ECOWAS Commission partners with Germany to improve security
President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), H.E Jean Claude Kassi Brou and the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Republic of Germany, Dr Gerd Müller deliberated on measures to improve security in the region in a meeting on 3rd February 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria. Addressing […]
K.P. Boateng: Leaving Fiorentina was an easy choice
Ghana forward Kevin-Prince Boateng says the decision to leave Fiorentina to Besiktas was very easy. Boateng joined the Black Eagles on a six-month loan deal with the obligation to buy from Italian side Fiorentina during the January transfer window. The 32-year-old had only spent six months at the Artemio Franchi and played 14 games, contributing […]
Fox causes havoc after breaking into British parliament
A cunning fox has managed to break into UK’s parliament and evade capture from the authorities. The mammal was spotted climbing an escalator into the main building where MPs’ offices are. It was spotted by staff wandering round Portcullis House, having out-foxed police and security guards and made it as far as the cafe and […]
British man and 40 others test positive for coronavirus aboard cruise liner
Cruise company Princess Cruises, who operate the Diamond Princess currently quarantined in a Japanese port, confirmed 41 cases of the coronavirus. A statement from the company said the 41 people who were tested positive for Coronavirus are from Argentina (one); Australia (five); Canada (five), Japan (21); United Kingdom (one) and United States (eight). Before Friday’s […]
CPP opens nominations for flagbearer, national positions
The Central Committee of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) yesterday opened nominations for various positions of the party including presidential aspirants. Picking of nomination forms has been pegged at GH¢2,000 for all categories. The positions opened for contest are presidential; national chair and leader; national vice-chairperson, treasurer, general secretary. The rest are national organiser, women […]
COCOBOD directs LBCs to use electronic weighing scales
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has directed all licensed buying companies (LBCs) to use electronic scales to weigh the cocoa beans they buy from cocoa farmers across the country, beginning October this year. The rationale is to help clear suspicions that cocoa purchasing companies, particularly purchasing clerks, adjust their weighing scales to cheat cocoa farmers […]
Self-driving delivery van ditches ‘human controls’
The first self-driving vehicle designed without basic human controls such as steering wheels, pedals or side view mirrors has been granted permission to test on US roads. Nuro, the company behind the design, makes autonomous delivery vans. The vehicle is Nuro’s second generation of its vehicles, which it is calling R2 and will be tested […]
Algeria president pardons thousands but not protesters
Algeria’s president pardoned almost 6,300 prisoners on Thursday, but scores detained as part of an anti-government protest movement will not benefit from the move, a support group said. The pardon came two days after the president issued a similar pardon for almost 3,500 other prisoners. Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed a decree on Thursday pardoning “a second […]
M.anifest unveiled as Barclays brand ambassador
Award winning Hip-Hop artiste, M.anifest has been announced as the brand ambassador for Barclays Bank Ghana. The news comes ahead of its rebranding to Absa Bank Ghana Limited on Monday, February 10. A statement by the bank indicated their excitement to have M.anifest as a face of their brand. Marketing and Corporate Relations Director at […]
2019/20 GPL: Week 8 Match Report – Hearts of Oak 0-0 AshantiGold SC
Hearts of Oak and AshantiGold SC played out an entertaining 0-0 draw at the Accra sports stadium on Thursday night in the premiership. The Rainbow outfit even though had majority share of the scoring opportunities but none of them was converted into goals. Edward Nii Odoom made only one change to the Hearts of Oak […]
