The iconic FIFA World Cup trophy which will be handed to the captain of the victorious team inside the 80,000 –capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15th July 2018, as prize for conquering the world at the 21st FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, will arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday. Thenff.com has learnt that the trophy, … Read more
Candymann Reveals His Next Destination After 7 Years With Sompa FM The popular radio personality in the Central region of Ghana, Candymann Lucas Mensah is about to reveal his next destination after spending 7 years with Sompa FM. The young broadcaster who is loved by many in the region in an interview with fnnewsonline.com revealed … Read more
Breaking: Candymann Of Sompa FM On The Run Central Region-based Radio presenter, Candymann Lucas Mensah a.k.a. Candymann is on the run as he has become the sought-after presenter in the region. Few days after Angel Broadcasting Network (ABN) acquired Frank Media’s Sompa FM in Cape Coast; many radio stations in Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi … Read more
The West Africa common currency goal appears to be heading for the rocks! It is actually no news that member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are planning towards introducing a common currency to be used for monetary transactions in the sub-region. What could be considered news are rather the various contrary … Read more
Liberia elections -Following some allegations of “irregularities and frauds,” Liberia’s Supreme Court has halted the presidential run-off with just a day’s notice. The court has ordered the elections body to investigate fraud allegations brought by a losing aspirant in the October 10, 2017 presidential elections. See Also: Liberia Polls: Former President Mahama Reports Peaceful Elections So Far … Read more
Liberian Election -Liberia is far from ending her elections, as former football star George Weah and Liberia’s Vice-President Joseph Boakai are headed for a run-off in the presidential polls. George Weah and Joseph Boakai, will face a runoff on 7 November 2017 in the race to succeed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. This was announced by … Read more
Liberia’s 20 presidential candidates, including a former warlord, footballer George Weah and a former fashion model, started campaigning Monday to succeed Africa’s first female head of state in October’s election. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is stepping down and there is no obvious frontrunner to lead the fragile west African state. The Nobel Prize-winning Sirleaf was elected … Read more
A circuit court in Tarkwa has sentenced a 45-year-old drinking bar operator, Yaw Essoun to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling his 14-year-old granddaughter. He was convicted on his own plea. The facts of the case as presented by Chief Inspector Stephen Toku was, the complainant who is a petty trader resides at … Read more
Huddled around a small table in the halls of a cavernous Washington concert hall, a group of Afghan teenage girls tweak gears and sprockets on their radio-controlled robot, hoping to best the competition. But the six proud nerds from war-torn Afghanistan’s western province of Herat almost didn’t make it to the US capital for the … Read more
Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. The facility is its second in Europe, after Brussels, and promises to provide faster access times to nearby clients. Google is currently the third most capable cloud computing service provider, according to a recent study. But … Read more
Ghana’s Black Stars slipped one step from 49th to 50th in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking for the of June. Ghana retained their 9th position in Africa from the June edition behind Africa’s football powerhouses. Ghana slipped after their double-header international friendly defeats to Mexico and the USA. Reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions and … Read more
Ghana has dropped to 50th from the 45th position in the latest FIFA Rankings released for the month of July on Thursday. Ghana now drops from eighth position to ninth in the African rankings. Egypt remained the Africa No.1 country though they dropped 4 places to 24th on the table, followed by Senegal, DR Congo, Tunisia, … Read more
Alibaba is the latest technology giant to unveil a smart speaker. The voice-controlled Tmall Genie can be used to play music, run third-party apps and buy goods from the Chinese retail giant’s online stores. Like many such devices, it lacks a display. At launch, it will understand only Mandarin and be sold in the company’s … Read more
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has won the prestigious World Food Prize for his work to boost yields and farm incomes. Dr Adesina said providing millions of farmers with seeds and fertilisers was vital to boost development. He added that 98% of the world’s 800 million undernourished people live in Africa. Since 1986, the … Read more
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Coco-Cola Company under its Water and Development Alliance, (WADA) programme, have provided sanitary facilities to be used by about 5,400 students within the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly. The partners constructed seven latrines and provided potable water to five schools, trained more than 40 teachers on healthy … Read more
China’s footballers may be struggling on the pitch but its companies are proving to be a big player, signing sponsorship deals with FIFA as the giant Asian nation looks to boost its chances of hosting the World Cup. In the space of a year, football governing body FIFA has gained three major Chinese sponsors in … Read more
Bill Cosby has been accused by more than 50 women of sexual assault — and the sheer weight of that number has led to crushing condemnation in the court of public opinion. But when he faces a court of law Monday, Cosby’s fate will hang on testimony from just two of his accusers. “There is … Read more
President Donald Trump may be dragging out his decision on whether to ditch the Paris climate agreement, but major American corporations have not waited for a government signal to start cutting their carbon emissions. Before Trump had even raised the possibility of scrapping US involvement in the landmark 2015 treaty, Coca-Cola and the engineering giant … Read more
Coke Studio is Africa’s Largest musical collaboration project and it brings together outstanding African artistes and producers as well as the different genres of music that exists in their countries to create exciting performances. It is the first of its kind in Africa and is supported by Coca-Cola With millions of television viewers and over … Read more
A football superstar, a former warlord and a soft drinks millionaire have thrown their hats into the ring for the post of Liberian president as Africa’s first elected female leader prepares to step down. A dizzying array of candidates have lined up for the October poll to replace Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. … Read more