This Is Why Ed Sheeran Quit Twitter
Ed Sheeran says he’s quit Twitter after receiving a stream of abuse. “I’ve actually come off Twitter completely,” he told The Sun. “I can’t read it. “I go on it and there’s nothing...
Day: July 5, 2017
Rohingya Man Killed In Myanmar Buddhist Mob Attack
A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state, authorities said Wednesday, the latest flare-up in a region seething with...
Saudi Arabia and Allies To Meet In Cairo
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed ties with the Gulf state. The meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo comes on the...
Israeli President Eases Parole Conditions For Ex-PM Olmert
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has eased parole restrictions on ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, released from prison on Sunday after serving two-thirds of a 27-month sentence for corruption. Olmert...
Let’s Be Patriotic Towards Nation Building – Dept. Majority Chief Whip Urges
Deputy majority chief whip, Moses Anim has urged Ghanaians to nurture a spirit of patriotism towards nation building and join in the fight against corruption in the country. “If we need to see...
16 Mental Patients Forced To Fast In Chains Rescued
A total of 16 mentally deranged persons who were chained to trees for years and forced to fast to fast with no or little medical attention have been rescued. Some the victims have been at the unnamed...
GLC Sued At Supreme Court For ‘amending’ Law Without Recourse To Parliament
The General Legal Council (GLC) has been dragged to the Supreme Court of Ghana for engaging in an alleged illegality by subtly amending the law prohibiting lawyers from touting and advertisement...
2 Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Cattle In Nanumba
Two persons are currently in the grip of Police in Wulensi in the Northern Region in a cattle robbery case. The two, who are currently assisting Police investigation, allegedly stole five cattle...
Toll Booth Job For PWDs; Gov’t Kicks Off With 80 People
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has launched the Persons with Disability (PWDs) Road Toll Initiative. The initiative forms part of commitment the sector Minister, Kwasi Amoako Attah pledged during...
Abankro Residents, Ejisuman SHS Benefit From Free Breast Screening
In furtherance of its core objective of securing a breast cancer free generation in the medium-to-long term, Breast Care International, has once again freely screened over one thousand students of...
Parliament To Probe How 86 Vehicles Were Abandoned
Parliament has given indications it will investigate how for over 16 years, some 86 cross country vehicles imported by government, have been left to rot at the local government Institute in Accra....
Committee To Advice On Way Forward – Boakye Agyarko
The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has indicated that the eight member committee tasked to look into the alleged sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel to Movenpiina, would now offer advice...
Aayalolo Making Losses After 8 Months of Operation
Managers of the Quality Bus System (QBS) in Accra, have revealed that the programme is still operating at a loss, about eight months since commercial services commenced in the capital, Accra. Reports...
Punish Those Responsible For 86 Dormant Gov’t Vehicles – Nii Lantey
A Former Deputy Minister of Local Government in the Mahama administration, wants persons whose actions rendered some 86 vehicles meant for government dormant and corroded at the Local Government...
Movenpiina, Zup Oil, Others Will Still Be Punished
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has said it will punish Movenpinna Energy, Zup Oil and over forty other unlicensed companies that purchased off-spec fuel from BOST despite government’s...
Pacquiao Wants Review of ‘unfair’ Horn Loss
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday urged the World Boxing Organization (WBO) to review the "unfair decision and officiating" after losing his welterweight title to Australia's Jeff...
‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants
Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for them to follow, saying European ministers tackling the crisis are bungling their...
Troubled China Tech Giant LeEco Confirms Assets Frozen
Assets linked to Chinese tech giant LeEco have been frozen in a dispute with a creditor, a unit of the troubled company has confirmed, highlighting the firm's perilous financial state. Chinese...
Indonesia To Lead SE Asian 2034 World Cup Football Bid
Indonesia is set to lead a consortium of South East Asian countries in an ambitious bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, the country's football association said Wednesday. Joko Driyono, the...
China Invites Foreign Cancer Experts To Treat Liu Xiaobo
The Chinese hospital caring for cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has decided to invite US, German and other foreign experts to treat him in China following international pressure to let him...