In many previous years, the winner has been an obvious choice, but not this time. Yesterday’s announcement of the final three for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or—Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery, in case it had somehow escaped your notice—was a foregone conclusion, but the identity of the eventual winner, who will be crowned on […]

Orlando Pirates manager Roger De Sa has explained his reasons for keeping Senzo Meyiwa between the sticks, and not giving Ghana international goalkeeper Fatau Dauda a run. “Dauda is our third-choice keeper,” De Sa told Sports24. “Brighton Mhlongo is our second choice and the other thing is Dauda is always away with his country.” “He […]

Two French soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic, officials in Paris have confirmed. The deaths represent the first French casualties since President Francois Hollande deployed 1,600 troops to restore order there. A statement from the Elysee Palace said: “With much sadness, the president learned of the deaths in combat of two French […]

Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo A FORMER Campaign Manager to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the 2008 elections, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, has come under severe attacks from party members who think the former Offinso North MP has bitten more than he can chew in […]

Rare display of unity: President Obama shakes hands with Cuban leader Raul Castro in spite of the animosity between their governments Barack Obama today paid an emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela, calling the South African leader a ‘giant of history’ as he spoke at a memorial service in a stadium where around a third of […]

Cape Town – South African banknotes with images of the Nelson Mandela are selling at a huge premium on e-commerce giant eBay. A collection of three notes – a R10, a R20 and a R50 (altogether R80) – is currently being sold for R392. A R20 note described as spotless is being auctioned for R103. The eBay […]

Andrew Awuni and Tony Lithur The Commercial Court division of An Accra High Court will on December 18 determine the locus of Mr. Andrew Awuni on his legal suit over the Merchant Bank transaction. Mr. Andrew Awuni who is the Executive Director of the Centre for Freedom and Accuracy (CFA) is attempting to halt or reverse […]

More than Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Lady Gaga or Lorde, it was Miley Cyrus who owned 2013. At least, according to MTV. After stealing the spotlight at not one but two MTV awards shows, starring in an MTV documentary and taking over the network on her 21st birthday, MTV has crowned Cyrus as its best […]

Actress Eleanor Parker,nominated for three Oscars and known for her “Sound of Music” role, died Monday at 91, her family said. Parker died at a medical facility near her Palm Springs, California, home from complications related to pneumonia, according to director Richard Gale, who is a family friend. Her acting career began on stage as […]

SEE NO EVIL! Jerry John Rawlings Former President Jerry John Rawlings has suddenly found his voice in the raging corruption scandals that have rocked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Administration. However, he rather directed his arsenal in the wrong direction, firing at his successor John Agyekum Kufuor’s administration, which spanned 2001 to 2009. Rawlings accused […]

Nothing has come out of the missing cocaine debacle at the Nayak Warehouse in Tema, but we are not surprised. After our first commentary on the issue, we promised returning to it if no response was forthcoming from the relevant authorities. Not that we expected that the relevant authorities would speak to the matter anyway; […]

Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo A FORMER Campaign Manager to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the 2008 elections, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, has come under severe attacks from party members who think the former Offinso North MP has bitten more than he can chew in […]

Hamamat Montia A BENCH warrant has been issued for the arrest of Hamamat Montia, winner of the 2006 Miss Malaika beauty pageant, for allegedly stealing an unregistered Toyota Highlander, 2008 model, valued at $35,000 belonging to her former Finnish boy friend. The lady was supposed to appear before an Accra Circuit court, presided over by […]

Dr Benjamin Kunbuor The issue of corruption took the centre stage of discussions in Parliament yesterday when the Majority Leader, Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, declared that pervasive corruption in the society would lead to crooks taking over the body-politic of Ghana and running the country like their personal business. The Majority leader was contributing to a […]

Seth Terkper Three major international rating agencies considered the ‘Big Three’—Fitch, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Moody—have all downgraded Ghana’s credit worthiness, setting the tone for difficult times for Ghana in accessing external credit. Moody is the latest to drop its bombshell, degrading Ghana from B+ to B1, depicting a ‘stable’ credit outlook reduced a […]

The mystery surrounding the founding members of the Miracle People Party (MPP), the latest political party, is far from over. Months after its purported emergence on the political scene in the country, attempts to trace the founding members of the new party have proved futile. Nana Bafour Acheampong, Communications Director of MPP told DAILY GUIDE […]

CITI FM will once again thrill fans of hip life music to another exciting line-up of the bestselling artistes of the year when the annual Decemba 2 Rememba concert kicks off at the Accra International Conference Centre on Tuesday December 24. Decemba 2 Rememba, which is an annual CITI 97.3 FM event will bring together […]

Barack Obama was cheered as he acknowledged the crowd Tens of thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela. The service is being held in front of a vociferous crowd in the FNB stadium in Johannesburg. US President Barack Obama said Mr Mandela […]

Dr. Angela El- Adas The HIV prevalence rate in the Volta Region went up from 2.2 percent in 2011 to 2.5 percent in 2012. This is higher than the current national adult HIV prevalence of 1.37 percent. Dr Angela El-Adas, the Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), said this at the Volta Region World […]