Exploding e-cigarette kills 24-year-old Texas man
An exploding vaporiser pen resulted in the death of a 24-year-old Texas man, a post-mortem examination has ruled. The pen’s battery blew up when William Brown tried to use it, sending shards of metal into his face and neck and severing an artery. He died two days later in hospital of a stroke, in what […]
GN Savings & Loans customers storm head office to demand locked up cash
Some customers of GN Savings and Loans this morning stormed the Head Office of the company at Asylum Down to withdraw their money but were directed to the Circle branch by Staff of the company. The maximum amount the bank is giving out to customers is 200 cedis. Money is currently exhausted at the Circle […]
Indian man to sue parents for giving birth to him
A 27-year-old Indian man plans to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel told the BBC that it’s wrong to bring children into the world because they then have to put up with lifelong suffering. Mr Samuel, of course, understands that our consent can’t be sought before […]
Disband All Vigilante Groups In Ghana
NEWS COMMENTARY BACKS CALLS TO DISBAND ALL VIGILANTE GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY As a democratic country, Ghanaians expect the holding of regular free and fair elections. Inviting observers from international organizations such as ECOWAS, AU, UN and their local counterparts to publicly monitor, assess and produce report on the election results, have largely helped to […]
Liverpool handed Salah boost by Egypt as star forward granted international break
The Pharaohs have revealed that they will not be calling upon the Reds star for fixtures against Nigeria and Niger which are due to be staged in March Liverpool have seen their Premier League title bid handed a timely boost, with Egypt revealing that they will not call upon Mohamed Salah for their March internationals. […]
Huawei: Tackling security concerns in UK may take five years
It will take three to five years for Huawei to address security issues raised by the UK government, the company has said. The Chinese firm, which has earmarked $2bn (£1.5bn) for the process, outlined the timetable in a letter to MPs. Huawei, the world’s biggest producer of telecoms equipment, faces allegations that its equipment could […]
Need To Totally Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation
NEWS COMMENTARY ON ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) DAY – 6TH FEBRUARY Another milestone of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, day is with us again. The day is celebrated globally as part of the UN efforts to eradicate FGM. The day is also to accelerate action towards its total elimination to […]
Gianni Infantino: Fifa president set to be re-elected in June
Gianni Infantino is set to serve a second term as Fifa president after being the only candidate entered in June’s election. The 48-year-old succeeded Sepp Blatter as the head of world football’s governing body in February 2016. The election will take place on 5 June in Paris before the women’s World Cup, which starts two […]
Mohamed Salah: West Ham investigate racist abuse of Liverpool striker
West Ham are investigating after a video emerged of a fan racially abusing Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah during Monday’s 1-1 draw at London Stadium. Egypt striker Salah, 26, was filmed on a mobile phone from a section of home supporters as he was taking a corner. The footage, taken by a fellow fan, shows expletives […]
LeBron James suffers heaviest defeat of his career TO Indiana Pacers
LeBron James suffered the worst defeat of his career as the Los Angeles Lakers went down 136-94 to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. The 42-point margin of victory exceeded the pair of 36-point losses suffered by one of James’ teams previously. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 24 points and the Pacers tied an NBA franchise record […]
Barca 'waiting until last moment' on Messi fitness for El Clasico
Barcelona have named Lionel Messi in the squad to face Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg, but will “wait until the last moment” to decide if he plays. The Argentine returned to training on Tuesday after suffering a thigh injury in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Valencia. “It is true that sometimes […]
Borussia Dortmund concede last-minute equaliser to crash out of German Cup last-16 tie
Borussia Dortmund conceded a last-minute equaliser in extra time before losing to Werder Bremen on penalties in a thrilling German Cup last-16 tie. More than 80,000 fans saw strikers Paco Alcacer and Max Philipp miss Dortmund’s first two penalty kicks after a 3-3 draw at the Westfalenstadion. The Bundesliga leaders were in charge when Achraf […]
The usefulness of wetlands and consequences of their degradation
WETLANDS are land areas that are saturated or flooded by water either permanently or seasonally. The initial notion among some people is that wetlands are plots lying idle and of no use and must be drained, filled in and re-use for housing, agriculture or industry. It is not surprising that as much as 35 percent […]
Christians urged to live in harmony
The Global Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Anloga, has handed over the church premises it took from the E.P Church, Ghana at a Ceremony at Anloga. The Clerk of the Assembly of the E.P Church Rev Dr, Emmanuel Amey speaking at the ceremony commended the Global Evangelical Church, Anloga for the gesture. He said Christians should live […]
