Following a flurry of scare stories, some schools have warned parents about the “momo challenge” – but fact-checkers say it is a hoax. The original tale said a character with bulging eyes would “hack” into WhatsApp and set children dangerous “challenges” such as harming themselves. Charities say there have been no reports of anybody being …

Learning to code, regardless of the path a child chooses to take, is crucial today. Research shows us that this knowledge will be important in any career. As both a female leader in technology and a mother of a 10-year old boy, I am acutely aware of its critical importance in both my professional and …

US President Donald Trump has launched a furious attack on Special Counsel Robert Mueller and on his critics at a conservative summit. In the longest speech of his presidency, Mr Trump railed against the inquiry into alleged collusion between his campaign and Russia. “We’re waiting for a report by people who weren’t elected,” he told …

PEstonians are voting in a general election, which pits the ruling Centre party against the liberal Reform party and a strong populist challenge. Prime Minister Juri Ratas of the Centre party currently leads Estonia in a four-party coalition. Polls suggest a tight vote, with Reform recently gaining on Centre. The eurosceptic Conservative People’s Party of …

SUBSTITUTE Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday to return to the top of the Premier League. The home side showed champions City plenty of respect in the opening 45 minutes, defending deep and forcing their opponents to probe patiently for openings, and they …

Burnley     1-3 Crystal Palace West Ham    2-0 Newcastle Fulham      1-2 Chelsea Brighton    1-0 Huddersfield Watford     2-1 Leicester Man United  3-2 Southampton Wolves      2-0 Cardiff City Tottenham   1-1 Arsenal Bournemouth 0-1 Man City Everton     0-0 Liverpool 

AUSTRALIAN Nick Kyrgios stunned German second seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 to win the Acapulco International in Mexico on Saturday for his fifth career ATP title. The temperamental Aussie, whose scintillating run to the final included wins over multiple grand slam winners Stan Wawrinka and Rafa Nadal, played free and focused from the outset and …

THE Keta Municipal Hospital spends GH¢43, 000 every month to pay the salaries of temporary staff hired to fill the human resource gap at the facility. This is in the wake of inadequate permanent staff for critical roles at the 110-bed hospital. Worse, the hospital which was built in 1926, and now serves as the …

BAYERN Munich extended their league winning streak and moved level on points with leaders Borussia Dortmund after a 5-1 thrashing of Borussia Monchengladbach. Two goals in the first 11 minutes from Javi Martinez and Thomas Muller put Bayern firmly in the driving seat as they held off a Monchengladbach challenge at the end of the …

School children of Galaxy International School, has showcased rich cultural values of different countries in the world.  They wore clothing, displayed images of popular tourist sites, food and traditional music, dance, poetry among others. At the 14th Intercultural Festival held under the theme, ‘We may have different religions, different languages, different skin colour, but we …

DILLIAN Whyte hopes to be installed as the WBC’s mandatory challenger if Deontay Wilder defends his WBC heavyweight title against Dominic Breazeale. The Brixton man had been ordered to battle Breazeale for the WBC interim belt, but the Californian could receive the next shot at WBC champion Wilder, who was left frustrated when plans for …

The National Youth Coordinator, of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) Divine Nkrumah, has described the two leading political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as sponsors of political vigilantism. According to him, he’s labeled them as such because they influence and sponsor vigilantes who he insists are thugs. Mr. …

The Porcupine Warriors, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, revived their Total CAF Confederation Cup Competition campaign with an inspiring first half performance to defeat Zambian side Nkana FC 3-0 at the Baba Yara Stadium, yesterday. Kotoko, lost 1-3 to the visitors in the first leg encounter in Zambia a week ago, and faced a nervy ‘win or …

PTens of thousands in Algeria have taken to the streets angry at 81-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to seek a fifth term in office. Police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital, Algiers. According to authorities seven protesters and more than 50 officers were injured, with 45 people arrested. Anti-government protests are rare in …

PThe new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners within the next 10 days. In a speech he said he would ask the justice minister to release all those held in jail for their political views. Mr Tshisekedi assumed office in January, taking over …

Poverty is regarded as the state of human beings who are poor. That is, those who have little or no material means of surviving—little or no food, shelter, clothes, healthcare, education, little or no money and few or no material possessions; and deprived of essential goods and services such as adequate housing, shelter, employment, access …

GAs an accurate and unique tool available for policymakers, directing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment, Tourism Satellite Account acknowledges tourism’s significance among all other economic agents ina national development framework. TSA is an instrument or a tool to measure the performance and contribution of tourism to support many and varied decisions of stakeholder constituencies. …

PThe Northern Sector Action on Awareness Centre (NORSAAC), a national advocacy organisation has held a post referendum engagement on the conduct of the election of the newly created regions in December, 2018, with stakeholders in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region The forum, organised on Friday, afforded the NORSAAC the opportunity to make known their …

PGhana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) has confirmed what it describes as a “moderate earthquake” in Accra with a 3.9 magnitude on a Richter scale. The incident happened last Saturday at about 11:22 p.m. and was felt 15 kilometres away from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), where the Survey Authority’s equipment is located. It was felt in the usual …

The Western Regional Police Command has reiterated its warning to the public to desist form lynching persons they suspect to be kidnappers. The warning followed attempts by irate youths from Diabene in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, to lynch Abu Shaibu, 41, who they suspected to have attempted to kidnap a 12-year-old girl, in the area, on …