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Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on Wednesday, opened the first ever Zonal Skills Competition to be held in Ghana. The competition is expected to inspire world-class excellence in skills development and to introduce the youth to a variety of skilled careers. The 2018 Zonal and National Skills Competitions being …

Emre Can reacted with stunned amazement after seeing a replay of Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card against Valencia and risked a huge backlash in the process. Juventus’ opening Champions League match of the season was locked scoreless midway through the first half when the five-time Ballon d’Or winner clashed with Jeison Murillo …

Alumni of the Katanga Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), wants President Akufo Addo to order authorities of the university to rescind their decision to convert the two male halls of the University into mixed halls. The Alumni say a presidential intervention will help end …

FIFA’s ethics committee imposed life bans on three officials for bribery and corruption after they pleaded guilty in the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of international football. Marketing executive Aaron Davidson, aide Costas Takkas and match agent Miguel Trujillo were also fined 1 million Swiss francs ($1.03 million). It is …

The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darffuor Wednesday refused to read his speech at the opening ceremony of the maiden Eastern Star Awards/Paramountcy Trade Expo citing poor organization. The angry Minister after blasting the organisers went to sit in his chair without reading his speech. “I am not seeing the …

A pressure group known as the Centre for National Affairs (CNA) has explained why it has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to initiate criminal investigations into what it claims to be suspected illegal payments at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) to the previous Mahama …

Africa’s rainforests are classified as part of the most important biodiversity areas in the world But these forests are under severe threats from increasing population through logging, forest fragmentation, forest conversion into plantations, and mining activities. Africa’s forest cover loss has been estimated at about 53 million hectares, accounting for …

A Kenyan woman has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) for allegedly trafficking into the country, a substance suspected to be narcotics drugs worth $90,000. Ivy Mugure Daniel, 26, was apprehended at the Kotoka International Airport on January 9, 2018 while undergoing arrival formalities. A press release issued …

Prolific writer, Fadi Dabbousi has launched yet another fiery book, titled ’59 Dark Hours – A free speech campaign’, detailing his grueling experience at the hands the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI) when he was arrested in 2016. It is a sequel to his ‘59 years to nowhere’, a political …

As high as 87 per cent of Ghanaians are said to have never contacted their formal or informal leaders to demand accountability, according to statistics from the Afrobarometer round seven survey. The report explained that most Ghanaians do not engage their local leaders to discuss problems in their locality and …