Day: July 6, 2017
Gov’t Orders Closure of Collapsed Mine Pit At Prestea-Nsuta
The Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister has with immediate effect, suspended search and rescue efforts for the...
Dear Nana Addo: Is This Your Best Shot?
When you won the elections, my NDC friends warned me against believing that your presidency would be different. They...
Stealing From the State To Make Her Poor
Government response to the fuel contamination scandal that has hit the state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation...
“Gov’t Concentrating Efforts On Onshore Oil Discoveries” – President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government to the...
Qualcomm Steps Up Legal Battle With Apple, Asks IPhone Ban
Qualcomm on Thursday escalated its legal battle with Apple, filing a patent infringement lawsuit and requesting a ban...
US Judge Sets Bill Cosby Retrial For November 6
A Pennsylvania judge ruled Thursday that disgraced US entertainer Bill Cosby would go back on trial for alleged sexual...
IS On ‘last Legs’ In Mosul
The Islamic State group is on the verge of defeat in its former Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, where the jihadists will be...
No Last-Minute Reprieve For Mentally Ill US Man Sentenced To Die
The governor of Virginia on Thursday refused to grant a last-minute stay of execution to a mentally disturbed death row...
Kohli Leads India To Series Win Over West Indies
Virat Kohli stroked a commanding, unbeaten 111 to lead India to a series-clinching eight-wicket win over the West...
Rare Quake Rattles Western US State of Montana
A rare earthquake with a magnitude 5.8 rattled the western US state of Montana Thursday and was felt as far away as...
Van Niekerk Storms 400m, Gatlin Victorious
World record holder Wayde van Niekerk stormed to victory in the 400m at the Diamond League meet at Lausanne on...
Paul Adom-Otchere Among New NCA Board Members Sworn In
Broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere has been sworn in as a member of the National Communications Authority (NCA). Mr...
Prestea-Nsuta Mining Pit Sealed With ‘dead’ Bodies Underground
The collapsed mining pit in Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region has been sealed off completely, as per word given...
Leave Atiwa Forest Out of Ghana-China Deal – Gov’t Told
A coalition of environmental groups has asked government to as a matter of urgency take out the Atiwa Range Forest in...
Pence Vows ‘new Era’ In US Space Exploration, But Few Details
US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a "new era" of American leadership in space, with a return to...
France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism
The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat...
Mongolians Vote In Their First Presidential Runoff
Mongolians head to the polls on Friday in the country's first-ever presidential runoff after the first round elections...
‘Some’ Job Cuts Confirmed By Microsoft
Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing...
Togo Purges Its Violent Past With Voodoo Ceremonies
The voodoo follower stood bare-chested with beads around his neck in the centre of the public square in Bè, a working...