US Existing Home Sales Fall In April
Sales of existing homes fell in April after posting a 10-year record in March, depressed by the "stubbornly low supply" of homes in the market, an industry group reported Wednesday. The low supply...
Day: May 24, 2017
Pakistan’s Karachi Bans Swimming For Six Months After Drownings
Pakistanis in the port megacity of Karachi have been banned from swimming in the sea for six months, authorities said Wednesday, after a recent spate of drownings as residents sought relief from the...
‘I’d Never Make It In Bollywood,’ Says Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt told Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan that he doesn't have the moves to star in Bollywood films as he promoted his new movie "War Machine" in Mumbai on Wednesday. "I wouldn't make it Bollywood...
Ex-MP Demands ‘visa Fraud’ Clarification From British High Commission
Former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South Constituency George Boakye is seeking clarification from the British High Commission over a ‘visa fraud’ case he is cited in. According to the ex-New...
NDC MP Chides Lands Minister For Citing Military In Galamsey Fight
The Member of Parliament for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region, Kwame Governs Agbodza, says it is dangerous for the Lands and Natural Resources Minister to accuse some personnel of the Ghana...
Odartey Lamptey, Osei Kuffuor Tip Starlets To Scale Past Niger
Two former U-17 world cup winners Nii Odartey Lamptey and Samuel Osei Kuffuor have tipped the Black Starlets to beat Niger in the semi final clash at the U-17 Afcon tournament being held in Gabon....
Trump Holds First Face-To-Face Talks With Pope Francis
US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip. The Vatican said after the meeting that there had been an “exchange of views” on...
Gov’t To Blacklist Mahama Appointees With Diplomatic Passports
Former government appointees including those under John Mahama who have failed to return their diplomatic passports to the state are to be blacklisted, Foreign Affairs minister Shirley Ayorkor...
Give Us Clearance Or Face Our Wrath
A group of health professionals calling itself the Coalition of Technicians and Nurses of Ghana has given government and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) a 21-day ultimatum to give them...
Shatta Wale Begs To Be Reinstated Into VGMAs [Audio]
Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale has pleaded on Charter House, the organizers of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) to reinstate him into the award scheme....
Nurses Secretly Operating ‘black Drug Market’ At Adeiso
It has emerged that some nurses at the medical facility which serves as the referral centre for residents at Adeiso and its environs, are trading in the sale of drugs to patients who come to the...
Algeria President Replaces PM In Wake of Polls
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday appointed a new prime minister, replacing his confidant Abdelmalek Sellal in the wake of parliamentary elections. Bouteflika's National Liberation...
Phone Tracker Leads To Arrest of Robber
An ex-convict, Mallam Suleman, has been nabbed by the Regional Police Command for allegedly robbing students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) of their valuables....
Akufo-Addo Well-Positioned To Stop Politics of Factionalism
A founder member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has encouraged the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to vigorously fight political polarisation...
Phone Tracker Leads To Arrest of ‘KNUST Robber’
Ex-convict Mallam Suleman has been nabbed by the Regional Police Command for allegedly robbing students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), of their valuables. Mallam...
Fetish Priestess Busted For Recruiting Prostitutes
fetish priestess Nana Ama Serwaa recruits young girls within and outside the region to engage in sex The Suame Divisoinal Police Command has arrested a fetish priestess Nana Ama Serwaa alias Asuobena...
Kohli Says Champions Trophy More Competitive Than World Cup
Indian skipper Virat Kohli said Wednesday his side would be ruthless in defending their Champions Trophy title next month, describing the competition as tougher even than the World Cup. India won the...
Arrears of ‘School Feeding’ Caterers To Be Paid End of May
The Ministry of Gender has assured GSFP caterers government will pay their arrears by end of May. The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has assured the Ghana School Feeding Programme...
Gold Refinery To Create Jobs For Hundreds In Obuasi- Dannywise CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Dannywise Estate and Construction Frank Danyansah has declared an audacious ambition to establish a contemporary gold refinery in Obuasi as part of his civic...
Mugabe Daughter Appointed To Zimbabwe Censor Board
President Robert Mugabe's daughter Bona Chikore has been appointed to the Zimbabwe board of censors, state media reported Wednesday, the latest family member to take up an official role. The board...