Nevada was one of the states hit hardest by the great recession of 2008, and it is one of the states that has had the hardest time coming back. It currently has a 7.7% unemployment rate, one of the worst in the country. But it could be getting a nice big boost ...

The Tema Magistrate Court has threatened to acquit and discharge Abraham Kwame Oyoko Baah, the 27-year-old auto-electrician who is standing trial for allegedly murder­ing Rosemond Nyampong, a 32- year-old staff of the Stanbic Bank who was killed in her residence at Baatsona, off the Spintex Road, Accra, last year. For the fourth consecutive time, the court had ...

The founder of DB Records and top entertainer, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, seems to have proposed to Adama, his rumoured girlfriend and daughter of billionaire oil magnate, Alhaji Mohammed Indimi. Adama who had been seen in the company of D’Banj, has been flaunting a diamond ring in new pictures she posted on Instagram, ...

The rich marine life off Tanzania's coast is coming under threat because of blast fishing - a technique using explosives that some fishermen use to maximise their catch.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A hail of U.S. missiles aimed at the leader of Somalia's al Shabaab militants may have left a gaping hole in the group's leadership, potentially the biggest challenge to its unity since it emerged as a fighting force eight years ago.

Four Spiritualists in the Eastern Region who allegedly defrauded some unsuspecting persons of vari­ous sums of money totalling Gh¢86,394.00 under the guise of mul­tiplying their money for Orem, have been arrested by the police. They are Nana Yaw Sofehu, 32, aka Togbui Shetor, resident of Kuku- rantumi; Farouk Alhassan, 32, aka Okomfo Anokye Kitewa, resident ...

David Cameron and Barack Obama have vowed to confront the militant group Islamic State (IS). In a joint article in The Times (£), the leaders said the UK and US could "not be cowed by barbaric killers", claiming those who want to adopt an "isolationist ...

Apple’s iCloud facility, which stores iPhone and iPad users’ photos and personal data, has a “fundamental security flaw”, an expert has warned. The online service is under scrutiny after intimate images of celebrities were stolen and leaked. It has emerged that a security measure called two-step verification, which is recommended by Apple, can be bypassed ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak. WHO head Margaret Chan said there were 3,500 confirmed or probable cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. “The outbreaks are racing ahead of the control efforts in these countries,” she said. On Thursday the WHO is ...

Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram has captured the town of Banki, which borders Cameroon, after government troops fled, residents say. The military has not yet commented on the latest town to reportedly fall to the insurgents in recent weeks. Fears have been raised that their main target is Maiduguri, the capital of north-eastern Borno ...

A 30-year-old pastor who defiled a 12-year-old girl has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region. The accused person, Eric Kwaku Poku, said to be the founder and leader of Holy Freedom Church at Afresene is to re-appear before the court on Friday, September ...

WINNIPEG Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada's experimental Ebola vaccine was stuck in the government lab that developed it as officials puzzled over how to safely transport it, three weeks after it was offered to Africa to fight the deadly epidemic.

Some foreign nationals from Guinea and Sierra Leone who attempted to enter Ghana through the Paga border were turned away for failing to produce certificates indicating prior screening for the Ebola disease. The head of the Paga Port Health Unit, Francis Nyamekye, speaking on Eye Witness News said the travelers were denied entry due to ...