North Korea Warns of ICBM Launch
North Korea warned on Wednesday that it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the US successfully tested a system designed to intercept them. The fresh...
Day: May 31, 2017
Eyeing Growth Boost, Kenya Opens Chinese-Built Railway
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country's biggest infrastructure project since independence that is aimed at cementing its role as the gateway to...
Bribery Scandal: Punishing Ayariga ‘unconstitutional’
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has criticised parliament for imposing punishment on Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, concerning bribery allegations he made against...
Daughter of S. Korea’s ‘Rasputin’ Returns To Face Questioning
The equestrian daughter of South Korea's "Rasputin", whose lavish lifestyle in Europe was allegedly funded by millions of dollars in bribes, returned home Wednesday to face questioning by...
Aduana Stars’ Yusif Abubakar Shortlisted Again For Coach of the Month
Aduana Stars coach Yusif Abubakar has been nominated for the second successive time for the NASCO Coach of the Month for May. The astute tactician was shortlisted for last month but missed out on the...
Margaret Court Says Tennis Is ‘full of Lesbians’
Australian great Margaret Court Wednesday claimed "tennis is full of lesbians" and transgender children were the work of "the devil", adding fuel to a simmering row over her views on homosexuality....
Captain Mahama’s Murder Was All Planned
A military capo who spoke to Kumasi-based Abusua Fm on grounds of strict anonymity has revealed that the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama of the 5th Infantry Battalion (5BN) was all planned by his...
Refugees Face ‘acute Crisis’ In Cyclone-Hit Bangladesh
Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes and devastated camps housing Rohingya refugees, leaving many without food or...
Captain Mahama’s Body Flown To Accra
The mortal remains of the late Capt. Maxwell Mahama who was lynched in Boase, a mining community in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region on Monday, has been conveyed to Accra. The...
Pippa Middleton and Husband Honeymoon In Sydney
Pippa Middleton and new husband James Matthews were spotted Wednesday enjoying their honeymoon in Sydney, strolling hand-in-hand near the Opera House before taking a trip on the harbour. The...
Ransford Gyampo Weeps Over Captain Mahama’s Death
Dr Ransford Yaw Gyampo, a political science lecturer and a research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has mourned the loss of Maxwell Mahama, the Ghana Army captain who was murdered...
Asante Kotoko Fans Implore Baba Mahama To Stay Humble
In-form Asante Kotoko attacker Baba Mahama has been implored by the club's supporters to stay humble to fulfil his potential of being one of the best players for the club. The former Techiman City FC...
Will Ghana Get A Factory In Every District?
When Nana Addo Dankwa Afufo-Addo, announced a year ago, as the leading opposition contender for the presidency, that if elected to the highest office in Ghana he would ensure that a factory was...
Residents Flee Denkyira Boase
Barely a day after scores of armed military personnel were deployed to Denkyira-Obuasi to mount a search for residents said to have lynched a military Captain, residents have fled fearing...
Explosion In Afghan Capital Kills Dozens
A powerful vehicle bomb has struck the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 49 people and injuring 320. The blast struck close to the German embassy in Zanbaq Square with...
Foreign Aid Arrives In As Sri Lanka Flood Toll Exceeds 200
International aid arrived into Sri Lanka on Wednesday as the death toll from the island's worst floods and landslides in well over a decade climbed to 202. Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake said 16...
Exclusion of Local Government Minister From Cabinet Worrying – Muntaka
The Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to exclude the Local Government and Rural Development Minister, and...
What We Know So Far [Infographic]
Barely 48-hours after the gruesome murder of army officer, Captain Maxwell Mahama at Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region, there’s yet to be clarity on the matter, as...
Nepal Pushes Back Polls A Third Time, Risks Monsoon Clash
Nepal on Wednesday postponed local elections for a third time after its tiny Muslim community expressed concerns about the polls clashing with the holy month of Ramadan. The elections -- the first at...
Assemblyman, 13 Others Caged Over Attack On Somanya Police
Fourteen persons, including an assemblyman accused of being behind events that lead to the attack on Somanya Police Station in the Eastern Region, have been refused bail by the Circuit Court in...