The trial of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is set to begin on the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday morning. He will be represented by Alexis Anagnostakis, one of Greece’s top human rights lawyers. The 27-year-old was released from police custody on Saturday following his arrest on the island of Mykonos on Thursday after an alleged altercation with police ...

Usain Bolt has confirmed that he has coronavirus and is self-isolating in Jamaica, days after partying mask-free with friends and sports stars at his 34th birthday. Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed late Monday that Bolt, known as the greatest sprinter of all time, had tested positive for the virus. The confirmation came after he posted a video to Twitter in which ...

The former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Bissue says the Akufo-Addo administration has efficiently dealt with corruption in the country. He says the evidence is hinged on the fact that all appointees of the President mentioned in corruption scandals have been made to step aside or investigated thoroughly. “Under this government, we have actually dealt ...

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has penned down his second critique of the Professor Ahwoi book – Working with Rawlings – describing it as full of errors. According to him, key details of the book are contestable while some are inaccurate “I have not read any of Kwamena Ahwoi’s previous works. Kwamena Ahwoi’s Working with Rawlings, however, contains several inexcusable witting ...

Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected by the paralysis. There is no cure but the polio vaccine protects children for life. The disease is now only found in Afghanistan ...

The Former Youth organizer for the ruling Party (Npp) in the Assin South Constituency, Hon. Jonathan Osei Owusu popularly known as Nana Yaw has invoked curses on Assin Atonsu polling station youth Organizer in Assin central Constituency over false allegations that, Nana Yaw and Hon. Asonaba from the independent Candidate in Assin South Mr. Joseph Kofi Damtse’s camp, are busing ...

The National Road Safety Authority in the Ashanti region is concerned motorbikes and tricycles are posing high risk of road crashes in the region. The Authority is the more worried; these figures could escalate when mass political campaigns kick-off. The NRSA has specifically flagged areas including Tepa, Konongo, Offinso, Obuasi, Mampong and Ejura where a majority of the residents use ...

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has revealed that the promise to construct an airport in Cape Coast was made by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on the spur of the moment. The promise to build an airport and a harbour in the Central regional capital, has been met with mixed reactions ...

Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the Minister for Information, says Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, the son of Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister, has experience in mineral royalties’ transaction and his track record in some of the countries he has worked for very much qualifies him to engage in the Agyapa Royalties deal. Speaking on PM Express on Joy News, the Information Minister said, nothing ...

The Kumasi Youth Association (KuYA) has called on the government to show them the exact location of the new ultramodern theatre that it is constructing in Kumasi. According to the association, it is unaware of any such theatre under construction in the region. It has, thus, called on Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to come clean with them and show them ...