Manchester City held on to beat Leicester City and move back into third place after referee Robert Madley disallowed Riyad Mahrez’s late penalty for the Foxes. Mahrez, who had been brought down by Gael Clichy, had the chance to make it 2-2 but slipped as he took his spot-kick and touched the ball with his […]

Mukesh V. Thakwani, the founder of Delhi Public School (DPS) International Ghana, Tema, has been rewarded by the high-status international Socrates Committee of the Europe Business Assembly. He gained the “Best Educator’ for the year 2016 in a ceremony held at Oxford University in the United Kingdom (UK) for his hard work and accomplishments. The […]

President Akufo Addo has reiterated his commitment to turnaround the country’s economic fortunes and expand the financial sector. He admits that his administration comes at a time that the banks are facing tough times which have impeded their growth and their ability to support industrial growth. According to the President, the policies being enrolled to […]

Angry soldiers have blocked off access to Bouaké, the second largest city in the Ivory Coast, as a revolt over a pay dispute continues. One of the uprising’s leaders said the soldiers were “ready to fight” if attacked. Sergeant Seydou Koné said they did not want to negotiate with anyone, according to Reuters news agency. […]

Social commentator, Sydney Casely Hayford, believes the Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba, and the Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu should have been dismissed for their recent public spat. Speaking on The Big Issue on Citi FM,  Mr. Casely Hayford said their war of words disgraced the authority vested in them, as they […]

US President Donald Trump says he could announce a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey by late next week. He told reporters it was “possible” he could name someone by Friday, before he leaves for his first foreign trip. Defence lawyer Alice Fisher was the first candidate interviewed at the justice department, US media […]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Techiman South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, Henry Yiadom Boakye, has appealed to donors and development partners in the area to come to the aid of the municipality to accelerate the pace of the area’s development. He also advised his constituents to plant trees not only to serve […]

file photo The Electoral Commissioner of Ghana (EC) Madam Charlotte Osei has sent a warm congratulatory message to the newly nominated Chief Justice, Ms.Justice Sophia Akuffo. Ms. Akuffo who was outdoored on Friday at the presidency by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, takes over from her Ladyship Georgina Theodora Wood. Her Ladyship Theodora retires […]

Samuel Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, the Akwatia branch manager of GN Bank Ghana Limited, has appeared before an Accra circuit court for allegedly stealing over GH¢2 million belonging to the bank. The accused is in the dock alongside one Selassie Awudi Solomon, a real estate developer. The two, according to the prosecutor, ASP Stephen K. Adjei, […]

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has dropped a case against former President John Mahama’s brother Ibrahim Mahama. SSNIT hauled Mahama to court over alleged non-payment of social security contributions (Gh¢1 million) of his staff at Engineers and Planners (E&P). Mr. Mahama was in court in person on Saturday, May 13, 2017 and […]

A high-powered delegation from the Muslim community in Tamale in the Northern Region, on Thursday initiated a peace accord as part of efforts to end the chieftaincy dispute in the Nanung traditional area. The delegation visited both sides of the chieftaincy divide and impressed upon them to permanently smoke the peace pipe. According to the […]

Smartphones with batteries that fully charge in five minutes could be available to consumers next year. The technology was first shown off in 2015, when Israeli start-up StoreDot demonstrated its FlashBattery at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Chief executive Doron Myersdorf told the BBC it is now expected to enter production in early […]

Stakeholders in road safety officially kicked off a Slow-Down campaign in capital Windhoek to educate drivers and increase their understanding about the dangers of speeding. The campaign, themed “Save lives, slowdown”, coincides with the fourth annual United Nations Global Road Safety Week. According to United Nations Resident Representative Kiki Gbeho, in Africa, road traffic accidents […]

Authorities in Zambia on Friday came under attack by stakeholders for exempting mining firms from the new electricity tariffs despite the sector consuming over 50 percent of generated power. The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved an application by the country’s power utility to increase tariffs by 75 percent this year to be implemented in […]

Farmers in Zambia on Friday urged the government to remove a 10 percent duty on maize exports following its decision to lift a ban on exports of maize and its products. The government has lifted the ban on maize exports following a bumper harvest of maize expected during the 2017/2018 marketing season. The southern African […]

Kenya on Friday imported 30,000 metric tonnes of maize from Mexico as part of the effort to stabilize maize flour prices due to the prolonged drought in country. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said the government will also import 2.8 million bags of duty free maize from Mexico, South Africa, Ethiopia and Zambia before July […]

Former Vice President of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) Justice Sophia Akuffo is expected to be named the next Chief Justice (CJ) of Ghana, state-run Daily Graphic reported here early Friday. She will become the second female CJ in the history of Ghana’s judiciary after the retiring Georgina Theodora Wood, who […]