Hundreds of Ghanaians made up of family, friends and well-wishers of sports journalist Christopher Opoku, are gathering in Kumasi today [Saturday], July 15, for the final funeral rites of the late icon. He passed away in a London hospital in May after battling cancer, sparking an outpouring of grief from the Ghanaian public. A number of Ghanaians paid their respects ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be offered fresh terms at Manchester United despite leaving the club at the end of his one-year contract, Jose Mourinho has suggested. Ibrahimovic struck 17 Premier League goals last season after joining from Paris Saint-Germain, but a serious knee injury sustained against Anderlecht in the Europa League quarter-finals ruled the veteran Swede out for the remainder of ...

Ghanaians had a shocker when news came through that the sitting president, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, had died mid-morning. His party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was preparing the tax law expert for a second term in office in December 2012, but that never was. The circumstances surrounding President Mills’ death has continuously been shrouded in secrecy ever since. ...

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to capture Ceballos, who has penned a six-year contract in the Spanish capital. The midfielder will be presented at the club next Thursday in front of fans at the Bernabeu. He will then head to the United States to join his new team-mates on their pre-season tour. Ceballos, 23, made his Betis debut in 2014 and ...

The Chinese government is to provide US$7.5million to Ghana for the acquisition of military equipment. The MoU was signed on Thursday July 13 at the Ministry of Defence. As part of the arrangement, Ghana will receive four patrol boats for the navy as well as scholarships for military personnel to study in China. This grant, coupled with the US$19bn deal ...

Some personnel of the Bus Rapid Transit system, operators of the Ayaalolo service, have allegedly been assaulted by persons suspected to be officials of  the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO). A brawl ensued between the officials of the two state agencies Thursday after Marshals of the Ayaalolo service attempted to fine a driver of a Toyota Camry who had ...

The public must desist from making derogatory remarks against parliament, Dr Rashid Draman, the Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), has cautioned. He advised the populace to “mind your language” and “avoid insults” even when an individual disagrees with any action of parliament. “We have to respect the office, it is just not about those sitting ...

TIEMOUE BAKAYOKO has tweeted to suggest he’s in the UK – but his location is set to Manchester. Bakayoko is expected to undergo a medical with Chelsea today after a fee was agreed with Monaco yesterday. Chelsea are set to pay £39.8m for the France midfielder and Antonio Conte wants to pair him N’Golo Kante. Last week it emerged there ...

The Ministry of Health is indebted to the tune of GH¢100million, Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has revealed. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, the Miniter said the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has received a total amount of GHS539,853,124.29 since January from the Ministry of Finance, funds that have since been disbursed to NHIA’s numerous creditors — including ...

Asante Kotoko have confirmed that head coach Steve Pollack has undergone a successful knee surgery. The Englishman was one of many who sustained serious injuries in Wednesday night’s fatal crash which claimed the life of the club’s assistant kit manager Kofi Asare. The club official Twitter account posted last night: ”Coach Steven Polack has successfully undergone a knee surgery at ...