Six days after leaving his post at Athletic Bilbao, another dream job has been signed, sealed, and delivered to Ernesto Valverde. The ex-Barcelona striker is joining the Blaugranas as the replacement for accolade-winning coach Luis Enrique, who stepped away from the position after Saturday’s Copa del Rey victory. Valverde, 53, played two seasons with Barca in the late 1980s, and ...

Over the years, we have been fortunate – we have seen internationally acclaimed artists come to Ghana; Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Bow Wow, Keri Hilson and many others but we yearn for more. We have still not seen the two most popular female acts in the world (arguably) – Beyonce and Nicki Minaj, and Ghanaian music fiends would love ...

Novak Djokovic won his first match under new coach Andre Agassi, while Rafael Nadal took a first step towards his 10th title at the French Open. Defending champion Djokovic, who split with his coaching team last month, beat Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-4 6-2. Asked about Agassi, the Serb said: “He has a lot to share with me outside and ...

Speaker of Parliament Prof Mike Oquaye is adopting diplomacy in resolving visa fraud allegations against some Members of Parliament, Kate Addo, Acting Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, has said. It will be recalled that the British High Commission accused some MPs of facilitating into the UK the entry of some supposed relatives, with such persons overstaying their visas. The ...

Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s ailing president was glaringly absent on Monday as his deputy marked their two years in power, with no word on the head of state’s health three weeks after he went on indefinite medical leave. Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy Yemi Osinbajo were sworn into office on May 29, 2015, two months after securing the first opposition ...

The 13-member Kwesi Botchway Committee probing the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2016 election defeat is expected to present its report to the party today, Tuesday, May 30. The committee was set up early this year to investigate t circumstances that led to the party’s defeat and was expected to submit its report within three months. However, the committee could not ...

I applaud the outcry and the passion being displayed by the Ghanaian media and the populace regarding the problems associated with illegal mining. I, however, have some deep concerns about the approach with which we want to deal with the problem. In my humble opinion, the prescribed treatment we have assigned to this canker is not lacking some element of ...

Some 15 senior officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), who were recently arrested, are allegedly responsible for the loss of GH¢1.2 billion in revenue, according to a hint dropped by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, the revelation emanated from the efforts his government is making to block revenue leakages at the country’s ...

Barely a year after he attempted to take his own life, Tiwa Savage’s estranged husband, Tee Billz, has opened up on the ugly incident, blaming his breakdown on the “loss of his mind.” Speaking in a recent interview with Linda Ikeji TV, Tee Billz revealed that before the supposed suicide attempt, he realised that something was wrong with him as ...

Parliament is expected to reconvene today, Tuesday May 30,2017 for the second meeting of the first session of the seventh parliament after rising for the Easter celebration. The commencement of the meeting is at the instance of the Speaker, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye after the House went on a break for the Easter festivities. Among the major issues this session ...