Lawyers of the accused person in the Marwako pepper attack, Jihad Chabaan, failed to open their defence Wednesday in the Marwako trial demanding that their client be given an Arabic interpreter. The lead lawyer, Julio de Medeiros told the court that his client is not fluent in English therefore would require the services of an interpreter before his evidence to ...

Stephen Leroy Appiah has been named by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as the Team Manager for the Black Stars. The former Ghanaian international player for the first time will be serving as a technical member of the team after retiring from football. The former Juventus star made history after becoming the first captain to qualify the Black Stars to ...

Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez does not want to be drawn into speculation regarding winger Christian Atsu. The 25-year-old is nearing the expiration of his one-year loan deal at the club. The Ghana international is expected to revert to parent club Chelsea at the end of the season. The Toons have the option to sign the talented Ghanaian on a permanent ...

Former president John Dramani Mahama has emboldened Nigeria to take leadership role in the sub-region and to become the “driver of economic transformation and integration in West Africa.” According to him, West Africa’s most populous nation should not harbor any fears as far as Ghana and Ivory Coast are concerned. Besides Nigeria, he also threw a challenge to South Africa ...

Former 2-time IBF Bantamweight champion of the world, Joseph King Kong Agbeko (31-5, 23 KOs) makes a return to the ring again next month when he takes on experienced Kenyan slugger, Nick Otieno (31-11, 13 KOs) at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra as part of Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary celebrations. On a bill dubbed ‘Legacy Boxing Night’ put together ...

Newmont Africa has announced plans to build a new underground mine and expand processing capacity at its Ahafo operations by more than 50 percent. According to the Regional Senior Vice President – Africa operations, Alwyn Pretorius, the expansion will extend sustainable and profitable production at Ahafo. “We have secured the required environmental permits and resources to self-fund a new underground ...

A suspected homosexual has been nabbed for dressing like a woman and allegedly seducing men into homosexuality in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. Chris Boateng, 26 aka Nana Kwame, a resident of Medoma, near Kumasi, claims to have been practising homosexuality for 16 years now. Chris is also called Tracey or Ciara when she dresses like a female and purportedly ...

Black Stars Coach James Kwesi Appiah says there is has never been any frosty relationship between him and Abedi Pele. The two players endured a torrid time off and on the pitch during their days in the Senior National team over captaincy issues. It would be recalled that handlers of the Black Stars took the armband from Kwesi Appiah and ...

More than 1,000 participants are taking part in the 27th World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban, South Africa which opens today. This year’s forum, which focuses on the theme “Achieving inclusive growth through responsive and responsible leadership”, will explore ways in which Africa can leverage on its technological revolution to achieve inclusive economic growth. The three-day event has brought ...

A public outcry over an alleged environmental devastation, expressed in a tone more emotional than any heard in recent times in the Upper East Region, has taken over the Talensi District after some Chinese expatriates allegedly polluted the water consumed by inhabitants of the area through “illegal” mining activities. Speaking to newsmen at a news conference held Tuesday at Sheaga, ...