A UK spy plane sent to help search for more than 200 girls abducted by militant Islamists in Nigeria has developed a technical fault. It has been forced to land in Senegal for repairs, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The plane left the UK on Sunday, joining an international effort to secure the release of the girls. The Boko Haram group captured the girls from their boarding school in Chibok town, north-east Nigeria, in April [...]

Citi Business News has gathered the Ministry of Youth and Sports may drag telecom giant MTN and some other telcos to court over current world cup promotions they are running on their networks. According to the Ministry of Youth and Sports per an agreement reached between the ministry and the telecom operators they cannot embark on any World Cup promotion on their networks. The ministry early this year launched the “text and win” promotion designed to raise [...]

Ashley Cole says he does not think he will be at Chelsea next season and is seeking “another journey in my life” after eight years at Stamford Bridge. The 33-year-old left-back, who announced his England retirement after 107 caps earlier this month, is out of contract this summer. “I am weighing up my options for playing next season with my agent,” “Sadly, it does not look like Chelsea will be one of them.” [...]

Higher fares for flights and ferries helped to push the rate of inflation up in April, the first increase in the rate for 10 months. The Consumer Prices Index, rose to 1.8% in April from 1.6% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics. The ONS said the timing of Easter, which fell in April this year, was likely to have had an impact on travel costs.It said the cost of petrol was also higher than the same month a year ago [...]

The Financial Division of the High Court Monday directed two ministries to produce a letter which challenged the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of CAN 2008’s proposal that a Chinese construction firm be allowed to partake in the bidding process for the stadia construction project. By the directive, the ministries of Education and Sports are expected to produce the said letter which was alleged to have been signed by then Minister of Education and Sports [...]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) “must win” the 2016 elections “at all cost,” Alan Kyeremanteng, the party’s twice-defeated flagbearer aspirant has said. Touting himself as the best candidate to win power for the NPP in the next elections, Mr. Kyeremanteng told the NPP’s New York Chapter on Friday that “the thought of losing” the next Presidential election was “frightening” and “difficult to contemplate. The former Ghana Ambsassador to the United States of America under John Kufuor’s reign as President [...]

A flagbearer aspirant of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyerematen says the party is guaranteed victory in the 2016 general election with him as flagbearer. According to him, his overriding objective is to bring the NPP back to power to redeem Ghanaians from the shackles of poverty. Mr. Kyerematen made the comment while addressing the members New York Chapter of the NPP inthe United States, Friday. As the party prepares for its flagbearership race in December, 2014, key party members have expressed interest to vie for the position [...]

The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has organized a stakeholder forum for local countries to share lessons and issues arising from fertilizer quality control implementation strategies. The workshop according to AGRA comes at a time when fertilizer value chain is going through many challenges of quality standards that erodes the confidence and trust of farmers. The forum is also hoped to contribute immensely to help streamline and bring [...]

Shevchenko spent seven seasons at the San Siro from 1999-2006, scoring 127 league goals, and was in north Italy for the unveiling of the club's new Casa Milan headquarters on Monday. A museum, a merchandise outlet, a square with a big screen and a restaurant are some of the Casa Milan's attractions. And Shevchenko hoped it could also open a new chapter for Milan, who struggled into eighth spot in the 2013-14 season [...]

Ghana's World Cup stars have arrived for the team's first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Kwesi Appiah will open a non-residential training camp starting today to trim the rough edges for the task ahead. Captain Asamoah Gyan arrived from his UAE based on Monday afternoon and will lead the players who have arrived in country. Italy-based Afriyie Acquah, Serie A winner Kwadwo Asamoah and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu touched on Monday night and [...]