Agyekum Kufuor,leadership style lacked enthusiasm - K.B. Asante

Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor

He was a gentleman and tried to get his people together to work for the good of Ghana but it lacked the fire, the enthusiasm of Nkrumah, Rawlings and the others," said the retired diplomat.

K.B. Asante said, though Kufuor stood for a good course, he lacked the fire his predecessors like Nkrumah and Rawlings wielded.

The 91-year- old K.B Asante, speaking on Accra-based Citi FM, said  former President Kufuor aligned with the US and European countries with the hope of courting their support for Ghana’s development.

Arsenal to face United

Arsenal

Per Mertesacker has challenged Arsenal to show more aggression as they look to recover from their latest European flop in Sunday's showdown with Premier League leaders Manchester United.

Arsene Wenger's side suffered an embarrassing 3-2 home defeat against Olympiakos in midweek that left them in severe danger of missing out on a place in the Champions League knock-out stages for the first time in 16 years.

Arsenal defender Mertesacker offered no excuses for his team's second successive European loss and admitted they must rediscover their fighting spirit to avoid another damaging defeat against in-form United.

Roy Keane blasts Arsenal

Roy Keane

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has accused Arsenal of being "weak" and "soft" ahead of his old club's visit to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Keane was distinctly unimpressed with Arsenal's lacklustre performance in their 3-2 defeat against Greek side Olympiakos in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The result leaves the Gunners, who host Premier League United this weekend, in danger of elimination from the Champions League after losing their opening two group matches.

And Keane, who had many battles with ferociously competitive Arsenal stars like Patrick Vieira and Martin Keown during his United playing days, believes Arsene Wenger's side are lacking the right kind of gritty characters these days.

"Listen, they're soft - Arsenal are soft," Keane said in his role as an ITV pundit.

Ghanaian rapper goes 'mad'

Blaq Sam

Tema-based rapper Blaq Sam known for his hit single Esi Ne Vera is mad; Pope Skinny has revealed.

Pope Skinny on Tuesday afternoon was on Hitz FM narrating the sad incident which has affected the musician negatively.

“A lot of people don’t want me to say this on radio, but it is about time we create the awareness for Blaq Sam because whether we like it or not, Blaq Sam is mad”, Pope Skinny told Amanda Jissih.

Ezanetor Urges Osu Residents - Be Responsible For Korle-Lagoon

Ezanetor Rawlings

Dr. Zanetor Rawlings an NDC parliamentary aspirant in the Klottey Korle Constituency, and daughter of Former President Jerry John Rawlings has charged residents living along the Klottey Korle Lagoon in Osu to treat the lagoon with care.

According to her, if properly maintained, the estuary could serve as a marine waterfront and attract tourists to the community.

Dr. Zanetor made the call during a ceremony to complete the dredging of the lagoon which she spearheaded.

Commending Dr. Zanetor for her gesture, Chief of Osu Alata, Nii Tetteh Djamlodja VI said the project will provide employment opportunities for the youth in the community.

5 Ghanaian pilgrims dead in Mecca stampede

Pilgrims dead

 Alhaji Said Sinare( Ghana’s Ambassador )  said 21 others could not be traced after a head count.

Five Ghanaians have been confirmed dead after last Thursday's stampede in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Confirming the news on Accra-based Citi FM, Ghana's Ambassador to that country, Alhaji Said Sinare, said eight more pilgrims had died, but were not related to the stampede.

Ronaldo acheive this historic tardget

Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo managed to shake off the Malmo defence to score twice and edge closer to becoming Real Madrid's greatest goal-poacher on Wednesday.

Having netted his 81st and 82nd Champions League goals against the Swedish side, Ronaldo is now tied with Raul as the club's top scorer of all time with 323 goals.

"I am so happy and proud to beat the record for Real Madrid, it's fantastic," Ronaldo told broadcaster Viasat.

"The most important thing is to win. Six points, we are top of the group." Well-shackled for most of the night by the dogged Malmo defence, Ronaldo only sporadically lit up the Swedish night with his brilliance.