US President Donald Trump has lifted restrictions imposed by Barack Obama on the transfer of surplus military-style equipment to the police. An executive order provides police with items including bullet-proof helmets and armoured vehicles. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the aim was to enhance public safety. Mr Obama barred the military from handing over some types of military equipment to ...

British actor Ed Skrein has pulled out of a role in the upcoming Hellboy reboot after a backlash because he was cast as a character of Asian heritage. The Deadpool star, 34, said he did not know the race of Major Ben Daimio when he accepted the part in the comic book adaptation. He said he was stepping down “so ...

Squatters occupying the shoulders of the tunnel linking East Legon to the Spintex Road have been advised to vacate the area in two weeks in their own interest. The presence of the trespassers is hindering attempts to speed up the construction of a second subway in the area. Government is working with a contractor to put up a second by-pass ...

The One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign of Millennium Promise and its partners, Ashanti regional health directorate of Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), have hit their target of training 1,800 Community Health Workers to deliver quality health care services at the door steps of people living in rural communities in Ghana. This follows their ...

CHELSEA were last night closing in on a £75 million double early transfer deadline day swoop. The Stamford Bridge club agreed a £35m fee with Arsenal for England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – and yesterday were moving towards a £40m deal for Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater. Oxlade-Chamberlain, currently with Gareth Southgate’s England squad as they prepare for Friday night’s World Cup ...

A Medical and Social Entrepreneur Dr. Yao Mfodwo is proposing that senior citizens must constitute majority of government boards. Speaking at the first annual stakeholders’ forum on ageing matters held in Accra, Dr. Mfodwo argued senior citizens have a lot of experience which must be tapped to improve Ghana’s corporate governance system. He reiterated that retiring at age 60 is ...

The interdicted Head of IT for the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Dr. Caleb Afaglo has dismissed claims that his academic credentials are questionable. The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has interdicted Mr. Afaglo over claims that his certificates are fake and therefore he does not deserve his position at SSNIT. But responding to the charge in ...

A High court in Tamale has granted bail to a man brought before it on police charges that he defrauded and stole nearly one million cedis from a company he worked with to bankroll activities of the New Patriotic Party in the Northern region. The court had delayed making a decision on whether to grant him bail on Thursday, August ...

The Jamaican speedster got his hands on the Europa League and League Cup trophies before cheering on the Red Devils from the stands Retired sprint idol Usain Bolt was evidently delighted with his invitation to Old Trafford as he rubbed shoulders with Manchester United legends on Saturday. The Jamaican track star bowed out of athletics this month following the World ...

Controversial artiste, A Plus has thrown a challenge to the Deputy Chief of Staff Francis Asenso-Boakye to explain to Ghanaians and the World at large why he reported him to President Akufo-Addo weeks ago. The Facebook banter between A Plus and the two Deputies Chief of Staff Asenso-Boakye and Samuel Abu Jinapor started when A Plus described them as arrogant ...