Nana Addo Tells UK’s Jon Benjamin
The outgoing British High Commission will be fondly missed by Ghanaians, President Nana Addo has said. Jon Benjamin, who is very active on social media especially Twitter, has been heavily criticized...
Day: June 20, 2017
US ‘mystified’ By Saudi Failure To Justify Qatar Embargo
The United States is "mystified" that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have failed to present details justifying their embargo on Qatar, the State Department said Tuesday. Signaling Washington's...
Trump Says China Efforts On N.Korea ‘have Not Worked Out’
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to thank China for attempting to resolve tensions with North Korea, but declared that Beijing's "efforts" had failed. "While I greatly appreciate the...
Mali Ex-Rebels Reject National Charter On Peace Deal Anniversary
Mali's former rebel alliance on Tuesday rejected a national reconciliation charter unveiled on the second anniversary of the signing a peace deal with the government, underscoring the country's...
Children of Jihadists Flown Back To Sudan From Libya
Sudanese authorities on Tuesday brought home from Libya eight children, including a one-year-old, whose parents are allegedly members of the Islamic State group. The children were flown into Khartoum...
France, US Agree UN Draft On Anti-Jihadist Sahel Force
France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists in the Sahel region,...
Grounded Flights, Fires and Power Outages As Temps Soar In US
A scorching heatwave in the western United States has grounded flights, caused fires and prompted power outages, with record temperatures expected Tuesday in several states including Arizona and...
Hearts of Oak Coach Optimistic of Winning FA Cup
Head coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Frank Nuttall has expressed optimism that his side will win the ongoing MTN FA Cup. Nuttall said Hearts is well poised to win this year’s trophy to end the...
Tourism Ministry Set To Launch ‘See Ghana, Eat Ghana, Wear Ghana’ Project
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts is set to launch a new project called SEE GHANA, EAT GHANA, WEAR GHANA. Expected to be launched in July, the project is intended to increase the...
Kofi Annan Calls For Fight Against Snakebites
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a global fight against snakebites and the need to reduce impact especially in the tropical areas. Mr. Annan explained that snakebite is a burden...
Kwesi Botchwey C’tee Report To Be ‘looked At’ Again – Asiedu Nketia
The recommendations of the Kwesi Botchwey-led committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not be accepted until they are clearly established as findings of fact, General Secretary...
Akufo-Addo Swears In Former Chief Justice Onto Council of State
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday swore in the former Chief Justice of the Republic, Georgina Theodora Wood, as a Member of the Council of State. It will be recalled that on the 14th...
Investigations Into Shooting of Policeman During Robbery Attack Begins
The Ashanti Regional police command has commenced investigations into an alleged robbery attack on the Cape Coast-Kumasi highway on Monday night that led to the shooting of a policeman. Police...
A Deadly City In A Dangerous Country
The death of two journalists in Mosul has highlighted once more the particular dangers of covering the battle to recapture the Iraqi city from Islamic State group fighters. A mine blast killed Iraqi...
UN Chief Concerned About Possible Escalation In Syria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made drone could be "very dangerous" and lead to an escalation of the war in Syria....
Over 150 Firms Cited For Breaching Data Protection Act
Scores of multinational companies and some state institutions face a legal action from the Data Protection Commission for violating the requirement to register with it, in accordance with Section 27...
Gasol To Opt Out of Deal But Re-Sign With Spurs
Spanish center Pau Gasol will decline a $16.2 million NBA contract option for next season but plans to re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs, the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday. The...
Instagram Stories Now Has 250 Million Daily Users
Instagram’s Snapchat Stories clone, aptly named Instagram Stories, is now being used by 250 million users every day. Instagram revealed the new milestone Tuesday when it announced a minor update...
Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the Islamic State group in Mosul. "Today Daesh is fleeing Iraq and this is an...
[Photos] Colourful Launch of 80th Ada Asafotufiami Festival
The 80th Asafotufiami Festival was launched at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Monday, June19 with a host of dignitaries present. The Asafotufiami Festival of the people of the Ada Traditional...