Yemen faces the world’s largest famine in decades “with millions of victims” if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned. Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, urged the Saudi-led coalition to lift its blockade of the conflict-torn country. On Monday, the coalition shut air, land and sea routes ...

A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service. The vehicle – carrying “several” passengers – was hit by a lorry driving at slow speed. Nobody was injured in the incident which city officials say was the fault of the human driver of the lorry. The ...

Government has rejected claims by the Minority in Parliament that the recently issued Energy Sector bond required prior Parliamentary approval. Speaking to the issue on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, a Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, said because such financial instruments are strategic, parliamentary processes may delay it which could eventually affect the ...

Government has rejected claims by the Minority in Parliament that the recently issued Energy Sector bond required prior Parliamentary approval. Speaking to the issue on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, a Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, said because such financial instruments are strategic, parliamentary processes may delay it which could eventually affect the ...

Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, will undergo a scan today, Thursday to see the extent of the thigh injury he suffered during the team’s training at the Cape Coast Stadium on Wednesday. Gyan pulled out of the session and stayed on the sidelines as the rest of the team went through their paces. The Kayserispor ...

Ric Flair has revealed that he bedded more than 10,000 women and drank 10 beers every day for 20 years. The WWE Hall of Famer from Minnesota, known to millions as The Nature Boy, gave a moving account of his personal life in ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary on him which aired last night. Bearing ...

Denmark is on course to wean itself off the use of fossil fuels by 2050, according to a senior adviser at the Danish Industry Association, Hans Peter Slente. The Scandinavian country currently generates 40 percent of their total power output from wind, and is also targeting a rise in this total by 10 percent in ...

A group in the Ashanti Region, calling itself the Agogo Youth Association, has petitioned the Agogo Traditional Council to call the  Asante Akyem North District Chief Executive, Francis Oti Boateng, to order, over his refusal to sanction the construction of some classroom units in the area. According to the group, contracts for the construction of two ...

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has given indications of an increment in prices of LPG products as government prepares to implement the Cylinder Re-circulation policy. The Chief Executive Officer of the NPA,  Hassan Tampuli, who made this revelation when he appeared before the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, said the new policy will bring about additional cost ...

Few days after Kwami Eugene had professed his admiration for radio personality AJ Akuoko Sarpong of Citi 97.3 FM, the latter has responded. A J who was happy to have heard the news, tweeted: “Omg the secret is out, I’m also crushing on u right back booo @KuamiEugene.” Kwami was asked in an interview on ...

The company behind Snapchat has taken a $40m (£30m) hit to its finances after its video-recording sunglasses failed to sell as well as hoped. Snap launched Spectacles in September 2016, originally selling them only through pop-up vending machines. Pressing a button on the glasses records a short video that can be shared on the Snapchat ...

Real estate industry players have joined calls for the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to publish names of substandard electrical cable brands on the Ghanaian market. The industry fears for the worse should developers continue to use unapproved cables which will ultimately put the lives of people at risk. A recent inspection by the GSA has ...

Huawei has released its Envision 4K Video Solution in Africa aimed assisting telecoms carriers in developing and optimising video as a fundamental service with the best user experience. The Envision video solution is designed to enable consumers to enjoy personalised multi-screen hybrid video services anytime anywhere, its key feature is enabling the delivery of 4K ...

LPG marketers in the country say they are ready to negotiate with the government over the implementation of the Cylinder Re-circulation policy among other gas-related policies in the country. According to the marketers, they believe that as major stakeholders in the industry, they must contribute to the development and implementation of any major policy for the ...

Inadequate medical supplies is worsening the health status of mentally ill people in the Northern Region who largely depend on government’s support for their drugs. This situation, according to the Executive Director of Gub-Katimali Society, Sheikh Yakubu Abdul Karim, requires government’s prompt action. He noted with deep concern that irregular supply and the periodic shortage of ...

Zimbabwe’s former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked on Monday, has fled the country amid death threats, his allies say. President Robert Mugabe, 93, accuses his former deputy of plotting to take power from him. “He went to apostolic church prophets to find out when Mugabe would die. But he was told he would die ...

The Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG), has accused the Ministry of Education of discriminating against it members in a recent recruitment exercise. The Ministry recently received clearance from the Finance Ministry to replace, recruit and re-appoint 22,802 teaching and non-teaching staff for the 2017/2018 academic year in first and second cycle institutions across ...

President of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA), Joseph Obeng, has slammed the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) over its report indicating that 70 percent of imported electrical cables into the country are substandard and could cause fires. The Association’s President, Joseph Obeng, said that presence of fake cables was an indictment on the GSA’s regulatory ...

President of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA), Joseph Obeng, has slammed the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) over its report indicating that 70 percent of imported electrical cables into the country are substandard and could cause fires. The Association’s President, Joseph Obeng, said that presence of fake cables was an indictment on the GSA’s regulatory ...