The first-ever criminal trial of a former US president is set to start next month, with Donald Trump defending himself against allegations of conducting a hush-money cover-up. The 77-year-old appeared in court in New York on Thursday, seeking to have the trial dismissed or delayed. But Judge Juan Merchan was not swayed by arguments that […] The post Donald Trump’s
A big Russian amphibious ship, the Caesar Kunikov, has sunk off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. Powerful explosions were heard early on Wednesday, according to local social media, which suggested the landing ship was hit south of the town of Yalta. Ukraine’s intelligence directorate released video of what it said […] The post Russian
Access Bank, one of Nigeria’s largest banks, has appointed a temporary replacement for CEO Herbert Wigwe, who died alongside five others in a helicopter crash last Friday. Bolaji Agbede, Access Bank’s most senior founding executive director, will assume the CEO position in an acting capacity, the bank’s parent company, Access Holdings Plc, announced in a […] The post Nigeria’s
The Jospong Group of Companies has supported the Bank Hospital with a cheque for GHc120,000. The gesture which forms part of the Group’s corporate social responsibility it is aimed at assisting with the medical bills of renal patients at the hospital. Presenting the cheque, the Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs at Zoomlion Ghana Ltd. […] The post Jospong
Police in northern India have fired tear gas to prevent thousands of protesting farmers demanding minimum crop prices from marching on Delhi. The capital is ringed by razor wire, cement blocks and fencing on three sides to keep protests at bay. The government fears a repeat of 2020 – dozens died in a year-long protest […] The post Farmers’
Negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza have resumed in Cairo, Egyptian media say. Senior officials from the US, Israel, Egypt and Qatar are meeting as Israel faces strong international pressure to stop its bombardment of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. About 1.5 million people are crammed into this small border […] The post Israel Gaza: Ceasefire
A wave of love and remembrance washed over the movie industry as the iconic cast of “Things We Do For Love” gathered to pay homage to their beloved colleague, Vincent “Max” McCauley. Vincent McCauley, whose portrayal of Max etched itself forever in the hearts of viewers, passed away on January 15, 2024, following a valiant […] The post Jackie
A Qatari court has released eight former Indian naval officers previously on death row for unspecified charges. Seven of the men have already returned to India, Delhi’s foreign ministry said on Monday. The authorities in January said their death penalty had been converted into prison sentences of “varying” lengths. Neither Qatar nor India revealed the […] The post Qatar
A Chinese national, who was serving a one-year sentence at Nsawam Prison for theft, has reportedly escaped. The escape occurred after the individual allegedly feigned illness and was subsequently transferred to a hospital for medical attention. The prison officer who was assigned to accompany him has been interdicted by the service pending an investigation into […] The post Chinese
A Chinese national, who was serving a one-year sentence at Nsawam Prison for theft and other serious offences, has reportedly escaped. The escape occurred after the individual allegedly feigned illness and was subsequently transferred to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for medical attention. Reports indicate that he was initially arrested at Tema and jailed before he […] The post Chinese
The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, Superintendent Abdul Latif Adamu, has stated that his outfit is working tirelessly to rearrest the Chinese inmate who escaped from the Nsawam Prison. The Chinese national was serving a one-year sentence at Nsawam Prison for theft and other serious offences. The incident occurred after the individual […] The post We’re
Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah – the city in southern Gaza crammed with Palestinian refugees. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said “over half of Gaza’s population are sheltering in the area”, while Dutch FM Hanke Bruins Slot said there could be “many civilian casualties”. Saudi Arabia warned of […] The post Warnings
Donald Trump has said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance. At a rally on Saturday, he said he had once told a leader he would not protect a nation behind on its payments, and would “encourage” the aggressors to […] The post Trump
Access Holdings Plc has confirmed the passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the Company’s founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former Group Managing Director of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc. Dr Wigwe died alongside his wife and son on Friday, February 9, 2024, in a helicopter accident in the United States of America. In a […] The post Access Holdings
The cruise ship MV World Odyssey, which hosts a sailing university campus, has docked in Mombasa on the Kenyan coast. The vessel allows undergraduate students, recent university graduates and students taking a gap year to study for one semester at sea – which involves cruising to different countries to learn about their histories and cultures. […] The post World’s
People living in the isolated north of Gaza have told the BBC that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. Some residents have resorted to grinding animal feed into flour to survive, but even stocks of those grains are now dwindling, they say. People have also […] The post Gaza residents surviving off
West African foreign ministers are holding emergency talks on Thursday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja to discuss the political crisis in Senegal and disputes with military rulers in three other member states. The extraordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) follows President Macky Sall’s sudden decision to delay elections in Senegal, just […] The post ECOWAS
A court in southern Russia sentenced a Ukrainian woman to a decade in prison for spying, state-run news agencies reported on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Russian courts have handed down a string of heavy sentences, including Russian citizens against people accused of working with Ukraine during the Kremlin’s two-year military offensive against that country. The […] The post Russia
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