The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has left Ghana for a three-day official visit to Qatar. Whilst there, President Akufo-Addo, as co-Chair of the Group of Advocates of Eminent Persons of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, will attend the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), and deliver the keynote address on the theme “Asset over Burden ...

Lars Stindl struck in stoppage time as world champions Germany extended their unbeaten run to 21 matches by drawing with France in a friendly. Brilliant footwork from Manchester United forward Anthony Martial allowed Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette to tap in the opener for France. Timo Werner turned home Mesut Ozil’s pass before Lacazette’s clinical strike restored France’s lead. However, substitute Stindl ...

The Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has held a ceremony to officially admit 3,476 fresh students with a call for a more aggressive push towards the promotion of science and technology. Professor Rexford Assasie, Dean of the International Programmes Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), said this was vital to avoid being left behind by globalization. Five hundred ...

The Education Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has descended heavily on his predecessor Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang describing her as an “embarrassment” and one who didn’t understand education. “Her four-year tenure under John Mahama was an embarrassment,” Dr. Opoku Prempeh told Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong popularly known as KABA on Asempa FM on Tuesday, 14 November. According to the Manhyia South ...

Two young athletes of Ghanaian parentage based in the United States of America (USA), Roland and Remy Amarteifio have taken a bold step towards being part of Ghana’s plans for the next Olympic Games to be hosted by Japan in the year 2020. The siblings, both track athletes, were born in Chicago, Illinois to madam Genevieve Kudjodji and Renald Amarteifio, ...

Finance Minister Mr. Ken Ofori Atta will today [Wednesday], November 15, 2017, present the 2018 budget to lawmakers. The budget will be second the for the Akufo-Addo administration since it took over the administration of the country in January 2016. The budget is expected to focus on about 10 key areas including infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, job creation, agriculture, entrepreneurship, business ...

Nigeria came back from 2-0 down to claim a sensational 4-2 friendly win over Argentina at the Krasnodar Stadium in Russia on Tuesday evening. The pre-match headlines were dominated by Lionel Messi’s absence after the Barcelona frontman was granted a rest by manager Jorge Sampaoli and returned to his club. That did not stop the South American giants from escaping ...

PETR CECH admits the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino has had a massive impact on Tottenham. Pochettino guided Tottenham to second place last season, finishing above Arsenal for the first time in 22 years. And Spurs currently sit three places above the Gunners in third after 11 games of season. Arsenal can pull within a point of Tottenham on Saturday when ...

The two leading players in the world are the hot favourites to top the Goal 50 once again, but who has performed better in the previous 12 months? Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi. It’s a story that continues year after year, and will continue long after both players hang up their boots and call time on their playing careers. The ...

As tensions continue to rise between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon over what is being dubbed a new proxy war between the Gulf Kingdom and Shia rival Iran, authorities are having to remove banners of Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Why? They are being burned. The resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on November 4 over what he said ...