The Head of Local Government Service, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur, has urged local government staff to exercise caution in their duties and refrain from engaging in any political activities. He emphasized that the service would sanction staff found breaking the rules. Addressing the press during a media engagement organized by the Local Government Service to […] The post Don’t
Comoros will vote in an election on Sunday that is expected to deliver a fourth term to President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer whose opponents accuse him of muzzling dissent in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Nearly 340,000 people are eligible to vote in the country of fewer than one million people. Assoumani, 65, […] The post Comoros President seeks fourth term in
Taiwan has condemned China for what it called intimidation of its citizenry and attempts to influence the island’s elections on Saturday. On Thursday, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu criticised China’s “repeated interference” in the upcoming polls, lambasting Beijing for “once again blatantly intimidating the Taiwanese people and the international community”. The elections “are in the […] The post Taiwan
Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, state media reports. Armed men wearing masks have reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to sail to an Iranian port. It is unclear why the tanker has been targeted. The St Nikolas […] The post Iran seizes oil tanker near Oman -reports appeared first on The
Israel’s plan to “destroy” Gaza comes from “the highest level of state”, the UN’s top court has heard. The claims were made by South African lawyers as it presented its case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice. South Africa also called on the court to order Israel to cease military operations […] The post Israel officials
Two Russian missiles have struck a hotel in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, injuring 11 people, the Kharkiv governor says. Photos from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service showed the hotel heavily damaged and firefighters at the scene. Governor Oleh Synehubov said the injured included Turkish journalists. Two S-300 missiles struck at about 22:30 (20:30 GMT), he said. […] The post Russian
ALGERIA NICKNAME: Fennec Foxes/The Greens HEAD COACH: Djamel Belmadi AFCON HISTORY: 2x winners (1990, 2019) 1x runners-up: (1980) 20 AFCON appearances 77 Matches (28 W | 22 D | 27 L) CAF RANKING: 4th PLAYER TO WATCH: Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia) GROUP D OPPONENTS: Angola, Burkina Faso, Mauritania.
Poland’s former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski says he has started a hunger strike as a “political prisoner”, a day after he was arrested and sent to prison on abuse of power charges. Kaminski made the announcement on Wednesday, following his arrest along with his deputy, Maciej Wasik, inside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. “I declare that […] The post Poland
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party received a boost weeks before general elections when a court reinstated – for the second time – their electoral symbol, the cricket bat. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) in the country’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held that the Election Commission […] The post Pakistan
There were more than 600,000 homes and businesses without power across more than a dozen states Wednesday morning, including nearly 145,000 in New York and more than 105,000 in Pennsylvania, according to poweroutage.us. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was concerned about residents not having power Tuesday night amid freezing temperatures. At least four deaths were reported in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina as […] The post Winter
The Minority in Parliament has assured Ghanaians that it will do everything within its power to ensure that the Electoral Commission (EC) rescinds its decision not to use indelible ink in the 2024 elections. It has also promised to fight the proposed 3 pm closure of polls by the EC. Indelible ink, a semi-permanent dye […] The post Over our dead bodies –
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pension payments by 15% in line with its 2024 indexation rate. Following the review which is by Section 80 of the National Pensions Act, 2008, (Act 766) all valid pensioners on the SSNIT pension payroll as of the end of December 2023 will have […] The post SSNIT announces 15% increment in
The slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat is to become illegal in South Korea after MPs backed a new law. The legislation, set to come into force by 2027, aims to end the centuries-old practice of humans eating dog meat. Dog meat stew, called “boshintang”, is considered a delicacy among some older South […] The post South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade appeared first on
Ghana President His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo says the Black Stars quest to end its trophy drought might be daunting but it is possible. He said this in a speech delivered at a dinner with members of the Black Stars in Kumasi as the team prepares to fly out to Cote D’Ivoire on Wednesday, January 10 […] The post AFCON
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended his good wishes to the Black Stars ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Akufo-Addo joined the players and technical team for a farewell dinner at their camp in Kumasi on Tuesday evening, ahead of their departure for Abidjan on Wednesday. Several dignitaries, […] The post AFCON 2023: Akufo-Addo
The Ghanaian national football team, the Black Stars, have departed the country donning elegant kaftans, to participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Setting off to Cote D’Ivoire in style! 💫#BlackStars pic.twitter.com/P9SXXqQ5Rl — 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) January 10, 2024 All 27 selected players for the tournament will make their entrance in Abidjan adorned […] The post AFCON
Taiwanese authorities have sent out an emergency message following the launch of a Chinese satellite over the island’s airspace. The mobile phone alert was sent on Tuesday as Chinese state media confirmed the launch of a science satellite. The alarm came amid preparations in Taiwan for elections next week. China, which claims the island as its own, […] The post Chinese satellite launch triggers
The Cuban government has announced a five-fold increase in fuel prices as it struggles with shortages and a deepening economic crisis. It said that from February the price of a litre of petrol would rise from from 25 pesos ($0.20; £0.16) to 132 pesos. The government, which subsidises many goods, hopes this will help to […] The post Cuba to increase price of fuel by more than 500% appeared first
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining. The plan, up before a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, will accelerate the hunt for precious metals which are in high demand for green technologies. Environmental scientists have warned it could be devastating for […] The post Norway to approve controversial
The Israeli army and Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, have again traded fire across the border. The Iran-backed Hezbollah on Tuesday launched a drone attack on an Israeli command base. Israel retaliated with air strikes, while it is also reported to have killed three Hezbollah members in a targeted strike. The rise in attacks across the […] The post Hezbollah and Israel trade further strikes
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