George, Pacers Cool Miami Heat Rally
Paul George scored 28 points as the Indiana Pacers held off a late Miami Heat rally to maintain their playoff push on Sunday. George rallied the Pacers superbly after the Heat recovered from 93-85...
Day: March 12, 2017
Meet Kenya’s Podcasting ‘sex Queens’
Nini Wacera and Kaz Lucas are the self proclaimed "sex queens" of Nairobi. They co-host a popular podcast called The Spread which they hope will help women and girls talk openly about, and reclaim,...
Suicides Blamed On Failed Society, Ineffective Counselling Centres
The Mental Health Authority says the wave of suicides sweeping across the country is the result of a breakdown of the social support system. A statement by Chief Executive of the Authority, Dr Akwasi...
MPs Praise Nana Konadu
Members of Parliament (MPs) commended the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings for her bold decision to contest in the 2016 presidential election on the International Day for Women, which...
Government Urged To Increase Research Funding To 1% of GDP
The former Rector of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) wants the government to increase research funding to stimulate economic growth. Currently, the government spends...
Tillerson To East Asia In Shadow of North Korea Threat
With North Korea's drive to field a nuclear-armed missile rapidly emerging as President Donald Trump's first foreign crisis, his top diplomat is heading to a nervous region. US Secretary of State Rex...
Empire 2.0? Commonwealth Eyes Post-Brexit Trade Boost
With Britain on the brink of triggering its EU exit talks, the country and its historic trading partners in the Commonwealth are sizing up an opportunity to boost business. Members in the 52-state...
Bolga All Stars Vs Asante Kotoko- Financially-Stricken Debutants Face Title-Thirsty Porcupines
Bolga All Stars have a good chance to prove their worth in the premiership when they take on giants Asante Kotoko SC at the Utrecht Academy park on Sunday in Tamale. The newcomers are still chasing a...
Akufo-Addo Was On “most Dangerous CPP Members” List After 1966 Coup – Pratt Reveals
Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana was a member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) till the morning of 1966 coup, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, Editor of the Insight Newspaper has revealed....
Tic Tac Eyes MUSIGA Presidency
Kwaku Otchere Duah, popularly known as Tic Tac, is aspiring to be the next president of Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). He believes the recent flop of the music festival which was supposed to be...
Former President Rawlings and Kufuor To Be Guests At Non-Denominational Service In UK
Former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor will be special guests at a special non-denominational thanksgiving service to be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the Methodist...
Final Season Will Only Be Six Episodes
South by Southwest became South by SouthWesteros on Sunday when the creators and cast of "Game of Thrones" spoke at the media and tech conference in Austin, Texas. D. B. Weiss and David Benioff, who...
Ghana Asked To State Position On ICC Membership
Ghana has been asked to clearly state whether or not it will remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) following threats by the African Union (AU) to withdraw from that court The AU...
Telcos, ISPs Want GIFEC Depoliticized
Telecom operators and internet service providers (ISPs) in the country want the industry's universal access fund to be depoliticized to ensure efficient application of the funds. The telecoms/ICT...
Tanzania Offers Dangote Land To Mine Coal To Fuel Cement Production
After last year’s deal by Tanzania’s government to supply natural gas to Dangote Cement Company in the southeastern town of Mtwara, the state has offered land to the Nigerian company to mine coal...
Gender Minister Bonds With Female Parliamentarians
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, (MGCSP) on Thursday, treated the Female Caucus in Parliament to a reception, in Accra, as part of the activities to mark this year’s...
Women Call For Resistance To Fundamentalism
Dr Angela Dwamena Aboagye, the Founder of the Ark Foundation, has called for a module which “does not force faith or beliefs into people’s throat”, saying it is a form of fundamentalism. Dr...
Germany and Netherlands Harden Stance
Several EU leaders have criticised Turkey, amid a growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in European countries. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany and the...
Did Anlo-Ewes Really Love Kwame Nkrumah?
By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph. D. It ought to be crystal clear to each and every Ghanaian of age that the Deputy General-Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr....
Driver Arrested For Causing Sunday’s Accident That Claimed 14 Lives
Police in the Central Region have arrested a driver of a Ford vehicle whose reckless driving allegedly led to a motor accident which led to the death of fourteen people on the Apam Junction-Winneba...