Jerry John Rawlings has taken a swipe at former President John Agyekum Kufuor for instituting policies that worked against family planning during his tenure. According to him, Mr Kufuor’s administration encouraged many Ghanaians to give birth without regard to their living conditions, a situation he said further deepened poverty and inequality among the populace. The founder of the National Democratic ...

Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan has described newspaper reports in the United Kingdom that he has squandered his fortune as ‘hype’. According to the reports by The Sun and Daily Mirror, the former Sunderland striker who earned a mega-money move to the UAE before moving to the Chinese Super League has fallen on hard times financially. The reports added: “The ...

In honouring hardworking actresses and actors, the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards came off yesterday, December 30, 2018, at the Kempinski Hotel, Accra where TV personality and actress, Efia Odo won her first ever award since the commencement of her acting career. Efia Odo beat the likes of Yvonne Nelson, Asana Alhasan, among others to grab the much covetable award, best ...

Flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joshua Alabi strongly believes that a win for him in the party’s upcoming presidential primary will force President Akufo-Addo to vacate his position as President. According to him, his victory will be a strong indication of the renewal of hope that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied Ghanaians. Addressing hundreds ...

Beginning January 2019, the Auditor General’s office will embark on an exercise to go after workers, who have deliberately tampered with their dates of birth. This according to the Auditor General is to enable the workers to continue to stay in employment in state institutions, even though they have technically reached the retirement age. According to the Auditor General, Daniel ...

LIVERPOOL have been handed a big transfer boost by the news that Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot has turned down a move to Premier League rivals Tottenham. Rabiot is one of the most sought-after stars in the world at the moment, as his contract at PSG runs down. The 23-year-old is yet to come out and confirm that he wants ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Jesse Lingard has claimed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s biggest strength as manager is his man-management. Manchester United star Lingard had his moments under Jose Mourinho but, since the 55-year-old’s exit, has flourished under Solskjaer. The England international has been given license to roam and has helped the Red Devils win their last three Premier League matches against Cardiff, ...

A French court has ruled that a former militant suspected of war crimes will be transferred to the international war crimes court in The Hague. Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, a “senior leader” of the Central African Republic’s Anti-Balaka militia was arrested in France in the middle of December. The militia is said to have carried out systematic attacks on the country’s Muslim ...

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has told the police to reduce the force used against anti-government demonstrators, as the UN called for a probe into deaths during the protests. In a meeting with top police officers in Khartoum on Sunday, al-Bashir instructed them to refrain from using excessive force against protesters. “We want to maintain security and we want the police ...

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has disclosed how special it was for him to visit his roots following a difficult year in his career. Boateng endured a frustrating World Cup in Russia this year, as well as a difficult first half of the German Bundesliga, which sees Bayern Munich sit third after the first round. “2018 comes to an end, ...