Tag: Ghana
Nigeria, Africa the new El Dorado for luxury cars
Porsches, Range Rovers and even Maseratis… luxury cars are no strange sight weaving through the old bangers that rumble along…
Brazil World Cup: Gyan hopeful for Ghana
Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan has admitted that the Black Stars have drawn the most difficult and competitive group in the…
For Ghana’s Mahama, the charm in recession
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama charmed voters last year with his common touch, but 12 months on some are questioning…
FIFA World Cup arrives Ghana
The FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in Accra on Monday from Morocco as part of a tour of 88 countries…
Jamaica, China, South Africa coming to Abuja Carnival
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says 15 countries and 35 states will participate in the Abuja National Carnival holding…
Ghana waives taxes on condom
Ghana on Tuesday backed down on a proposed tax on imported condoms after mooting increased levies on foreign-made goods as…
Match Report: Ghana through to Brazil World Cup
Ghana on Tuesday qualified for a third successive World Cup, securing their ticket to Brazil with a 7-3 aggregate win…
IMF warns Nigeria, others on financial shocks
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday warned Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African nations witnessing rapidly growing economies that they need…
World Cup Qualifier: Ghana crushes Egypt
Ghana overwhelmed Egypt 6-1 Tuesday in the first leg of an Africa zone play-off to all but secure a third…
World Cup Qualifier: Ghana Requests Venue Change
Ghana says it has written to World Football Governing Body — FIFA — requesting that the return leg of the…
Soyinka, others mourn Awoonor
Nigerian Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and other writers on Friday paid tribute to renowned Ghanaian poet and statesman Kofi…
Lawyer Commits Suicide In Office
A 44-year-old lawyer, Kofi Yawson-Adjei, yesterday committed suicide by hanging himself. According to Ghanaweb.com, Yawson-Adjei, who is the Secretary of…
Ghanaian poet, Kofi Awoonor killed in Nairobi attack
Ghanaian poet and former UN envoy Kofi Awoonor, 78, is among 59 people killed in the attack, according to reports…
Russian Chief Justice to be flown home
The chief justice of Russia’s supreme court remained in stable condition on Tuesday after a car accident in Ghana and…
World Cup : Egypt coach wants to face Ghana in Cairo
Egypt coach Bob Bradley hopes the 2014 World Cup Africa zone play-off against Ghana during November can be staged in…
Russian chief justice in Ghana car crash
Russia’s top judge was hurt in a car accident in Ghana on Monday and was being treated in an intensive…
Football: Ghana, Nigeria among World Cup draw seeds
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria and Tunisia have been seeded for the World Cup Africa zone play-offs draw. Egypt, Burkina…
World Cup Qualifiers: Africa’s winners and losers
Cape Verde Islands shocked Tunisia 2-0 in Rades Saturday to reach the Africa zone play-offs in the 2014 World Cup…
Salute To The Insight Newspaper @ 20
By Chido Onumah I am happy writing about twenty years of what has become an institution, one that is very…
Mahama stays as president, Ghana court rules
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President John Dramani Mahama’s win in elections last year, dismissing the opposition’s case alleging…
Jo’burg university bids to woo Nigerian students, others
Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand has launched a campaign to attract postgraduate talents from Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. The university…
Nigeria still ranked 35th in the world
In the latest ranking of men’s football by FIFA, Nigeria retained its 35th position in the world. Two African countries,…
In Ghana, university teachers on strike for money
Just like in Nigeria, university teachers are on strike in Ghana. President John Mahama, has however appealed to them to…
UAE Group sells stake in Ghana’s HFC Bank
The Abraaj Group, a United Arab Emirates financial group today announced its sale of its stake in HFC Bank Ghana…
Britain plans £3000 visa bonds for Nigerians, others
Britain is planning to force visitors from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose a…
Heroin: Ghana Airport chief, 2 Nigerians charged in US
The head of security at Ghana’s main international airport has been arrested in the United States on charges of heroin…
Ghana bowing to IMF ends fuel subsidies
Ghana on Saturday ended its subsidies on fuel, hiking the prices of petroleum products as the growing west African economy…
Black Stars Depart For Ethiopia Camping With 19 Players
Nineteen Black Stars players left Accra on Thursday afternoon to Ethiopia to continue preparations for next week’s 2014 FIFA World…
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World Cup: Ghana Name Squad For Sudan, Lesotho Ties
Ghana coach, Kwesi Appiah, has named a 25-man squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho. The…
How 4 died in stampede for TB Joshua’s anointing water
A stampede at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All nations, has killed four persons in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The incident…