Mr. John Dramanin Mahama has congratulated Liberian President-elect, George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah, for winning the Boxing Day presidential run-off. With nearly all ballots from Tuesday’s run-off vote counted, Mr Weah is well ahead of the opponent, Vice president Joseph Boakai, with more than 60% of the vote. He will succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female president, ...

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated President-elect of Liberia George Oppong Weah. With nearly all ballots from Tuesday’s run-off vote counted, the former football star is well ahead of opponent Joseph Boakai with more than 60% of the vote. In a Facebook post, Mr. Akufo-Addo wrote “Warm congratulations to George Oppong Weah on his decisive victory in Liberia’s ...

Ace Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has finally released his latest undercover report which exposes some dishonest police officers in Ghana. Dubbed “Bad Cops”, the latest investigative piece which is the last part of the Tiger Eye PI’s “Ghana’s Soul Takers” documentary, reveals the role some police personnel play in the various forms of chaos that happens on Ghana’s roads. ...

The Ministry for the Interior has indicated that Monday, 1st January 2017, which marks New Year Day, is a statutory public holiday which should be observed as such throughout the country. This was contained in a statement by the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, on Thursday, December 27.   Source:MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR Share on: WhatsApp

CHELSEA and Arsenal have been told to keep their hands off Bayer Leverkusen star Leon Bailey. Arsenal and Chelsea were plotting a January raid for the 20-year-old as the battle for the top four begins to heat up. But the Bundesliga outfit have issued an official statement warning clubs off of their highly-rated striker. Bailey has scored eight goals in ...

Activists in Ethiopia are making use of social media platforms – Twitter/Facebook in a campaign for the release of persons under detention or in jail for supposedly political reasons. With the hashtag #FreeAllPrisonersOfConscience different Twitter users shared photos of persons ranging from journalists, politicians, religious preachers and activists. The forum also offered a number of people who had faced detention ...

PHILIPPE COUTINHO has been welcomed to Barcelona by desperate fans who are begging him to sign. Coutinho posted a picture on Instagram this afternoon to celebrate his daughter Maria’s second birthday. Snapped in a short sleeve shirt and glasses, Coutinho is seen holding his daughter as she turns towards the camera. Alongside the picture, Coutinho wrote: “In celebration of two ...

United are a massive 15 points behind runaway title favourites Manchester City after being held by Leicester and Burnley Jose Mourinho has been provided with a massive boost ahead of Manchester United’s showdown with Southampton. Second-place United are a massive 15 points behind runaway Premier League title favourites Manchester City after being held by Leicester and Burnley over Christmas. But ...

FA bigwigs are determined that they can now secure the finals after learning from mistakes of previous failed bids The FA are quietly confident of bringing the World Cup to England in 2030. Britain’s football boffins are determined to shrug off the disappointment at losing out on the 2006 and 2018 finals by introducing a fresh strategy to finally bring ...

At least over 1,400 registered small-scale miners are expected to undergo a “strict vetting” process to assess their preparedness to abide by the mining laws of the country. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has explained the exercise will take into account the areas of operation of the miners to ensure that they do not deviate from their work. “We are ...