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Day: March 31, 2017
BNI, CID Chase Dumelo For ‘stolen’ State SUVs
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service are preparing a docket on actor John Dumelo for “car theft” charges, Mr...
Politicians Engaged and Fueling Galamsey In Ghana – Bernard Mornah
Politicians in the country have come under attack from the National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah for their alleged roles in illegal mining activities in the...
Napo Triggered Anger In Parliament, Called Suhuyini A ‘fool’
The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been accused of igniting the confusion that broke out in Parliament on Thursday evening after the Joe Ghartey committee presented its report on...
One Year Into New CAR Presidency, Security Still Precarious
play videoLocals say they see signs that the economy is starting to pick up One year after Faustin-Archange Touadera became president of the Central African Republic, citizens say the security...
Two Nigerians Women Charged For Human Trafficking
Two Nigerians, Ify Mba, and Ammanda Eze Chioma, both unemployed on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking six women from Nigeria to Ghana for commercial sex work....
EU Sets Out ‘phased’ Brexit Strategy
The EU has outlined its strategy for Brexit negotiations, suggesting talks on a trade deal could begin once "sufficient progress" is made on a separation settlement with the UK. The draft guidelines,...
Section of Highway Collapses After Blaze
The incident caused disruption across the city, as residents were asked not to travel A huge fire broke out on an elevated highway in the US city of Atlanta on Thursday evening, causing a large...
Dutch Raids Target ‘tax Evaders’ In Europe and Australia
Dutch prosecutors say they have launched co-ordinated raids in several countries against suspected money-launderers and tax evaders. They said they had been tipped off about millions of dollars of...
At Least 22 Dead In Border City Parachinar
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a blast outside a mosque in northwest Pakistan. The explosion happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the...
Kwesi Appiah Arrives To Be Interviewed For Vacant Black Stars Coaching Job
Former Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah has arrived in the country to undergo an interview on Friday (today) to be the next Black Stars coach as he attempts to make a comeback. Appiah, who is the...
Galamsey Man Dares Government On Plans To Clamp Down On Illegal Mining
A man who claims to be engaged in illegal mining has in a video shared on social media, thrown a challenge to government on plans to clamp down on the trade, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ ....
Looming Mass Transfers At KMA
There is a clandestine move by some members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to cause mass transfer of some known faces at the Assembly employed during the regime of the erstwhile National...
At Iraq Camp, UN Chief Urges More Aid For People of Mosul
UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for more aid for the people of Mosul, as he visited a camp for Iraqis displaced by the battle to retake the second city from jihadists. Iraq is nearly six...
O. B. Amoah Maintains His Innocence In Woyome Scandal
Mr Osei Bonsu Amoah, a Deputy Minister Designate for Local Government and Rural Development, on Thursday, rejected claims of being culpable of revenue loss to the State in contracts to renovate the...
India Seeks Divine Intervention To Deter Serial Spitters
India has sought divine intervention to rid its government buildings of the scourge of spitting -- wall tiles imprinted with the images of gods. Officials in Uttar Pradesh state have installed tiles...
Zuma Sacks Finance Minister In Major Reshuffle
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma sacked finance minister Pravin Gordhan in a major cabinet reshuffle after days of speculation that has rocked the country's markets and currency, replacing him...
Philippine Fisherman’s Tale of 58 Days Adrift
Adrift and alone in the Pacific Ocean, Rolando Omongos prayed to live long enough to bring home news of the death of his uncle, whose corpse he had cast off at sea. The 21-year-old Filipino fisherman...
Kuwaiti Woman Held For Filming Maid Attempting Suicide
Kuwaiti police have detained a woman for filming her Ethiopian maid falling from the seventh floor in an apparent suicide attempt without trying to rescue her, media and a rights group said Friday....
GFA Begins Interviews For Next Black Stars Coach Today
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will today start interviewing the five coaches shortlisted for the vacant position as the search for a new Black Stars coach reaches a crucial stage. The...