LA Lakers home debut marred by fight, ends in defeat for Lebron James
Three-time NBA champion LeBron James had to break up a melee as the Los Angeles Lakers lost on his home debut. Punches were thrown from both sides as his new team lost 124-115 to the Houston Rockets at Staples Center. Rockets guard Chris Paul alleges that the Lakers’ Rajon Rondo spat in his face, which […]
Nationwide Measles-Rubella Vaccination Ends Today
The national Measles-Rubella vaccination and Vitamin A supplement campaign to improve the general health and survival of Ghanaian children ends today. The exercise was aimed at ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being of people of all ages to help reduce the number of measles-rubella cases in the country. The Programme Manager, Expanded Programme on Immunisation, […]
Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue plan 'collapses', Zimbabwe Council of Churches say
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) say President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his rival Nelson Chamisa are “seemingly not ready to compromise” their political positions, making it difficult for the two leaders to hold a dialogue. The Zimbabwe Council of Churches has been trying to mediate between the two warring parties since the country’s disputed polls […]
Kwaku Baako sues Kennedy Agyapong for defamation
Editor in Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako. has sued outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong for defamation. In his suit Mr. Baako wants the MP to be fined 25 million Ghana cedis for comments he made on media platforms where he accused him of being corrupt, […]
Akwapims hail Bagbin's brilliant speech at Odwira festival
Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament has called for lasting measures that would thwart the high drug abuse among the youth, especially in the use of tramadol and marijuana amongst them. According to him, the older generations had played their part and would soon handover the future to the youth, but […]
Africa Cup of Nations: Wins for Egypt, Algeria, South Africa, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Gabon
Round 3 of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers saw some of Africa’s heavy weights recording some resounding victories while minnows such as Madagascar recorded surprising results. In Group A, Senegal recorded a 3-0 win over Sudan at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar on Saturday. Pape Abou Cisse, Idrissa Gueye and M’Baye Niang scored the […]
Ablekuma residents get free health screening
The Dromo Foundation in collaboration with the Martin Hayford Outreach International has organised a free health screening, medication and blood donation exercise for residents of Ablekuma and surrounding communities in Accra. The Exercise which was under the theme, “Save a soul”, was organised to stock the 37 Military Hospital’s blood bank with blood and educate […]
Research indicates Africa's debt problems are worsening
A new report says debt problems are worsening on the African continent, with governments’ external debt payments doubling over the last two years. The UK-based Jubilee Debt Campaign which conducted the survey says the greater proportion of the loans are from international lenders including the World Bank and IMF – as well as private sector […]
Menzgold to start paying customers from today October 9
Management of Gold Trading Firm Menzgold says it will from today (October 9), start payment of dividends to customers. Meanwhile customers who wish to terminate their investment with the Company, will receive full payment on their investment in 90 days. Menzgold made this known in a statement in Accra. The statement is part of an […]
Wood carvers appeal for lands
Wood carvers at Ahwiaa in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region are appealing to the Municipal Assembly and the Forestry Commission to provide them with lands to plant trees to sustain their industry. According to them, survival and growth of the wood carving and artifact industry heavily depends on the availability of wood […]
Coaching Kotoko the most difficult job in my coaching career – C.K. Akunnor
Charles Kwabena Akunnor, newly-appointed head coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, has described his job at the club as the most difficult in his coaching career. The German-trained technical handler, who was at a ceremony in Kumasi on Wednesday, said the task ahead was, however, surmountable and called for the massive support of all stakeholders to […]
90,000 Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) applicants deployed
The Ministry of Information has revealed that 90,000 applicants of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Programme have accepted their placement in all seven modules of the programme across the country. The placed applicants, the Ministry said have subsequently submitted their letters of acceptance. A post by the Ministry of Information on Twitter added that in […]
Slum upgrading workshop for six African countries opens in Accra
A five-day workshop on slum upgrading, learning and exchange programme has been opened in Accra for 23 representatives from six African countries to learn from Accra’s best practices in improving the living standards of slum dwellers. The workshop is being organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and UN-Habitat to develop the […]
Music group Praye to release a comeback album soon
Ghanaian music trio, Praye who announced their comeback after a sterling performance at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards are preparing to release their new music projects. In an exclusive interview with Kwame Dadzie on Citi FM’s Celebrity Radar, Choirmaster (a member of the group) said they would be releasing two singles of their upcoming […]
