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  Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is the joint-highest earner at English side Arsenal. The 27-year-old Ghanaian shares the enviable spot with Gabonese superstar Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The two players are on a weekly wage of £250,000 respectively, translating into £13,000,000 annually. Willian da Silva and Alexandre Lacazette are on weekly wages of …

  The Omanhene of the Agogo Traditional Area, Nana Akuoko Sarpong says considerations must be made for the relocation of Ghana’s administrative capital from Accra. Although he was not emphatic on where the proposed new administration capital should be, he said areas near Kintampo would be a good choice. He …

The Universal Plant Medicine and Traditional Healers Association want President Akufo-Addo to lead the charge in encouraging the use of herbal products in the country.   According to the herbal medicine practitioners, although they now employ modern and scientifically proven technologies in producing various drugs, they still do not have …

Co-founder of the Center for Democratic Development, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah has indicated that Ghana’s history of poor accountability and incessant borrowing is responsible for its current and future economic woes. Recounting what he called a “very progressive movement” in debt accumulation, Prof Agyeman-Duah, traced a steady increase in Ghana’s national …

Ghanaian-based Burkinabe, Rashida, has revealed that she exited her marriage of five years due to constant physical abuse. In an interview with SVTV Africa, Rashida indicated that all her woes begun immediately after the wedding. “He was not like that when we were dating. But when I ask why he’s …

A list from the Bank of Ghana of all approved regulated companies to operate as electronic money issuers and payment service providers for business transactions in the country has been released. Five of them are dedicated electronic money issuers while the rest are 21 payment service providers, a report on …

First international news organisation to offer News related podcasts to African market The BBC World Service and AfricaWeb have formed a new digital partnership to offer BBC News text, podcasts, audio and video content in English, Pidgin, Hausa and French to audiences in Ghana and Cameroon via market-leading news portals …

On March 29, 2006, Ghana and other countries across the globe experienced a total solar eclipse which was one of the most popular astronomical events in the country for decades. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the …

  In its latest attempt to use non-conventional means to ease its dire fiscal predicament, Ghana` is attempting to issue zero coupon bonds for the first time. This involves issuing bonds on which no interest will be paid until the bond mature – in Ghana’s proposal, after four years. It …

Trees are a great source of nourishment when its components are used either for medicine or for food. They also provide shade and serve as a great source of clean fresh air. There’s one thing however that some trees in Ghana have come to be associated with; the supernatural. Trees …