The UK’s Foreign Office was targeted by highly motivated and well-resourced hackers over several months in 2016. The BBC understands the government has investigated the previously unreported attack that began in April last year. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre would not say whether data was stolen. But a source told the BBC that the ...

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah, has advised the newly sworn in Kumasi City Mayor to work assiduously with all stakeholders to give Kumasi the face-lift it deserves. The collaboration he says will help the Mayor in achieving his vision for Kumasi. Hon. Osei Mensah said to the Mayor”work hard to win the ...

The Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), has said that the Addison committee constituted to investigate the AMERI deal signed by the erstwhile NDC government, is in a serious conflict of interest position following news that the committee’s work in Dubai was sponsored by AMERI. The Platform in a statement signed by its ...

The Northern Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, has backed residents of Old Fadama who are opposed to moves to relocate them, following the clash between Konkombas and Dagombas at the Agbogbloshie Yam Market on Tuesday. Bugri Naabu, like the community leaders of Old Fadama, believes the police service ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on Ghanaians to rekindle the spirit of sacrifice to collectively deal with the country’s challenges as it joins the world to mark the Easter festivities. The party said, sacrificing for the country would help build a prosperous society. “We believe, perhaps, the important lesson is that, we need ...

A doctor in the US city of Detroit has been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on young girls in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country. Prosecutors said Jumana Nagarwala had been performing the practice on girls aged between six and eight for 12 years. ...

The government has said it will soon begin a mass relocation of traders and residents at Old Fadama in Accra. The exercise is to decongest the area, which is considered Accra’s biggest slum. Relocation plans for residents there has been under planning for about a decade. Following recent clashes in the area between some Dagombas ...

The government has said it will soon begin a mass relocation of traders and residents at Old Fadama in Accra. The exercise is to decongest the area, which is considered Accra’s biggest slum. Relocation plans for residents there has been under planning for about a decade. Following recent clashes in the area between some Dagombas ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo, in an Easter Message to Ghanaians, has urged them to remain steadfast in his ambitious vision of prosperity for the country. The President reiterated his vision of Ghana that had risen above reliance on foreign aid, 6o years after independence. “I have put before you, the Ghanaian people, the most ambitious programme of ...

Budding American gospel musician and worship leader Todd Dulaney has expressed his excitement and delight to be part of the Victory Edition of Harvest Praise 2017. With tears in his eyes, the emotional worship leader could not hide his joy from the warm reception he and his team received when they arrived in Ghana on ...

The  Coalition of Domestic Election observers (CODEO) has called for more commitment towards ensuring the Inspector General of Police (IGP) works without political influence. According to the Observer group, ensuring the independence of the office of the senior most police officer in the land would enable the security service deal effectively with political vigilante groups. Following ...

The  Coalition of Domestic Election observers (CODEO), has called for more commitment towards ensuring that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), works without political influence. According to the observer group, ensuring the independence of the office of the senior most police officer in the land, would enable the security service deal effectively with political vigilante groups. ...

A US military strike with a weapon known as the “mother of all bombs” (MOAB) killed 36 IS militants and destroyed their base, the Afghan defence ministry says. The biggest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat was dropped on an IS tunnel complex in Nangarhar province. No civilians were affected by the explosion, the ministry ...

President Akufo-Addo has given indications that his government will ensure that persons who are found guilty in the recent distrurbances in Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi face the full rigours of the law. He said, his government will not countenance any act of lawlessness and impunity. A vigilante group affiliated to the NPP, Delta Force, last ...