CHAN Black Stars coach, Maxwell Konadu has dismissed fears by Burkina Faso football enthusiasts, that the 2018 CHAN qualifier against our Northern neighbours on August 11 will be a difficult match for the team, at the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou. The Black Stars defeated the Hawks of Togo by 2-1 in a friendly in Lome on July 8. The ...

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Speaker, Rt. Hon Prof. Mike Oquaye, of frustrating efforts of the opposition to hold government accountable. Minority Chief Whip and Asawase MP, Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka complained, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs have observed the Speaker sidelines key NDC MPs during debates. He said the Minority Leader once stood up for almost 15 ...

A California man was arrested after a package addressed to him was found with three live king cobras hidden inside potato chip cans, US officials said. Rodrigo Franco, 34, was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with illegally importing merchandise. Customs officials discovered the snakes, about two-feet long, while inspecting a package that was mailed to Mr Fanco from Hong ...

The government has revealed, the World Bank and the Saudi government will be funding efforts to provide comprehensive free Senior High School education. Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh said this at a news conference in Accra Thursday, that the World Bank will provide $40m to support low-performing schools. Concessionary funds will be sourced from the Saudi government to construct ...

REAL MADRID are ready to hand Karim Benzema a new contract. Benzema helped fire Real Madrid to a Champions League and La Liga double last term, scoring 17 goals in all competitions. But the long-term servant of Los Blancos has seen his future thrown into doubt of late with the Spanish outfit upping their pursuit of Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe. Eighteen-year-old ...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates and is now the richest person in the world, with a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever.When markets opened on Thursday, Bezos had a net worth of $90.6 billion, putting him $500 million ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Amazon stock opened up 1.6% on Thursday, adding $1.4 billion ...

Honorable Kennedy Agyapong has always been in the news and Ghanaian spotlight for many different and diverse reasons. If the Member of Parliament is not talking about a perceived corrupt act by the National Democratic Congress, then he is speaking about how some member of his party, the New Patriotic Party are out for his head. With so much focus ...

If words really do become actions as they say, then Ghanaian dancehall artist Charles Nii Armah well known as Shatta Wale knew exactly what he meant when he said, “I will always be a fighter, …I’ll always prove you wrong till the day I die” when he released his 2016 single Prove You Wrong. Since bursting unto the music scene ...

CHELSEA’s newest signing Alvaro Morata IS an upgrade on Diego Costa, according to pundit Stewart Robson. Robson also believes Morata is a better player than former Chelsea target and current Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku. The Spaniard joined the Blues from Real Madrid last Friday for a fee in the region of £70million. Morata is set to replace Costa as ...

PAULO DYBALA insists he is not interested in leaving Juventus as reports emerge that he could replace Neymar at Barcelona. Barcelona targeted Dybala last summer but Juventus held firm on their reluctance to sell. In April he signed a new contract at the Turin club to end Barca’s hopes of securing a deal this year. But with Neymar continuing to ...