UK-Born Astronaut Dies Aged 61
British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa has said. Born in Crowborough, East Sussex, Dr Sellers began working for the US space agency as a scientist in 1982...
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Sam Allardyce Appointed Palace Manager As Pardew’s Successor
Crystal Palace have appointed former England boss Sam Allardyce as manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal, a day after sacking Alan Pardew. Pardew was sacked on Thursday with the club 17th in the...
I’ve Not Received A Single Hamper This Season As I Go Into Opposition – Jinapor
Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor has revealed that the usual show of love to him during Christmas ocassions has gone down considerably this year following his party, the National Democratic...
Tigo Customers To Browse YouTube For Free This Festive Season
As part of celebrations for the festive season, Tigo is offering free night-long YouTube browsing for its customers from December 25 – 31, 2016. The offer starts from 12 midnight to 4am for the...
Can the New Gov’t Get These Right [Article]
Following the Electoral Commission’s declaration of the New Patriotic Party’s 2016 Presidential candidate; Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo as the President – Elect of the Republic of Ghana, the...
Nick Cannon Hospitalized Through Holidays Due To Lupus Complications
The 36-year-old actor and TV personality took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal that he was hospitalized due to complications from lupus, an autoimmune disease. “For all who have been trying to...
Southeast Asia On Christmas Alert After Foiled Bomb Plots
Southeast Asian security forces were on alert on Friday ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays after two bomb plots were foiled in Australia and Indonesia and the arrest of suspected militants...
Ghana Lost GHC86 Million To Fires Between Jan-Sept. 2016
About GHC86 million worth of properties were lost to fires across the country between January and September 2016, figures from the Ghana National Fire Service reveals. Public Relations Officer of...
Christmas Etiquette For New Couples, Singles
So the stars shone on you this year and you found your Prince Charming. And even though it’s only been a few months, you are almost certain he is The One. Everything is going well – you spend...
Winneba Fancy Dress Festival, Onaapo!
You recall that Simpa Panyin previously told you that Winneba is a town of festivals? The biggest festival in Ghana has been known to be the Aboakyer festival. Aboakyer is celebrated every first...
Airtel Partners Roverman To Delight Customers With Festival of Plays
Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network is teaming up with Roverman Productions to delight customers and theatre fans this festive period with 5 amazing plays at the Roverman Productions’ Festival of...
“Christmas Isn’t A Season Of Revels; It’s A Season Of New Beginnings”
My official 2015 Christmas article was "Akwaaba to the 2015 Christmas Season." So today's article represents my official 2016 Christmas article. I have shunned celebrating Christmas as a season of...
December 27, January 2 Declared Public Holidays
Tuesday, 27 December, 2016 and Monday, January 2, 2017 have been declared public holidays by the Ministry of Interior. This is because the statuory holidays of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall...
December 27 and January 2 Declared Public Holidays
Monday and Tueday to replace Christmas and New Year's Day President John Dramani Mahama has by Executive Instrument declared Tuesday, December 27 and Monday, January 2 as public holidays. The two...
Mon & Tue Declared Public Holidays
President John Dramani Mahama has by Executive Instrument declared Tuesday, December 27 and Monday, January 2 as public holidays. The two days replace Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, which fall...
Nduom Wishes Ghanaians A ‘healthy’ New Year
President of Groupe Nduom and flagbearer of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has wished Christians a wonderful Merry Christmas and all Ghanaians a prosperous New Year. He...
30% Reduction Has Nothing To Do With Akufo-Addo Victory
The Used Auto Parts Dealers Association of Abossey-Okai has dismissed reports that its 30 percent reduction in prices of goods was in celebration of the victory of the President-elect, Nana Addo...
30% Slash In Prices of Auto Spare Parts Not In Solidarity With NPP’s Victory
The Association of Used Auto Parts Dealers (ASUAPAD) has debunked claims that the reduction in the prices of vehicle spare parts on the market was in solidarity with the victory of the New Patriotic...
Aston Villa’s Win Against QPR Is Bad News For Jordan Ayew’s Future
Steve Bruce pretty much set up the subplots himself prior to Aston Villa’s Sunday trip to QPR. The 55-year-old was left seething with his side’s 1-0 defeat to Norwich City in midweek, promising...
Why Do Ghanaians Still Trade Quoting New Cedis In Old Currency?
By Rockson Adofo I can’t still get my head around this phenomenon of the majority of Ghanaians still quoting prices in old Ghana Cedis. It is almost ten years since the Ghana Old Cedis were...