Keep Pan African Spirit Alive – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on Africans to work hard to shape their future as their forerunners envisioned in their struggle towards the total liberation of the continent. Mr...
Day: May 25, 2017
Citi FM’s Family Day Out Underway
The annual Citi FM Family Day Out event has started in earnest at the Aviation Social Centre. The open-air funfair is to provide an opportunity for families to bond, have fun and spend precious time...
‘Panic’ In Bangladesh Factories As Workers Collapse In Heatwave
Panic broke out in more than a dozen factories in Bangladesh's capital as hundreds of garment workers fell ill in a heatwave, forcing the plants to close, police said Thursday. Police said 18...
Ghana Is Inching Towards Civil Upheaval
Dr Akwasi Osei, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Mental Health Authority (GHA) has asserted that Ghana is inching towards civil upheaval. Dr Osei described as sickening the reported cases of...
Sisi’s Egypt Cracks Down On News Websites
Egypt's government, already accused of muzzling freedom of expression and opposition to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has blocked access to a host of news websites including Qatar's Al-Jazeera....
Myanmar To Deport Turkish Family Amid Crackdown Fears
Myanmar authorities have detained a Turkish family and are trying to deport them to Turkey, where activists fear they will face persecution for alleged links to a preacher accused of trying to...
Funding Shortfall Hits Starving In NE Nigeria
Lack of funding is forcing aid agencies to cut feeding programmes for starving people in northeast Nigeria, the UN said Thursday, warning of growing pressure on resources as refugees return. The...
Mahama Best Bet For 2020 – Jinapor
Former deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has said former President John Mahama is the best person to lead the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 elections. Responding...
‘Afghan Spielberg’ Shaheen Goes Down A Storm At Cannes
In the hierarchy of world cinema, Hollywood is at the top. Then comes Bollywood and Nigeria's Nollywood. And then "way, way below comes us," says Salim Shaheen, a chubby Afghan actor who is his...
Manchester Clubs Donate GBP1m To Attack Victims
Manchester City and Manchester United have jointly pledged £1m to an emergency fund set up to support the victims of Monday’s attack in the city. The fund was set up in the wake of the suicide...
I Haven’t Felt This Good In Years – Tiger Woods Says After 4th Back Operation
Tiger Woods says he “hasn’t felt this good in years” after having a fourth operation on his back, but added he will not “hurry” to return to golf. America’s 14-time major champion, 41,...
NPP Recommend Akufo-Addo’s Good Examples In Ghana To African Countries
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has touted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s “significant commitment” to youth development in Ghana as one of the best on the continent. According to the...
Six Flights To Fly Directly From Tamale
Chairman of the Hajj Board Sheikh I. C Quaye has revealed that six flights will take off from the Tamale International Airport at the 2017 Hajj Pilgrimage while a total of 6,200 pilgrims will be...
Africa Must Unite Now – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for the total integration of Africa “now” as it presents opportunities for prosperity and growth on the continent. Mr Akufo-Addo made the...
NPP Salutes Africans
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has paid tribute to the founding fathers of the African Union and sent congratulatory message to other African countries who have made the African Union a...
Pastor Donates Water Tank To Koforidua Prison
The Koforidua Assemblies of God Church pastor Prophet Albert Asihene Agyarkwa who also happens to be the general overseer of Prophet Albert Agyarkwah Ministry has called on churches and other well...
Kotokuraba Market In Danger
The Central Regional police commander, DCOP David Ampah Bennin, has emphatically stated that some people have threatened to burn down the Kotokuraba Market if they (people) suspect any bias in the...
Father of Manchester Bomb Suspect ‘was In Militant Group’
The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi was once part of a Libyan militant group with alleged ties to Al-Qaeda, a Libyan security source said Thursday. Abedi's father Ramadan...
Bawumia Promises Good Roads For North
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to tarring the Nalerigu-Bunkpurugu road in the Northern Region. He promised the residents that by the end of the first term of...
Iran Says It Has Built Third Underground Missile Factory
Iran has built a third underground plant to manufacture ballistic missiles, the head of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace division General Amir-Ali Hadjizadeh said on Thursday. The announcement as...