Yearly Archives

2008

Annan’s agents dismiss move reports

Agents representing Ghana's Anthony Annan insist the midfielder is not set to leave Rosenborg. Reports had claimed that the Black Stars player is been linked to a host of Premier League clubs with a possible move over the summer on the…

Sakyi turns down Newcastle Jets

Newcastle Jets have failed to clinch agreement with former Ghana international Moses Sakyi. The Jets had hoped to secure 27-year-old striker on loan from Portuguese club SC Olhanense but talks broke down over a transfer fee. The Jets…

Ghanaians warned against electoral malpractices

The National Security Council (NSC) has warned people recruiting non-registered Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians to vote in the forthcoming presidential election run-off to stop forthwith since they would be made to face the full rigours of the…

Madoff probe uncovers fresh scams

Investigators are unearthing more irregularities in the financial affairs of Bernard Madoff, the man who stunned America's wealthy elite when he allegedly admitted running the biggest investment scam in history. Initially, it was thought…

Paris Hilton burgled

LAPD detectives were hunting Friday for a thief who made off with an estimated $2 million worth of jewelry after ransacking the Mulholland Estates mansion of socialite Paris Hilton in a brazen overnight burglary. In what may be one of…

Yar’Adua elected ECOWAS chairman

President Umaru Yar’Adua was Friday December 19, 2008 elected the chairman of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS). He took over from Mr. Blaise Campaore, president of Burkina Faso, and would lead the regional body for…

The mystery of Ghana’s “Big Tree”

There is a tree which stands at 90 metres in height and 396 centimetres in diameter. According to Ghana’s Forestry officials, it is the biggest tree in the country. Growing in the forests of Akim Oda in Ghana’s Eastern region, the tree…