TOTTENHAM Hotspur defender Serge Aurier was arrested on suspicion of assault after police were called to his home in Hertfordshire on Saturday. Aurier was taken into custody by police before being released without charge and missed Tottenham’s 1-0 defeat by Manchester United on Sunday. Hertfordshire Police say a 26-year-old man from Brookmans Park was arrested on suspicion of Actual Bodily [...] The post Tottenham
ARSENAL goalkeeper Petr Cech announced on Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the season. The 36-year-old, who won four Premier League titles with Chelsea, revealed his decision on Twitter. He wrote: “This is my 20th season as a professional player and it is 20 years since I signed my first professional contract, so it feels like the [...] The post Petr Cech to retire at end of season
EYE-CATCHING Ghanaian side, Bechem United, say they are all-too determined and composed to win the forthcoming Dallas Cup tournament, slated for the United States in April. Technical Advisor of the club, Frederick Kweku Etsiakoh, told the Times Sports yesterday that the tournament presented a huge opportunity for the club to “showcase Ghana’s scintillating brand of football and also swagger away with the [...] The post Bechem
YAYA Toure has confirmed interest from Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic, though he says he must speak with Brendan Rodgers before any decision is made. The midfielder completed an eight-year spell with Manchester City last summer, leaving the club at the end of the season. Toure won three Premier League titles, three League Cups, an FA Cup and a Community Shield [...] The post Scottish interest
The 4th annual inter-institutional keep fit and sports festival of the divisions and staffs of the Cocoa Research Institute (CRI) ended last Wednesday at the Bunso Cocoa College with a call on workers to make 2019 their year of regular exercising. According to the Rector of the College, Mr.T.K Osei, exercise was part of the work schedule, adding that, it [...] The post CRI holds 4th staff games appeared
An independent body has been set up by the Volta Regional Security Council to investigate the cross- fire shootings on Monday that led to loss of lives with others sustaining injuries at Alavanyo in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. The Volta Regional Police Commander, DCOP Francis Ebenezer Doku disclosed this at a media briefing in Ho yesterday. DCOP [...] The post Independent
Competitors recruited from Accra, Takoradi, Kumasi and Tamale for the Malta Guinness ‘Maltavator’ Challenge Season II will battle it out at the national finals on Saturday at the Lizzy Sports Complex in Accra. The contenders, numbering 40, came from the zonal competitions held in November, 2018, will compete for the top prize of GH¢ 5,000. First and second runners up [...] The post ‘Maltavator
A section of the pulic has stated that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is gradually losing its significance. Although they acknowledged government’s efforts in establishing the office, they said it was not enough to fight against the canker of corruption. Last Friday marked the one year anniversary of the nomination of Martin Amidu by President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] The post Section
Ghana will host about 500,000 diasporans from across the world this year to celebrate the “Year of Return 2019.” The event is to commemorate 400 years of the first docking of ship that carried Africans into slavery in the Americas. The launch of the event on Tuesday brought together Pan Africans and some government officials who discussed the benefits the [...] The post Year
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has called on Ghanaians to disregard the speculation of 60 per cent increment in electricity tariffs in a section of the media. It said although Ghanaians should expect a review of utilities tariffs on February 1, the commission has not concluded on whether consumers of water and electricity were going to pay more or [...] The post Disregard
Gains made in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) could be eroded, if they were not sustained, Professor Abraham Kwabena Anang, Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), has said. He explained that the TB bacteria (mycobacterium tuberculosis organisms) were developing resistance to the first line drugs used in fighting the disease. Prof. Anang said the TB situation [...] The post WANETAM
The National Association of Beauticians and Hairdressers (NABH) Ghana on Monday began its 9th Annual Salon Academy in Accra to take stock of its achievements and map out the way forward. The four-day event being held on the theme, “Growing Business for the Next Generation”, seeks to celebrate the association’s achievements in the education and training of its members. Speaking [...] The post Beauticians,
The timely intervention of the Police from the Adiembra Police Station here prevented a clash between officials of the Centre for National Culture (CNC) and Winners Chapel International Church over a parcel of land at Fijai, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western Region. A fierce argument ensued between the two groups last Friday and the police were called upon [...] The post Police prevent clash
The Dabo District of the Wa Area of The Church of Pentecost (COP) has handed over a borehole to the Gomali community in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. The GH¢11,000 facility is expected to serve over 1,000 residents in the area with potable water for drinking and domestic purposes. Narrating the antecedents that led to the [...] The post Pentecost Church constructs
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has stated that fewer Ghanaians are now embarking on perilous journeys through the Saharan desert to seek economic opportunities in Europe and the Americas. It explained that Ghanaians’ migration across the desert and Mediterranean Sea to Europe stood at 797 as at July last year stressing that figure represents a decrease from 5,756 in [...] The post Ghanaians
The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC), has beefed up security ahead of the climax of the performance of the funeral of late overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani II today. The Chairman of the REGSEC, Mr. Salifu Saeed, emphasised that a lot of security personnel have been dispatched to Yendi and its surrounding communities to ensure smooth performance of the [...] The post REGSEC
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has issued a two-week ultimatum to all traders and persons engaged in any form of activity on the streets around the Tuesday Market in Accra, to vacate the place. Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Chief Executive of the AMA on Friday issued the ultimatum when he interacted with the traders at the market saying the [...] The post Tuesday
The Knowledge Ghana Project (KGP), an initiative that seeks to support the implementation of the government’s national public sector reform strategy was yesterday launched in Accra. The initiative is collaboration between the Mutlimedia Group and KPG. Launching it, Chairman of KGP Mr Samuel Otabil, said, the initiative would enhance the efficiency of the public sector. According to him, bureaucracy engenders [...] The post Mobile
Mr. Kojo Adih, acting Volta Regional Population Officer, National Population Council (NPC), has suggested that family planning methods should be made accessible and free for rural dwellers. He said that would help achieve a reduction in the fast growing population of the country, which currently stood at 30.2 million, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). Mr Adih in an [...] The post Make
Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman once paid a $100m bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, an ex-Guzman associate testified, adding that he previously let the United States authorities know about it. Alex Cifuentes, who has described himself as Guzman’s onetime right-hand man, discussed the alleged bribe under cross-examination by Jeffrey Lichtman, one of Guzman’s lawyers, on Tuesday in Brooklyn federal [...] The post
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