The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has set up a three-man committee to appoint a technical adviser for the Black Stars. The decision to set up a committee was taken at the Executive Committee meeting on Monday following a review of the technical direction of the Black Stars. The three-man committee is headed by the GFA ...

It’s not the truth that hurts. It’s not knowing the truth. It can be devastating when a guy leaves you and you don’t know why. You can spend months sometimes even years trying to figure it out. This can be even worse than the guy leaving you because it can keep you bonded to him ...

This year’s Citi FM Write-Away contest is becoming more interesting. While the examiners mark the scripts, some of the stories – selected at random, are being read on the various programmes to give listeners a feel of the quality of entries. The examiners would shortlist twenty (20) stories at the end of marking. The the ...

Rapper M.anifest has released the long-awaited video of his smash hit song Someway Bi. The song, which featured on his Apae album, became an instant hit right after its release. Before the release of the video, M.anifest engaged his followers on social media to share their #somewaybi experiences. That interaction led to the #somewaybi hashtag ...

 The Presidential Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate Ghana’s participation at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil says it is unfazed by attempts by anybody or any institution to frustrate its work. While not mentioning specific institutions and names, the chairman of the commission, Justice Senyo Dzamefe was emphatic about their independence. “This morning ...

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has noted with concern the manner in which the Petroleum Revenue Management has been interpreted to justify transfers of money from the Ghana Stabilization Fund. The Committee is therefore urging government to apply the rules and go by the procedures established by law to gain access to the ...

Ghana remain optimistic of playing in the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup as they chase qualification going into the last group games. The Black Princesses kicked off the tournament in Canada with a 1-0 victory over the host nation which handed them a big opportunity of reaching the last eight from ...

Learning to sing or play a musical instrument can help disadvantaged children improve their reading skills, US research suggests. After a year of music lessons, the reading scores of nine and 10-year-olds held steady compared to a dip seen in those who were not taught any music. Another group of musically-trained children were found to ...

Algerian side Entente Setif went through to the 2014 African Champions League semi-finals after a 2-2 draw with Esperance. The result means that Esperance of Tunisia, the 1994 and 2011 African Champions, failed to qualify for the last four of the Champions League for the first time since 2010. Setif joined Tunisians CS Sfaxien in the semi-finals from Group B, and ...

A Nigerian man who was quarantined after he showed Ebola-like symptoms during a trip to Hong Kong has tested negative for the deadly virus. The southern Chinese city government said in a statement on Sunday that the man had “tested negative for Ebola virus upon preliminary laboratory testing”. “In the past one month … he had no ...

The Nsawam Government Hospital has dismissed reports claiming that the hospital has recorded suspected cases of the Ebola disease. Media reports over the weekend indicated that, three individuals who reported at the Nsawam Governement Hospital  on Saturday with symptons of the disease had tested positive with the Ebola virus. However the Medical Superintendent of the ...

Chad has decided to withdraw five exploration permits issued to a Chinese company and press charges in a row over a $1.2bn fine for environmental violations, the oil ministry has said. Djerassem Le Bemadjiel, Chad’s oil minister, told a news conference on Saturday that the move was “to avoid further environmental degradation, not to make place for other companies”. ...

A fresh three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian faction Hamas in Gaza was holding on Monday. The agreement, which began at midnight (21:00 GMT Sunday), came after days of intense mediation by Egypt. If the truce continues to hold, Israel will send negotiators to Cairo on Monday for talks on a longer-term deal. About ...

Government will today convene a high level meeting at the Flagstaff House to evaluate the nation’s response to the Ebola outbreak in the sub-region and re-strategize. The meeting which will be chaired by the Chief of Staff, Prosper Bani will have in attendance, the Inter-Ministerial Task Force established by government to prevent an outbreak of ...

The Tema Development Corporation (TDC) is to be transformed into a limited liability company by the end of 2014 to independently undertake development projects. Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, who announced this said the process to facilitate the change had been completed by Parliament and  awaiting the approval of the ...

Arsenal sent out a statement of intent for the season as they impressively dismissed Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley. The FA Cup winners took the lead through Santi Cazorla’s angled shot and added to that when Aaron Ramsey drove in a strike to finish a counter-attack. Premier League champions City came close ...

Dan Abodakpi, a founding member of National Democratic Congress (NDC) has observed that leadership of the party has lost touch with the grassroots. Mr Abodakpi who is also one of the of the aspirants vying for the national chairmanship position of the party made the observation in Bolgatanga after touring the party’s constituencies in the ...

Barcelona have completed the £15m signing of Arsenal’s Belgium international defender Thomas Vermaelen on a five-year contract. The 28-year-old passed a medical on Saturday and Barcelona have now finalised the deal that ties Vermaelen to the club until the end of the 2018-19 season. Vermaelen joined Arsenal from Ajax for £10m in 2009 and made 150 appearances. ...

The organisers of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant, Exclusive Events, has debunked the news that it has selected Miss Nadia Ntanu, the first runner-up in 2012, to represent Ghana at this year’s Miss World pageant in December. According to Miss Inna Mariam Patty, CEO of Exclusive Events Ghana, her outfit is yet to get a ...

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has welcomed the review of the export procedures at the Tema Harbour by the Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority. The Commissioner of Customs, Wallace Akondor, this week announced the setting up of a four-member committee to review the export processes at the port. The committee is mandated ...