Former president of French club Olympique Marseille Bernard Tapie has revealed how his club succeeded in signing the African prodigy Abedi Ayew Pele in 1987 from Mulhouse at the expense of rivals AS Monaco – by deploying a bizarre strategy that worked well. Pele was the subject a transfer saga as the principality club and Tapie’s Marseille competed in the ...
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Don’t fight Fury, Holyfield warns Joshua
Anthony Joshua must forget all about the idea of fighting Tyson Fury and concentrate on a much more serious contest, according to former boxing icon Evander Holyfield, DailyMail reports. Joshua has been linked with an all British bout with Fury the next time he steps into the ring, with both camps talking up a potential showdown. The two men have ...
Read More »Chiefs and people of Asuodei panic over lamb born with human-like face
Residents of Asuodei in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region been thrown into panic over the birth of a lamb they say has a human-like face. The traditional authority has scheduled special rituals to be performed to cleanse the land of a possible curse, after a special burial of the creature. Chief of the predominantly farming community, ...
Read More »GRA clears Agambire, re-opens his office
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has removed the wanted tag on Roland Agambire and has also re-opened his locked office for business. The office of ACI Construction Company Limited, a subsidiary of Agams Holdings, was re-opened for business last Thursday by the tax authority following the resolution of inconclusive tax issues with the company. The National Coordinator for the Task ...
Read More »UHAS teachers, parents fume over NAPO’s snub
The absence of the Education Minister, Dr. Mathew Opuku-Prempeh and his counterpart in-charge of Tertiary, Prof. Kwasi Yankah at the congregation of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in the Volta region has stoked controversy among attendees including some members of the UHAS community. Dr. Opoku-Prempeh, who was prominently featured in the Congregation brouchure as the Guest of ...
Read More »Nigeria’s President Buhari seen in London
Tweet Nigeria’s president has been pictured in London for the first time since he left his homeland almost 80 days ago. President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, came to the UK for treatment for an unspecified illness. On Sunday, he met governors from his party for lunch and was very cheerful, according to a government statement. His absence has led to some ...
Read More »WAEC dragged to court over Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo BECE candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has been dragged to court over the 200 candidates from the Bunkpurugu–Yunyoo District in the Northern Region who were unable to write two papers in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Child Rights International (CRI), which filed the suit at the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court, is seeking an order ...
Read More »90 hospitalized during Chance the Rapper concert
More than 90 people were hospitalized in Connecticut during a concert headlined by musician Chance the Rapper, authorities said. Hartford Police officers made 50 underage drinking “referrals” at the event Friday night, Deputy Chief Brian Foley tweeted. He described it as a “busy night, saying most patients were underage concertgoers who suffered severe alcohol intoxication. “Additional steps will have to ...
Read More »Mahama ministers hot as names of former appointees under investigation pop up
It may be a mere coincidence when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last week during his encounter with some selected journalists in Accra hinted that his government will do a thorough research on alleged corrupt appointees of former President John Dramani Mahama before proceeding to court for any prosecution. But Today can report that even before the governing New Patriotic ...
Read More »Aduana Stars top GPL, Hearts whip Tema Youth
Aduana Stars have moved top of the table but obviously not in the manner they had wanted as the Ghana Premier League entered matchday 24 this weekend. Tying Wafa, whose scheduled clash with “unfit” Asante Kotoko has been postponed, at the top ahead of the round of games, Aduana could have moved three points clear with a win in their ...
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