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Ghana signs $2.3bn concession for SkyTrain Project, first station to open in nine months

Government has signed the Concession Agreement for the construction of the Accra SkyTrain Project. The deal was signed on the sidelines of the ongoing African Investment Forum, on Monday. The signing of the SkyTrain agreement means feasibility studies to determine the bankability of the project will commence soon. Investors have …

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Kwesi Appiah reveals why he chose CK Akonnor as his assistant

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed the reasons behind his decision to choose Charles Kwablan Akonnor to be his assistant for the senior national team. Akonnor in October was named the new deputy coach for the Black Stars as he will be assisting Kwesi Appiah for the upcoming AFCON …

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Robbers kill family, return days later to rape, rob 4 more homes at Ada East

Both residents and Police personnel are living in fear for their lives at Kasseh and its environs in the Ada East District where daring and well-armed armed robbers are giving them sleepless nights, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The residents are calling on the Inspector General of Police, National Security Coordinator, Greater …

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At least 12 dead after two trains collide in Bangladesh

At least 12 people have been killed and around 100 others injured after two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Rescue teams are at the scene trying to pull survivors out of the wreckage, Mohammed Shawkat Ali, Additional Superintendent of Police for Chittagong Railway, …

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‘Pepe a £72m risk that hasn’t paid off for Arsenal’ – Nicholas questions Gunners’ transfer policy

The former striker believes those calling the shots at Emirates Stadium made the wrong decision in investing heavily in another creative forward Nicolas Pepe is an expensive £72 million ($92m) risk that has not paid off for Arsenal, says Charlie Nicholas, with the Gunners seeing their transfer policy questioned once …

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Sex for Grades: 10 lecturers sacked, 7 suspended

The Kenule Beeson Polytechnic, Bori formerly known as Bori Polytechnic, has sacked 10 lecturers in connection with sex for grades Rector of the Institution, Onengiye Goergewill disclosed this when the Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Education visited the school on oversight function. Georgewill said apart from the sacked …

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Rat holds up flight for 12 hours

A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday. Air India flight AI-952 was preparing for take off from the southern city of Hyderabad for Vishakapatnam, a coastal city, early on Sunday, …

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Robbers hack NNPC worker to death

A gang of armed robbers has reportedly killed a security guard attached a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) Station, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The guard, simply identified as Moses was killed around 1:30 am on Sunday when the station had shut down its operation for the day. Sources …

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Phase 2 of Sinohydro deal to take off

The second tranche of the $2 billion Sinohydro deal has been approved and set to be disbursed early next year. It follows an approval given by Sinosure, the Chinese Export and Credit Insurance Corporation. Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who dropped the hint yesterday could not hide his excitement, saying “I’m …

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Photos: Potholes on Eastern Corridor Road now dams, residents angry

Residents of Jasikan, Kpeve, Have, Hohoe, Nkonya and other adjoining communities in the Oti and Volta regions have described the bad nature of their roads, particularly the Eastern Corridor Road as ‘One Road One Dam.’ Hohoe to Jasikan stretch According to drivers and motorists who ply the road daily, the …

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