Marcus Rashford penalty helps Man Utd stage an incredible comeback to beat PSG
Marcus Rashford scored a nerveless injury-time penalty as Manchester United staged an incredible comeback to beat Paris St-Germain on away goals and reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Rashford thumped home the VAR-awarded spot-kick in the 94th minute after Diogo Dalot’s speculative shot struck Presnel Kimpembe on the arm. The odds were stacked against United in […]
Chelsea appeal against transfer ban, Fifa confirms
Chelsea have appealed against Fifa’s decision to ban them from signing players in the next two transfer windows. It follows the world governing body’s investigation into Chelsea’s signing of foreign under-18 players. Fifa says it found breaches in 29 cases out of 92 investigated, including striker Bertrand Traore, now at Lyon. The governing body says […]
A/R: Three remanded over NDC Office shooting
The District Court at Asokwa has remanded into police custody for two weeks, three accused persons in connection with the shooting incident at the Ashanti Regional office of the NDC at Amakom in Kumasi last month. They will re-appear before the court on Monday, the 14th of this month. The three are among 12 persons […]
Tanzania arrests sixty 'witchdoctors' over child killings
Police in Tanzania have arrested sixty witchdoctors or traditional healers, in connection with the ritual killing of at least 10 children. The children were killed in January and many had their body parts removed. There is a belief in Tanzania that using human body parts in rituals can bring wealth and good luck. Meanwhile, Tanzania’s […]
UK patient 'free' of HIV after stem cell treatment
A UK patient’s HIV has become “undetectable” following a stem cell transplant – in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature. The London patient, who was being treated for cancer, has now been in remission from HIV for 18 months and is no longer taking HIV drugs. The researchers say it’s too […]
Work To Eliminate Corruption, Injustice And Political Propaganda In The Ghanaian Society
NEWS COMMENTARY STRESSES THE NEED TO WORK TO ELIMINATE CORRUPTION, INJUSTICE AND POLITICAL PROPAGANDA IN THE GHANAIAN SOCIETY AS THE NATION MARKS 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY Ghana marks 62nd Independence anniversary with activities to thank God for His blessings upon the nation this week. The event will also be used to acknowledge the strengths and weaknesses […]
George Pell: Cardinal to be sued over 1970s abuse allegation
Cardinal George Pell is being sued by a man who alleges he was sexually abused by the cleric in an Australian swimming pool in the 1970s. Cardinal Pell has consistently denied committing abuse in a pool in Ballarat, Victoria. Last week, prosecutors dropped criminal charges against him relating to that decade. He is now being […]
3rd April 2018
The Ghanaian Times is worried revelations by the Water Quality Assurance Officer of Ghana Water Company, John Suobogbire that four of the 12 filters at the Weija dam are out of order. The paper notes that although the amount of money quoted for the repair of the damage parts may be high, the consequences of […]
Accra Central District courts closed down
The Accra Central District courts have been closed down due to the dilapidated nature of the buildings. The Chief Justice on her tour of the courts in the Regions last year vowed to close down all court buildings that are in bad shape and true to her words the process has started. Court Correspondent, Naomi […]
India demands Pakistan release pilot as Kashmir crisis intensifies
India has demanded the release of a fighter pilot shot down by Pakistan warplanes in a major escalation between the two nuclear powers over Kashmir. Video showing the pilot blindfolded with blood on his face was shared by Pakistan’s information ministry. India described the images as a “vulgar display of an injured personnel”. Social media […]
28th February, 2019
The Daily Graphic is happy that teachers and their professional associations agreed to the licensing of teachers, though they had raised concerns over what they termed rush in instituting the licensing regime without giving members time to adequately prepare for the examination. The paper congratulates those who passed the examination and wished those who could […]
Ghana Federation of Labour dragged to court
The National Union of Teamsters and General Workers Union has sued the Ghana Federation of Labour and its General Secretary, Abraham Koomson, at an Accra High court for overstaying their mandate. The plaintiff has also accused the Ghana Federation of Labour and its General Secretary, of flouting part 5 regulation 18 of the constitution and […]
Trasacco Estates Development Company faces sanctions for non-compliance
Trasacco Estates Development Company is to face sanctions for not complying with Environmental assessment regulations in the construction of the Hilton Resort and Spa and Turtle Bay project in Ada. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year stopped the company from continuing construction of the facility because it did not have an environmental permit which […]
Call On Political Parties To Disband Vigilante Groups By President Akufo- Addo
NEWS COMMENTARY ON PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO’S CALL ON POLITICAL PARTIES TO DISBAND ALL POLITICAL MILITANT GROUPS OR FACE LEGISLATION. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for the immediate banning of all political militant groups in the country. In his State of the Nation Address, in Parliament, he expressed dissatisfaction with the rampant unleashing violence […]
