There were five games to follow Chelsea’s thrilling win over Watford earlier in the afternoon and talkSPORT.com has the latest results from the Premier League. Huddersfield Town 2-1 Manchester United Huddersfield ended Manchester United’s unbeaten start to the season with a famous win at the John Smith’s Stadium, courtesy of goals from Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre. Marcus Rashford suggested ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has commissioned a new business centre in Wassa Akropong to serve its customers in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region. The centre, according to the company, is to bring its services such as payment of electricity bills, reporting of electricity faults and illegal connections, applications for ...

Level II of Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge was held earlier today [Saturday], at the British Council in Accra. JHS pupils who made it to the top 50 of Level 1, converged on the venue to write an aptitude test, after which the best ten will be selected for the grand finale. The Literacy Challenge was ...

At least 12 paramilitary police in Niger have been killed in an attack by gunmen using pick-up trucks and motorcycles on their base in the western town of Ayorou, officials say. Soldiers pursued the attackers, and reportedly clashed with them near the border with Mali. Several jihadist groups and other armed forces operate in the ...

Cocoa farmers will from 2018 be signed onto a Cocoa Pension scheme. This is according to Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority, Hayford Atta Krufi. The scheme which was originally proposed in the COCOBOD Act of 1984 never took off due reasons including the lack of an accurate database on cocoa farmers. ...

Students of Bolgatanga Senior High School in the Upper East Region, have vandalized four vehicles belonging to the school and teachers, in protest over the death of a colleague on Friday. The irate students, who also vandalized a teacher’s bungalow, accused their senior house master of deliberately refusing to sign an exeat urgently for a form ...

Mali held on to defeat Ghana 2-1 and reach the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 on Saturday. The result follows victory over their West African rivals in this year’s CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations final and moves them into a last-four meeting with either Iran or Spain in Navi Mumbai ...

The funeral rites of Highlife legend, Paapa Yankson, was held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra today [Saturday]. Hundreds of people from the music fraternity, and the arts industry, and members of the general public, were there in their numbers to say ‘goodbye’ to the ‘Tsena Menkyen’ crooner. Rev. Charles Aaron Akuba, Circuit ...

The Spanish government decided on Saturday to sack the secessionist leadership of Catalonia and force the region into a new election, saying it had to take the unprecedented step to prevent the region pushing ahead with independence. The plan, which still requires the approval of the upper house Senate, seeks to resolve Spain’s worst political ...

Three points from Chelsea’s 4-2 comeback over Watford at Stamford Bridge saw the defending champions avoid three consecutive Premier League defeats. 1. Chelsea remain in the title hunt Midway through this action-packed second half at Stamford Bridge, it genuinely felt like Chelsea’s title defence was over. They would probably have ended today 12 points behind ...

Thousands of Ghanaians last weakened thronged the streets of Koforidua in the Easter Region to participate in the walk against breast cancer. The walk which is in its 7th year and aimed at increasing awareness about the disease was themed “our breasts, let’s check them.” The event was organized by the Breast Care International (BCI) ...

The Energy Commission has said it is working to clamp down on the use of unprofessional electrical wiring agents by building owners. It said persons who engage such electricians risk being denied connection to the national grid. According to the Commission, the move is to avert incidents of fire outbreaks related to faulty electrical wiring. ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday joined hundreds of Ghanaians at the forecourt of the State House in Accra, to pay their final respects to the late highlife legend, Paapa Yankson. Paapa Yankson passed away on July 21, 2017 after a short illness aged 73. Others including the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Catherine Abelema Afeku, General ...

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has allayed fears of possible sabotage if the election of Metropolitan, Municipal or (District Chief Executives) in the country, becomes a reality. At a seminar with officials of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), IDEG made a strong case for active partisan involvement in local governance which focuses on development. The ...

As the quest to find a new flagbearer to lead the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the next election in 2020 deepens, former NDC Member of Parliament for the La Dadekotopon Constituency, Nii Amasah Namoale, has indicated strongly that he will be joining the race. Mr. Namoale made the disclosure on Citi FM’s news ...

Tech giants Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed to do more to remove extremist content within hours of it being posted. The accord was decided at a two-day meeting between the G7 nations and the tech firms, hosted on the Italian island of Ischia. The aim, according to officials, is to remove jihadist content ...

Many people do wrong yet they are not aware. Take time to reflect. What kind of a spouse are you? 1. “The Absent one” Do you find yourself spending most of your active time away from home? Do you find yourself desiring to spend less of your time away from your spouse? Have you reduced ...

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has ordered the closure of a gas station located on the premises of the Kumasi Abattoir. The Manbah Gas Station, according to the Minister, is sited too close to the Abattoir which uses fire constantly in undertaking their activities. He noted that, the gas station also had no certification ...

50 pupils from various basic schools across the country are currently gathered at the British Council in Accra to participate in the second stage of this year’s Literacy Challenge. The stage involves an aptitude test where the 50 will be further shortlisted for the final (stage III) of the contest. All 50 pupils will, however be ...

Black Starlets head coach, Paa Kwesi Fabin, is hoping to be third time lucky against Mali when he faces them on Saturday in the quarter finals of the U-17 World Cup in India. The match, which will be played in the border town of Guwahati, is the third time Ghana is facing Mali this calendar ...