Man Allegedly Commits Suicide At Old Achimota
Hawkers and residents around the Old Achimota overhead in Accra, were stunned on Thursday morning at the sight of a lifeless body which hanged on a tree. This incident comes a day after a...
Day: March 9, 2017
Rawlings Supports Call For Lower Volta Basin Authority
Traditional leaders and members of the inland fishing and aquaculture fraternity from the Lower Volta Basin have proposed the establishment of an authority to address the challenges of the...
Buhari To Return To Nigeria Friday After Treatment
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will return home on Friday after nearly two months in Britain on medical leave, his office said in a statement. The 74-year-old has been in London since January...
Man Commits Suicide At Old Achimota
Hawkers and residents around the Old Achimota overhead were stunned on Thursday morning at the sight of a lifeless body hanging a thin rope on a slender tree. This incident comes a day after a...
Kwesi Appiah Receives Backing To Return As Ghana Coach
Former Asante Kotoko coach, Karim Zito says he will be the happiest person if the Ghana Football Association reassigned Kwesi Appiah to take charge of the Black Stars. The FA are in search for the...
Pharoah Statues Found In Muddy Cairo Pit
Archaeologists in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb on Thursday uncovered two pharaonic statues dating back more than 3,000 years. The relics were found in Mattarya district, site of the ancient...
NDC MP ‘lobbies’ For Gari Factory
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region has implored his colleague MPs to be proactive on President Akufo-Addo’s promises to the people of Ghana. Derik...
Veep Bawumia To Be Special Guest At Mauritius’ 49th Independence Celebration
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is scheduled to leave Accra on Thursday night for the Mauritian capital of Port Louis, where he is expected to be the Special Guest for the island nation’s 49th...
New US Environment Chief Questions Carbon Link To Global Warming
The incoming head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that carbon dioxide is not the main driver of global warming, a position starkly at odds with the scientific consensus on...
Kohli, Smith In Peace Talks To Solve India, Australia Crisis
Warring captains Virat Kohli and Steve Smith will hold peace talks in an effort to defuse the tension which has torpedoed the ongoing Test series between bitter rivals India and Australia. As part of...
Contractors Yet To Hand Over Refurbished Ridge Hospital
Contractors working on the $250 million Greater Accra Regional Hospital are yet to hand over the facility. This is in spite of the fact that, former President John Mahama inaugurated the project on...
Stephin Merritt Tells Life In 50 Songs, Weird Diseases and All
Facing the task of summing up his 50 years on Earth through songs, Stephin Merritt has revealed unorthodox living arrangements, disdain for surfing and his knack for catching "weird diseases." And he...
Facebook Family To Grow With Second Zuckerberg Baby
Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday revealed that Facebook's first family is growing, with a baby sister on the way for one-year-old daughter Maxima. "We are all better people because of the strong women in...
Arena Cautious About Dempsey Return
United States coach Bruce Arena said he will take a cautious approach before recalling Clint Dempsey to the national team as the striker works his way back to fitness following a heart problem....
UN Proposes Measures To Curb Sex Abuse By Peacekeepers
The United Nations on Thursday proposed a series of new steps aimed at stamping out sex abuse by peacekeepers as a report showed an increase in abuse allegations. UN Secretary-General Antonio...
New York Immigrant Rights Activist Escapes Deportation
For years, Ravi Ragbir has been a prominent New York immigrant rights activist who has helped protect hundreds of undocumented migrants from deportation. But on Thursday it was his turn, a father of...
Badminton Olympic Champ Chen Long Out of All England
China's Olympic champion Chen Long was dumped out of the All-England Open on Thursday, losing in the second round to Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk, the world number 12 from Thailand, 21-16, 21-19. Seven...
Coach Yaw Preko Gets Some Respite After FC Ifeanyiubah 3-0 Win Over Remo Stars
There is pressure off Yaw Preko after guiding FC Ifeanyiubah to beat Remo Stars 3-0 on Wednesday in the Nigerian Premier League. Preko handed Brazilian Alberico da Silva his first start of the season...
Akufo-Addo Pledges To Support Revival of Boxing
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged his government’s resolve to support the revivial of boxing and other sporting disciplines in the country. According him, the 100 percent increase...
Women Urged To Persevere, Break New Grounds
As the world celebrates women in the month of March, Ghanaian women have been charged to confront obstacles and challenges they may encounter in their quest to attain greatness and make an impact in...