The bid to legalize marijuana, a drug considered to be harmful to the body, has been long squabbled over in most countries across the globe. However some countries have decriminalized the usage of the drug with some conditions. The mere mention of the word cannabis sends chills down the spines of defaulters in any given country where … Read more
I was born and raised in Zimbabwe and I never got to witness the struggle that brought my country independence. I grew up enchanted by stories of the liberation struggle and as a child, one of my many ambitions was to become a soldier…apart from being a superhero with super powers. Like everyone else born … Read more
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the role of national security adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, began receiving classified national security briefings last summer while he was also running a private consulting firm that offered “all-source intelligence support” to international clients. Flynn’s relationship with his overseas clients is coming in … Read more
New York’s mayor says he has told US President-elect Donald Trump people in the city are “fearful” of what his White House administration could bring. During a meeting at Trump Tower, Bill de Blasio said he warned the Republican he would aim to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation. He said Mr Trump’s plans would not … Read more
Ghanaian midfielder Isaac Sackey registered his first goal of the season in Turkey by scoring the consolation for Alanyaspor in their 2-1 loss against Kas?mpa?a in the Super Lig on Monday evening. The 22-year-old found the back of the net with a powerful effort in the 41st minute at the Recep Tayyip Erdo?an Stadyumu. Sackey … Read more
Some of women’s tennis’ best performers in recent years are missing from the year-end championships at the WTA finals in Singapore. Serena Williams — the record 22-time grand slam champion — continues to nurse a shoulder injury, Maria Sharapova is serving a drug suspension, Victoria Azarenka is pregnant and Petra Kvitova just didn’t do enough … Read more
Theo Walcott continued his hot streak with a first-half brace as in-form Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory over Champions League rivals Basel at the Emirates Stadium. England international Walcott headed home Alexis Sanchez’s cross to open the scoring before taking his tally to four goals in three games with a right-footed drive from a … Read more
Oxford University has come top of the Times Higher Education worlduniversity rankings – a first for a UK university. Oxford knocks California Institute of Technology, the top performer for the past five years, into second place. But there are warnings the vote to leave the European Union could destabilise UK higher education and hinder work … Read more
A group of Central European EU members known as the Visegrad Four is ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit people’s right to work in the UK, Slovakian PM Robert Fico says. In an interview with the Reuters news agency, Mr Fico said Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia would be uncompromising … Read more
Hackers allegedly from Russia have released more athletes’ medical files stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). The athletes include British cyclists Sir Bradley Wiggins, who won a gold medal in Rio, and Chris Froome, the three-time Tour de France champion. There is no suggestion the athletes are involved in any wrongdoing. Wada says the … Read more
Belgian giants Standard Liege have loaned out Ghana youth striker Benjamin Tetteh to Czech Republic side Slovacko. The 19-year-old promising forward joins the Czech top-flight side with hopes of earning more first team game time. Tetteh, who scored on his Pro League debut against Westerlo last season, dropped down the pecking order at the club … Read more
Ghana has moved from solely relying on hydro- power to thermal and is now exploring other sources of energy including solar, wind and waste-to-power, Deputy Power Minister John Jinapor has said. “Ghana is committed to diversify its energy mix in partnership with the private sector to ensure stable and affordable energy supply for its citizens. … Read more
I am not the first Nima boy to be in this land of the tallest statue. I will certainly not be the last. Every year, a lot of our folks from around the world come to this land to ‘worship’ in the mosque of one of the foremost Islamic scholars of West Africa, Sheikh Ibrahim … Read more
A Ghanaian student in Czech Republic arrested, forced into a suffocating black polythene bag, wheeled away in a trolley and dumped into a bus has tested negative for ebola, the Ghana Mission in the Czech Republic has confirmed. The student, whose identity is yet to be disclosed, was isolated for several hours in what appears … Read more
(Accra, The Presidency) President John Mahama says the August 29, 2013 Supreme Court judgment on a petition brought before it by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), “validated the view that sovereignty springs from the people and that sovereignty resides in the people.” Speaking at a ceremony to swear-in two new envoys, William Azumah Awinador … Read more