Dmitry Medvedev, an outspoken former Russian president who is close to Vladimir Putin, has warned NATO that Moscow’s defeat in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war. “The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war,” Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful Security Council, said in a … The post Medvedev
Tanzanian citizen, Nemes Tarimo, 33, who fought in the Ukraine war as part of the Russian Wagner Private Military Company, died last October while performing a combat mission, a close family member has confirmed. According to Mr Tarimo’s family, he was in Moscow to study at the Russian Technological University (Mirea) before receiving a prison … The post Tanzanian dies
Senegalese Opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, will face trial on charges of rape and making death threats to a beauty salon employee in 2021, an investigating judge has said. The judge referred the matter to Senegal’s criminal chamber for trial in a letter dated January 17 and seen by Reuters news agency on Wednesday. Sonko’s lawyer … The post Senegal
Sierra Leone has passed an historic law to improve women’s rights, including better employment rights. Under the new Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act (GEWE), 30% of government and private sector jobs in the country are reserved for women, according to an official statement. “Today is an historic day when Sierra Leone can rightly say … The post Landmark
Ahmadiyyat was introduced into Ghana in 1923 as an Islamic Missionary Movement. On the occasion of it’s centenary celebration this year, let us use the occasion to remember our preachers, through whose untiring efforts and preaching activities has sent Ahmadiyyat’s message to all corners of the country. The primary objectives of preaching in Ahmadiyyat is … The post A
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted two officers for their inability to account for fake CFA 190,000 in their possession as exhibit. A third officer involved in the missing fake currency has resigned from the service with the police taking steps to track him down. This was made known by the Inspector General of Police, … The post 3
On Wednesday, we published on our page 14 a couple’s complaint that their twin baby had got missing at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. In our today’s issue, the 54-year-old father of the ‘missing child’, Daniel Naawu, says one Major Alfred Topper, a member of a team set up to investigate the matter, has … The post Thorough investigation into missing twin saga
The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) on Wednesday opened its 2023 Jospong Leadership Conference (JLC) here at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC) at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region. The five-day conference, which is being attended by over 1,000 directors, managers, senior officers among other staff members of JGC, is on the theme: People, Process … The post Jospong
The Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, has affirmed the preparedness of the scheme towards the development of education in the country by posting more than 40,000 NSS personnel to the sector yearly. He explained that the posting of NSS personnel to complement the efforts of teachers was critical … The post NSS poised to support education devt
The Board Chair of WomensTrust, an NGO, Professor Mansa Prah, has advised stakeholders to invest in girls to ensure that they remain in school and attain the highest educational status possible. Professor Prah, also a former Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Coast, explained that although there was an … The post WomensTrust
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has reminded Arsenal that his side were able to beat them without Casemiro after the talismanic midfielder was suspended for Sunday’s crunch trip to the Emirates. Casemiro picked up a yellow card with 10 minutes to go of United’s 1-1 draw away at Crystal Palace for a foul on … The post Ten Hag talks down Casemiro absence
Spain’s Rafael Nadal is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a hip injury that hampered him during his exit from the Australian Open. The 22-time Grand Slam champion struggled to move in a 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round on Wednesday. Nadal, 36, had an … The post Nadal out for six to eight weeks after Australian
Coach MilutinSredojevic, who masterminded Uganda’s win over Senegal on Wednesday at the 2022 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), believes his side succeeded in their game plan. The Cranes stunned the favourites after winning 1-0 in their second Group B fixture in Annaba on to go top in the standings. Senegal were touted as the favourites … The post African
The year-on-year inflation rate at factory gate prices for all goods and services fell to 52.3 per cent in December 2022, from 78.0 per cent recorded in November 2022, data from the Ghana Statistical Services has revealed. The monthly change rate was -13.3 per cent, indicating the rate of inflation slowed down during the month … The post Producer inflation falls by 25.7% in
A Group of Ghanaian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has released a statement calling on international lenders to cancel enough of Ghana’s debt to make it sustainable. The CSOs in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency called on Ghana to be supported by the G20, and UK, to stay in default on all external … The post Private lenders urged to cancel Ghana’s external
The placenta tissue of a woman, whose other twin baby is alleged to have vanished at birth at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, is said to have been sent to Italy for further examinations. The exercise is to determine whether the 38-year-old woman, Ms Audrey Agyapong, was delivered of twins, which has generated an … The post Missing twin saga:
The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, has called on Ghanaians to give the party a chance to change the economic fortunes of the country for the better in the 2024 general election. “Over the years, both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party … The post GUM can redeem country’s
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh is the latest politician to publicly declare his support for the former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen in the latter’s quest to seek the flagbearership position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to Mr Tetteh, Mr Kyeremanten has been a hardworking … The post Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro
Mr Joe Ghartey, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan, has officially informed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of his intention to contest in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary slated for the latter parts of 2023. Mr Ghartey, a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, and Minister of Railways Development, paid a courtesy … The post Akufo-Addo
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