Tag: Ghana
Mahama and Akufo-Addo running neck and neck
Counting of votes has started in Ghana, and early results showed a tight race between incumbent John Dramani Mahama, a…
Ghana’s voting stretches to second day
Voting in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary polls on Friday was extended to the following day due to delays linked to…
Ghanaians elect new president today
Polls opened this morning in Ghana’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary polls as the country seeks to make good on its…
How Ghanaian gambler threw away bank’s $2.3b
LONDON(AFP) – Kweku Adoboli, the UBS trader who gambled away $2.3 billion, painted himself as a model employee who fell…
Ghana leads Nigeria, Cameroon At Glo Golf Tour
The competition to pick the N15 million prize money for pros at the Asaba edition of the West Africa 2012…
Africa Cup of Nations collated results
Collated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results Saturday: At Lilongwe Malawi 0 Ghana 1 (Acquah 3) Ghana win 3-0 on…
Asantehene’s jewel: Norway police release CCTV footage of suspects
Norwegian police released on Saturday images of a woman and a man suspected in the Oslo theft of crown jewels…
Ghana, Mali through to South Africa 2013
Ghana’s Black stars have qualified for the African Nations Cup tournament in South Africa next year. They beat Malawi 1-0…
Ghana’s Ashanti crown jewels stolen in Oslo
Thieves in Norway have escaped with the suitcase of King Otomfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene of Ashanti Kingdom of…
Madrid’s Match Disrupts Essien’s Wedding?
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien’s secret but massive celebrity wedding scheduled for England today has hit a snag forcing its postponement,…
Nigeria, South Africa Among Top 5 Countries Buying US Products
The United States of America’s Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has listed Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Ghana, and Benin…
Lineo, Dammy Krane Thrill Ghanaians
Rising hip-hop star, Adegboyega Yusuf Adekoya, better known as Lineo, excites the fans with his newly introduced style of music,…
Emotional Final Farewell to Ghana’s Atta Mills
Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta…
Clinton In Ghana for Atta Mills funeral
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Ghana on Thursday to attend the funeral of president John Atta Mills…
Late Ghanaian leader’s final journey begins
Ghanaians in black traditional garb and shirts bearing images of late president John Atta Mills filed through a hall where…
74 drug traffickers arrested in West Africa
Law enforcement officers from agencies responsible for drug investigations in three ECOWAS countries have completed a week-long capacity building training-cum-operational…
Jonathan Leads Delegation to Atta Mills Funeral
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will travel to Accra, Ghana tomorrow at the head of Nigeria’s official delegation to the burial…
Ghana swears in new VP
Ghana’s former central bank governor, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur was on Monday sworn in as Ghana’s new vice president after his…
Ghana Lessons For Nigeria
Ghana, Nigeria’s calmer cousin, offers a number of lessons on how the business of government should be conducted For the…
The Seamless Transition In Ghana And The Lessons
By Joe Igbokwe On Tuesday, 24 July, 2012, the President of Ghana, His Excellency Professor Fifi Atta Mills died unexpectedly…
Ghana postpones FA Cup to honour Mills
Ghana has postponed its FA Cup final by one week after President John Atta Mills died suddenly, national football association…
Mahama takes over in Ghana
In accordance with Ghana’s constitution, Vice President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in today as president before an emergency session…
Ghanaian President Dies
Professor John Evans Atta Mills, president of Ghana is dead. His death was announced today by his office. “it is…
WHO probes failure of malaria drugs
Up to eight percent of malaria drugs approved by the World Health Organization or other regulators do not contain the…
Ghana denies tough trading law to Nigerians
The Ghanaian Government has refuted allegations that Nigerian and ECOWAS citizens in Ghana are expected to pay 300,000 dollars and…
GRAND PRIX: Athletes From 20 Nations To Burn Warri Tracks
The 1st Warri Relays fashioned after such great forebears like the American Penns and Texas relays will be the focus…
Ghana crowd gather to see crashed Nigerian plane
Ghana’s police battled Sunday to control crowds flocking to the site of a plane crash in Accra where debris remained…
Nigerian cargo plane crashes in Ghana, kills 10
A Nigerian cargo plane has crash-landed near the airport in Ghana’s capital Accra after overshooting the runway and hit a…
Flying Eagles Hopeful Despite Loss To Ghana
Tunde Oyedele Nigeria’s Flying Eagles remain upbeat of their chances at the Cape Town 8-Nation International Challenge despite losing their…
SA Tourney Not My Priority – Obuh
Chief Coach of the Flying Eagles, John Obuh has said that the invitational U-20 tournament slated for Capetown, South Africa…