LIONEL MESSI has reportedly been left gobsmacked after Gerard Pique told him Samuel Umtiti is considering leaving Barcelona for Manchester United. Umtiti has established a reputation as one of Europe’s top centre-backs since moving to the Nou Camp from Lyon in 2016. And his form has attracted plenty of admiring glances from across the continent, with Jose Mourinho eyeing him ...

IMANI President, Franklin Cudjoe has taken a swipe at the Interior Minister for planning to buy three helicopters for the Ghana Police Service at the expense of their pressing needs as public servants. Interior Minister’s decision is anchored on the recent upsurge in crime, particularly armed robbery across Ghana. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a wreath-laying ceremony for ...

REAL MADRID need to make big changes to their squad this summer but selling Toni Kroos must not be one of them. Those are the thoughts of legendary Liverpool defender turned pundit Steve Nicol. Real Madrid have struggled under Zinedine Zidane this season in La Liga. They are 15 points behind leaders Barcelona having surprisingly lost 1-0 to Espanyol on ...

Yale University, President Peter Salovey, will make his inaugural official visit to Africa with a 6-day trip to Ghana and Kenya. The visit comes on the eve of the 5th year of the Yale Africa initiative, a university-wide effort he announced at his inauguration in 2013. The Initiative promotes African scholarship, contemporary discourse, and research at Yale and in Africa. ...

It’s quite odd for Becca, a singer who once inspired many women about how great it feels to hold onto our African heritage has now taken a U-turn years later. The female hiplife artist became the bleaching topic on the mouth of Ghanaians somewhere last year when her complexion started to appear super light compared to her previous photos. Becca ...

Antonio Conte slams Chelsea board for lack of ambition as war of words rumbles on Chelsea visit Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday struggling to capture a top four place less than a year after winning the title in Conte’s first season in English football. Conte pointed to Man City’s runaway success, with Pep Guardiola’s team going into the ...

Before Obrafour, Lord Kenya, Okomfour Kwadee, Okyeame Kwame, others, passed on the ‘rap’ music baton to the likes of Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, M.Anifest, et al., to put Ghana music on the map, there was Kojo Antwi, Daddy Lumba, Amakye Dede, others. Although it’s an established fact that Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede and Daddy Lumba are not active off late ...

Organisers of the annual Vodafone-sponsored Ghana Music Awards, are unveiling nominees for this year’s event. Fans, musicians, and other stakeholders are observing keenly to see who makes the cut. A highly- anticipated date on our music calendar, the ceremony seeks to reward outstanding Ghanaian musicians in the year under review. Sponsored by telecom giant Vodafone, festival will witness an official ...

A 99-year-old Australian swimmer appears to have smashed a world record for his age group in the 50m freestyle. George Corones clocked 56.12 seconds at an official event in Queensland – a new benchmark for the 100-104 age category. He eclipsed the previous mark, set in 2014, by 35 seconds. It will now be verified by the sport’s governing body. ...

Armed robbers are not spared spiritual curses even in their old age, Bishop Charles Agyinasare has said. He has, therefore, advised armed robbers to repent of their sins or suffer the spiritual consequences of their wickedness. Preaching about sins and curses on the second night of his Miracle of Wonders in Tamale in the Northern Region, the founder of Perez ...