The US$2.25 billion domestic bond issued recently by the government of Ghana did not need to go to parliament for approval, Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has said in response to a demand by the Minority in Parliament that the bond issue should have gone to the chamber. Also, the Minority in Parliament said Mr Trevor ...

Ghana striker Majeed Waris is likely to extend his stay at French side Lorient in the coming days. The former Right to Dream Academy player has been impressive for the side in this season’s French League and one of the brightest spots in the French side who are battling relegation. The 25-year old has scored 19 goals in 51 appearances ...

Former NFL footballer Aaron Hernandez has been found dead in his cell in Massachusetts, officials say. Hernandez hanged himself at the Baranowski Correctional Center and was pronounced dead later at hospital. The former New England Patriots tight end was serving a life sentence for killing a man who was dating his fiancee’s sister. Last week he was acquitted of a ...

The Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil has stated that the Akufo-Addo-led government is on the right track. According to him, even though, the government in its first 100 days had been fraught with some challenges security-wise, it has performed creditably in the policy think-tank’s assessment. “Our view is that generally speaking, the government is on track. There are ...

The rapper was returning from Ho to Accra after his performance at 4syte TV’s Easter Great Escape. Hours after the unfortunate accident, the Too Risky hitmaker has spoken. Medikal in a tweet on Monday afternoon thanked God for saving him. He continued to thank his fans for their care. The artiste real name real name Samuel Adu Frimpong, described the ...

Beyoncé is seeking to dismiss a $20 million lawsuit over the “Formation” music video filed by the family of late New Orleans-area YouTube star Anthony Barré.s According to The Hollywood Reporter, the singer’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Barré’s sister that claims Beyoncé used clips of his voice in her “Formation” music video without permission. ...

Cristiano Ronaldo became the leading top scorer of all time in the UEFA Champions League since its inception in 1992-93. Ronaldo scored his 100th goal when he netted a hat trick against Bayern Munich on Tuesday — then used the occasion to ask for more respect from fans. Ronaldo last week became the first player to score 100 goals in ...

Arturo Vidal called Bayern Munich’s 4-2 second-leg loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals a “robbery” at the hands of referee Viktor Kassai, while adding it was the official, not Zinedine Zidane’s team who had eliminated the Bundesliga leaders. Carlo Ancelotti’s side bravely secured the extra half-hour with a 2-1 win in regular time, courtesy of a Robert ...

Ghana’s female relay team has withdrawn their participation in the IAAF World Relay Championship which is scheduled to come off in the Bahamas from April 22-23 due to financial constraints. Team Ghana was expected to compete in the 4x100m for the first time among other forty-two African countries in Nassau and was going into the competition with a ranking of ...

A deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng has dismissed allegations by the Minority that the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta cooked up a $2.25 billion bond for cronies. The Minority at a press conference Tuesday April 18, 2017 accused Mr Ofori-Atta of conflict of interest as far as the issuance of the government’s recent 15 year bond was concerned, demanding his ...