MARCUS RASHFORD was an impressionable five-year-old watching his first ever live game of football when he first set eyes on Brazilian legend Ronaldo. But the lesson he learned watching the Real Madrid Galactico when he scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 defeat by Manchester United in April 2003 has stayed with him all his footballing career. “He always played free,” ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that electricity tariffs will soon be reviewed downwards, details of which will be announced in the 2018 budget presentation on Wednesday, November 15. The President made the revelation at the at the 6th Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and Quality Awards dinner on Saturday. “I’m glad that businesses are no longer burdened by the erratic ...

Dancehall artiste, Samini says he is optimistic that President Nana Akufo-Addo will give his tweet for an invitation the needed attention. Samini was one of the musicians that tweeted at the President after fellow dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale’s tweet got prominence and was subsequently invited to meet the First Gentleman. In a conversation with JoyNews’ MzGee, the artiste who is ...

The Ministry of Health has warned agitating nurses at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital to desist from their ‘lawless acts’ over their demands for the Medical Director of the Hospital to be removed. They’ve petitioned the Health Minister to sack Dr Eugene Dordoye for mismanaging the health facility. The angry nurses claim they’ve been prevented from demonstrating at the hospital to ...

YouTube is to restrict the availability of videos showing children’s characters in violent or sexual scenes if they are reported by viewers. Last week, a blog post by writer James Bridle highlighted how YouTube was still being swamped by bizarre and indecent videos aimed at children. The site says it already stops such videos earning advertising revenue. YouTube said its ...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has given the government a six-month ultimatum to address challenges with conditions of service of its members. The Association has accused the government of failing to abide by the ruling of the National Labor Commission (NLC) which urged the government to pay the market premium as a percentage of their basic salary. They are therefore ...

Uber has struck a deal that could lead to a huge investment by a consortium led by Japanese conglomerate Softbank and San Francisco group Dragoneer. The size of the potential investment has not been disclosed, but reports say it could be up to $10bn (£7.6bn). The ride-hailing company said the money would fuel Uber’s expansion and investments in technology. But ...

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was ‘very happy’ to welcome his fourth child on Sunday night. The current FIFA Best World Player of the Year announced the birth of his new daughter Alana Martina on Twitter shortly after his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez was delivered of the baby girl in Madrid, Spain. This is the first time Ronaldo will be having ...

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South Constituency, Haruna Iddrisu has urged the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to put the painful 2016 defeat of the party behind them and focus on 2020. Addressing the Tertiary Educational Institutions Network (TEIN), a student’s wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Bagabaga College ...

The Minority in Parliament will today, November 13, hold a roundtable discussion on the 2018 budget and the economic outlook of the country. The Minority spokesperson on finance, Cassiel Ato Forson says the program is aimed at offering alternative solutions to the country’s economic challenges. It comes ahead of the 2018 budget which will be presented in Parliament by the ...