The Confederation of African Football have confirmed that the Africa Cup of Nations will be expanded from 16 teams to 24 as of the 2019 edition. The expansion of the biennial tournament was one of the key issues discussed during the Caf Symposium in Morocco earlier this week, and a statement issued by the Confederation of African Football have confirmed ...

BARCELONA players think there’s a real possibility Neymar could leave this summer. According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Neymar has few real friends at the club and he has ‘always been a bit on his own’. The Brazilian isn’t a bad egg in the dressing room and relationships with his team-mates have been positive. But the Barcelona squad is said to ...

A law lecturer and legal practitioner says lawyers for the Electoral Commission (EC) Sory@Law are not in breach of conflict of interest situation with decision to represent the Commission’s Chairperson. Yaw Oppong told Evans Mensah on Joy FM’s Newsnite Thursday the lawyers are at liberty to represent Charlotte Osei in an impeachment petition against her because the body is not ...

At least fifteen persons were arrested on Thursday after they were found in possession of what is suspected to be cannabis by police at Salaga, in a raid on local sitting joints in the East Gonja district capital. District police commander ASP Sulemana Sulley disclosed the operation followed an order by the regional command to clamp down on suspected criminals ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is alleging that budget allocated for the office of the president in the first six months of President Nana Akufo-Addo, represents that of former President Mahama’s four year term when he was in office. Addressing the press at the party’s headquarters on Thursday, Kofi Porturphy lambasted the president for spending lavishly on parties, gold ties ...

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington has died aged 41, LA County Coroner says. The coroner said Bennington apparently hanged himself. His body was found at a private home in the county at 09:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Thursday. Bennington was said to be close to Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell, who took his own life in May. Formed in ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei has described a petition by some unidentified persons of the EC asking for her removal as “frivolous, baseless” and actuated by “malice and ill will”. Some aggrieved staff of the commission on Wednesday July 19, 2017 in a petition to president Akufo-Addo called for the removal of Mrs. Osei because she ...

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has said allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance levelled against her by a group of staff of the commission through a petition to the president, are “bogus”, “frivolous”, “lies” and “baseless”. The petition by the staff was filed with President Nana Akufo-Addo and asked for investigations into allegations of fraud and ...

Two of the largest dark web marketplaces have been shut down following a “landmark” international law enforcement investigation. The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been associated with the trade in illicit items such as drugs, weapons, malware and stolen data. According to Europol, there were more than 250,000 listings for illegal drugs and toxic chemicals on AlphaBay. Hansa was seized ...

African football legend Didier Drogba has lauded Asamoah Gyan for his charitable works following the unveiling of Ghana captain’s Sports center on the campus of his alma mater, Accra Academy. Former President, Jerry John Rawlings and Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah were special guests as Asamoah Gyan commissioned the $250,000 worth multipurpose facility last tuesday. The stunning edifice include a turf, with ...