ROME, March 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said during his two-day visit to Italy on Thursday that he had "confidence" in the promised reforms of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and praised improving economic situation in the European Union (EU).Speaking at a joint press conference after meeting Renzi in Rome, Obama said he was "favorably impressed by the energy" of the new Italian prime minister who[...]

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has claimed the global financial crisis may never have happened had women been in charge of the world’s biggest banks. Christine Lagarde said women have ‘different ways of taking risks’ and make fewer snap decisions than men. In a US radio interview yesterday, she added that women are still hugely under-represented in finance, including the IMF, where she is the only woman in the boardroom[...]

A UK industry regulator has called for the law to be changed to require pornography sites to carry out age checks before granting access. Video-on-demand watchdog Atvod said the government must act to protect children from seeing graphic adult material.It said credit and debit card operators would be forbidden from processing payments from British customers to sites that did not comply. But one campaigner[...]

President John Mahama has indicated that his tenure as the chairman of ECOWAS will ensure that the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) delivers the best results for development and prosperity of West Africa. “…Regarding the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, everything must be done to ensure that the people of West Africa are given an agreement that delivers the best results for their[...]

The ex-Udinese midfielder has no doubt that the Ghana international will prove himself at San Siro, but was quick to add that it requires time hence the fans must be tolerant. Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah has appealed to AC Milan fans to exercise patience with Michael Essien because it will take a while for him to find his “rhythm”. The ‘Bison’ left Chelsea to the struggling Italian side this[...]

One of Ghana’s favourite rappers, Okyeame Kwame, has condemned Faisal Hakeem, aka Paedae, a member of a Hiplife music group, R2Bees, for using various social media platforms to launch several attacks on the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA. Paedae went on Twitter last week and attacked MUSIGA by describing its leadership as having lost focus. He rather called for better remuneration, effective institution for revenue collection[...]

A 25-year old boy simply known as Chidi but currently cooling his head off in a police cell as said yahoo boys have since left Yahoo Yahoo (a term used to defraud unsuspecting and naive people, especially foreigners, through the internet) for Yahoo plus as it no longer pays. He explained how he and his friends left Nigeria for a neighbouring country to meet an herbalist who gave them concoctions to use for their[...]

President John Dramanl Mahama has been unanimously elected the new Chair of the ECOWAS Authority Heads of State and Government for a one year term. He takes over from Ivorian President Allasane Ouattara who was elected on February 17,2012. President Mahama is due to give his acceptance speech at the ongoing 44th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’ Ivoire today[...]

Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a former minister of state, has raised an alarm over the continued raid of his private residence at Tanoso, a suburb of Kumasi, by armed robbers. According to him, he has survived three robbery attacks, after he had commented on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership contest and believes the incidents cannot be a mere coincidence.The NPP presidential hopeful, who was speaking in an[...]

Five Nigerian gay men were stripped naked and paraded by an angry mob through the streets of Ekurede Urhobo, Greater Warri in the West African country for being homosexuals. The men were identified when two of them were engaged in verbal altercation over money. According to reliable reports, one of the men, known as GP, had invited his lover from Lagos. After they had sex, his visitor refused to pay him[...]

An Accra Circuit Court presided over by M.E. Essandoh, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two Accra-based lawyers over an alleged $2 million estate fraud. The order was given after the lawyers – Charles Opoku Yeboah and Larry Apaloo – had failed to appear before the trial judge to answer to charges on alleged fraud relating to the sale of four houses in a compound located at Osu, Accra, to the[...]

University of Ghana Vice Chancellor, Prof Ernest Aryeetey has been re-appointed for a second term in Office. His first tenure ends in July this year. Prof Aryeetey’s re-appointment was decided at the University Council’s meeting on Thursday March 27, 2014. His first tenure has seen him introduce some policy decisions which in his view would transform the state University into[...]

Check out some stills from the upcoming movie, ‘Nana Means King’ starring Prince David Osei. He plays the role of a betrayed Ghanian working illegally in the UK, who finds himself on a quest not only to survive but to re-envision a life beyond his own shattered dreams. After losing everything to betrayal, Nana Kwame, a Ghanian illegal immigrant working in the UK, finds himself launched on a personal odyssey of self-discovery. Stripped of nearly all[...]

Exclusive information secured by www.nydjlive.com indicates that that Chocolate City rapper; M.I Abaga has finally stepped out of the Nigerian boundaries where he had always enjoyed the boss status to record a new song with legendary American rapper Nas. The song also features Senegalese star Youssou N’Dour. Although, we cannot at the moment lay a fingure on the title of the track and the release date, our close sources indicate the award winning rapper is considering releasing[...]