Former Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Asante Kotoko, Herbert Mensah, is calling on Ghanaians to bring a positive message of responsibility to sports administrators, fans and the county’s youth. In a commemorative message to mark the May 9, 2001 football disaster, he says the often failure of Ghanaians to honour their heroes leaves only a few people to care ...

Ghana will be commemorating the 16th anniversary of the May 9 Accra Sports stadium disaster today. Over 127 soccer fans lost their lives in a stampede which occurred when Hearts of Oak clashed with Asante Kotoko in 2001  league game. It has been described as Africa’s worst soccer disaster ever Kotoko fans threw plastic seats and bottles onto the pitch after Hearts ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has summoned two of his party stalwarts to the Flagstaff House, the seat of government, to come and explain themselves over their conduct on Friday, May 5, 2017, which has subjected the governing party to public ridicule. Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bugri Naabu, and the Minister for Gender, Children and ...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante-Apeatu must immediately invite the Northern regional chairman of the NPP Bugri Naabu over allegations that Gender Minister Otiko Djaba has a hand in the murder of Adams Mahama. Maverick Naabu on Monday accused Ms. Djaba and the Upper East regional minister Rockson Bukari of being behind the killing of the late Upper ...

Tyson Fury has claimed that London’s Wembley Stadium has already been booked for a heavyweight super-fight between himself and fellow Briton Anthony Joshua in April next year. Fury, 28, has not fought since dethroning Wladimir Klitschko as world heavyweight champion in November 2015 because of drug issues and mental health problems. But he is back in training and following Joshua’s ...

The Facebook page of US newspaper USA Today has been swamped with fake users, its parent company has said. Gannett Co has now asked the FBI to investigate, after it estimated that half of the newspaper’s Facebook following was automated. Facebook has removed millions of the fake accounts, but it has detected more suspicious activity since. And the number of ...

Former Ghanaian international footballer, Anthony Baffoe, has called for more concerted efforts among the football fraternity to curb racism against black players. Citing the massive support given to Ghanaian midfielder, Sulley Muntari, by organizations such FIFPro, a worldwide representative organization for professional footballers, the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Baffoe believes ...

It’s funny the things you covet most when you are a child – for country music superstar Kenny Rogers it was water sprinklers. Growing up in poverty on a federal housing estate in Houston, Texas, on his walks to and from school he’d go past wealthy houses, and be amazed by the big jets automatically watering the immaculate lawns. So ...

A phishing email that targeted Gmail users is estimated to have cost the state of Minnesota $90,000 (£69,400). About 2,500 state employees received the email, according to the state chief information security officer. Around the world, people have reported getting multiple copies of the email, while others have received the message from trusted organisations. One million Gmail users, which Google ...

Gospel musician, Michael Oware Sakyi, popularly known in Showbiz circles as OJ, has revealed that his father’s death motivated him to compose the song, ‘Nipa Hia Mmoa’. The talented musician noted that he learnt a bitter lesson during his father’s burial that people should be celebrated before they die. Speaking to Mavis Amanor on Asempa FM on the Ladies Time ...