Pelpuo said this to highlight what he called double standards exhibited by the NPP on matters pertaining to corruption. Speaking on The Big ... The post Nana Addo now blind to corruption

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has added 20 more service desks to assist customers trying to reactivate their prepaid cards. This follows a directive by the PURC to put in place measures, including the setting up of more service desks to address the recent system failure which left some customers of the company unable ... The post ECG increases service points to

Members of the Ghana Journalists Association in the Volta Region yesterday [Saturday] embarked on health walk to whip up public interest ahead of the Association’s maiden Regional Awards. The award which was the first of its kind in the country by a regional chapter, sought to celebrate hardworking members in the region and improve their ... The post Volta GJA holds health

There have been violent clashes near the US embassy in Lebanon, in the latest protest against President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Security forces fired tear gas and water cannon to force back flag-waving protesters close to the embassy complex north of the capital, Beirut. Overnight the Arab League ... The post Trump Jerusalem

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says the country can achieve its developmental goals if the government builds and takes advantage of strong ties with the private sector. According to him, the private sector has the capacity to positively influence the nation’s development efforts, hence his suggestion. He advised that the government should partner the private sector “to ... The post Leverage

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s praise of the founder of the Jospong Group of Companies, Joseph Siaw Agyepong in November, was completely wrong, according to anti-corruption campaigner, Sydney Casely Hayford. The issue was brought under the spotlight on The Big Issue after the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo’s assertion during the week that the President must not be ... The post Nana

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has revealed that the services of marine police will soon be deployed to compliment government’s anti-galamsey task force, Operation Vanguard. He explained that government remained committed to ensuring the growth of the mining sector but insisted that illegal miners will be dealt with it so long as Operation Vanguard is still functioning ... The post Gov’t