Xiao Tian, former deputy director of China’s General Administration of Sport, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for corruption on Monday. Xiao’s personal assets worth 500,000 yuan (72,000 U.S. dollars) will be confiscated, and his illegal gains turned over to the state. Xiao took advantage of various posts from 1997 to […]
The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Kwame Awuah Darko, has asked staff of the company to prepare for his exit as a new government takes over the reign of the country next year. He is therefore asking the staff to give their maximum support and cooperation to his successor, whoever that maybe. […]
President John Mahama was never heckled or jeered when he visited his hometown Bole in the Northern region to spend Christmas contrary to reports that he was hooted by a mammoth crowd. The MP-elect for Bole, Alhaji Sulemana Issifu said Mahama was given a rousing welcome and “he even had it difficult making his way […]
President John Mahama has reacted to rumours that he spent the last Christmas in Dubai but has chosen to celebrate this year’s in Bole because he lost power. Since the President visited his hometown for this year’s Christmas festivities Sunday, many have suggested on social media platforms that the outgoing leader has chosen a humble […]
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo was the best man to have led Ghana even in the last eight years, former presiding bishop of the Methodist church reverend Samuel Asante Antwi has said. According to the cleric, Nana Addo has over the years prepared himself for the job and deserved the opportunity long ago. Delivering a message on […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ghana National Fire Service have shut down the Louis gas station at Labadi which was the sense of a gas explosion last Thursday. The explosion which occurred last Thursday has left 10 persons dead so far. The Deputy Public Relations Officer for the Ghana National Fire Service, Prince Billy […]
Finance Minister Seth Terkper has made some proposals to the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo administration to consider setting up a fund to finance the 2020 general elections ahead of time. According to him, such a move will reduce the financial pressure that government faces in an election year, since election expenditure is financially intensive. Speaking to […]
Journalist Kwami Sefa Kayi has stated that the public spectacle that surrounded what has become known as the ‘Montie 3’ was by far his lowest point in 2016. The comments made by the two radio commentators and their host, their conviction and the remission of their sentences by the president, Mr. Sefa Kayi said, will […]
Former Cameroon captain Rigobert Song is fit again after a narrow brush with death when suffering a stroke in early October, he explained in an interview published by French daily L’Equipe on Saturday. “I’m back from the brink,” the former Liverpool and West Ham defender who led Cameroon to back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations declared. […]
Just how different was this year’s election from previous ones? What makes 2016 stand out in Ghana’s political history? The stunning change in the 2016 results involved a sharp decline in voter participation across the country especially in strongholds of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). National voter turnout for 2012 was 79.43 percent while […]
Black Stars defender Edwin Gyimah has been involved in a near fatal accident in Obuasi. According to Head of Ultimate Sports Fentuo Tahiru , the Orlando Pirates defender after the crash refused medical attention and rather asked to be taken home in a cab even though he was injured. Other survivors he indicated are receiving […]
Police officers in the Upper West Region are on a manhunt for suspected robbers who shot and killed a police officer over the weekend. The deceased, Constable Edmund Kokovi, was said to have been reporting to his post at the District Chief Executive’s residence at Wechiau when he was killed. The Crime officer for the Upper […]
Mr. Andrews Kwasi Boateng has been appointed as the new Registrar of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The decision was taken at a special meeting of the Governing Council held in Kumasi. He succeeds the late Mr. Kobby Yebo-Okrah and a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar, Relations Office, Mr. Kwame […]
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the nation’s second largest referral facility, is to build a US$300 million medical centre of excellence – to provide up-to-date clinical services. The 20-storey structure to be known as “KATH Tower” would be constructed under a public-private partnership arrangement. Dr. Joseph Akpaloo, the Chief Executive, who broke the news indicated […]
Counterfeit goods being sold by traders using Facebook and Instagram have been seized during a series of raids. Thousands of items including dangerous cosmetics, electrical products and chargers were seized. Counterfeit footwear, leather goods and tobacco were also found in various raids across the UK. The operation, led by the Trading Standards e-crime team, targeted […]
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he is “immune to excessive reactions” as his side look to reignite their Premier League title bid when they host West Brom on Boxing Day (15:00 GMT). The Gunners are fourth in the table, having slipped nine points behind leaders Chelsea following successive 2-1 defeats at Everton and Manchester City. […]
A winter storm brought a white Christmas to the northern areas in the United States on Sunday, with fierce blizzard conditions that threatened holiday travel plans, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. The agency reminded drivers of keeping alternate routes in mind and preparing for possible delays. Blizzard warnings were in effect in eastern […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe starts a two-day visit to Pearl Harbor on Monday, where he is slated to attend a ceremony with U.S. President Barack Obama to remember the thousands of U.S. soldiers and civilians killed during a surprise attack by Japan there on Dec. 7, 1941. Abe expected that the trip will be […]
South Korea’s independent counsel team investigating a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye, is taking aim at bribery charges against Samsung Group, as well as suspected abuse of power by a former top presidential aide. The team on Monday summoned a former senior official at the country’s national pension fund on charges of dereliction of duty […]
Tokyo shares edged down Monday morning as overseas investors stayed away from the market for the Christmas holidays. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 17.24 points, or 0.09 percent, from Thursday to 19,410.43. The Tokyo market was closed Friday for a national holiday. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo […]
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