The Sunni extremist group that has taken territory across Iraq has posted photos online that appear to show its fighters massacring Iraqi soldiers. The army personnel are pictured being led away and then lying in trenches before and after their “execution”. Iraqi military spokesman Lt Gen Qassim al-Moussawi said the pictures were authentic and depicted ...

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has asked President John Mahama to sack Deputy Sports Minister, Joseph Yamin for politicizing the selection of supporters to Brazil. According to the party, it is dangerous for a government official to be making such comments especially when the country is trying to deal with the issue of political polarization. ...

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Council, in accordance with the University’s 2012 status and recommendation of its Academic Board, has approved proposals for the establishment of five colleges for the university, effective August 1, 2014. They are College of Human and Legal Studies, College of Education Studies, Colleges of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, College ...

Nigerian Celebrity artiste, D’banj now known as BangaLee, has disclosed that he has never missed his former record label mate and boss Don Jazzy. According to the artiste, People are alleging that we have come together again, but the question is,” Who told them that we are quarreling?” It’s just that we are running our ...

The West Mamprusi District in the Northern Region is appealing to government to complete unfinished government projects in the district. According to them, about 40 per cent of these uncompleted structures are health and educational facilities. They say the completion of these structures will significantly reduce the high mortality rate in the district and also enhance ...

More studies are needed into the risks of mobile phones on sperm counts, warn researchers. A review of the evidence, by the University of Exeter, suggested sperm number and movement were affected by keeping mobile phones in pockets. However, one sperm scientist said the evidence was still too sketchy and his phone was staying in ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), will commence the distribution of free school uniforms to students next week. The nationwide social intervention programme would see the party distributing three million school uniforms to needy students. The distribution is the NPP’s own way of assisting the beneficiary pupils after government’s failure to pursue that policy to help the ...

The United Cadres Front (UCF) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged party supporters and sympathizes to accept President John Dramani Mahama’s ministerial reshuffle. The UCF said it has observed with much indignation, past and present negative developments, which are giving the Party a bad name, declaring that the reshuffle has ignited some displeasure ...

Representatives of government agencies billed to appear before the Judgement Debt Commission are consistently failing to locate relevant files on compensations to make available to the Commission for perusal. The Ministry of Finance (MoF), on Wednesday, represented by Mr Kojo Awuah-Peasah, External Resource Mobilization Officer, told the Commission the Ministry could not trace the file ...

Double 2014 MTV Africa Music Award winner, Davido isn’t just taking home awards, the self professed Omo Baba Olowo is also happily dancing to the bank! His older brother and manager, Adewale Adeleke wrote on Twitter: “Put my first 50k dolls into my business now my artist makes 50k a show! God is good!!!!!” His ...

Psychiatric hospitals would soon be built in all regional capitals in the country as part of plans for mental health care to be made more accessible, the Acting Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Mental Health Authority (MHA), Dr. Akwasi Osei has hinted. He explained that mental health was to be mainstreamed into general health ...