Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Mohamed Ibn Chambas on Wednesday strongly condemned the deadly attack on a UN team along the Nigeria-Cameroon border, which killed five people and injured several others. The attack took place as the United Nations Technical Monitoring Team was conducting a field mission […]
U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as U.S. Secretary of State. Tillerson was approved to be the top U.S. diplomat in a 56-43 vote, with three democratic and an independent lawmakers joining all Republicans to back him. Democratic Senator Chris Coons skipped the vote. The confirmation came despite some […]
Russia is Hungary’s most reliable partner in guaranteeing energy security, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto told media here on Wednesday on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s scheduled visit to Hungary. Hungary’s energy security is endangered by more steps, he said, adding that South Stream pipeline project has been abandoned, […]
A few thousand people on Wednesday demonstrated against the ban proclaimed by U.S. President Donald Trump last week for citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries to enter the United States. Holding banners and chanting slogans, protestors included some leading figures from Dutch national politics showed up including Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher (PvdA, Labor) and Minister […]
Irish police said on Wednesday they have seized about 160 kg of cannabis herb with a street value of 3.2 million euros (3.45 million U.S. dollars) in an operation targeting at organized crime gangs. The seizure was made on Tuesday afternoon in County Meath, just 50 km north of Dublin. The seizure followed a joint […]
Oil prices settled higher Wednesday despite increasing U.S. crude supply. The West Texas Intermediate for March Delivery added 1.07 U.S. dollars to settle at 53.88 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for April delivery increased 1.22 dollars to close at 56.80 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures […]
Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has said, qualifying for the semi-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON), is not an achievement since they have been at that stage several times. According to him, the Black Stars have no excuse than to win the cup, adding that not even […]
The Black Stars of Ghana who have been tipped by experts of African Football to win the ongoing 31st Africa Cup of Nations which is in the 60th year on the formation of the African Football Confederation (CAF). Significantly, Ghana which is the first nation to attain independence 60 years ago and it would be […]
Ireland on Wednesday launched an action plan in a bid to create an additional 45,000 jobs in 2017. The target is to achieve full employment and create an extra 200,000 jobs by 2020, according to the government. There are nearly 190,000 more people employed now compared to when the first action plan was launched in […]
file image Ghanaian musician Kwame A-Plus has described threats on his life from anonymous persons as empty. According to him, he takes his personal security seriously, hence is not intimidated by such messages mostly posted to his social media pages. A-Plus was instrumental in the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s victory in the 2016 presidential and […]
file photo “What is a name? “A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.” -Oxford Dictionary. What is in a name? Identity, description, attributes, honour. Naming is an integral part of our lives. We get called by the sound of these given letters of the […]
Moroccan King Mohammed VI arrived in South Sudan on Wednesday for a two-day state visit to the East African nation. King Mohammed VI and his host, President Salva Kiir are expected to ink several bilateral and corporation agreements. South Sudan Foreign Affairs Minister Deng Alor Kuol told reporters that the visit is intended to deepen […]
The Ashanti regional youth organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Brogya Genfi has declared his intention to petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over parliamentary bribery scandal. He hinted that he will embark on this course with his colleague Eastern regional youth organiser adding that the petition will be sent on […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here Wednesday that the U.S. travel ban imposed on refugees and immigrants from seven countries “is not the way to best protect the U.S. or any other country,” voicing his hope that “this measure should be removed sooner, rather than later.” The secretary-general made the remarks in response to a […]
News Ghana reached out to a purged NATO Turkish Officer for his reasons for disassociating from NATO leading his exiled life and he has open up about couple of things you should know Vocal Europe: Can you talk about yourself? When did you first enter the military, what kind of official positions have you so […]
The British government is to publish a “White Paper” on Thursday detailing its strategy for leaving the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament on Wednesday. The document is a summary of the Government’s plans, usually published for information and for a prompt discussion before a formal parliamentary bill is introduced. Last week, […]
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has appointed Mr. Yoofi Grant as the Acting CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). He takes over from Mawuena Trebarh who occupied that position for four years after being appointed by former President John Mahama in 2013. Mr. Grant who is an investment banker with 30 years’ […]
About fifteen men believed to be military personnel, and others from the National Security, have reportedly seized a number of vehicles from the home of Kofi Adams, National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Although details of why the incident happened are sketchy, Mr. Adams, who was also the 2016 National Campaign Coordinator […]
Ghana may consider extending the deadline for completion of its digital migration program due to challenges in compliance, Minister-designate for Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said here on Wednesday. According to her, certain developments in the industry may put a strain on government’s financing of the supporting infrastructure for smooth take-off of the digital migration. “The original […]
Justice Mustapha Logo, one of the Superior Court justices implicated in the 2015 judicial scandal uncovered by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court citing the Chief Justice (CJ), Georgina Wood, for contempt. Justice Logo in an accompanying letter together with his writ to the Chief Justice, states that due to […]
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