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The 2018 FIFA World Cup official poster has been unveiled on Tuesday, three days before the tournament draw is held. World Football legend Lev Yashin is at the front of the poster, in a very classic Soviet design. The poster will be the official logo that runs through the entire tournament in the summer of 2018. The Russian legendary goalkeeper is pictured on the poster diving to save a classic ball. The poster is generally themed in gold and green colors. FIFA say the 2018 poster was created by artist Igor Gurovich revealing he was inspired by the “unique visual…

Ghanaians can look forward to a reduction in the amounts they pay as interest on loans when the various measures aimed at formalising the economy are completed, Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated. The average interest rate of 29% on loans in Ghana as at September 2017 is among the highest in Africa, with banks citing the risk of default as a major factor. In contrast, borrowers in Botswana pay about 7%, while Mauritian banks charge an average of 8.5%. South African banks charge an average of 10.25%, according to figures from their central banks. Speaking at the…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress will not reverse the implementation of the much criticized Free Senior High School programme initiated by the Akufo-Addo led government if the party wins power. He observed though the implementation of the education programme has been fraught with challenges since it started in September 2017, the NDC will not scrap it should it win power because it is grounded in the constitution of Ghana. “There are no “naysayers” when it comes to free SHS. After all it was recognized and enshrined in our constitution by the ordinary people of this…

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has announced a 25 million-euro support for the development of Small-scale and Medium Enterprises in Ghana to enable them create jobs for the people. Mr. Gentiloni who arrived in Accra Tuesday for a two-day visit of Ghana announced this when he paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House. “We are very interested in developing the small-scale, medium companies in [the] Ghanaian economy,” the said, stating that the 25 million-euro should be channelled through the acquisition of machinery for SMEs in Ghana. The Prime Minister said Italy has in…

The Supreme Court of Ghana has given State Attorneys the green light to continue all processes to retrieve the GHC51.2 million illegally paid to businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, despite an earlier order by the African Court to Ghana to suspend the move. Tuesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court comes on the back of last Friday’s order of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) to Ghana to suspend all efforts at retrieving the money wrongfully paid to the embattled businessman as judgement debt. The Tanzania-based ACHPR ordered State Attorney’s to halt any attempt to seize properties of Mr.…

Three persons who allegedly robbed a Chinese of his bag containing GH¢1,000 cedis and a Non-Citizen National Identity Card have been put before an Accra Circuit Court. Mohammed Iddris, a trader, Jacob Nii Ayittey Thompson an Electric Welder and Ekow Annan a drinking bar operator who are facing conspiracy and robbery charges, pleaded not guilty. Annan who allegedly felt cheated is said to have caused the arrest of his accomplices when he received only GH¢100 cedis as his share of the booty. The court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh remanded all the three accused persons into Police custody to…

Over three quarters of British men say they have never or rarely danced, according to a YouGov survey of 1,000 men by BBC Radio 5 live. Embarrassment was a major factor – over a third of the men surveyed said it would stop them getting on the dance floor. Ten per cent said what put them off was being afraid of being the centre of attention, being made fun of, or being judged. Confidence Two-time Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock admits that, before taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, he was one of those who would avoid dancing. “Before this competition,…

Over three quarters of British men say they have never or rarely danced, according to a YouGov survey of 1,000 men by BBC Radio 5 live. Embarrassment was a major factor – over a third of the men surveyed said it would stop them getting on the dance floor. Ten per cent said what put them off was being afraid of being the centre of attention, being made fun of, or being judged. Confidence Two-time Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock admits that, before taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, he was one of those who would avoid dancing. “Before this competition,…

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has condemned the brutality meted out to students from the University Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. It described Sunday’s actions of the police officers as “unfortunate”  and “unprofessional”. Deputy Ashanti Regional police PRO, Chief Inspector Godwin Ahianyo told TV3 on Monday that police are investigating the officers from the Asokwa Police who misconducted themselves as exposed by the video. The Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) department of the command has also been “tasked to investigate the unprofessional conduct of our men”, Chief Insp. Ahianyo said. The officers were captured on…

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