Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says
The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump at the start of a visit to Iraq on Monday....
Day: February 20, 2017
Convoy Carrying Head of Libya’s U.N.-Backed Govt Shot At In Tripoli
A convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya's U. N.-backed government and the heads of an allied parliament and presidential guard came under fire in Tripoli on Monday, but none of the three were...
Workshop On Produce Aggregation Held For Agribusinesses
A Market Development (MADE) Programme for Northern Ghana has organised a workshop on produce aggregation for selected agribusiness operators and smallholder farmers to enable them to derive maximum...
Akufo-Addo, Buhari Divine Intervention To Fight Corruption
Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has described the emergence of Presidents Buhari of Nigeria and Akufo-Addo of Ghana as a divine intervention because of their respected...
I Haven’t Prepared To Testify
As one who has fought his way up to be called as witness to testify in the ongoing bribery scandal, many would have expected Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa to have seriously studied and pieced together facts,...
Thai Palace Official Fired and Stripped of Titles
A senior member of the personal security retinue of Thailand's new king has been fired and stripped of his titles, the palace has announced, the latest royal official to publicly fall from grace. Air...
Merkel Visits Algiers In Bid To Curb Africa Migrant Flow
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean into Europe. Merkel, who last week...
Migrants In Morocco’s North Determined To Reach Europe
One early morning last week, Adam's fellow migrants managed to climb over the high border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Adam, a 17-year-old from Guinea, failed and...
SADA’s Property Addressing System To Cost About $1 Million – CEO
A novelty property tax collection system being initiated by the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) in some three metropolitan and district assemblies in the Northern Region will cost...
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing...
NDC MP Reports Car Seizure To Parliament
NDC MP for Sekyere Affram Plains, Alex Adomako Mensah, has reported to the leadership of parliament, the confiscation of his vehicle by a taskforce set up by the presidency for that purpose. The car...
South Sudan Declares Famine In Unity State
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing...
Cameroon and Nations Cup Star Bassogog Moves To China
Cameroon midfielder Christian Bassogog has joined Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye from Aab Fodbold, the Danish club has confirmed. Earlier this month, the 21-year-old was named player of the...
Three Arrested For Attempting To Traffic 11 Girls To Middle East
A combined team of Police, Bureau of National Investigation (BNI), and the Ghana Immigration Service personnel, have apprehended three people at Agona Swedru for allegedly attempting to traffic 11...
New Takoradi Residents Complain of Poor Sanitation
Some residents of New Takoradi have expressed displeasure about the indiscriminate dumping of human excreta into gutters, market places and in the sea by some members of the community. New Takoradi,...
You Don’t Know What Love Is If You Think These Are Signs of Love
I once loved a girl. Well, I thought what I was feeling for her was love. I thought of her. I dreamt of her. I went to school early so I could have a chance to talk to her. It must be love, or? I...
Merkel Visits Algeria, Security and Migration Top of the Agenda
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a two-day visit to Algeria starting Monday. She is scheduled to hold talks with President Abdelaziz Boutef. The topics to be discussed at this meeting are mainly...
$100,000 Reward For Information On Car Bomb Plots In Somalia
Somalia’s new President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo,’ has placed a $100,000 reward on information leading to the prevention of a car bomb attack in the country. The President made the...
Standard of Ghana Premier League Is Very Good
Accra Hearts of Oak head coach, Frank Nuttall, says the Ghana Premier League (GPL) is a highly competitive league and a very tough one, with lots of quality players spread across the various teams...
GHS Adopts New Policy On Adolescent Health Development Service
Ghana, has for a long time now, acknowledged the need of taking care of the health and development of its adolescents. Recognising that adolescents are a valuable resource to the nation’s future...