The First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has launched the ‘Free to Shine’ Campaign to speed up the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV. This campaign is a continental initiative of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS, the African Union and the UNAIDS. The Free to Shine Campaign, according to the First Lady, will deepen ...

Paul Pogba has the qualities to be captain of Manchester United, according to caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has overseen a dramatic return to form for the World Cup winner. The France midfielder was told in September by then-manager Jose Mourinho that he would never captain the club again, days after an apparent disagreement over tactics. Mourinho denied at ...

Another girl has gone missing since last week in Takoradi in the Western region. The girl, Maame Darkoa Anomah, 25, is said to have been kidnapped at West Tanokrom. The kidnapper has allegedly warned the family not to report the case to the Police A relative of the alleged victim told Empire FM’s Emmanuel Ohene Gyan Thursday evening that: “ ...

A 17-year-old Girl in Koforidua in the Eastern region has been arrested by the Police after she attempted to use her 15-year-old Cousin for money rituals. The suspect, Elizabeth, a JHS 3 student of Koforidua -Srodae Roman Catholic School abducted her Cousin, Daniel, 15, a JHS 1 student to Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region. Elizabeth was accompanied by her ...

A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei has said the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government has managed the macroeconomics of the country “excellently” after two years in power. According to him, although there are challenges, the government’s positives far outweigh the negatives and if the government will continue in the same direction, Ghana ...

US President Donald Trump says he will not deliver his annual State of the Union speech until after the government shutdown is over. On Wednesday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withdrew an invitation for him to address Congress, saying government services should fully reopen first. The shutdown has left 800,000 federal staff without pay since 22 December. Mr Trump wants $5.7bn ...

Some customers of the embattled gold dealership firm, Menzgold have demanded that the state refunds their investment to them. However, one Menzgold customer has disagreed with this move and has rather asked the government to allow the CEO of the Company, Nana Appiah Mensah, to operate for two years to pay back investors their monies. The customer in question is ...

Oliver Mtukudzi, one of Zimbabwe’s most renowned musicians, has died aged 66 after a four-decade career. He came to prominence in the 1970s as one of voices of the revolution fighting white-minority rule. His lyrics often carried social messages about HIV/Aids and coded political commentary. His 2001 song Wasakara, meaning “You Are Too Old”, was banned as it was seen ...

Ghana Premier League outfit Wa All Stars have denied reports of a takeover by former Fulham defender John Paintsil. Rumours emerged in the local media Wednesday that the club had been acquired by the former Ghana international and was set to be relocated from its original base, Wa in the Upper West Region. This comes on the back of a ...

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has expelled Egypt’s Ismaily from this season’s Champions League. Caf acted after crowd trouble brought an early end to Ismaily’s home game with Tunisia’s Club Africain. The match was called off in stoppage time after parts of the crowd threw water bottles and stones at an assistant referee and Africain players. Club Africain were ...