The Majority in Parliament has rejected a move by the Minority to investigate  Ghana’s abysmal performance at the just-ended FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil. By a vote of 96 to 78, the majority dismissed a Private Member’s Motion that sought the creation of a Parliamentary Special Committee to investigate Ghana’s preparation and participation in the competition ...

The Transport Ministry has started discussions with Railway Workers who have threatened to withdraw their services on July 21, 2014. The workers say a staff salary review process to regularize their salary structure has not been effected despite a directive from the President. Speaking to Citi News, Deputy Transport Minister, Joyce Bawah-Mogtari says though the railway ...

Reports indicate that the National Disaster and Management Organization (NADMO) Coordinator, Kofi Portuphy is set to declare his intention to contest the national chairmanship position of the NDC. He will become the second person to declare his intention after former Trade Minister under the Rawlings administration; Dan Abodakpi launched his campaign in June. Sources within the NDC ...

Cape Coast, is largely a fishing community with an estimated population of 170,00 people. Cape Coast is synonymous with educational excellence and boasts of some of the Senior High Schools in the country. The standards of education has however fallen in the city due to students’ lack of interest in basic education. Most students have ...

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga has requested the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) to support the Ministry to establish a Youth & Sports Lottery to raise funds for sports infrastructure development. A post on his Facebook page on Tuesday stated that the Acting Director General of the NLA, Brig. Gen. Martin K G ...

One in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education, it says. Previous research from 2011 put the estimate at one in two cases, but this new study takes into ...

Sixty-seven live giant African snails have been seized by US customs agents. The snails, which are prohibited in the US, were found by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport. They arrived from Nigeria and were intended for a person in California, said Lee Harty, a spokeswoman for the customs agency. ...

Scientists looking for signs of life in the universe — as well as another planet like our own — are a lot closer to their goal than people realize. That was the consensus of a panel on the search for life in the universe held at NASA headquarters Monday in Washington. The discussion focused not ...

The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG)  has welcomed the proposal by the Ghana Football Association (GFA), that would require players who are called up to the national team to sign pre-tournament contracts. In an statement released to the media on Tuesday, PFAG stated that it had taken note of the GFA’s decision and  “welcome ...

English magician, Dynamo, predicted Mario Gotze’s winning goal for Germany in their World Cup final triumph and the injury to Brazilian forward, Neymar’s injury before the start of the tournament. The renowned illusionist, two weeks ago on Sky Sports News handed a sealed envelope over to the host of the show, Rob Wotton, requesting that ...

A Russian hacker group has attacked the news site CNET. It later said it stole usernames, encrypted passwords and emails for more than one million users. CNET said a representative from the group – which calls itself ‘w0rm’ – informed it about the hack via a Twitter conversation. A spokeswoman for CBS Interactive – the owner ...

William Hague shocked MPs by quitting as Foreign Secretary and announcing that he will leave the Commons at next year’s general election. David Cameron will name a new Foreign Secretary on Tuesday, when he completes a wider than expected Cabinet reshuffle. It will not be George Osborne, who has expressed an interest in moving to the ...

Tens of thousands of German football fans are giving a hero’s welcome to the World Cup-winning team in Berlin. The main celebrations are at the Brandenburg Gate, where players displayed the cup on a large stage while performing an impromptu dance. Many had gathered since dawn to welcome the players who touched down from Brazil ...

A former Trade and Industry Minister under the Kufuor administration, Alan Kyeremanten has bemoaned the gradual transformation of Ghana into a NATO nation – No Action Talk Only. He stated that it is time for political and public officials work harder to achieve results needed for the development of the country’s economy. He made this known at the second ...

Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic athlete currently on trial in South Africa for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, got into a fight in a nightclub on Saturday evening with a man who “aggressively engaged” him about the case. The 27-year-old athlete’s spokeswoman confirmed the altercation took place but insisted Pistorius had been sitting quietly ...

Jose Mourinho has defended Lionel Messi for his displays at the World Cup, claiming he is a “historical player” despite Argentina losing in the final to Germany. The Argentina captain won the Golden Ball award, given to the best player of the tournament, but has come under criticism from all corners with many, including Diego ...

Efya will be performing at the Tribe One Music Festival, taking place in South Africa from September 26-28, 2014, enewsgh.com can exclusively report. We can also tell you that the Afro Neo-Soul songstress is joining American female hip hop head, Nicki Minaj, for the three-day event, which also has an impressive core of artistes lined up. They include Kid Ink , Macklemore ...

The independent presidential candidate for the 2012 elections, Mr. Jacob Osei Yeboah (aka JOY), has called for all hands to be on deck in support of the President in order for him to leave a lasting legacy with regard to the implementation of a reliable national identity data infrastructure for the country. As the foundation ...

The first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is expected to commence in December 2014. This was revealed by the Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Julius Debrah at the inauguration of the Board of the Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE). The Passenger Transport Executive will be responsible for the planning, regulation ...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has awarded the 2014 World Cup in Brazil a mark of 9.25 out of 10. The tournament, won for a fourth time by Germany, featured a record-equalling 171 goals, some shock results and was described by some as the best ever. Blatter says Brazil outshone South Africa, which was awarded a ...