Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli praised the “incredible” Lionel Messi, challenging his team to reach the star’s level when they face Ecuador. Sampaoli’s men need a win in the World Cup qualifier in Quito on Tuesday as they look to salvage a place at Russia 2018. Argentina 4/11 to beat Ecuador Messi has scored four goals in nine qualifiers this campaign, ...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says there is every reason for Ghana and Benin to develop strong, strategic bonds based, inter alia, on the common democratic values that promote human dignity and solidarity. According to President Akufo-Addo, the two countries are recognised as beacons of democracy on the continent and have in the 1990s resorted to ...

Harare – Zimbabwe’s ex-freedom fighters have reportedly described President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace as being “misguided”, following attacks on Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The Mugabes recently launched scathing attacks on Mnangagwa, accusing him of fanning factionalism within the ruling Zanu-PF party, said reports. First to fire a salvo at Mnangagwa in front of thousands of party loyalists who ...

Private legal practitioner, Nana Yaw Osei, has waded into the raging controversy over claims the King of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has allegedly been involved in a £350,000 money laundry. He observed that the King is worth more than the stated amount and therefore called on Ghanaians to desist from acts aimed at denigrating the image of ...

Floyd Mayweather says he’s officially a member of the Tres Commas club — despite the fact he never cashed his TWO biggest fight checks. The boxing superstar was leaving Warwick nightclub in L.A. — not too far from his brand new Bev Hills mansion — when he started talking about his favorite thing in the world … his bank account. “I already made ...

International award winning Ghanaian musician King Ayisoba says he would rather smoke weed than eat rice because rice does not satisfy him but when he smokes marijuana he feels fine. King Ayisoba also stated that marijuana is like food to him. In an interview with Nii Attractive of ghanacreativearts.com, King Ayisoba explained that marijuana is a normal herb like maize ...

New York – The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged Libyans, divided with rival governments and beset by violence, to work together ahead of hoped-for elections. The 15-member council gave its full support to a plan by the new UN envoy Ghassan Salame for legislative and presidential ballots by July next year. It “strongly urges all Libyans to work together ...

Floyd Mayweather got into a shouting match with a heckler on the streets of NYC on Monday night — after the fan accused Floyd of running from Gennady Golovkin. Oh, and the video ends with Floyd’s bodyguard threatening to choke a dude out. Good stuff!!! It all started after Floyd and his TMT squad left the Knicks game at MSG ...

Ruth Ama Gyan-Darkwa, the 13-year-old student of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says the President Akufo-Addo is her role-model because of his scholarly nature. In an interview with Kojo Yankson on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, Ruth explained that she did not have any female role models but looked up to the President because he ...

Monrovia – Vote counting continued across Liberia on Wednesday following presidential elections that are likely to go to a runoff with 20 candidates contesting, local media and observers say. Ex-soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai are leading, according to unofficial results reported by the state-run Liberia Broadcasting System. “There is a likelihood that there will be a ...