Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. They say Qatar backs terrorist groups including Islamic State (IS). The Saudi state news agency SPA said Riyadh had closed its borders, severing land, sea and air contact with Qatar and largely isolating it. It cited officials as saying ...

Former Ghana international Otto Addo has been confirmed as the latest addition to the backroom staff of German club Borussia Monchengladbach. The 41-year-old takes up the new job after leaving the coaching staff of Danish outfit Nordsjaelland last month. “We have a lot of talented players in our squad who have come from the academy and made their first steps ...

Fire has gutted a three football pitch-size main warehouse of Kingdom Books and Stationery at Prampram in the Greater Accra region. Firefighters are having a torrid time in dousing the fire five hours since it started. Properties mainly office stationery and furniture worth millions of Ghana Cedis have been consumed by the blaze which has affected four of the warehouses ...

Fears of violence is rapidly rising in the Bole Traditional Area in Northern region after the demise of the Paramount Chief, Awuladese Pontomprong Mahama (II) on Wednesday, May 31,2017 as tensions grow between supporters of two rival chiefs of Mandari, an important community within the traditional area where chiefs succeed the Bole Skin. Reports indicate that tensions are already escalating ...

The founder of the National Democratic Congress Jerry John Rawlings says greed and corruption caused the party’s humiliating defeat in the 2016 December elections. According to the former President, the greed and corruption of today is nothing compared to what existed before he toppled the military regime on June 4, 1979. “Generals were executed…because of corruption, the greed, corruption and ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said he is not out to unite “good and bad“and urged the leadership of National Democratic Congress (NDC) to play their roles with distinction. “We lost our masses because we betrayed the cause of June 4. We never followed the tenets and principles of probity, accountability, integrity and transparency which the uprising stood for”. ...

The Black Stars opened a non-residential training camp on Wednesday at the Accra Sports Stadium but it is the cars of some of the players that has caught the attention of fans rather than their skills on the pitch. Case in point being, English Premier League siblings Andre Dede Ayew and Jordan Ayew who pulled up together in a customised ...

The Member of Parliament for the Builsa South Constituency, Dr. Clement Apaak, has said the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Upper Denkyira West District, Daniel Appianin, deserves to be sacked and not suspended. Mr. Appianin was suspended by the President last Thursday and asked to hand over to the deputy Central Regional Minister, for making some comments considered derogatory ...

Mr. Brahim Benjelloun Touimi, BOA Group Chairman and BMCE Bank of Africa Executive Managing Director has visited BANK OF AFRICA, Ghana to acquaint himself with the operations of the Bank in Ghana and to interact with Management to evaluate the bank’s strategies for the year. His visit was a follow up visit to an earlier visit by the Chairman and ...

FC Barcelona will make a renewed attempt to sign Hector Bellerín after Saturday’s FA Cup final, and believe they have a clear run at the full-back with Manchester City turning their attention to Kyle Walker. The Spanish giants will play in their own cup final on Saturday, where they are overwhelming favourites to beat Alavés, and are set to announce ...