Day: May 29, 2017
Eight Candidates In the Running For Kenya Presidency
Kenya's electoral commission on Monday approved eight candidates to take part in the presidential election in August,...
Nearly 300,000 Evacuated As Cyclone Approaches Bangladesh
Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 300,000 people as Cyclone Mora barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of...
Visa Fraudster Busted In Ashanti Region
The suspect has been using the office of the Ashanti Regional Minister to secure jobs Police in the Ashanti Region have...
White House Braces For More Scrutiny, Trump Defends Kushner
A rattled White House braced Monday for a fresh wave of scrutiny in the ever-widening investigation into Russian...
Kwesi Botchwey Committee Presents Report Tuesday
The Prof. Kwesi Botchwey led committee investigating the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) woeful election...
Warning! Accra Mall Shoprite Now Deathtrap – Experts
The Shoprite supermarket at the Accra Mall has become an apparent deathtrap to hundreds of customers following the...
Final Evacuation From Rebel-Held Damascus District
More than 1,000 people quit a rebel-held district of Damascus Monday, its governor said, in the final phase of a deal...
‘Galamsey Soldiers’ Were Deployed Upon Request – Minister
Military personnel found protecting an illegal mining site in the Ashanti Region, were deployed there in 2014, upon the...
Sulley Muntari Loses Father
Muntari’s father, Alhaji Muniru Muntari, had been battling illness for some time. A friend of the Muntari family...
Headmaster Closes Down Dilapidated School For Fear of Collapse
About 200 pupils of Gomoa Techiman D/A Primary are likely to be sent home in two weeks' time if nothing is done about...
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Court Stones Man To Death For Adultery
A court run by militant Islamists in southern Somalia has stoned a married man to death for adultery. Dayow Mohamed...
Tiger Woods Arrested On Suspicion of Drunk Driving
Golf superstar Tiger Woods was arrested Monday in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or...
Angry Somanya Residents Set Police Car On Fire
Some angry residents of Somanya in the Eastern Region, have clashed with police following the arrest of a man believed...
Egypt Announces Social Aid Programme Worth $2.5 Bln
Egypt announced Monday a social welfare programme worth $2.5 billion to include increased subsidies and tax exemptions...
6.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi
A shallow, 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit inland on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Monday, US seismologists...
Senegal Prepare To Face Mexico In U-20 Showdown
The Fifa Under-20 World Cup has reached the knock-out phase in South Korea with Senegal very much in contention. The...
Vehicle Owners To Pay Mandatory Towing Fee From July
Vehicle owners will from July this year pay a mandatory towing fee during the registering of their vehicles or renewal...
Egypt and Russia Discuss Fight Against ‘terror’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday held talks in Cairo with Russia's foreign and defence ministers on...
S. Africa’s Zuma Survives Renewed Calls To Resign
South African President Jacob Zuma survived fresh calls within the ruling ANC party for him to resign, party officials...