Donald Trump may have given his unequivocal support to Los Angeles’s bid for the 2024 Olympics but the tumultuous first few weeks of his presidency have dealt a blow to the city’s hopes of staging the games, analysts say. Los Angeles and Paris are regarded as front-runners ahead of Budapest in the race for the … Read more
Belgian Hugo Broos became the fifteenth foreign coach to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Broos guided a second-string Cameroon side to earn a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Egypt in the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Libreville, Gabon. He joins the elite list including Claude Le Roy (France), Pierre Lechantre (France), … Read more
Ghana was ranked 70th with a score of 57 in terms of the world’s best passports, according to 2017 Passport Index rankings. The country was ranked the same position with Uganda, Mongolia and China. The Index ranked national passports by the cross-border access they bring, assigning a “visa-free score” according to the number of countries … Read more
While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to labor, human dignity and respect. Of course, the national and international corporations hereby play a major role when comes to respect and observance of social and labour rights. Even at the … Read more
A bus carrying schoolchildren has crashed and caught fire in northern Italy, killing at least 16 people, emergency officials say. The bus, carrying pupils from Hungary, collided with a pylon as it exited the A4 motorway near Verona late on Friday. Italy’s national fire service said on Twitter that another 39 people had been injured. … Read more
While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to labor, human dignity and respect. Of course, the national and international corporations hereby play a major role when comes to respect and observance of social and labour rights. Even at the … Read more
The Swearing-in of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo as the fifth President of Ghana’s Fourth Republic has overthrown the reign of Johns at the Presidency. This is because all the four previous Presidents of the Republic were Johns in first or middle names. The trend gave grounds to speculations that Johns had been predestined to … Read more
Ghana’s Group D opponents Mali have named a provisional 26-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Head coach Alain Giresse selected three goalkeepers, eight defenders, nine midfielders and six strikers. The Frenchman will omit three players after their training tour of Morocco to end CAF’s 04 January deadline for the submission of final … Read more
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died at he age of 99 after suffering a heart attack, her husband has confirmed. On the point of tears, Frederic von Anhalt told the AFP news agency his wife had passed away at home, surrounded by her friends and family. “Everybody was there. She didn’t die alone,” he said. … Read more
The actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died after suffering a heart attack, aged 99, her husband has confirmed. On the point of tears, Frederic von Anhalt told the AFP news agency his wife had passed away at home, surrounded by her friends and family. “Everybody was there. She didn’t die alone,” he said. Born in … Read more
EU leaders have agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia for six more months. Earlier, France and Germany complained that the Minsk peace deal for Ukraine was still not being fulfilled. Russia’s military interventions, first in Ukraine, then in Syria, were high on the EU summit agenda in Brussels. But Italy and Slovakia want sanctions, … Read more
It is particularly difficult to foretell what the foreign policy of a US president-elect will be. We have plenty of examples of US presidents who – after coming into office – did not follow through on their electoral campaign pledges. Even though Obama did actually conclude the agreement with Iran – as promised during his … Read more
More than a quarter of EU residents have said that sex without consent may be justified under certain circumstances, according to a new survey commissioned by the European Commission. Overall, 27 percent of 27,818 EU citizens who participated in the survey thought forced sexual intercourse was acceptable in at least one set of circumstances. Some … Read more
Ugandan President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has said the United States (US) and European Union (EU) had no business invading Libya and Iraq. According to him, that action is partly responsible for the current migrant crisis that Europe is facing. He described as ‘unjust and wrong,’ the ouster of the then Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein and … Read more
Ex Cameroonian skipper Samuel Eto’o, could face up to 10 years imprisonment and a huge €14m fine, for tax crimes committed while in Barcelona, Spain. According to Spanish paper El Pais, Eto’s alleged tax crimes date from 2006 to 2009, when he played for Barcelona. The skipper reportedly managed to defraud the Spanish government of … Read more
Ex Cameroonian skipper Samuel Eto’o, could face up to 10 years imprisonment and a huge €14m fine, for tax crimes committed while in Barcelona, Spain. According to Spanish paper El Pais, Eto’s alleged tax crimes date from 2006 to 2009, when he played for Barcelona. The skipper reportedly managed to defraud the Spanish government of … Read more
In its quest to attract investment to Ghana to facilitate employment generation , the Managing Director of Elenmines company limited Dr Mawuli Lincoln Eleblue Darlington has urged investors in Europe to take a look at the enormous opportunities in Ghana and channel their wealth in these areas to realize the maximum benefits. Addressing investors at … Read more
Reports reveal that Mahama has venture into a false security infrastructure deal worth a whopping $300 million! The Mahama government is accused of effectively “stealing” $300 million from state coffers in the name of a security infrastructure deal just two weeks to the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. Evidence seen by the Daily Statesman shows … Read more
The Mahama government is accused of effectively “stealing” $300 million from state coffers as they face their electoral fate in two weeks’ time at the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. Evidence seen by the Daily Statesman shows that already $120 million has been inappropriately taken out of state coffers for this questionable project, which … Read more
With 12 months to go before we know the 31 teams who will join hosts Russia at the 2018 World Cup, we take a look at some of the major nations and familiar names who appear to have a battle on their hands to make the finals. Ghana The Black Stars have become something of … Read more