Italian town auctioning off abandoned homes for just over $1
An Italian town is looking to draw in new visitors by auctioning off abandoned houses with opening bids of $1.18. The town of Salemi, in Sicily, announced it will auction off dozens of abandoned homes that have fallen into disrepair . Mayor Domenico Venuti said the scheme is part of efforts to revitalize the town, […]
Madina Republicans handed one-year registration ban
The Player Status Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has banned Madina Republicans from registering new players for a period of one year. Any registration done by the Club or pending registrations of the Club shall be nullified. This decision was taken after the club was found to have registered a player, Christian Opoku […]
NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of the moon
NASA has announced that scientists have discovered water molecules inside Clavius Crater, a massive lunar depression visible from Earth. NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to […]
Mahama explains source of funding for implementing free primary health policy
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says 1.4 billion cedis will be drawn from the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA), to fund the implementation of the free primary health care policy. He said the policy is part of of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 to attain good health and […]
Electoral Commission rectifies challenges with provisional voters’ register
Concerns have been raised at the number of double registrations detected by the EC following the deletion of 30,000 names from the voters’ register. This is in spite of the biometric verification devices and indelible inks used at registration centers to prevent double registration. In an interview with GBC’s Radio Ghana, Deputy Chairman of the […]
Drake teases next album name and release date
Drake has announced a new studio album called “Certified Lover Boy” for release in January 2021. The Canadian rapper released a short teaser Saturday which also happened to be his 34th birthday via his record label, OVO Sound, on social media. CERTIFIED LOVER BOY JANUARY 2021 @Drake pic.twitter.com/m2AK3kF8Xm — OVO Sound (@OVOSound) October 24, 2020 […]
Majority Leader calls on law enforcement agencies to beef up security
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has called on the country’s Law Enforcement Agencies to beef up security in areas identified as flashpoints across the country ahead of the December Elections. He was speaking in Accra at a forum organised by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs for Security Agencies and Political Parties on […]
President Akufo-Addo appeals for votes from Greater Accra
President Akufo-Addo, continues to appeal to the electorate of Greater Accra to renew his mandate by voting massively for the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He said, he has been truthful to them by fulfilling most campaign promises and another four years for him will be for more progress and prosperity. President Akufo-Addo, made the appeal […]
NPP, NDC manifestos doesn’t protect Ghana’s natural resources- CSOs
KASA Ghana, a group of CSOs in environment, has raised issues with what they describe as gaps in the Manifestos of the two major Political Parties, the NDC and NPP when it comes to protecting the environment. According to the CSOs, the manifestos of both parties only exploit the environment and do not add anything […]
Jamie Foxx’s ‘heart shattered’ after sister dies aged 36
Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx said “my heart is shattered into a million pieces” following the death of his younger sister at the age of 36. Foxx said Deondra Dixon, who had Down’s syndrome and was an ambassador for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, “is in heaven now dancing with her wings on”. The Oscar-winning star, […]
