Lilongwe, MALAWI — Following Friday’s declaration by the Malawi Electoral Commission, Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as the country’s president after the High Court rejected a request for a recount. Outgoing president Joyce Banda had earlier called for an annulment of the vote citing rigging and computer hacking, but the courts threw out the […]
It is now confirmed that tough-tackling Ghanaian defender Jerry Akaminko will miss the World Cup. Just days before the tournament is due to kick off in Brazil, the Turkey-based player who plies his trade with Eskişehirspor hurt his ankle in a warm up game against The Netherlands in Rotterdam. Social media pictures show the player in
Ghanaian opposition New Patriotic Party presidential hopeful Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen was in New York recently. While in the city, he took the opportunity to pay a visit to the New York chapter of the party. His visit however has been skewed by some and seemingly misreported in some media quarters with some suggesting that he
Accra-GHANA Leaders of countries comprising the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are due to converge in Accra, Ghana today to discuss the Boko Haram menace confronting Nigeria as well as other flash points in the subregion. The leaders have been summoned by Ghanaian President and ECOWAS Chairman President John Mahama. Presidential Spokesperson, Ben
“We are calling on the Ghanaian government to place a moratorium on GMOs until independent scientific study proves them wholesome for human consumption” Accra, Ghana– As part of a worldwide campaign against Genetically Modified (GM) Foods dubbed ‘March Against Monsanto’, the Ghanaian pressure group Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) in collaboration with the Coalition of
How far can a comedian take a joke? Apparently it appears that unlike in other cultures like the US where there seems to be no holds barred on an artist’s choice of subject, the audience or rather the organizers at the much hyped ‘Ghana Meets Naija’ event took a rather stern stance towards an act
Police sources have confirmed that at least three people have been killed with another three injured as yet another bomb exploded in the Nigerian city of Jos; Plateau State. The explosion happened around 21.30 hrs local time (20.30GMT) at a spot where dozens of people had gathered to watch the European Champions League final match
Deep throat sources reaching our sports desk say US soccer star Landon Donovan has been left out of the squad heading out for Brazil this in 20 days time. The LA Galaxy striker is rumored to have had disagreements with German born Coach Jurgen Klinsmann leading to his exclusion. It can however not be confirmed
In the run-up to the World Cup, every country represented is making frantic final preparations. They are also counting down the minutes to the June 2 deadline set by FIFA for all participating teams to submit their final team sheets. It is typical at this point for pundits to put out their own versions of
