Northern Regional Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has advocated the need for government to reinstate all pupil teachers whose appointments have been terminated. According to the Ghana Education Service Boss, Aheto Tsegah, the affected pupil teachers failed to upgrade themselves whilst in active service. This decision, according to the Northern Regional NPP Secretary, ...

Mauritania adopts a Saturday-Sunday weekend, instead of the traditional Friday-Saturday, to make the most of the European business week.

Italy-based defender Bright Addai has set his sights on forcing his way into the Black Stars squad.

Hearts of Oak board member Frank Nelson believes Ahmed Toure wants to sign for the club despite reports linking him elsewhere.

Stargazers hoping to see the Northern Lights as a result of the powerful solar flare hurtling towards Earth may be left disappointed. While there is a possibility the "extreme" solar storm will affect communications and power systems later today, reports in the ...

We saw a nice increase in the level of solar activity this week, and the outlook for the near term looks good, or at least, interesting. Average daily sunspot numbers for the period September 4-10 increased from 85.1 to 152.1, and average daily solar flux rose ...

Sources close to Kwesi Appiah say the former Black Stars coach was disappointed to have heard news of dismissal on Thursday in the media.

Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of culpable homicide over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but is bailed until sentencing on 13 October.

Oscar Pistorius' bail was extended today after being convicted of culpable homicide (manslaughter) today , having escaped the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his girlfriend. The Olympic and Paralympic track star could face a lengthy prison ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - A South African woman who was quarantined overnight in Nigeria as a suspected Ebola case has tested negative for the disease and will be allowed to return home, a U.S. disease expert assisting Nigerian health authorities said on Friday.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After his conviction on Friday for the negligent killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year, Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius's next battle will be to stay outside the walls of the notorious Pretoria Central Prison, or C-Max.

Cuban health officials say they are deploying 165 health workers to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are now available to pre-order from the UK's largest mobile networks and Apple. Thousands of customers are expected to place order in advance for the new handsets, which go on general sale on September 19. The two new ...

Algerian club JS Kabylie are banned from playing at home for the rest of the season following the death of Cameroonian Albert Ebosse.

Scientists have revealed that recently discovered fossils of a dinosaur have showed that it was the largest ever on earth. The body length of the dinosaur, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, stretched almost 3 meters longer than the largest-known Tyrannosaurs Rex ...

Small-scale miners have asked government to speedily review procedures in allocating mining concessions in the country, as the current measures favour large-scale companies. The miners say government has wrongly prioritised major suitable mining areas to large-scale mining companies for minerals exploration, depriving prospective small-scale miners from having access to lands. “We think that the allocation of the concessions was not properly done. Currently, what we are proposing is that we want

The increased and rampant award of honorary doctorate degrees by both local and international universities in the country has raised concerns about its current value. Previously a rare honor, institutions are these days conferring the esteemed award on individuals at a rapid rate, causing concern in the education sector as people question the capacity of some of the awarding institutions. Honorary PhDs are also promoting an obsession with titles, as recipients of the accolade tend to insist that

MPs have urged ministers to clarify their stance on air strikes in Syria amid claims of differences between the Foreign Office and No 10. Conservative MP John Baron said there were apparent "discrepancies" across government over whether such action was ...