Fifa executive committee member Jacques Anouma plans to stand against incumbent Issa Hayatou for the Caf presidency

A Lionel Messi brace helped Barcelona to a 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao and a new La Liga record on Saturday.

Rafael Benitez's troubled start to life at Chelsea plumbed new depths at Upton Park, as West Ham produced an incredible second-half comeback to snatch a memorable victory.

Communications Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has described the NPPÂ’s promise to provide free Senior High School education - if voted into office - as the most ridiculous of all promises ever made in GhanaÂ’s history.

President John Mahama has told his supporters he is aware of plans by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to start a scathing smear campaign to tarnish his image ahead of FridayÂ’s polls.

NPP flagbearer Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has challenged the president to use his office as head of security to deal with anybody engaged in any act of electoral violence and promise, just as he [Akufo Addo] has done, not to spill anyone's blood to retain power.

The NDC has expressed grave concern over the manner with which verification equipment are being dispatched to various regions and districts across the country, without information or security precaution from the political parties.

GhanaÂ’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has expressed confidence in President John Mahama as a winnable candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming Presidential elections.

Manhyia MP Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has stated that the people of Manhyia will vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) whether or not he is alive or kept in prison custody upon the instructions of him detractors.

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt has declared that he is very comfortable under the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration.

Among the many ‘can dos’ most teens approaching eighteen look forward to, is the right to vote. It however turns out that some young adults, who got the chance to get their names on the voters' register, are not so keen about voting this December.

The Chairman of National Media Commission (NMC), Kabral Blay-Amihere has urged journalists to reflect thorough professionalism in the discharge of their duties as the December 7, 2012 polls draw near.

An elderly woman and a child died on the spot when a Nissan Pick-up run over them at Akyem Bakabi near Koforidua in the Eastern region Saturday.

Hundreds thronged the Independence Square in Accra to witness the launch of a new bottle for Guinness Ghana Breweries LimitedÂ’s (GGBL) premium malt drink, Malta Guinness.

Some herbal products as well as pepper sauce (shito), beaded jewellery and Alomo Bitters (alcoholic beverage) and chocolate pulled up strongly against other Ghanaian made products at the ongoing Togo International Fair being held in Lome, Togo.

Ghana would establish a Trade Centre in Lome next year to facilitate annual exhibition of made in Ghana goods and to showcase the products to neighbouring French-speaking African countries.

M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo complete their withdrawal from the key city of Goma under a regionally-brokered deal.

Protests by the president's supporters prevent Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court from meeting for a key ruling on a draft constitution, media say.

Islamist backers of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi are holding mass rallies to support his sweeping new powers and the drafting of a constitution.

The New Patriotic Party flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo took a tumble when the stage on which he was addressing a crowd caved in at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi, Sunday.