The sudden death of Ivory Coast midfielder Cheik Tiote on Monday increased the number of high-profile African players who have collapsed and died while playing football, almost all of them suffering a form of cardiac arrest. There has been no official confirmation of the cause of the former Newcastle United player’s fatal collapse while training with his Beijing Enterprises club ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has accused his party of not being ‘tolerant’. According to him, if the party was tolerant, it would have taken his criticisms in good faith instead of threatening him. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has warned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be careful of how it handles ...

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is unaware that at least 200 candidates sitting for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) failed to sit for the exams on Monday, the PRO of the Service has stated. The candidates from four communities at Bindi South in the Bunpkurugu-Yunyoo District of the Northern region failed to sit the exams Monday June 5, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged African governments not to rely on the World Bank and other institutions to decide on the choices they have to make concerning policies and the funding of education on the continent. “We should not get into arguments with foreign agencies about our priorities. We must set our own priorities and we must accept ...

The lyrics in Dedication, the latest single by Edem, frowns on cheating in marriage and relationships and that has raised the issue of whether he has ever cheated on his wife. The rapper says no. According to him, he had never thought of it though he had faced temptation at certain times. “I have never thought of cheating on my ...

The Leader and Founder of the All People’s Congress (APR), Mr Hassan Ayariga, has asked President Akufo-Addo to concentrate his efforts first on strengthening security at home. “Instead of traveling outside the country, the President as commander in chief ought to concentrate his efforts first on strengthening security at home,” he stated. Sharing his thoughts on the governance process and ...

The Deputy Minister for Health, Tina Naa Ayeley Mensah, has commended Janet Opokua, a pregnant student who is sitting the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at New Gbawe Experimental School near Accra for her confidence. “I am not happy that you are pregnant because our society abhors premarital sex among young boys and girls however my joy lies in ...

The US says it is considering withdrawing from the UN body on human rights, highlighting what it calls a “biased” stance on Israel. UN ambassador Nikki Haley said the US was “looking carefully” at its role on the Human Rights Council. She said it was “hard to accept” the fact that five resolutions had been passed against Israel, a US ...

NPP’s John Boadu has confirmed to NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’ that, all government appointees who double as National Executive members of the NPP have all resigned from their positions. The acting General Secretary of the ‘Elephant’ fraternity says the decision for them to resign from their position was a mutual agreement between the party and the immediate past ...

Rap heavyweight Tinny known for his versatile flow in a latest interview on YFM listed six artists he feels are wack. In an interview with Trigmatic on the #MydMorning Show, Tinny who is gearing to premiere the visuals of his new single ‘Soca‘ listed Edem, Jupitar, Shatta Wale and more! Asked to list his top 5 wack Ghanaian musicians, Tinny ...