Mozambique To Circumcise 100,000 Men
More than 100,000 men in Mozambique are to be circumcised in a bid to help prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/Aids. The health authorities in the central province of Zambezia say...
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#MeToo Hits Japan As Top Official Resigns
A Japanese broadcaster says it will file a complaint against the finance ministry alleging a top official sexually harassed a female journalist. Junichi Fukuda resigned on Wednesday but denies the...
Governor Quits Over Deadly Russia Fire
The long-serving governor of the Russian region where a shopping mall fire left dozens of people dead has resigned. Aman Tuleyev said stepping aside from governing Kemerovo was “the right,...
Takeover of ADB By UniBank ‘not Approved’ – BoG Declares
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has dismissed the purported takeover of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) by another local bank, Unibank Ghana Limited. “Just to clarify… the Central Bank has not...
FIFA World Cup Trophy Arrives In Nigeria On Wednesday
The iconic FIFA World Cup trophy which will be handed to the captain of the victorious team inside the 80,000 –capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15th July 2018, as prize for conquering the...
Mexico Police ‘handed Italians To Gang’
Mexican authorities have launched criminal proceedings against four police officers over the disappearance of three Italian men. The missing men – all from Naples – were last seen on 31 January...
‘Daughters of Poor Men’: Heartbreak In Nigeria
The kidnapping of 110 girls from a school in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Dapchi bears striking similarities to the 2014 abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok – right down to the...
Former Rwanda Coach Sellas Tetteh Pens One-Year Contract To Handle Nouveau Riche Second-Tier Side Tamale City FC
Former Rwanda coach Sellas Tetteh has signed a one-year contract to handle Division One League side Tamale City FC. The 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup winning coach was introduced to the club at the team's...
Anger Over Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls
There is growing anger among the parents of a group of missing Nigerian schoolgirls following an attack by Boko Haram on Monday night. Parents of pupils who disappeared from their boarding school in...
At Least 17 Dead In US High School Shooting
At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said. The suspect has been named as Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the...
Nouveau Riche Tamale City FC Set To Appoint Portuguese Coach Manuel Zacharias
Portuguese coach Manuel Zacharias is expected in the country this weekend to take charge of Division One League side Tamale City FC, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. Zacharias will be...
Ex-Bank of Ghana Governor Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku and Businessman Ibrahim Mahama New Owners of Tamale City FC
Tamale City FC are in Accra on pre-season and training at the Legon Ajax Park ahead of the new season. Former Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku and businessman Ibrahim Mahama have...
Nigeria To Host African Fencing Championships
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has awarded Nigeria the hosting right for the 2018 Junior/Cadet African Fencing Championships. The event, which will take place from February 26 to March 5...
Commercial Banks With Local Ownership Still Dominant
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has refuted reports that majority of commercial banks in the country are owned by foreigners. Some industry players have raised concerns about the directive by BoG to...
Bank of Ghana To Commence Implementation of Deposit Insurance
The Bank of Ghana will commence the implementation of the Deposit Insurance scheme in the second quarter of 2018. Parliament in 2016 passed the Deposit Protection Act, which seeks to establish a...
It’s Structure, When And How To Contact Them
Established since 1894, the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has been and is still the principal law enforcement and criminal justice agency of the Republic of Ghana. It is one of the government agencies...
Why Dr Asiama Left 2 Years Before Retirement
2nd Deputy BoG Governor – The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has resigned. According to reports, Dr. Asiama took hid accumulated leave before his final exit from...
Nigerian State Erects Ghana President’s Monument
Nana Addo’s statue – A statue of Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has been erected a state in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha is set to commission the...
Education Ministry Announces Placement Helpline
The Ministry of Education has provided telephone numbers through which successful BECE candidates who were unable to find placement into any of the Senior High Schools under the Free SHS program via...
7 Lesser Known Facts About The Fmr Accra Mayor
Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije is a Ghanaian politician and former Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (Accra Mayor: 2009-2016). Currently the Member of Parliament for Ablekum South...