The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defence confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters. China’s foreign ministry later expressed “strong dissatisfaction and protest against the US’s use Read more…
Pilots are being run around the UK to see if electric wallpaper could be an efficient way to heat homes. Source: BBC
Sebastien Haller scored his first goal since recovering from testicular cancer as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Freiburg. The former West Ham striker, who returned to action three weeks ago, scored the third goal with a 51st-minute header in front of the Westfalenstadion’s ‘Yellow Wall’. Haller was diagnosed days after signing for Read more…
Marcus Rashford continued his post-World Cup scoring streak as a Manchester United side reduced to 10 men survived late Crystal Palace pressure to secure Premier League victory at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spot after the video assistant referee spotted a Will Hughes handball and Read more…
Ghanaian duo, Kamadeen Sulemana and Antoine Semenyo, made their Premier League debuts on Saturday, February 4, after completing winter transfer moves. Kamaldeen joined Southampton from Stade Rennes on transfer deadline day for a club-record fee while Semenyo signed for Bournemouth from Bristol City. Kamaldeen was a second-half substitute in the Read more…
Senegal beat Algeria in the final of the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) to win their first-ever title on Saturday, February 4. The home-based Teranga Lions ended Algeria’s hopes of experiencing a host and win tournament as they defeated them 5-4 on penalties at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers. Read more…
How the late inventor of cat’s eyes, Percy Shaw, got his eureka moment. Source: BBC
The Ghana School of Law has revealed intentions to expand legal education to train more lawyers and other judicial officers to improve the administration of justice. Director of the School, Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, says partnerships will also be explored to provide scholarship opportunities for students and lecturers. He was speaking Read more…
It is an age-old practice, especially in Ghanaâs public schools, for students to keep their hair low. The genesis of this practice is not well established. Educationist Alberta Mensah said that one school of thought believes the practice dates back to the colonial era when education was introduced. African students, Read more…
âThe room is really warm, but the weather looks warmer in the day than the nightâ, Benedicta Ofori, 32, shares her experiences, as the family relocates to the new apartment in Aburi, a tourist attraction community near Accra in the Eastern part of Ghana. As we trekked around the mountainous, Read more…
The first edition of the 2023 Luv FM Health and Fitness Walk has lived up to expectation as hundreds of excited patrons joined the exercise in Kumasi. Individuals, groups and staff of some corporate institutions trooped to the Kumasi Mall for the exercise.  The nine-kilometer walk, started from the Kumasi Read more…
Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini, is of the view that a national debt forum is needed to address the country’s debt challenge. According to the NDC lawmaker, it is obvious from the opposition it has generated, that the Debt Exchange Programme is not the best way out of the current Read more…
The UN environment programme tells us what we live and know, that Africa is rich in natural resources ranging from arable land, water, oil, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife. The continent has 40% of the worldâs gold and up to 90% of its chromium and platinum. The largest reserves Read more…
The Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has bemoaned the extent of corruption in the country. In an interview on JoyNewsâ Newsfile on Saturday, Linda Ofori-Kwafo said corruption has been normalised in Ghana. She added that, as a result, efforts being made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor Read more…
Lawyer and Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil has responded to the Corruption Projection Index (CPI) report for 2022 which placed Ghana 72nd in ranking. According to him, Ghanaâs poor ranking can be attributed to the fact that public officials mismanage state resources put at their disposal. âWe Read more…
NPP flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kyerematen says the worsening economic conditions in the country will affect the partyâs chances in the 2024 general elections. He said to enhance the prospects of the party winning the elections, a flagbearer with vision and integrity must be elected. âAkufo-Addo has done well. He has Read more…
Lawyer and Senior Vice President of Imani Africa, Kofi Bentil has called for constitutional amendment as a solution to ending corruption in the country. According to him, corruption in Ghana is largely attributable to the flexibility of the 1992 Constitution, hence no matter who is president, he or she cannot Read more…
Vice President of Imani Africa, Kofi Bentil has appealed to the government to adopt stringent measures to resolve the security challenges in Bawku. According to him, the longer it takes to find solution to the tensed situation in the town, people might take the law into their own hands. âWe Read more…
A Convenor of the Individual Bondholders Forum has responded to the caution by the Finance Ministry regarding tradability of old bonds in the wake of the debt exchange programme. According to Martin Kpebu, individual bondholders are not concerned about the tradability of the bonds as much as they are over Read more…
Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini, has blamed government for the challenges surrounding the implementation of its proposed Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE). The NDC lawmaker said the current state of the programme is due to government’s arrogant posture despite cautions sounded about certain decisions taken earlier. Contributing to discusssions on Newsfile Read more…