Afghan hotel attack killed 14 foreigners
An eyewitness has told the BBC of the terrifying moment gunmen burst into Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel restaurant on Saturday. The man, who is not being named for security reasons, said he was...
View ArticleNorth Korea girl band leader heads Olympic inspection team
A North Korean delegation has arrived in South Korea for a landmark visit to inspect cultural venues for next month’s Winter Olympics. It is headed by Hyon Song-wol, leader of the popular Moranbong...
View ArticleGhanaians Are Hypocrites!
Perspectives with Francis Kokutse It is not for nothing that the Swahili say, “Binadamu ni waongo, hata mwizi hawezi kukubali ni mwizi”, literally meaning, human beings are liars, even a thief...
View ArticleGhana’s debt stock now at GH¢138.8b
The country’s total debt stock reached ¢138.8 billion as of November 2017 according to the latest Bank of Ghana economic and financial data report. According to the report released on Friday, the debt...
View Article‘Komenda Sugar Factory needs 300k metric tonnes of sugarcane
Komenda Sugar Factory will need close to three hundred thousand (300.000.00) metric tonnes of sugar cane to be fully operational, a University of Cape Coast (UCC) research has said. Disclosing the...
View ArticleCall GIPC to order now GUTA urges govt
GREATER Accra Regional Branch of the Ghana Union of Trades Association (GUTA) has called on the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to stop management of the Ghana Investment Promotion...
View ArticlePolice warn against fake UN job adverts
Central Regional Police Command has cautioned the public against advertisements of a supposed security operations job with the United Nations. According to the Deputy Regional Police Commander, DCOP...
View ArticleKofi Adams blasts Bagbin, others
National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has accused some flag-bearer hopefuls of the party of refusing to contribute to its re-organisation and yet are...
View ArticleNCCE rolls our activities as it targets corruption
National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has unveiled its activities for 2018 focusing largely on anti-corruption, environmental governance and civic education. Ranging from public advocacy to...
View Article9 die in Yapei accident
Nine persons have been confirmed dead and 30 others left with varying degrees of injuries after a Kumasi-bound Yuntong bus with registration GC 5148- Z collided head-on with a Kia bus with number GT...
View ArticleBawumia takes ill
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has left the shores of Ghana to the United Kingdom (UK) on medical leave. A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Frema Opare, said that Dr. Bawumia had to take...
View ArticleSolve your own problem -Kweku Baako advises GBC
Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako, has criticised the action of the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), for rejecting the Governing Board’s...
View ArticleDeafening cheers for Weah
There were deafening cheers for George Weah as he and other well-known people entered the football stadium where he will be inaugurated as Liberia’s president. As he waited to enter the stadium,...
View ArticleWeah takes his seat
George Weah has taken his seat at a packed stadium in Liberia’s capital Monrovia ahead of his presidential inauguration, a BBC correspondent has tweeted from there Source: BBC
View Article‘Don’t fail us,’ Weah told
Expectations are high in Liberia for ex-football star George Weah to fulfill his election promises once he takes office later today. Mr Weah won the election in December on a pledge to tackle high...
View ArticleJohnson Sirleaf bans FGM as she leaves office
There were high hopes for Liberia’s women when Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa’s first elected female head of state. But 12 years later, many feel let down by her actions. As Leymah Gbowee, who...
View ArticleChelsea deny claims of transfer breaches
Chelsea have refuted claims they may have breached transfer regulations when signing young players from overseas. The Guardian reported on Thursday that world governing FIFA had pinpointed 25 cases...
View ArticleSouthern Command sets Award Scheme to motivate soldiers
An award scheme to unearth and reward talents and best-practices in loyalty to the nation, discipline, professionalism, commitment to duty and good conduct, has been instituted at the Southern Command...
View ArticleFancy Gadam eyes Artist of the Year award
Award-winning artist, Fancy Gadam, of the northern part of Ghana has expressed his desire to be crowned artist of the year 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. “I am hopeful to get a lot of awards for...
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