RTU sink deep into relegation zone

New Edubiase United sent Real Tamale United (RTU) deep into the relegation zone when they pipped them 1-0 in their last but one Glo Premier League match played at the Ashanti-Bekwai Gyamfi Park on Sunday. The only goal of the match which…

Pro-CPP group throws weight behind Mills

A group, which says it is aligned to the Convention People’s Party (CPP), on Sunday urged delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to vote for President John Evans Atta Mills as the flag bearer in the July 9 primaries in…

Accra Girls remembers departed students, staff

The Accra Girls Senior High School (SHS) on Sunday organized a memorial service in honour of some 135 past students and staff of the school, which had passed away since the school was established 51 years ago. Speaking at the service, Mrs…

Educationist advocates new policy on admissions

An educationist has called for the formulation of a national policy to enjoin well-endowed educational institutions to admit a proportion of students from deprived areas. Professor Daniel Obeng-Ofori, Deputy Provost, College of Agriculture…

Oil prices below $101 per barrel

Oil prices hovered below $101 a barrel Monday in Asia in light trading volume ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 6 cents to $100.53 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on…

UK seaside property price doubles

The cost of owning a property by the sea has more than doubled in the past decade, figures have shown. House prices in seaside towns in England and Wales have soared by 128% since 2001, with seven out of 10 towns seeing greater increases…

FIFA suspends two executive members

Fifa has provisionally suspended executive committee members Mohamed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner after a meeting of its ethics committee on Sunday. Football's governing body will now open a full investigation into allegations that…

Rain dampens UK bank holiday mood

Britons hoping to spend Bank Holiday Monday on the beach or beside the barbecue are expected to be thwarted by disappointing weather. Rain is forecast for much of the country, following a weekend of cloudy skies and scattered showers.…

Barclays ‘may buy Spanish bank’

Barclays is considering buying one of Spain's regional savings banks, it has been reported. It comes after the Spanish government said Barclays' boss Bob Diamond had met Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in Madrid last week. The…

2000 gays registered in Western Region

The Western Regional HIV and AIDS Focal Person, Dr. Ronald Sowah, has announced that 2000 people have officially been registered as homosexuals in the region. He has, therefore, charged health workers in the region not to discriminate…