Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has been ruled out of action for two weeks after injuring his right thigh in training. This comes days after Sulley Muntari was confirmed to have been injured by the club. It is a big blow to both club and country. Milan have needed both players in this difficult season as ...

Medeama’s push for second place in the First Capital Plus Premier League suffered a hit following a 2-0 defeat to Wa All Stars on Thursday in Wa. The Mauves, who have been brilliant in the second round of the League and in their Confederation Cup campaign still have two games in hand and are six ...

As part of measures to resolve the chieftaincy dispute between three clans in the Asere Division of the Ga State, two committees have officially been inaugurated to handle the matter. These include the constitution review, conflict and dispute resolution committees. The six member constitution review committee is chaired by private legal practitioner, Mr. Nelson Cofie ...

Minister of Information and Media Relations, Mahama Ayariga has explained that the $12 million awarded Balkan Energy Ghana Limited is for work done by the company and not a judgement debt. According to him the amount awarded by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is the amount paid for the actual work Balkan ...

In the wake of fierce competition in the insurance industry, many insurance firms seem to be re-strategizing to secure their positions. One of such is Colina Insurance which has rebranded to Saham Insurance. Saham Insurance Ghana is the Group’s first foray into the Anglophone market after establishing a strong brand presence within Francophone countries. Saham ...

Black Stars defender Lee Addy say he is responding to treatment after undergoing surgery for a knee injury he sustained whilst playing for his club, Dinamo Zagreb. The defender’s dreams of making a second successive World Cup appearance was dealt a heavy blow after damaging his left knee in the Croatian elite football division. The ...

The news of the 17 year old Ghanaian boy who has been accepted into all eight Ivy League schools got the world talking earlier this week. Kwasi Enin’s milestone, according to college counselors, is extremely rare because few students even apply to all eight Ivy League schools, because each seeks different qualities in their freshman ...

Tetteh Lugard, Stephen Tetteh and Emmanuel Laryea have all resumed full training for Accra Hearts of Oak in the buildup to their First Capital Plus Premier League Week 24 against Heart of Lions at the Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday. Goalkeeper Tetteh Luggard , who is set to go in between the sticks for ...

President John Dramani Mahama has held separate meetings with President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister Taavi Roivas of Estonia, Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen of Finland, British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte,  on the margins of the 4th EU-Africa Summit in ...

The District Chief Executive for Gomoa West in the Central Region, Theophilius Adu Mensah, says he is confident that all three Senior High Schools(SHS) in his district will perform well in next year’s, West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) SHS rankings. Apart from Apam Senior High School which ranked 97 in this year’s rankings, the ...

The Chief Operating Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC), Dr. Peter Ankrah has advised local businesses to develop company profiles and call cards, to make it easy for international companies to access their businesses. He said the lack of brief company profile, complimentary cards, inaccurate information on project sponsors, lack of negotiation skills ...

Vodafone Ghana will this weekend sponsor TEDxLabone, an independently-organized event licensed by TED in Accra. A statement issued by Vodafone said the decision to sponsor the world renowned TEDx in Ghana was to inspire and drive positive change in communities and provide an opportunity for policymakers, development partners, business leaders, entrepreneurs and students to network. ...

The Director of Southern Network Services of GRIDCO, Norbert Anku is projecting that by 2015 to 2016, supply of energy could experience shortage and unreliability if additional generation of 500 MW was not added by early 2016. He said GRIDCO projected demand and energy consumption for 2014 was 2,179.5 MW adding that the consumption projection ...

A Greenpeace report into the green credentials of tech firms has singled out Amazon as having the “dirtiest cloud” services. Apple, Facebook and Google were praised for “significant improvements” in energy transparency and attempts to move to 100% renewable energy. But Amazon Web Services (AWS), which powers many net firms, only uses 15% clean energy, ...

A labourer, Eric Nelson Asiamah Boateng  who defiled a 10-year-old girl at McCarthy Hills, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police,Sarah Acquah said some weeks ago Boateng, who resides at Kumasi, got employed as a labourer at McCarthy Hills. On September 9, 2012, the victim’s ...

Government has denied reports that the International Court of Arbitration has ordered it to pay a 12 million dollar judgment debt to Balkan Energy Company (BEC). Addressing the media in Accra  the Attorney-General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong said the New Crusading Guide report is false. ”I wish to confirm that on the 1st of April 2014 an ...

A Nigerian court has awarded about $300,000 (£180,000) in damages to suspended central bank chief Lamido Sanusi after he filed a harassment case against the government. The court also ordered that Mr Sanusi be given back his passport, and he should not be detained unlawfully. He was briefly detained in February, soon after his suspension. ...

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia, Matthew Opoku Prempeh says he will ensure  the contract for the $306million Ridge Hospital expansion project is reviewed despite the rejection of his motion by the speaker of Parliament. The Speaker of the House, Edward Adjaho asked the Ministry of Health to return to Parliament to explain how the ...

Married couples need to have discussions, they need to solve problems, and sometimes they need to disagree, but they don’t need to squabble, argue, bicker or fight. Fights are dramatic, which is not helpful to a discussion. If you have enough energy to create drama, you have more than enough to tone it down into ...

Vodafone Ghana will this weekend sponsor TEDxLabone, an independently-organized event licensed by TED in Accra. A statement issued by Vodafone said the decision to sponsor the world renowned TEDx in Ghana was to inspire and drive positive change in communities and provide an opportunity for policymakers, development partners, business leaders, entrepreneurs and students to network. ...