Sudanese police fire tear gas and arrest protesters in Khartoum
Sudanese police fired tear gas, struck demonstrators with batons and arrested several people at a protest against soaring living costs in the center of Khartoum on Tuesday. Several hundred...
View ArticleNigeria ‘releases 244 Boko Haram members’
The Nigerian authorities have released 244 Boko Haram members from detention. The Nigerian army says the insurgents have been de-radicalised and prepared to reintegrate with society before being...
View ArticleZimbabweans ‘pay to see president’
Zimbabweans in the Namibian capital Windhoek say they are “shocked” and “embarrassed” to have been charged by the “cash-strapped” embassy to see visiting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, reports Namibian...
View ArticlePhilippine province declares ‘calamity’ as volcano lava spreads
A central Philippine province declared a state of calamity yesterday as a volcano spewed lava that reached the limits of a six-km radius no-go zone and spread ash on nearby farming villages. Mount...
View ArticleParents of 13 siblings charged with torture
The parents of 13 siblings who were starved and chained to beds in California have been charged with torture and child endangerment. David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested...
View ArticleColombia Bridge collapses killing nine
A motorway bridge under construction in Colombia has collapsed, killing at least nine workers and injuring five others. The bridge in Chirajara was to be part of a highway connecting the capital,...
View ArticleContracts Were Inflated Under Mahama – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has said his government has started paying contractors who did ‘honest’ work under the Mahama administration. He said investigations by his administration has uncovered that some...
View ArticleAmidu will put ‘fear of God’ in corrupt public officials – Akufo-Addo
While he does not believe that the newly appointed Special Prosecutor will provide all answers to issues of corruption, president Nana Akufo-Addo is convinced Martin Amidu will definitely put the fear...
View ArticleAll statutory debts accrued under Mahama administration settled – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo says all statutory debt accrued under the Mahama administration has been paid. He said in his government’s bid to improve the microeconomic fundamentals, debts owed...
View ArticleMy appointees are not corrupt – Akufo-Addo
President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that despite all sorts of corrupt allegations leveled against some of his appointees, especially, by opponents of his...
View Article‘I’m not conspiring with gays’– Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is not conspiring with the LGBTQI community to promote homosexuality in Ghana. Mr Akufo-Addo generated controversy in Ghana after he told Aljazeera in...
View Article‘I’ll contest 2020 if NPP wants me to’ – Nana Addo
President Akufo-Addo has indicated his willingness to embrace an opportunity to contest as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer for the 2020 elections if he’s given the opportunity. The President,...
View ArticleGalamsey fight: Akufo-Addo applauds media
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the media for its role in the fight against illegal small scale mining [galamsey] in the country. Speaking to journalists at the Flagstaff House on...
View ArticlePlanting for Food and Jobs has been a success – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the Planting for Food and Jobs programme a “big success” following its introduction in April last year. Addressing the media at the second edition...
View ArticleWe’re ready to host women’s AFCON – Freda Prempeh
Africa Women Cup of Nations LOC Chairperson, Hon. Freda Akosua Prempeh, has expressed optimism and readiness about Ghana hosting the 2018 CAF Total Women Africa Cup of Nations. According to her,...
View ArticleKotoko battle Aduana Stars on Jan.28 in ‘Champion of Champions’ clash
The eighth edition of the Super Cup clash between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars would be played on January 28, 2017 to usher in the new football season. By virtue of winning the league last...
View ArticleNana Slams Mahama over inflated contracts
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday revealed that the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) criticism of contracts being inflated in the Mahama era has turned out to be credible. Speaking at his...
View ArticleSanction EOCO Now! -PPP to govt
Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sanction officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) who on Monday, January 15, 2018 attempted...
View ArticleWe’ve risen to the challenge and achieved positive results —President Akufo-Addo
President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his administration, over the course of its first year in office, has risen to the challenge, and demonstrated that doing things differently...
View ArticleIt’s not enough to say Ghana is safe, Mr IGP!
THE arrest of three persons alleged to have in their possession objects suspected to be explosives at Agape Down, near Ablekuma and Kwashibu, near Lapaz, Accra, last Monday, sent shivers down the...
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