Day: February 22, 2017 - Page 6

Africa Wants 10 World Cup Places

Africa wants 10 places in a proposed 48-nation World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was told in Johannesburg Wednesday. The Swiss-Italian was attending a two-day meeting of African national...

Iran Sends Team To Saudi Arabia For Hajj Talks

Iran said Wednesday it has sent a team for talks in Saudi Arabia on the next annual pilgrimage after missing the hajj in 2016 at a time of rising tensions between the two countries. "A delegation has...

JK Rowling Boosts US Muslims’ Fundraiser For Jewish Cemetery

A fundraiser started by a pair of Muslim-American activists got a boost from famed Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, raising tens of thousands of dollars to aid a Jewish cemetery that was vandalized...

UN Concerned Over New West Bank Demolition Plans

The United Nations raised concerns Wednesday over newly announced demolition plans in a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that threaten dozens of buildings including a primary...

Barclays Seals Divorce Agreement With African Subsidiary

Barclays has reached agreement with its African subsidiary about the details of their divorce, a key step before the British bank can sell more shares in its Johannesburg-listed offshoot. Two people...

Sunni Islam’s Al-Azhar In Cairo Dialogue With Vatican

Representatives of Sunni Islam's prestigious Al-Azhar institution and from the Vatican held talks in Cairo on Wednesday following up on a rapprochement launched in 2016. Their meeting focused on the...

Enugu Rangers Fans Award Goalkeeper Nana Bonsu As Player of the Month

Ghanaian goalkeeper Nana Bonsu has been named Enugu Rangers Player of the Month for January by the club's fans. Bonsu has been recognized for his performances between the sticks for the Nigerian...

Jonathan Messi Gears Up For Debut MLS Season

Ghana International, Jonathan Mensah, is gradually gearing up for the Major League Soccer(MLS) after he was acquired from Russian club,Anzhi Makhachkala, by Columbus Crew SC. The 26-year-old was part...

Medeama Left Frustrated As Inter Allies Steals Point From Tarkwa

Medeama have been held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Inter Allies in the Ghana Premier League on Wednesday. The Yellow and Mauves struggled for creativity without midfield dynamo Kwesi Donsu as the...

Spanish Media Heaps Praise On Mubarak Wakaso After An Impressive Game For Granada

Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has been roundly praised by the Spanish media for impressing in his first start for his new club La Liga club Granada. The powerful enforcer was towering in midfield...

I’ll Fight Like A Wounded Tiger – Obiri Boahen

Nana Obiri Boahen, Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has vowed to “fight” like a wounded tiger against a suit filed against him by Kofi Adams, National...

Turkey Says Only 100 Jihadists Left In IS-Held Syria Battleground

Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 jihadists were still holed up in the flashpoint Islamic-State Syrian town of Al-Bab, as rebel commanders predicted its capture was imminent. The fight for Al-Bab...

S.A’s CoM Welcomes ConCourt Ruling On Gold Producers

The Chamber of Mines, acting on behalf of gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony and Sibanye, welcomes the ruling by the Constitutional Court in favour of the gold producers. The ruling relates to...

No Need For Energy Levy Cuts Due To US$ 2.4bn Debt- IECP

Despite assurances from President Akufo Addo to grant some tax cuts in the power sector, the Institute of Energy and Climate Change Policy (IECP) has cautioned that any attempt to review the energy...

Late Penalty Earns Kotoko Three Points

Asante Kotoko needed a late penalty goal from defender Abeiku Ainoonson to defeat Bechem United 1-0 on Wednesday to extend their early unbeaten run to three games. Bechem United with Ahmed Toure,...

Ashgold Grabs Vital Away Point From Tema

AshantiGold earned a vital away point after holding Tema Youth to a 1-1 draw in the Ghana Premier League on Wednesday afternoon. Forward Shaffiu Mumuni grabbed the leveller after Joseph Painstil had...

25 Stolen State Cars Retrieved

Twenty-five stolen state vehicles have been retrieved from former government officials as well as members and sympathisers of the outgone Mahama administration and the main opposition National...

Here Are 9 Daily Habits That Are Damaging Your Teeth

Healthy teeth does not always refer to white teeth; it is teeth free from cavity (tooth decay), germs, plaque and other tooth problems. The mouth they say has a lot to say about one’s health. The...

Bola Ray To Celebrate 40th Birthday In Ground Style

Bola Ray gives thanks to God for a successful journey Ace radio presenter Nathan Kwabena Adisi better known as Bola Ray will celebrate his 40th birthday on 2nd March at Club Onyx in Cantonment,...