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Captain of Ghana’s Black stars Asamoah Gyan banged in a brace for his Turkish side Kayserispor in their 4-2 pre-season win over German outfit Hannover 96. This was the first time Gyan played in a European fixture after he made a move away from the English Premier League side Sunderland in 2010. The Ghana captain came on in the second half and converted a spot-kick to draw the Turkish side level on 2-2 in the 83rd minute. Three minutes later, Gyan was on target again to give his side the lead before Welliton scored in injury time to seal the…

A man suspected of killing his wife while on a cruise ship in the US state of Alaska did so because “she would not stop laughing” at him, police say. Kenneth Manzanares has been charged with the murder of his 39-year-old wife, whose body was found with severe head wounds in their cabin. He was detained after security agents found blood on his hands and clothes, court documents said. Mr Manzanares’ court-appointed public defender has not commented. The victim has been identified by US media as Kristy Manzanares, from Utah. A witness who entered the couple’s cabin before the security…

The 5th edition of the West African Football Union (WAFU) tournament was launched on Thursday at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. The tournament comprises all 16 countries in West Africa sub-region. It is due to be played from September 9 – 24. The tournament will be hosted at two stadia namely the Essipon Sports Stadium for WAFU Zone A and the Cape Coast Stadium for Zone B. Zone A consists of host nation Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Mali. The rest are Guinea, The Gambia, Mauritania and Guinea-bissau. Senegal, Liberia, Niger and Burkina Faso are in Zone B together…

Russia has retaliated to new US sanctions by telling Washington to cut its diplomatic staff to 455 and barring the use of some properties. The new US embassy staffing level would be the same as at Russia’s embassy in Washington. The Russian foreign ministry also said it was seizing holiday properties and a warehouse used by US diplomats. The new US sanctions were drawn up in part to punish Russia further for annexing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. They come months after the administration of President Barack Obama ordered the seizure of two Russian diplomatic compounds and expelled 35 Russian…

The Member of Parliament for Zabzugu Constituency in the Northern Region has advised the government to start engaging the neighbouring countries on the fight against armyworm invasion in Ghana. Alhassan Umar is of the view that if the government is able to contain the situation, its efforts would be wasted since the armyworms could spread back into the country. “Are you working with our neigbouring countries? We have to work toward prevention than cure”, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP suggested on TV3 New Day hosted by Bright Nana Amfoh on Friday. Mr. Umar was contributing to a discussion on the…

Burglars stole an ‘eye watering’ £400,000 worth of designer bags and jewellery from former England captain John Terry’s mansion after he posted a picture of himself enjoying a ski trip on Instagram. The footballer, who now captains Championship side Aston Villa, posed for pictures on the slopes of the French Alps with his wife Toni, 35, boasting to his 3.4million followers on the social media site that he was having a ‘great few days away skiing with the family’. But while the couple happily shared photos and videos of their lavish holiday, they didn’t realise the posts had attracted the…

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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, 93, has been urged by his wife to name his successor in order to end divisions over who the next leader will be. The president should not be “afraid” to choose his heir and his word would be “final”, Grace Mugabe said. Mr Mugabe is the world’s oldest ruler, and his Zanu-PF party has nominated him to stand for re-election next year. But rival factions have been vying to strengthen their position as concern about his health mounts. Mr Mugabe looks increasingly frail, and has been on three medical trips to Singapore this year. However, his…

A 24-year old woman has been sentenced to death by a Kumasi High Court for the murder of a little boy – the only child of his mother. Talata Baana poisoned the three-year boy at Nkawie in the Atwima-Nwabiagya. She pleaded not guilty to the crime but the seven-member jury returned a guilty verdict before the court presided over by Justice Charles Adjei Wilson. Chief State Attorney Marie-Louis Simmons, told the court that crime was committed on December 22, 2014. Bent on seeking revenge for what Baana claimed was a made up story by the deceased’s mother to destroy her…

A total of 1,000 children who either dropped out of school or have never been in a classroom before have undergone a nine-month training in complementary basic education in Garu Tempane District of the Upper East. Aged between eight and 14 years, the children were taken through basic literacy and numeracy skills in their mother tongue (kusaal). The complementary basic education programme, which is spearheaded by ActionAid Ghana in collaboration with the Garu Tempane District Assembly and the GES, seeks to enable them enroll into mainstream education system. The programme started in 1966 with Shepherd Schools Initiative in the Upper…