Former Ashanti regionall Minister Peter Anefi Mensah has cast doubts over the success of government’s flagship policy- free SHS. “I wish it is successful but I doubt, it is my wish that is should be successful, but I doubt the success of it. We are not saying it is not good to have free SHS but it should be progressively ...

Three government officials of the former administration have been invited by Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to assist with an ongoing probe into alleged financial malfeasance with the Ameri power contract. Former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, his deputy, John Jinapor and former Deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayine say they will honour the invitation on Monday despite objections by both ...

The one week observation for the late Paapa Yankson has been scheduled for August 4 at the Dansoman Keep Fit Club. According to his son Silas Yankson, the observation will start at 7am and end at 5pm. “We urge everyone to come and be part of the one week observation, the date for the funeral proper will be announced on ...

An Ethiopian athlete has been banned for two years for attacking his coach after learning he didn’t make the team for next month’s world championships in London. Ethiopian Athletics Federation spokesman Sileshi Bisrat says 21-year-old steeplechase runner Chala Beyo, who competed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, punched coach Yohannes Mohammed when the team was announced. The coach needed medical ...

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has counseled women to stop screaming during love making observing that it is very irritating. According to him, hearing women scream during such moments could make one feel as though they may be in some kind of trouble. “Stop screaming during sex because it is irritating to hear women scream during sex. It makes one ...

MANCHESTER UNITED goalkeeper Sergio Romero has surprisingly claimed he hopes David De Gea stays at Old Trafford, amid talk the Spaniard could join Real Madrid. Romero has been at Manchester United since arriving on a free transfer from Serie A side Sampdoria in the summer of 2015. And, despite being Argentina’s No1, the 30-year-old has spent much of his time ...

Rihanna, an international pop star, actress and budding diplomat, is serious about getting world leaders to pay attention to global education. About a month after tweeting at Emmanuel Macron about his plans to fund education, RiRi met France’s president and first lady, Brigitte Macron, to discuss the issue face to face. The “Umbrella” singer shared a tweet about the meeting ...

It is being billed as the biggest (and possibly richest) fight in combat sports history – and tickets are on sale at eye-watering prices. When former five-weight boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight title-holder Conor McGregor step into the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on 26 August, some 20,000 people will be in the arena. ...

The new communications director for US President Donald Trump has launched a strongly-worded attack on the White House chief of staff. Anthony Scaramucci was scathing about “paranoid schizophrenic” Reince Priebus, in a phone conversation with a reporter from The New Yorker magazine. He was upset that the reporter, Ryan Lizza, had tweeted about who Mr Scaramucci was dining with. The ...

Ghana’s CHAN Black Stars team has been drawn against Gambia in their opening match of the WAFU tournament. The CHAN Black Stars are in zone A will face their Gambian counterparts at the Essipong Stadium in Sekondi with Nigeria also set to face Sierra Leone at the same venue. Other Zone A matches are Mali vs. Mauritania and Guinea vs. ...