Julian Assange has been granted permission to marry his partner Stella Moris in Belmarsh prison, the BBC has been told. The Wikileaks founder and Ms Moris have two sons together, who she said were conceived while he was living inside London’s Ecuadorean embassy. The prison service said Mr Assange’s application was “considered in the usual way by the prison governor”. ...

The Veterans Association of Ghana (VAG) has bemoaned the fallen standard of training for military personnel in the country. According to the association, the fallen standard of training is accountable for the decline in the discipline that the military is noted for. Speaking on the sidelines of the 76th Remembrance Day Service held in Kumasi on Thursday, 11 November, 2021, ...

Paris St-Germain women’s midfielder Aminata Diallo has been released without charge by French police investigating an attack on her team-mate Kheira Hamraoui. Diallo had been arrested on Wednesday. Diallo, 26, was driving Hamraoui and another unnamed team-mate home after a team meal in Paris on 4 November when they were ambushed by two masked men. The Versailles prosecutor’s office has ...

The Human Rights and Governance Centre (HRG Centre) has called on the government to allocate and disburse funds into the Victims of Domestic Violence Support Fund (DV Fund). The Fund was created in line with the Domestic Violence Act 2007 (Act 732), following several years of civil society advocacy. Despite applauding the commitment of the current government towards ensuring protection ...

The Ga Mantse, His Royal Highness, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II has pledged his commitment to support the Accra Metropolitan (AMA) and its sister Assemblies in the quest to ensure a clean Accra. According to him the sustainable collection and disposal of plastic waste in Accra had persisted over a decade and to ameliorate the menace, he would collaborate with ...

Former Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has tipped youngster Fatawu Ishahaku as Ghana’s new Abedi Pele. The 17 year old has received praise aplenty for his performances in the Ghana premier league, scoring two goals in two appearances for Dreams FC. With the current CAF U20 best player being called to the Black Stars squad for the double header ...

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has warned Ghanaians to brace themselves for increments in food prices in the country. The General Secretary of GAWU, Edward Kareweh, said Ghana is in a harvest season but food prices are high on the market. He projected the prices to increase in the month of January and February 2022. The General Secretary was ...

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has banned Heavyweight boxer Richard Harrison Nii Lartey for misconduct and disrespect. The Heavyweight boxer was banned last year for using forged authorization letter in the name of the GBA to fight against Fabio Wadley in the UK. He illegally forged the letterhead of the GBA and signature of its Secretary General. According to the ...

Black Stars head coach Milovan Rajvac says he has absolute faith in his players defeating Ethiopia on Thursday afternoon. It is a must-win game for the Black Stars whose aim is to win their last two games in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and progress to the final round. “We all know what is at stake so we only have ...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has described Ghanaian politicians as ‘very myopic’ over their inability to create a mass transportation system for citizens. “The money we have spent in the last ten years wasting around petroleum would have transformed our mass transportation sector. Politicians in our country under our current ...