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CAF steals Ghanaian beatmaker’s soundtrack?

Ghanaian beats producer and host of Joy FM’s Geeks Squad, Kobby Spiky Nkrumah, has called out African football’s governing body, CAF for the use...

Lottery winner fails to collect €11 million prize

It is thought to be Germany’s biggest ever unclaimed prize. But after a three-year search for the winner, a multi-million euro jackpot has been...

Covid-19: Two million vaccine doses to be supplied each week from mid-January

Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be supplied each week by the middle of January, according to a report, despite a warning...

Wonder Woman 1984: Superhero sequel nets biggest US opening since Covid-19 shut cinemas

'Wonder Woman 1984' raked in around $36.1m at cinemas worldwide over the Christmas holiday weekend, Warner Bros has said. It is believed that $16.7m of...

Meek Mill confirms he will celebrate New Year in Ghana

United States rapper, after teasing his Ghanaian fans for days, has finally confirmed he will be spending the New Year in the country. The...

Trump backs down and signs Covid-19 relief bill after surprise threat to block it

Donald Trump has signed a Covid-19 relief and spending bill, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and avoiding a partial federal government shutdown. The...

Video of Wizkid looking away as Davido & Burna Boy ‘fight’ in the club drops [Watch]

As Davido walks out of a popular night club after being engaged in a brawl with Burna Boy, singer Wizkid, who was also present...

Sarkodie’s father reveals music idol he named his son after

The father of award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, Augustine Owusu Addo, says being a big fan of Michael Jackson influenced him to name his son after...

Mum and daughter’s emotional Christmas Day embrace while treating Covid patients

A powerful photo shows a mum and daughter standing face-to-face on Christmas Day as they treated critically ill coronavirus patients. The image of Royal Stoke University Hospital...

Covid vaccines: Prisoners excluded from US plans

Outbreaks of the coronavirus in prisons and jails in the United States have been widespread, but inmates have been neglected as policymakers determine who...

Covid-19 will not be last pandemic: WHO

The WHO has said that attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without combating climate change. The UN agency also called for more investments...

Spain confirms first case of coronavirus variant found in UK

Announcement comes after authorities in France and Lebanon also confirm cases of the UK variant. Four cases of a coronavirus variant that recently emerged in...

Lebanon says first case of new coronavirus variant detected on flight from London

Lebanon has detected its first case of the new variant of the coronavirus, which has been spreading rapidly in parts of Britain, on a...

Meek Mill reacts to rumours that he is coming to Ghana

US rapper Meek Mill has put out a tweet after it went viral on social media especially Twitter that he was coming to Ghana...

Pope Francis’ Instagram caught liking another model’s sexy photo

Pope Francis or anyone handling his Instagram account doesn't seem to have repented of an unholy sin. The Pope's official Instagram account has been...

Pope urges coronavirus vaccine access for all

Pope Francis has called on world leaders to ensure unfettered access to coronavirus vaccines for everyone. In a Christmas Day address delivered online for the...

President Akufo-Addo’s Christmas message [Video]

President Akufo-Addo has used his Christmas message to urge the citizenry to remain determined, hardworking and discipline to propel the country despite the setback...

Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures

Hackers have stolen the data of a large cosmetic surgery chain and are threatening to publish patients’ before and after photos, among other details. The...

Coronavirus patient caught after going on the run from Hong Kong hospital

Li Wan-keung escaped the isolation ward by putting a jacket over his hospital clothes and exiting via a stairwell. A coronavirus patient has been caught...

Covid: EU to discuss response to variant as travel bans on UK expand

European Union officials will discuss later a co-ordinated response to a new, more infectious coronavirus variant in the UK, which has led many countries...

US-based Ghanaian surgeon pleads guilty to federal healthcare fraud

US-based Ghanaian cardiovascular surgeon, Dr Moses DeGraft-Johnson who was earlier this year charged for participating in a federal healthcare fraud has pleaded guilty. The 46-year-old...

Tyler Perry says he is single and going through a midlife crisis

Multiple award-winning filmmaker, Tyler Perry, has taken to Twitter to reveal that he is single at 51-years-old and does not know what to do...

Mahama briefs Secretary-General of The Commonwealth on election results declared by the EC [Photos]

Former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has shared photos after he met with the Secretary-General of The...

Afghanistan conflict: Top US general meets Taliban negotiators

America’s most senior general met Taliban peace negotiators on Tuesday to urge a reduction in violence, the US military said. Mark Milley, the chairman of...

French President tests positive for Covid-19

France's Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing several European leaders to self-isolate after coming into contact with him. The 42-year-old president was tested...

Police seize 10 tigers after mistreatment complaint

Ten tigers held in a cage lorry by a circus trainer in France have been taken away by police, local media say. The officers reportedly...

Man who helps people die on Twitter sentenced to death for killing nine

A Japanese man dubbed the 'Twitter killer', who pleaded guilty to killing nine people in a high-profile mass murder case in 2017, was sentenced...

The 10 highest-paid celebrities of 2020

The world’s highest-paid celebrities list has dropped once again. In 2020, Forbes estimated that the 100 celebrities ranked earned a stunning $6.1 billion before taxes and fees, which is actually down from 2019. The...

Akufo-Addo attends swearing-in ceremony of President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire [Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo attended the swearing-in ceremony, in Abidjan, of His Excellency Alassane Ouattara as President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire...

Putin finally congratulates Biden on US election victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the United States (US) presidential election Tuesday, six weeks after the vote and...

It’s official: Joe Biden secures enough electors to become the 46th President

Joe Biden has officially secured enough electoral votes to become the next president of the United States. Biden crossed the Electoral College’s 270-vote threshold on Monday, confirming...

COVID-19: Over 300,000 dead in US

More than 300,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus in the US as the nation struggles to cope with spiking numbers of infections,...

UK to allow sexually active gay and bisexual men give blood, ending a controversial ban

The United Kingdom (UK) will allow some sexually active gay and bisexual men to donate blood, overturning a ban that originated during the HIV/AIDS...

Will you admit Fomena MP in Parliament today? – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu gives answer

The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has decided to abstain from commenting on whether or not Andrew Amoako Asiamah will...

US removes Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list

The US has officially removed Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terror, according to its embassy in Khartoum. “The congressional notification period of...

Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas

Germany is to go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus reaches record...

US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election

The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald...

Covid: FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in US

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. The agency said the authorisation was a “significant milestone” in...

African leaders congratulate Akufo-Addo

African leaders continue to extend their well-wishes to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his successful re-election at the just-ended presidential election in Ghana. Heads...

First execution of Trump’s final days goes ahead

Death row inmate Brandon Bernard has been executed in Indiana after last-minute clemency pleas were rejected by the United States Supreme Court. Bernard, 40, was...