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…

Severed cable disrupts web access

Internet and phone communications between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia have been seriously disrupted after submarine cables were severed. It is thought the FLAG FEA, SMW4, and SMW3 lines, near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt,…

MTN is African Mobile Operator of the Year

The MTN Group has won the African Mobile Operator of the Year Award at the Third Annual Comms MEA awards organized by ITP Technology Publishing. The Awards are to celebrate and pay tribute to the telecom industry professionals and…