Star center DeMarcus Cousins was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday in a blockbuster NBA trade deal involving five players and two draft picks. Cousins and forward Omri Casspi will join the Pelicans while New Orleans sent rookie guard Buddy Hield, swingman Tyreke Evans, guard Langston Galloway, a 2017 … Read more
Pirates have attacked a Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship off the southern Philippines, killing one seaman and abducting at least six others in a region notorious for such attacks, officials said Monday. The MV Giang Hai was attacked by pirates Sunday near the southernmost Philippine island of Baguan near the Malaysian coast, said coast guard spokesman Armand … Read more
Government of Ghana has signed 27 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Kingdom of Morocco. This was in collaboration with the country’s vibrant private sector which signed 22 out of the 27 MoUs with the North African country —with government directly signing five of those. The MoUs, which were signed on Friday, February 17, 2017 … Read more
In the minds of the uninitiated party vigilante youth who work as pseudo security guards for political parties. Anytime their party wins political power, then automatically they must graduate into full blown “national security operatives”. They must quickly move to “take position” because their party has taken political control and power. A gate man at … Read more
The NBA’s second game in Africa, a matchup of African talent against a global lineup, will be staged August 5 in Johannesburg, the NBA and its players union announced Saturday. Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo and Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay, both from the Democratic Republic of Congo, will play for Team Africa against a … Read more
President Akufo-Addo welcomed King Mohammed of Morocco to the Flagstaff House yesterday The bilateral relations between Ghana and Morocco have been strengthened with the visit of the Moroccan King, Mohammed VI to Ghana. The Moroccan King decorated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with the country’s highest national award. The Grand Collar of Wissam Al-Mohammadi – … Read more
The government of Ghana together with some private sector organizations and the Kingdom of Morocco, have signed 27 memorandums of Understanding (MOUs). Five of the MOUs are with the government directly, whiles 22 are with private sector players in the country. The MOUs signed today [Friday], at a ceremony held at the Flagstaff House and … Read more
Once and future NBA teammates Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook played down the drama Friday of hard feelings over Durant leaving behind Oklahoma City and Westbrook to play for Golden State. Players gathered in New Orleans for interviews to hype Sunday’s 66th NBA All-Star Game, in which ex-teammates Durant and Westbrook will be reunited on … Read more
The government of Ghana together with some Private Sector Organizations and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed 27 Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs). Government will deal directly with 5 of the MOUs whiles the private sector will work on 22. The MOUs signed today at a ceremony held at the Flagstaff House and witnessed by both … Read more
Several hundred migrants have stormed a six-metre (20 ft) security fence that separates Morocco from Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa. Police said security cameras showed around 600 migrants, some with shears and clubs, breaking through one of the gates. More than 300 reportedly made it across the razor wire barrier. Ceuta and Melilla, … Read more
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s victory in Somalia’s presidential election last week brought joyous crowds into the streets of Mogadishu, a testament to the former prime minister’s enduring popularity. But analysts warn that the iron will and nationalist discourse that Somalis fondly remember from his time as premier could be Mohamed’s biggest obstacles when it comes to … Read more
Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of barbaric child sacrifices hundreds of years ago. It’s an annual event in the village of Tufang in coastal Fujian province, where China’s Hakka community is concentrated and marks its unique history with a … Read more
The Bureau for Internal Affairs (BIA), said it is premature to blame the police for the death of two persons at Miotso in the Greater Accra Region since the issue was purely a land dispute. The BIA, which is a centre for intelligence gathering on the concerns of the public said the murder was related … Read more
Real Madrid came from a goal down to beat Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The visitors took the lead after Keylor Navas was caught off guard by a superb Lorenzo Insigne strike inside eight minutes. Karim Benzema headed the equaliser past Pepe Reina from Dani Carvajal’s cross 11 minutes … Read more
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has observed that Ghana’s democratic credentials would be eroded if some people engaged in seizing offices of state institutions are not cautioned to stop. Mr Daniel Akanyani Abambilla, the Regional Coordinator of IDEG in-charge of the Upper East Region said this at the ‘2016 Post –Election Evaluation’ workshop organised … Read more
Greater Accra Regional Minister Nominee, Ishamel Ashitey has said he will provide jobs for the teeming unemployed youth to prevent them for engaging in illegal activities, when approved by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. He believes illegal activities, including the land guard menace is rife especially in the Greater Accra Region because most of the youth in … Read more
Valentine’s Day returned Tuesday to the eastern sector of the Iraqi city of Mosul from where the Islamic State group was expelled last month, at least for a group of enthusiastic schoolchildren. “My feelings for you flow like a river, and will flow on for the rest of my life,” young volunteers recited in front … Read more
At least 12 Saudi soldiers have died on the southern border since early February, according to an unusual series of official reports released as the country fights Yemeni rebels. In separate dispatches since February 5, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has carried photographs of funerals for the “martyrs” it said died “defending the southern borders.” … Read more
Keep Your Message Short If your initial message does not attract her interest, she will most likely not read further and even bother to reply. Therefore, researcher’s advice that you should start with short messages with a catchy subject-line which can be inked to an interest sited on her profile. Always keep the message between … Read more
Armed groups mostly from Misrata located in Libya announced the creation of the “Libyan National Gua Libya’s UN backed unity government has denounced the creation of a new ‘national guard’. In a statement released on Sunday, the Government of National Accord (GNA) said it considered the creation of the Libyan national guard to be “an … Read more