The Nigerian government has said there is no evidence to prove that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after tonnes of questionable rice were seized by the local customs authority. In a tweet on Thursday, Minister of Health Isaac Adewole said following the test conducted by the National Agency for Food and […] The post Nigeria refutes claims of circulation of “plastic rice” appeared first on News Ghana.

Ghana ended 2016 as the 53rd best national team in the world and ninth in Africa in FIFA’s last ranking for the year. The Black Stars remained unchanged on the table after only 15 men’s international ‘A’ games played since the release of the last ranking. Ghana are down eight places in the world ranking […] The post Ghana Falls in 2016 FIFA Ranking appeared first on News Ghana.

Chelsea have yet to make an official offer for Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez. The Colombian midfielder is desperate to escape the Santiago Bernabeu and play regular football but Madrid have still to determine whether they will definitely sell in January rather than summer. Juventus have an interest too in the 25-year-old but fear Madrid […] The post Chelsea Pursues Real Madrid Rodriguez appeared first on News Ghana.

This year’s edition of the Calabar Carnival in Nigeria, the biggest street carnival in the West African sub-region, is set to attract millions of people from over 30 countries across the globe. Countries expected to participate include Ghana, Brazil, Ukraine, China, Italy, Spain, Kenya, among others. Ghana’s contingent to the carnival will be from the […] The post Ghana Takes Part in Nigeria’s Calabar Festival appeared first on News Ghana.

A number of police recruits have been dismissed by the Ghana Police Service after they were found culpable of falsifying the documents they used in their applications. This was confirmed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, on Accra FM’s Ghana Yensom on Thursday December 23, 2016. Superintendent Arthur […] The post All Police Personnel With Forged Documents Will Be Fired appeared first on News Ghana.

The youth of Gbese have rallied behind their embattled chief, Nii Ayi Bonte II, saying calls on him to step down will not materialize. According to the youth only the kingmakers of Gbese have the mandate to compel Ayi Bonte to abdicate. The Gbese Mantse has come under intense pressure from some Ghanaians to abdicate […] The post Gbese Youth Throws Support Behind Nii Ayi Bonte appeared first on News Ghana.