I’m Among the Best In the World
Harry Kane believes he is up there with the best in world Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane believes he is one of the best strikers in the world after his hat-trick in Sunday's 4-0 win over Stoke City...
Day: February 28, 2017
I’m Ready For Leicester Job
Leicester City caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare said he was ready to take on the role fulltime after overseeing an impressive 3-1 win against Liverpool in his first game. Shakespeare was promoted...
South African Official Sacked Over 350% Pay Rise
A South African government official who granted himself a 350% pay rise has been sacked. Collins Letsoalo was supposed to be "Mr Fix-it" - brought in to clean up corruption and waste at South...
Blame Poor Planning – Edward Bawa
The recent erratic power supply that occurred nationwide was as a result of the absence of strategies to deal with the effects of the shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant by the Ghana National...
Procurement Law Needs Amendment
The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has called for the amendment of the current procurement law to empower the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to conduct value for money...
Mr. Eazi Makes It On Billboard World Charts
Early this year, Afrobeats act Mr. Eazi made history when he became the first African artiste to have his song premiered on Zane Lowe’s World Record show on Beats 1 Radio. The song titled In The...
Government Will Partner Goldstar Air – Dapaah
Government has assured managers of Goldstar Air, the new Ghanaian airline, that it will partner it to make its dream of airlifting passengers from Ghana to various destinations across the globe a...
Ghana May Soon Import Water Over Galamsey
Ghana may soon import drinking water from neighbouring countries if illegal mining also known ‘galamsey’ is not checked. According to the Director for Natural Resources at the Environmental...
New Heads of State Museum To Be Located In Osu Castle
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during the unveiling of the logo had said that national monuments will be built in remembrance of Ghana’s 60th anniversary. According to the President, the ...
Unfair Criticism Fired Us Up
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy says criticism of players "fired them up" for victory over Liverpool on Monday. The Premier League champions moved out of the bottom three in the first game since...
Kenya Deploys 2,500 Officers To Take On Cattle Rustlers
The East African Standard looks at those displaced in the violence About 2,500 police officers are being deployed to the western Kenyan region of Kerio Valley to hunt down those responsible for the...
Two Police Stations Attacked In Burkina Faso’s Sahel Region
This is the second time that part of the country has been attacked in almost two months Two police stations in Burkina Faso were on Monday night attacked in the northern province of Soum, near the...
MzVee, Joe Mettle For ‘Artistes of the Year’ With No Songs Nominated
Gospel act, Joe Mettle and songstress, MzVee, are two of the nominees for the Artiste of the Year category with no songs of theirs nominated in any other categories. The other nominees – E. L....
Kwaku Bonsam Pleads For Peace
Shatta Wale and Yaa Pono’s beef is still on fire and have sparked a social media frenzy! After two songs from both camps, social media has reacted accordingly and Nana Kwaku Bonsan has also weighed...
Government Urged To Build Right Environment For Private Sector
The Managing Director of Adehyeman Savings and Loans, Mr Joe Emmim, has urged the government to build a strong business environment to propel the growth of private sector and the economy at large....
Government’s Three-Prong Approach To Ending Galamsey
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, has expressed government’s resolve to address the activities of illegal small-scale miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, in...
Former Minister Attacks Akufo-Addo, Prof. Martey
The competence of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has come under severe attack from a former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports and the immediate past Deputy Coordinator of the National...
NDC Threatens To Suspend ‘disloyal’ E.T.
Former MP for Ningo-Prampram, Enoch Teye Mensah, could be sacked from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the NDC, has said. According to him,...
Philippines’ Duterte Sorry For Dead German Hostage
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic militants, but insisted ransoms should not be paid. The Abu...
PURC Accountant Does Not Know His Job, Sack Him – Kofi Bentil
The Vice President of IMANI Ghana is demanding the dismissal of the accountant of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) for obeying instructions and transferring more than GHC400,000...