Day: February 16, 2017
E.T Mensah Withdraws From Council of State Race
The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Enoch Teye Mensah has withdrawn his bid to represent the...
Education Minister Should Be Sacked If… – Teachers Fight NAPO
Teacher unions have protested against threat by the Education Minister; Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh that basic and second...
Indonesian Orangutan Brutally Killed and Eaten
A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been shot dead, hacked to pieces and eaten by workers after straying onto...
DR Congo Cannot Afford $1.8bn To Organize 2017 Polls
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cannot afford the cost of holding elections this year. According to Minister of...
Newlyweds and Soldiers At N.Korea Memorial To Kims
North Korean newlyweds, soldiers and children lined up to laud their country's rulers on Thursday, the birthday of the...
First Lady Cuts Sod For Hostel At Korle Bu
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a three-storey hostel to accommodate...
‘Scorpion’ Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted
A "scorpion" robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced...
Bernard Tekpetey Omitted From Schalke Squad To Face PAOK In Europa League
Ghana AFCON star Bernard Tekpetey did not travel with the Schalke 04 squad to Greece to face PAOK in the Europa League...
Buipe Bridge To Be Closed For Repair Works Friday
The Ghana Highway Authority has announced the closure of the Buipe Bridge in the Northern Region to vehicular traffic...
Tom Mawusi Joins Volta Council of State Race
A lawyer and management consultant, Mr Tom Mawusi, has expressed optimism of winning the Volta Region Council of State...
Messi Postpones Egypt Trip After PSG Humiliation
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has postponed a medical tourism campaign visit to Egypt following his side's 4-0 defeat...
Brew-Butler To Use Remuneration To Support Deprived
One of the highly-tipped aspirants to the Council of State, Nana Sam Brew-Butler, has said he would use his...
Free SHS: Don’t Touch Heritage Fund
Energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said the Akufo-Addo government must stay off using the...
I Pray ET Mensah Loses Council of State Elections
A defeated parliamentary hopeful in the AbleKuma Central Constituency of the Greater Accra region Alhaji Haruna Halidu,...
Stay Away From Heritage Fund
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has warned the government to desist from using the country’s oil revenue...
NPP, NDC Profiting From Bimbilla Conflict
Kingmakers in Bimbilla have accused the country’s two major political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the...
Big Fat Indian Weddings In Crosshairs of Thrifty MP
Extravagant Indian weddings in palaces featuring elephants, foreign dance troupes and seven-course meals could become a...
Banking Giants ‘rigged’ South Africa’s Currency
Seventeen banks have been accused of rigging the price of South Africa’s currency, the rand. The country’s...
Absent Nigerian President Buhari ‘healthy’, Says Senate Leader
The leader of Nigeria's Senate on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari was well after visiting him in London,...