Gloria Appiah has lost the huge settlement claim claim against former Black Stars midfielder Nii Odartey Lamptey. She has failed in an attempt to gain 50% share of his assets after an Accra High Court ruled that having three children out of wedlock is an “adulterous” life. At the Court Complex in Accra Wednesday afternoon, […]

Reports indicate that embattled businessman at the centre of the infamous $51m judgment debt scandal, Alfred Agbesi Woyome has received ?35, 000 from NPP and the President. It is reported that President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo donated ?15, 000 to business whereas the New Patriotic donated ?20, 000. The donations were made at the funeral of Woyome’s mother […]

Manchester United have finally completed the signing of Victor Lindelof for £31m from SL Benfica. The current Europa champions uncharacteristically announced last week in a tweet that they had agreed with Benfica for the centreback subject to a medical and agreement on personal terms. Personal terms are reported to have been completed over the weekend. The […]

At least five people were shot Wednesday at a sprawling UPS facility in San Francisco and two were reportedly dead. While San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is yet to confirm the fatalities, NBC News quoted an official in its report about what happened at the warehouse and customer service center in the Portero Hill neighborhood. […]

The Portuguese revenue authority is investigating alleged tax fraud by clubs and football players, including Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, local newspaper Publico reported on Wednesday. Ronaldo has been accused by the Spanish authorities of defrauding the authorities of around 15 million euros between 2011 and 2014, but on Tuesday denied the allegations. Madrid’s state […]

Bayern Munich have signed Corentin Tolisso from French outfit Olympique Lyonnais, the Bundesliga titleholders confirmed in an official statement on Wednesday. The “Bavarians” secured the services of the promising youngster for five years, as midfielder Corentin Tolisso penned a deal until June 2022. “We are very happy that Bayern were able to sign this young […]

German stocks rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark DAX index up 40.97 points, or 0.32 percent, to close at 12,805.95 points. Deutsche Post won the most among the blue chips, with its shares up 2.58 percent. Energy group E.ON and chemical and consumer goods company Henkel rose by 1.85 percent and 1.64 percent respectively. Volkswagen […]

British stocks decreased on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.35 percent, or 26.04 points, to close at 7,474.40 points. Barratt Developments, a British residential property development company, soared 3.21 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Centrica and Direct Line Insurance Group increased by 2.99 percent and 2.94 percent, respectively. […]

The April industrial production in the eurozone rose as expected, a sign that eurozone’s recovery has continued into the second quarter. The European Union’s official statistics agency said on Wednesday the eurozone’s industrial output rose by 0.5 percent from March, and 1.4 percent from April 2016. The monthly increase is mainly due to production of […]

Bentley Motors is tapping a seasoned automotive executive from Nissan to become vice president of sales and operations — a new role — for the British car brand’s Americas division. Mike Rocco, who has more than 25 years of experience in the automotive business, both on the dealership and corporate level, will start June 19 […]

     The Head Coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Steve Pollack, says the poor nature of the Nana Agyemang Badu I Sports Stadium adversely affected Kotoko’s playing pattern against Aduana Stars. “It’s very hard to play football when the conditions are not at the level expected” he added. In a post-match interview with the Ghana […]

    The Head Coach of Aduana Stars, Yusif Abubakar has attributed the team’s inability to snatch the three maximum points in their game against Kotoko on complacency on the part of the players. “We should have claimed the maximum points and overtake current league leaders WAFA and go top of the league”. “We felt […]

The world’s most expensive home has been put up for sale in the south of France with a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) price tag. Villa Les Cèdres, which was built around 1830 and was once home to Belgium’s King Leopold II, is located in the exclusive town of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, near Nice. According to the Daily […]

   National Weightlifter Richmond Osarfo would be Ghana’s sole representative at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Junior Championship in Tokyo, Japan. The competition would be staged at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo from June 15-23 this year. The competition would also serve as a preparatory exercise for the young athlete as the 2018 Gold […]

      The Management of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited has debunked media reports that the team was prevented from training at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. A press statement signed by Kwame Opare Addo, the Communications Manager of the club, said the report was “absolutely false and a sign of irresponsible […]

More than 600 people are scheduled to gather in Nairobi, Kenya on 16 June, the Day of the African Child, with the goal of speaking out for ending the AIDS epidemic among children, adolescents and young women by 2020. The event commemorating the Day of the African Child will call for support by religious leaders, […]

England signed off for the summer with a disappointing 3-2 defeat to France in a friendly on Tuesday despite the hosts playing the last 45 minutes with 10 men. France had Raphael Varane sent off three minutes into the second half but Didier Deschamps’ side were the better team with 10 and deservedly won it though Ousmane Dembele […]

Importers have threatened to increase prices of goods if government implements a proposed 0.02 per cent import tax. Mr Samson Awingobit Asaki, Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association, told the Ghana News Agency that the implementation of the tax would increase the cost of operation for importers. Mr Asaki added that when it […]

A ten-member Board of Trustees for the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) have been inaugurated and tasked to consider new areas of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). The new Board is also mandated to explore Software Development, Projects Incubation and innovation to expand the scope of the operations of GIFEC. The […]

Parents have been asked to make child’s education, growth and protection become their topmost priority. Madam Aba Oppong, Board Chairman of the Rights and Responsibilities Initiatives Ghana (RRIG), an NGO dedicated to the welfare of children, said they should not be pushed into doing anything hazardous. She was speaking at a forum held at Sanso […]