Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair says his institution is partnering the Government of Ghana to improve its flagship agricultural programmes. The Tony Blair Institute of Global Change wants to help government boost its policies of Planting for Food and Jobs as well as the recently launched Planting for Export and Rural Development. Speaking at a meeting with Ghana’s Agric ...

A future National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will trigger an extradition process for Aisha Huang to face prosecution for illegally mining in Ghana, the Minority Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa said. Mr Ablakwa’s disclosure comes on the back of an attempt by Ghana’s Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo’s justification of the decision to discontinue the prosecution of Aisha ...

The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional area Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng has lashed out at persons who spread “fake news” about Freemasonry as a spiritual organization that gets wealth from human sacrifice. According to him, this misconception is unfortunate and baseless. He said this Saturday when he was honoured as a founding father for the 2019 Masonic year ...

The Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) has warned that the double track system introduced at the Senior High Schools will suffer dire consequences if their membership embarks on its threatened strike action. The union which has a majority of their membership working as cleaners, cooks, bursars, security personnel, janitors, librarians, laboratory assistants and other non teaching staff of Ghana’s ...

Should the National Democratic Congress (NDC) clinch the 2020 presidential seat, it plans to capture and prosecute Aisha Huang for crimes she committed on Ghanaian soil, disclosed Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on JoyNews’ Newsfile Saturday. Huang, a Chinese citizen widely known as Ghana’s “galamsey queen,” first made headlines in 2017 when authorities discovered she was engaging in illegal ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident that Paul Pogba will still be at Manchester United next season but admits he cannot guarantee the French World Cup winner will stay. Pogba fuelled speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid last month, suggesting Real were “a dream club for any player”, although he declared at the time he was happy at ...

Burundi and former Wits player Papy Faty has died after collapsing during a soccer match in Swaziland. Faty, who was playing for Malanti Chiefs, was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Faty (28), had formed part of the Wits team in the Absa Premiership but was released by the club in 2016 when he was found to ...

Nigeria plans to almost double oil production and triple its refining capacity within six years, reviving previous pledges that turned out to be too ambitious. The OPEC member is looking to pump 4 million barrels a day by 2025 and increase refining capacity to 1.5 million barrels daily, Maikanti Baru, managing director of state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., said at ...

The Premier League has drawn up plans to have two trophies and two sets of medals on standby if the title race between Liverpool and Manchester City goes to the final day of the season on May 12, sources have told ESPN FC. Defending champions City moved one point clear of Liverpool with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at ...

Council of State Member, Sam Okudzeto, has advised the discontinuation of prosecution and subsequent deportation of Aisha Huang, a Chinese illegal miner, is a wrong use of discretion. The lawyer and former Member of Parliament told the host of Joy News’ UPFRONT, Raymond Acquah, that the decision is against national interest. “Why can’t our officials sit and appreciate that there is something ...