Retired diplomat KB Asante has charged Ghana to do away with foreign aid as it only leads to “sloppy thinking” and “bad planning” by the receiver. According to him, government should avoid overreliance on foreign aid and fashion out robust strategies to develop Ghana because it “promotes a sense of inferiority”. For him, Ghana should not be nurturing “aid mentality” ...

Global soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo has been on quite a roll over the last year-plus. He led Spanish club Real Madrid to the first back-to-back Champions League titles in soccer history. He helped Portugal win its first European Championship last summer. Individual honors included career goal No. 600 and a fourth Player of the Year award. His spot atop the pyramid of ...

The 2016 flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr Edward Nasigree Mahama has hit back at some executive members of his party over his recent appointment by President Akufo-Addo. According to him, some top members of the PNC worked against him in the 2016 campaign resulting to his abysmal performance at the polls. Dr Mahama has received incessant attacks ...

President Akufo Addo has announced an eighty (80) million dollars Swiss Corporation Strategy for Ghana aimed at supporting and enhancing the competitiveness of Ghanaian enterprises and the diversification of the Ghanaian economy. Addressing a joint press conference after holding talks with the visiting Swiss President Doris Leuthard, he said the support is a welcome news for the country and everything ...

President Akufo Addo has announced an eighty (80) million dollars Swiss Corporation Strategy for Ghana aimed at supporting and enhancing the competitiveness of Ghanaian enterprises and the diversification of the Ghanaian economy. Addressing a joint press conference after holding talks with the visiting Swiss President Doris Leuthard, he said the support is a welcome news for the country and everything ...

A few weeks ago it was publicly revealed that soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed his newborn twins, who, like his first child, were conceived via surrogate and one celebrity is making sure to voice her opinion. Alicia Machado, former Miss Universe who joined Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign trail, seized the moment to state her opinion on Ronaldo’s decision. “I do not agree; ...

President Akufo-Addo has cited lack of jobs for the youth as the single biggest challenge facing the country. Addressing the president of Switzerland, Doris Leuthard, who is on a day’s official visit to Ghana, Akufo-Addo bemoaned the seriousness of the challenge, saying there are too many young people in the country without jobs because the economy has stagnated for so ...

PSG have confirmed the signing of Dani Alves, much to the chagrin of Manchester City. The Brazilian moves to France on a two-year deal from Juventus, having been released from his contract in Turin, but his destination has surprised many. Alves appeared set to move to the Etihad Stadium to become City’s third signing of the summer following the acquisitions ...

A woman who acted as a legal analyst for the media during the Oscar Pistorius trial has appeared in court charged with fraud. Brenda Wardle , who denies the charges is accused of pretending to be a practising attorney and offering to represent a convicted murderer. She appeared at Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, South African media report. ...

The President of Switzerland, Doris Leuthard, will give a speech tonight, Wednesday, July 12, ahead of an event organised by policy think-tank IMANI Africa. The speech, which will be delivered from the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, will be live on radio from 6:30pm and online at http://tunein.com/citi973. Doris Leuthard’s address will precede a panel discussion on the ...