Nokia’s mapping service will soon be appearing on Samsung smartphones. A deal between the two will see a test or beta version of an Android app for Nokia’s Here maps included free on handsets and the Gear S smartwatch. The move is widely seen as a way to help Samsung distinguish itself from Google which ...

Barring any last minute hitches, the Ghana Alternative Market (GAX) will see its first listing by the end of this year. Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Adu Anane Antwi tells Citi Business news ‘GAX will see its first listing by the beginning of the last quarter of this year’. This follows the submission ...

Workers of Golden Tulip hotel have slammed the minister of finance Seth Terkper for turning a blind eye on allegations of embezzlement being leveled against managers of the hotel. The workers have twice petitioned President John Mahama to intervene and address the growing tension in the hotel between workers and management. The workers are accusing ...

Residents of Anum, a suburb of Asamankese, in the Upper West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region, were over the weekend thrown into a state of shock when a 37-year-old trader, Kwaku Obiri Aboagye, alleged­ly shot himself dead. The body of the deceased is at the Asamankese Gov­ernment Hospital awaiting autopsy while the police are ...

A Political Science Lecturer, Dr. Evans Aggrey, is advising the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to go ahead with its October Congress. This, he said will make the marketing of the winner to Ghanaians “a little bit easier” because “…the person who actually wins the flagberarship slot has the wide legitimacy and has a lot of ...

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and nine other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) within the National Statistical System have received $40 million from government and its development partners. The funds would support the agencies to produce timely statistics for the country’s development. Dr. Osei Boeh-Ocansey, Chairman of the Governing Board of Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) made this known during the publication of the Ghana Living Standards ...

Kenya has started biometrically registering all civil servants in an attempt to remove “ghost workers” from the government’s payroll. Employees who failed to register over the next two weeks would no longer be paid, a government statement said. The government suspects that thousands of people continue to receive salaries after leaving the civil service. President ...

AC Milan’s talented Ghanaian striker Isaac Akuetteh is fighting for his life in an Italian hospital after being knocked down by a train in the town of Como. The 15-year-old, who is regarded as one of the brightest talents in the youth football in Italy today, was hit by a moving train on Sunday afternoon ...

Praise the Lord…Better shout Hallelujah as a new soul seems to be on the way for God. The popular Ghanaian musician-Guru who brought us Lapaz Toyota, Alkayida and other hit songs have mentioned on a serious note that, he may soon become a prophet by honoring God’s call. Making a donation in Kumasi at Baba ...

Odds are you’re getting in your own way. Love is challenging enough to find without self-defeating behaviors. As such, many women can’t find a successful relationship and they become their own worst enemy. After discussing the issues with over 250 women on Facebook, many were awakened to their own behaviors and how they were subconsciously destroying ...

Lots of people have told me unequivocally that they would never date a friend’s ex. They wholeheartedly believe that it’s wrong, disrespectful, and if a friend did that to them, they’d never talk to that person again. They believe this is something everybody knows, that they’re just following the rules. So if one does want ...

Some Polytechnics across the country will resume academic work this week after three months of closure. This is according to the president of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG), James Dugrah. The decision to re-open follows government’s decision to pay the Polytechnic lecturers their 2013/2014 book and research allowance after a three-month long strike. ...

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) says individual companies in Turkey have shown interest in buying honey from Ghana, but the volumes cannot be met now. Stephen Normeshie, General Manager, GEPA said the Authority would organize the honey producers to train them on group marketing to enable them to meet the demands of these companies. ...

Real Sociedad came back from two goals down to seal a famous victory over European champions Real Madrid. The visitors, who were without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, were superb in attack and led thanks to early goals from Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale. But Sociedad exposed their defensive deficiencies to level through Inigo Martinez and ...

One of the flagbearer hopefuls in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joe Ghartey, has announced he will not contest Nana Akufo-Addo and the three others in the planned October congress. Joe Ghartey survived Sunday’s Super Delegates Congress with 22 votes representing 7% of the total valid votes cast which saw Nana Addo win with an ...

Lesotho’s Deputy Prime Minister Mothet Joa Metsing says he has been invited to South Africa for talks after an alleged coup sent the country’s prime minister fleeing to the same country. “It is through the invitation of the South African president,” Metsing told the AFP news agency about the planned meeting, adding that he did ...

The President, John Dramani Mahama, has directed all caretakers of public toilets in the country not to charge primary school children anytime they visited the facility. He has also urged all metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDA’s) to instil communal responsibility among residents by engaging them in regular clean-up exercises. That, when done, he said ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick on his return from injury as French champions Paris St-Germain thrashed Ligue 1 rivals St Etienne. A farcical own goal by away keeper Stephane Ruffier, who failed to control a routine backpass and allowed the ball to roll in, set PSG on their way. Ibrahimovic doubled the lead just before ...

Teenage substitute Sandro Ramirez scored his first Barcelona goal as the Spanish runners-up snatched a late win at La Liga rivals Villarreal. The Catalans dominated throughout but could not find a breakthrough until 18-year-old forward Sandro tapped in. They hit the woodwork before half-time when Lionel Messi’s free-kick was pushed onto the post by Sergio ...