Tottenham face Manchester City in Champions League quarter-finals
Tottenham will play Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Manchester United have been drawn against Barcelona. Last year’s beaten finalists Liverpool will play Porto and Ajax will face Juventus in the other ties. The semi-final draw was also made and Manchester United will meet Liverpool if both win their last-eight ties. The quarter-final […]
Boeing grounds entire 737 Max crash aircraft fleet
Boeing has grounded its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash. The US plane-maker said it would suspend all 371 of the aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration said fresh evidence as well as newly refined satellite data prompted the decision to […]
GRIDCo apologises to public for unannounced power outage
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has apologised to the public for the outage in some parts of the country. According to GRIDCo, the outage happened yesterday (March 12) when some transmission lines in the west tripped together with all generating units at Aboadze, Bui, Asogli, Kpone, and the Kpong generating stations. A statement signed […]
Media's contribution to Ghana's development
NEWS COMMENTARY ON GHANA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN THE NATION’S DEVELOPMENT. Ghana has celebrated its 62nd Independence anniversary. A number of successes have been chalked up during the period. The country has come this far, perhaps not the best of feats by way of democracy, economy and social development. […]
Condoms That Change Color In Contact with STD Win Tech Award
Sex is the basis for human existence. Let’s face it, without it, none of us would be here. It is a wonderful and enjoyable activity that helps people bond and strengthen relationships all around the world. But it can also lead to disease. That’s why when engaging in sexual activity it is important to practice […]
UFC star Conor McGregor arrested in Miami for allegedly smashing fan's phone
UFC star Conor McGregor has been arrested in Miami for allegedly smashing a fan’s phone as they tried to take pictures. The Irish fighter is being charged with strong-armed robbery and misdemeanour criminal mischief, police said. The alleged incident took place as the 30-year-old left the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel at 05:20 local time. A […]
The Ethiopian Airlines Crash
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CRASH The tragic air accident involving Ethiopian passenger jet ET302, a Boeing 737 is pathetic. None of the passengers or crew members was spared. 157 on board the plane perished. A total of 35 nationals were on the ill-fated flight that took a plunge just six minutes after take-off […]
Jack Grealish: Birmingham City fan jailed for pitch attack
A Birmingham City fan has been jailed for 14 weeks for attacking Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish during the second city derby. Paul Mitchell, of Rubery, Worcestershire, hit Grealish from behind on the pitch about 10 minutes into Sunday’s game. Mitchell, 27, admitted assault and encroachment on to the pitch at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court earlier. […]
Ethiopian Airlines 'black box found'
A black box from the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed on Sunday has now been recovered by investigators, state media report. The crash happened at 08:44 local time (05:44 GMT), six minutes after the months-old Boeing 737 Max-8 took off. It was en route from Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and all 157 […]
Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires’ list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in modern history. But he is by no means the richest man of all time. That title belongs to Mansa Musa, the […]
NBA: LeBron James overtakes Michael Jordan in all-time points scoring
LeBron James overtook Michael Jordan to move fourth on the NBA’s all-time points scorer list in the LA Lakers’ 115-99 defeat by the Denver Nuggets. James, who netted 31 points against the Nuggets, has scored 32,311 points, surpassing Jordan’s tally of 32,292. He achieved the feat in 1,190 games, compared to Jordan’s 1,072. “I don’t […]
Manchester City: Alleged financial fair play violations investigated
Manchester City are being investigated by Uefa for alleged financial fair play violations. Uefa said the investigation “will focus on several alleged violations of FFP that were recently made public in various media outlets”. German news magazine Der Spiegel has published a series of claims, based on leaked documents, that Premier League champions City have […]
Messi returns to Argentina squad for first time since 2018 World Cup
The Barcelona superstar ruled himself out of contention on the back of a disappointing campaign in Russia, but is now back in the international fold Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has returned to the Argentina squad for the first time since the 2018 World Cup. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner ruled himself out of contention on […]
Tanzania teacher to hang for killing pupil
A teacher in Tanzania has been sentenced to death for beating a pupil so badly that he died of his injuries. Judge Lameck Mlacha said Respicius Mtazangira, 51, had acted maliciously when he repeatedly hit the child with a blunt object last August. The teacher had accused 14-year-old Sperius Eradius of stealing a female teacher’s […]
