Midfield workaholic Emmanuel Agyeman Badu has dedicated his Most Valuable Player (MVP) to the entire Black Stars team. The Udinese player covered much grass to attract the attention of the competition’s award team, emerging the Best Player in the Ghana-Mali … Continue reading →

Ghana’s Black Stars yesterday stunned their Malian counterparts 1-0 to breathe life into their Nations Cup campaign at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The win, though not emphatic, and a revenge for last Nations Cup … Continue reading →

Soccer pundits believe Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso could be sanctioned by CAF after revealing a religious slogan in a goal celebration. The 22-year-old was over the moon after he scored for the Black Stars in the 1-0 win over Mali … Continue reading →

The recent criticisms of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) by one of its founding members over the party’s handling of issues surrounding the declaration of John Mahama as President in the December 2012 general elections appear to have ruffled the … Continue reading →

Last Monday evening, between the hours of 16.30 and 17 GMT, I was driving from my humble home in Apowa to the centre of Takoradi. A few metres away from the 2nd Battalion of Infantry (2BN) at Apremdo, a suburb of … Continue reading →

When the rule of law is allowed to prevail, arbitrariness is held in check and good governance remains a profound feature. No wonder it is largely despised by dictators who are too eager to abuse state institutions and render them … Continue reading →

THE COUPLE who allegedly made their 11-year-old granddaughter sit in a bowl of hot water as punishment for constantly bedwetting her bed pleaded not guilty to charges preferred against them. The accused persons, Christiana Torkornu, a 50-year-old trader and James … Continue reading →

A GROUP calling itself the Ashanti Watch has kicked against President John Mahama’s appointment of Samuel Sarpong, Chief Executive of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), to the position of Ashanti Regional Minister. According to the group, the people in the region … Continue reading →

Three small scale illegal gold miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ operators, have died at a site called Bogo, about 500 meters from the main Bogoso Township in the Western Region. They were allegedly swallowed up by water which instantly gushed … Continue reading →

A 47-year-old food vendor at Kotobabi in Accra, Habiba Musa, is being held by the Tesano branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly whipping her granddaughter mercilessly with a piece … Continue reading →

PRESIDENT JOHN Dramani Mahama’s nominee for Minister of Finance Seth Terkper has denied claims by some unidentified staff of the ministry that he is a snob and a bully, when he faced a one-sided Appointments Committee of Parliament yesterday. A … Continue reading →