Captain Mahama To Be Buried Friday
The family of the slain soldier, Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, has announced that he would be buried on Friday, June 9. Spokespersons for the family, Zakaria Sakara and WOII Ibrahim Samed, said the...
Tag: Human Interest
Woman Seeks Support To Fly Her Dogs To UK From Ghana
A Woman from the United Kingdom, Yvonne Bannister is seeking support to enable her fly her two dogs to the UK from Ghana. According to Yvonne the dogs gave her “a little bit of home” when she...
Prince Harry Rounds Off Singapore Visit With Polo
Britain's Prince Harry rounded off a two-day visit to Singapore with a charity polo match Monday. Some 300 well-heeled guests and celebrities -- including Karen Gillan of "Doctor Who" and "Downton...
A Widow In My Prime [Article]
I still haven’t been able to utter a word still my beloved husband was brutally taken away from me. Images of his humiliating death haunts me when I close my eyes- I want to believe it’s all a...
Police Kill Hostage-Taker In Australia
Australian police Monday shot dead a man who took a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment, after the body of another man was found in the building's lobby. The woman escaped safely but three...
Bisa Kdei Meets American Star Omarion
Ghanaian Highlife singer Bisa Kdei was spotted with American R&B star Omarion over the weekend in Kenya. They partied at the VVIP access area of the plush KIZA CLUB in Nairobi. Kdei is...
Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy Compete For Top Award @ Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Awards
Dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale will be competing for one of the top awards at the 2017 Exclusive Men of the Year’ (EMYs) Africa Awards. They were nominated in the ‘Man of the Year...
Toulon Fullback Goromaru Set To Return To Japan
Japan's Rugby World Cup star Ayumu Goromaru will return to Japanese Top League side Yamaha Jubilo after a frustrating spell at French Top 14 club Toulon, the full-back said Monday. The 31-year-old,...
Attles, Brown Win Lifetime NBA Coaching Awards
Retired former NBA coaches Hubie Brown and Al Attles were presented the National Basketball Coaches Association Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday before game two of the NBA Finals. Attles played...
Former PM Key, All Blacks Great Jones Get Knighthoods
Former New Zealand prime minister John Key and rugby great Michael Jones were honoured with knighthoods on Monday. Key, who led New Zealand for eight years before stepping down last December, has...
Derek Fisher, Former Laker and Ex-Knicks Coach, Suspected of DUI…
Derek Fisher, a former Los Angeles Laker and ex-head coach of the New York Knicks, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his car overturned on a Los Angeles freeway, authorities said...
Margaret Court Dragging Tennis To ‘dark Ages’
John McEnroe claimed Margaret Court was taking tennis back to "the dark ages" with her controversial and sustained outbursts over homosexuality. The 58-year-old American legend also included Ilie...
Prince Harry Starts Visit In Singapore
Britain's Prince Harry began a goodwill visit to Asia on a subdued note Sunday following a deadly terror attack in London. The fifth in line to the throne attended a reception at Eden Hall, the...
Philippine Casino Gunman Identified, Not A Terrorist
The man who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital killing 37 people was a Filipino man with heavy gambling debts, and was not a terrorist, police said Sunday. "We reiterate that this is not...
After Teen’s Suicide, Suite Becomes Memorial Against Bullies
Well after 18-year-old Tyler Clementi killed himself in 2010, his shellshocked mother found that strangers remembered the headlines -- Tyler's roommate had snooped on him being intimate with another...
Memorial Service Held For June 3 Victims [Photos]
A memorial service has been held for victims of the June 3 twin disaster which happened at the Goil fuel station near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra. Over 150 lives were lost on June 3,...
Three Explosions Rock Funeral of Kabul Protester
Explosions Saturday rocked the funeral ceremony of an Afghan man killed during protests over the worsening security situation in the capital Kabul, witnesses said, reporting multiple casualties....
Eminem’s ‘Stan’ Now In Oxford English Dictionary
Stan, from the Eminem song of the same name, is now an official word in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The track, from his The Marshall Mathers LP, features Dido and is about a crazed fan...
From TV Hero To Fallen US Cultural Icon
A celebrity's fall from grace is always ugly, but that of Bill Cosby -- a once beloved comedian who broke through racial barriers to broadcast a successful black family into white living rooms -- is...
‘Trump Broke Me,’ Says Comedian After Severed Head Row
US comedian Kathy Griffin tearfully accused Donald Trump and his family Friday of trying to ruin her life, revealing she had faced death threats from supporters of the president over a prop depicting...