The Executive Director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) Prof Newman Kusi has said the country’s ability to fund projects that will boost the economy depends on the non-oil sector. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, July 27, 2017 Prof Kusi said: “Even though the coming on stream of these new oil fields are jacking up the growth of ...

The MP for Tamale North constituency, Alhaji Alhassan Suhuyini, has described as “depressing, devastating and heartbreaking” a flood disaster that hit large parts of the Northern region two days ago after heavy rains and stormy weather. The disaster occurred Tuesday morning after the five-hour downpour drenched many parts of the regional capital, Tamale, killing three persons including two children and ...

Kojo Fordjour, one of the 14 persons on police wanted list over the murder of Major Maxwell Adams at Denkyira-Obuase in the Central Region, has vowed to give a blow-by-blow account of circumstances leading to the death of the soldier. The accused, a driver, yesterday told the Accra Central District Court that he would tell the court everything he knows ...

Controversial Jigwe award winner Rashida Black Beauty has apologized to Ghanaians over the nude video she released on social media last week. Rashida came under public fury and received a lot of backlash from Ghanaians for releasing her ‘disgusting’ sexually explicit video. Some radio and TV personalities offered to help her but soon after that call, Rashida was seen on ...

France says it plans to set up “hotspots” in Libya to process asylum seekers, in a bid to stem the flow of migrants to Europe. President Emmanuel Macron said the move would stop people not eligible for asylum from “taking crazy risks”. The centres would be ready “this summer”. He said that between 800,000 and a million people were currently ...

Education minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has berated the attitude of Ghanaians stating that Ghanaians are difficult people to govern. According to the minister, although Ghanaian contractors are always pushing for more contracts, they do not want to be punished if they breach the terms of their contracts. “Ghanaians are very difficult to govern. If you touch that contractor now, you ...

Diego Costa has taken pre-season training into his own hands with an improvised training session on a Brazilian beach. In a video uploaded to Costa’s Instagram account, he is seen exercising on the sand with the help of two assistants, one holding him back while the other feeds him the ball. Blues boss Antonio Conte opted to omit the player ...

Founder and leader of the International Central Gospel Church, Pastor Mensah Otabil has caused a stir on social media after a picture of some amounts believed to be offerings in relation to this year’s edition of his church’s global summit fondly called “Greater Works” went viral. The amount was requested from one of the pastors who was speaking at the ...

Ghanaian-UK based celebrity blogger, Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri has refuted rumours that he is homosexual. The founding editor of GhanaCelebrities.com said he has been described as such because he advocates for ‘Gay’ right in the country. According to Agyapong Febiri even though the behaviour of homosexuals may be appalling and the society they live in frowns on their conducts, they should ...

Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) boss Ángel María Villar has resigned from his vice-president roles at FIFA and UEFA after his arrest as part of an anti-corruption investigation. The news was confirmed today by UEFA, European football’s governing body. It comes after sixty-seven-year-old Villar was suspended yesterday by Spain’s Government, following his arrest. He denies any wrongdoing but has been remanded ...