Yvonne Okoro seems to have all the attributes of an ideal woman and must certainly be the envy of most women. She is very beautiful, a celebrity, has a career, multiple awards to her name, produced her own movies and has a good sense of humour too. And of course all the men too. But no that is not so. ...

The US National Security Agency (NSA) is to end surveillance on messages sent by US citizens that mention foreign intelligence targets. The NSA was allowed to collect this information without a warrant thanks to a US law passed in 2008. In a statement it said that an internal review had revealed several problems with the spying programme and its effect ...

A malicious hacker has reportedly released 10 episodes of the new series of TV show ‘Orange is the New Black’. The episodes are believed to have been uploaded to file-sharing sites across the net after US media firm Netflix refused to pay a ransom. The shows were due to be released officially from 9 June onwards. The hacker who stole ...

South Africa’s scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has abandoned a May Day rally after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation. Scuffles broke out between Mr Zuma’s supporters and opponents, resulting in all speeches being cancelled. The main labour federation, Cosatu, called on Mr Zuma to step down last month after he sacked his widely respected finance minister. Mr Zuma ...

President Akufo-Addo has described as unsatisfactory the work ethic and productivity levels of Ghanaian workers. This, according to him, was the cause of the country’s dwindling economic fortunes. Speaking Monday at the May Day celebration in Accra he said: “When efforts are made to improve pay levels without commensurate improvements in productivity the results inevitably points to macro-economic instability for ...

Jose Mourinho refused to blame his “exhausted” Manchester United players for conceding a late equaliser to Swansea City but again appeared to question the commitment of Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Luke Shaw. Wayne Rooney’s first-half penalty had looked set to secure a win for the home side that would have lifted them into the top four only for Gylfi ...

Atletico Madrid defender Jose Maria Giménez is set to miss the trip to Real Madrid on Tuesday night (2 May) after suffering a thigh injury during the weekend’s 5-0 win over Las Palmas. However, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco has handed Diego Simeone a boost by returning to the training sessions ahead of the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Los ...

MADRID (AP) — A closer look at Real Madrid ahead of its Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. SEASON SO FAR: Madrid enters the final month of an already remarkable season still in contention for the two major titles still available — the Champions League and the Spanish league. Zinedine Zidane’s team has already won the European Super ...

“This could be our year – we’re doing very well in all the competitions we’re involved in,” Dybala told the UEFA website. “It won’t be easy because there are another three teams who, like us, want to win it, but we’re going to give our all. “Winning the competition would be an objective fulfilled, because it’s one of my ambitions, ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the country is threatened by the kind of appointments the President has made since he was sworn in. The party in a May Day statement Monday said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has chosen to burden the tax payer with a big government instead of investing in productive sectors of the economy to create ...