The US has confirmed that North Korea tested a long-range missile which some experts believe could reach Alaska. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a “new escalation of the threat” and warned that Washington “will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea”. Pyongyang claimed on Tuesday to have successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). However, most experts believe that ...

We’ve all been there: you want to have sex but you also feel like you probably ought to do some sudokus to improve your cognitive function instead. It’s quite the dilemma. But feel conflicted no more, because a new study has concluded that sex makes you smarter. Specifically, in older people, regular sexual activity is linked to keeping your brain ...

Twenty-five (25) players have been invited into the National U-17 team with camping set to begin on 3rd July, . The Black Starlets are set to commence preparations for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted by India from October 5-28, 2017. Most of the players who have been invited for Monday’s camping were part of the squad ...

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddy Blay, says recent uncomplimentary statements attributed to Assin North’s Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, have been taken out of contest. Assin North Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, at a Delegates Conference in his constituency, lambasted his own government for neglecting the grassroots who fought fiercely to bring ...

Outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin has said that immigration rules by the British government cannot be circumvented to favour any individual as some Ghanaians perceive, emphasising that his Chilean wife applies for visa like any other ordinary person anytime she wishes to travel to the UK. He indicated that one of his challenges during his tenure in ...

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has called for a resolute and cooperative leadership from families and communities as well as educationists, health professionals and religious leaders in Africa to help address adolescent reproductive health challenges on the continent. The First Lady made this call while addressing the 19th General Assembly of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/ADIS ...

Manchester United are confident of finally signing Alvaro Morata this week as has been widely reported. The Sun claims Morata, 24, could complete his transfer on Thursday, which goes along with reports on Monday the deal could be done and dusted in 72 hours. Last week, the Spanish media predicted it would be done a lot sooner. In May, it ...

The election was held at a closed-door meeting for the First Ladies at the 19th General Assembly of OAFLA organised on the side-lines of the 29th AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme for this year’s OAFLA summit is ‘‘Building on 15 years of engagement to harness the demographic dividend of Africa through promoting the needs of adolescents and ...

ARSENAL have agreed to smash their transfer record to sign Alexandre Lacazette with Manchester City closing in on Alexis Sanchez. Lacazette completed a medical yesterday as he ties up a move from Lyon for a fee which could reach £52m, eclipsing the £42.5m Arsenal paid for Mesut Ozil. The 26-year-old, who scored 37 goals last season and has 11 caps ...

The Energy Ministry has announced reforms in the petroleum sector to deal with the discharge and sale of contaminated products. Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, says the yearly contamination of large volumes of products presents a major challenge to the Ministry and has assured that the new measures will make it impossible for unlicensed companies to operate in the sale of ...