Tottenham recovered from losing Harry Kane to a first-half injury to come from behind at Bournemouth and go third in the Premier League. Kane couldn’t continue after injuring his ankle in a collision with Bournemouth keeper Asmir Begovic shortly before Dele Alli cancelled out Junior Stanislas’ opener for the Cherries. But Mauricio Pochettino’s side overcame ... The post Spurs

The government has defended the directive from National Security for traders and residents close to the Nima residence of President Nana Akufo-Addo to vacate the area, stating that the evictees were given enough time to leave. A statement from the government said “extensive consultations were undertaken between the Office of the President, National Security, and ... The post Traders

Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahammudu Bawumia has announced Government’s decision not to increase fares for the 2018 pilgrimage to Mecca. According to him, Government has decided to maintain the fares from last year’s pilgrimage. He said despite the increment announced by the Saudi Arabian Government, the President has directed the Hajj Board to maintain the ... The post No increase in

The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has said the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is partly responsible for the Starbow crash which occurred at the Kotoka International Airport some months ago. The crash, which resulted in five minor injuries occurred after the aircraft skidded off the runaway during its take-off run. The Bureau, in a ... The post Starbow

Arsenal ended a run of three successive Premier League defeats as they secured a fine victory over Watford. Shkodran Mustafi headed in Mesut Ozil’s left-wing free-kick to give the Gunners an eighth-minute lead, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang collected Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s pass to add a second. Watford had a chance to pull one back but Troy Deeney’s ... The post Arsenal

A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on Saturday, an official said. Most of the victims died instantly when lightning hit the church in the southern district of Nyaruguru, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP. Two people died from their injuries, and 140 ... The post Lightning kills many at Rwandan church appeared

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged government’s commitment to prioritizing the use of solar energy. In a bid to successfully achieve this objective, the President indicated that government is in the process of developing projects aimed at increasing production and distribution of solar energy across the country. “On the basis of my country’s specific ... The post ‘Gov’t

Pastor Mensah Otabil has cited a culture of lowered standards and unsophisticated tastes on the part of Ghanaians as factors holding the country back. Delivering the keynote address at the 2018 Springboard Global Convocation, the head pastor of the International Central Gospel Church challenged Ghanaian not to settle for less no matter which aspects of society ... The post Ghanaians

Ninety-two persons are being monitored by the Ghana Health Service for signs of Lassa fever after having physical contact with the victim of the first case of the disease detected in Ghana. The 92 comprised of health workers of the Tema General Hospital who worked on the patient, his friends, family and others, Dr John ... The post Lassa Fever: GHS monitors relatives of deceased

The Tema High Court will on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, hear an application from four New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s polling station executives calling for the nullification of Tema East Constituency polling station elections held recently. The four applicants are Mr Adolph Vanderpuye, Mr Justice K. Aba-Billa, Madam Monica Teinor and Mr Yaw Owusu-Manu while the ... The post Group

How Ghana Performed Compared with African Peers in the 2017 Human Freedom Index (HFI) and Human Development Index (HDI), and some recommendations.  Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are finally experiencing an increase in growth after a significant decline in 2016. This was registered by The World Bank as one of the “worst decline[s] in more than ... The post IMANI Audit

The mother of the five-year-old boy who was beheaded at Sokoban in Kumasi has appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General Department to punish the perpetrators in equal measure. 30-year-old Janet Salifu believes this is the only remedy that will lessen her pain and give her some respite. Two suspects ... The post Mother of murdered boy wants culprits beheaded

The saga over the purported takeover adb by uniBank is overblown and ultimately inconsequential, Financial Analyst Sidney Casely Hayford has said. “It is a trivial story. There is nothing in this. It has become a story in the media because the reporter who heard the story from wherever or whoever leaked the story to him didn’t quite understand what ... The post uniBank,

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has admonished regional ministers and coordinating directors to make revenue mobilisation their topmost priority this year. She said this would help improve service delivery to stakeholders, in particular, to build a better Ghana, adding that they must be able to identify the resources they ... The post Focus

A nun embroiled in a property dispute with singer Katy Perry collapsed and died during a court hearing on Friday, US media report. Sister Catherine Rose Holzman was 89. She was one of two nuns locked in a legal battle with Perry and the Los Angeles Archdiocese over a former convent in the city. Perry ... The post Nun in Katy Perry lawsuit ‘dies in court’ appeared first on

Friday went poorly for a select group of Twitter users that have earned a reputation for their expertise  at gaming the system. The social media company moved to suspend a number of popular accounts with millions of followers between them, Buzzfeed reports. Their offense? Stealing people’s tweets without credit and conspiring as a group to share ... The post Twitter

Snapchat and Instagram have temporarily removed their Giphy GIF sticker features after users saw an extremely racist GIF as an option to add to their images. Snapchat confirms to TechCrunch “As soon as we were made aware, we removed the GIF and have disabled Giphy until we can be sure that this won’t happen again ... The post Snapchat, Instagram remove Giphy feature

Serena Williams will play her sister Venus in the third round at Indian Wells as she continues her comeback after the birth of her child. The 36-year-old American, who was out for 14 months, beat Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 in round two. “Everything is a bonus,” said Serena after winning in ... The post Serena Williams to play Venus in Indian

Prisca Amponsah, a student of Aburi Girls SHS, emerged victorious at yesterday [Saturday]’s Young Debaters competition held in Accra. The Final round had the 10 speakers battle it out for the ultimate price of representing Ghana in the International Public speaking competition to be held in the United Kingdom(UK). The day finally ended with Daniel Mawunge Kweku ... The post Aburi

A senior Lecturer of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Michael Ayamga has reiterated the need for women to be adequately resourced and empowered to assume their rightful positions in governance at all levels. According to him, majority of women have been neglected in decision-making for far too long because of patriarchy (male dominance), ... The post Women deserve