National Guard troops are to arrive in northern California to help search for more victims of a wildfire that has killed 48 people. On Wednesday, about 100 military police will join teams searching what remains of the town of Paradise after the Camp Fire incinerated it. Several victims have filed a lawsuit against an electricity company accused of starting the [...] The post Troops help search

Israel’s defence minister has resigned over the cabinet’s decision to accept a ceasefire ending two days of fighting with Palestinian militants in Gaza. Avigdor Lieberman denounced the move as “surrendering to terror”. He said his right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party would leave the ruling coalition, which could lead to an early election. Eight people were killed on Monday and Tuesday as [...] The post Israel

Hundreds of Central American migrants travelling through Mexico to seek asylum in the US have reached the Mexican border city of Tijuana. The group of 400, who include LGBTQ migrants, broke away from the larger caravan of 5,000 people in Mexico City.   US Defence Secretary James Mattis said he would go to the US-Mexico border on Wednesday, his first [...] The post Migrant caravan group

Two Congolese opposition leaders on Monday pulled out of a wider deal to support a single candidate in next month’s presidential election, seemingly ending hopes of a united front against the handpicked successor to Joseph Kabila. Felix Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe had, alongside other opposition leaders, agreed to give up their candidacies on Sunday after signing an agreement to back [...] The post Two

At least 15 people have been killed in a new bout of fighting between Cameroon army troops and separatist rebels, the two sides said on Tuesday, in a rise in violence since President Paul Biya won a seventh term in power in October. The conflict between Anglophone separatists, who want to create an independent state called Ambazonia, and government forces [...] The post 15 killed in

Pressure group, OccupyGhana®, has called on the Minister of Finance to direct state enterprises and institutions to stop expending on training and conferences for members of boards and committees. According to the group, board and committee members were appointed on the basis of their experience and knowledge to further the course of their respective organisations and as a result, must [...] The post Stop

Burial of Sylvester Kweku Gordon, 61, takes place on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at the Dutch Komenda Cemetery. It will be preceded by burial service at I.C.G.C. at Komenda, in the Central Region, and thanksgiving service will take place on Sunday, November 18, at I.C.G.C. Komenda Late Sylvester Kweku Gordon was the husband of Emma Acquah and father of Theresa, [...] The post SYLVESTER KWEKU GORDON appeared

Describe it as the oldest bill in the fourth republic and you will not be wrong. The Right to Information (RTI) Bill has been in and out of parliament than any bill yet its fate is still unknown. If it were a human being, at age 20, it would have transitioned from childhood into adulthood and could have been eligible [...] The post PASSAGE OF RTI BILL AND BLASÉ ATTITUDE OF THE MPS

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has referred a blackmail case, involving a reporter of Accra FM, Nana Okyere Gyampa, to the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for investigations.   The reporter is alleged to have “persistently demanded” GH?5million from the Managing Director (MD) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Boakye-Appiah, to “drop’ a negative story” against the company. [...] The post GJA

Kodjo Nfum, a witness in the trial of the 14 people alleged to have killed Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, yesterday told the Criminal Division “three” of the Accra High Court that one of the accused, Akwasi Asante, shot the late soldier in the head. Nfum, also known as Ajakoo, 34, who is the fourth prosecution witness, said he saw three [...] The post Major Mahama murder case: