Ofori-Tenkorang Appointed SSNIT Boss
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed an investment banker Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang as the Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Dr. Ofori-Tenkorang was...
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Nine African Nations To Play In 2026 Fifa World Cup
Four more African nations will participate in the FIFA world cup in 2026 if the proposal by the Bureau of the body’s Council is approved in May. At its meeting on Thursday, the Bureau accepted FIFA...
Gold Fields Pays $5.8m Dividend To Gov’t
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has paid a dividend of $5.8 million to the Ministry of Finance for the 2016 financial year in respect of government’s 10 percent carried interest in the company. Ken...
Brazil First Team To Qualify For World Cup Finals
Brazil have become the first side to seal their place at the World Cup finals in Russia next year. Their 3-0 win over Paraguay, along with defeats for Argentina and Uruguay, means they cannot finish...
TECNO’S New Camon CX Smartphone Hits Ghanaian Market
Premium mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile has introduced its latest Camon CX unto the Ghanaian market after it was first launched in Kenya last week. The smartphone which has 16 megapixels for its...
Argentina Lose 2-0 To Bolivia Hours After Lionel Messi Is Banned
Bolivia have won just three of their 14 World Cup qualifiers Argentina lost 2-0 to Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, five and a half hours after captain Lionel Messi was given a four-match ban for...
FIFA Lifetime Ban To Joseph Lamptey Was Influenced By Betting
Ghanaian referee is Joseph Lamptey is facing serious allegations within FIFA quarters as claims are rife that he was influenced by betting syndicates to force the outcome of South Africa's win over...
How Venues Look Like Seven Monts After Rio Olympics
Organizers promised the structures would be a benefit for the citizens of Brazil Seven months after Rio de Janeiro hosted the first Olympic Games in South America, many of the expensive venue sites...
Three Key Markets Resume Imports
Brazil won a major victory Saturday in the fight to restore credibility amid a tainted meat scandal, with key markets China, Egypt and Chile lifting their bans on its products. The announcement of...
At Ultra Festival, Finding ‘best Energy’ Through EDM
Nick is usually known as a lawyer in Detroit but when he travels the world's electronic music festivals he takes on a new persona -- he shaves tribal figures into his hair and sprinkles glitter over...
Ghana Close To Becoming A Banana Republic – Baako Analyses
Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako is scared the actions of marauding vigilante groups aligned to the governing New Patriotic Party could end Ghana in a banana state. Recounting some instances where...
Over 200 Ghanaians Stranded On Costa Rica-Nicaragua Border
More than 200 Ghanaians are reported to be stranded at the Costa Rican-Nicaraguan border post of Penas Blancas in their attempt to transit into the United States of America (USA). A press release...
Crop-Destroying Armyworm Caterpillars Spread To Uganda
A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirmed their presence for the first time in Uganda on Friday. An outbreak of the caterpillars in...
FIFA Meets Today To Decide Over Replay of South Africa-Senegal Clash After Referee’s Ban
FIFA legal experts are meeting on Thursday to examine their regulations to decide whether South Africa's World Cup qualifier against Senegal should be replayed after the Ghanaian referee was found...
Treaty Slows Global Tobacco Use By 2.5%
Tobacco use fell by 2.5 percent worldwide a decade after the first global health treaty went into effect, World Health Organization researchers said Wednesday. Smoking rates declined most sharply...
Court Convicts Former NACOB Boss
An Accra High Court has convicted former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, Akrasi Sarpong of contempt. He was found guilty over his comments after a High Court granted bail to one...
Former NACOB Boss Convicted For Contempt In Drug Case
An Accra High Court has found former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Akrasi Sarpong guilty of contempt, after he condemned the court for granting bail to drug suspects in...
Former NACOB Boss Convicted
An Accra High Court has convicted former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, Akrasi Sarpong of contempt. He was found guilty over his comments after a High Court granted bail to one...
Former NACOB Boss Convicted
An Accra High Court has convicted former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, Akrasi Sarpong of contempt. He was found guilty over his comments after a High Court granted bail to one...
Late US Billionaire’s Record Land Gift Lays Chile Row To Rest
Douglas Tompkins's widow vividly remembers the suspicions the late billionaire raised when he started buying up land in Patagonia, the natural paradise at the bottom of South America. Some accused...