The Police Administration “is offering a cash reward of Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc20,000) to any person or persons who will volunteer credible information leading to the arrest of suspects involved in the murder of Fennec Okyere”. The offer came in an official statement released in Accra on Friday. It comes over a month after ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied reports that the party leadership will press party delegates to agree on a compromise candidate to run for President in 2016. A compromise candidate can be broadly defined to mean a person selected as party nominee when a deadlock emerges among leading candidates. Some media reports have claimed ...

Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has died aged 45 after a long battle with cancer. Vilanova had a tumour removed from his throat in November 2011 before suffering a relapse in December 2012. He stepped down as Barca boss last July to continue his treatment, with Gerardo Martino taking charge. “FC Barcelona is in immense ...

The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has said it is preparing to file a court action, seeking an order to repossess many of its assets confiscated by the State after the party’s overthrow from power in 1966. The law suit will target a number of properties in Accra, including the building which currently houses the Ministry ...

Ghana striker Prince Tagoe has been unveiled as Kelantan FA player. The 27-year-old was presented by new coach George Boateng and general manager Tan Sri Annuar Musa at Stadium Sultan Mohammad IV on Thursday evening. Tagoe was available on a free transfer after terminating his contract with Tunisian giants Club Africain. He joins the Malaysian ...

For generations they have signified femininity and glamour – but a pair of high heels was once an essential accessory for men. Beautiful, provocative, sexy – high heels may be all these things and more, but even their most ardent fans wouldn’t claim they were practical. They’re no good for hiking or driving. They get ...

Ghana Integrity Initiative Chief, Vitus Azeem, has backed Thursday’s Presidential order to the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) to withdraw adverts inviting bids to manage the youth employment agency’s ICT module. But, he said, President John Dramani Mahama must go beyond merely ordering a “withdrawal” of the adverts and punish the GYEEDA ...

Ruthless rainstorms have battered parts of Buipe, displacing about 400 residents of the township located in the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region. Local officials say late Sunday’s rainstorms destroyed over 65 houses and structures, rendering many inhabitants homeless. At least two homes were flooded, causing occupants to flee. No casualties were recorded. Some ...

Boxer Ayittey Powers has revealed his intention to give away his earnings from the “Judgement Day” bout with Braimah Kamoko aka Bukom Banku to charity. The May 16 bout at the Accra Sports Stadium is billed to be the biggest in Ghana in recent years and it is believed both boxers will earn about twenty ...

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to speak to several European leaders on Friday to try to nudge the EU toward fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, sources familiar with the matter said. Disagreements among European Union nations on whether to impose new economic sanctions on Russia have held up punitive steps by the United ...

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to speak to several European leaders on Friday to try to nudge the EU toward fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, sources familiar with the matter said. Disagreements among European Union nations on whether to impose new economic sanctions on Russia have held up punitive steps by the United ...

A passenger who caused a hijack scare on a flight from Australia to Indonesia has been arrested at Bali airport, officials say. Virgin Australia said a passenger had been handcuffed by crew on the Boeing 737 after acting aggressively. The flight from Brisbane was boarded by Indonesian troops on landing after reports that it had ...

A passenger who caused a hijack scare on a flight from Australia to Indonesia has been arrested at Bali airport, officials say. Virgin Australia said a passenger had been handcuffed by crew on the Boeing 737 after acting aggressively. The flight from Brisbane was boarded by Indonesian troops on landing after reports that it had ...

The Gillette Brasil Global Tour can confirm its second post-World Cup fixture with the Selecao set to meet The Crescent-Stars in November The latest fixture in the Gillette Brasil Global Tour has been confirmed as the TFF (Turkish Football Federation) will host the CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol) in Istanbul on 12th November of this ...

The Gillette Brasil Global Tour can confirm its second post-World Cup fixture with the Selecao set to meet The Crescent-Stars in November The latest fixture in the Gillette Brasil Global Tour has been confirmed as the TFF (Turkish Football Federation) will host the CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol) in Istanbul on 12th November of this ...

Four of the biggest technology firms – Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe – have settled a class action case alleging they conspired to hold down salaries. The case alleged that the firms agreed not to poach staff from each other, which it claimed prevented workers from getting better job offers. The firms did not disclose ...

Four of the biggest technology firms – Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe – have settled a class action case alleging they conspired to hold down salaries. The case alleged that the firms agreed not to poach staff from each other, which it claimed prevented workers from getting better job offers. The firms did not disclose ...

A founder member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has deplored the lack of unity within the NPP tradition as the greatest challenge facing the party at the moment. He has, therefore, suggested that “one major responsibility for the Paul Afoko-led NPP national executive is to reach out to all members, especially ...

A founder member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has deplored the lack of unity within the NPP tradition as the greatest challenge facing the party at the moment. He has, therefore, suggested that “one major responsibility for the Paul Afoko-led NPP national executive is to reach out to all members, especially ...

South Sudan is withdrawing the case against four top politicians accused of treason that triggered the civil war, the justice minister has said. The four, who include a former leader of the governing SPLM party, denied plotting a coup and also denied any links to the ongoing fighting. Their release had been a key demand ...