‘Terrorist’ Suspect Killed In Eastern Saudi
Saudi police have killed a wanted "terrorist" in the Shiite-majority eastern district of Qatif, where there has been a string of attacks on security forces, newspapers said Saturday. Jaafar...
Day: July 15, 2017
Trump Stance A ‘setback’ In US-Cuba Relations
Cuba's president said Donald Trump's hardline stance towards the country was a "setback" in relations with the United States after ties were gradually restored in 2015. Raul Castro criticized Trump's...
Return To Mosul A Distant Dream For Many Displaced
Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands more displaced Iraqis, returning remains a distant dream. On Monday, the Iraqi...
Canadian Found Dead In Thai Cell Wanted Over ‘dark Web’ Market
A 26-year-old Canadian found dead in his Thai police cell this week was wanted in the US for allegedly running a massive "dark web" marketplace for drugs and other contraband, a police source told...
Veterinary Service Destroys Dog After Biting Class One Pupil To Death
The Western Regional office of the Veterinary Service of Ghana has killed an alsatian dog after establishing it poses serious threat to human life. The dog in question attacked and bit Bismark Adzie,...
17 Arrested For Driving On Edges of Road During Rush Hour
The Ghana Police has said it has begun an exercise to arrest drivers who drive on the shoulders of the road during rush hours as well as those who use sirens unnecessarily. According to the Police,...
Woman ‘slaughtered’ In Her Shop At Akatsi
Residents of Akatsi in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region were thrown into a state of shock on Friday, when a businesswoman in her late 50s was slaughtered in her shop. Madam Evelyn Abbah,...
Pelpuo Cautions Gov’t Over 3 New Development Authorities
Former Minister of State at the Presidency, Rashid Pelpuo, is warning government against the use of the three development authorities as a tool for needless politicking. According to him, the...
Over 8000 Northern School Children Educated On Numeracy
8,275 out of school children in northern Ghana have successfully completed a 9-month learning course on literacy in numeracy. The children, aged between 8 and 14, were selected from seven districts...
GIPC To Be Transformed Into EDB
As part of long term measures to increase investment potential in the country, Chief Executive of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has hinted plans to transform the Centre...
Shop Owner ‘slaughtered’ In Akatsi
Residents of Akatsi in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region were thrown into a state of shock on Friday when a businesswoman in her late 50s was slaughtered in her shop. Madam Evelyn Abbah...
Ghana To Witness More Violent Crimes If…
Ghana might witness more violent incidents involving extremely desperate individuals and armed criminals willing to fight the Police Service in the coming years, if its officers are not equipped...
Walking A Dead Woman Down the Aisle In the Name of Tradition
You may call it bizarre and you would not be far from wrong. The case where a young man was forced to perform the traditional marriage rites before the burial of his deceased girlfriend beats...
Luxury Phone-Maker Vertu Collapses
A British-based company that made smartphones costing thousands of pounds will be liquidated after a plan to save it failed. Vertu was known for its high-end, jewel-encrusted handsets, but recently...
Beyonce Shows Photo of Her Twins
Beyonce has shared the first picture of herself with her twins to celebrate them turning one month old. The US singer also confirmed they are called Sir Carter and Rumi – which had been rumoured...
No Visitors Allowed On Japan’s Men-Only UNESCO Island
Visitors will not be allowed to set foot on a men-only UNESCO World Heritage island in Japan from next year, an official said Saturday. The tiny landmass of Okinoshima, where women are banned and...
Nigerian Chief Suspended By Lagos Governor Over Fake Kidnap
A Nigerian traditional chief in the state of Lagos has been suspended after he confessed to faking his own kidnap. Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said the incident was “an embarrassment to...
Teddy Sheringham Joins ISL As Coach of Kolkata
Former England and Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham has joined Indian Super League champions Atletico de Kolkata as head coach for the new season. Sheringham, who made 51 England...
Elect Your Next DCE! (1)
In the maze of Asante Kotoko running their bus into a horrible ditch, the NDC and NPP haggling over 17.5% or 3% flat VAT rate, ‘Koforidua Legon’ launching Ghana’s Satellite One, Unemployed...
Minister Calls For Installation of New Ga Mantse
Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mrs. Elizabeth Sackey, has called on kingmakers and elders of the four royal ruling houses of Ga Mashie in Accra to install a new Ga Mantse to succeed Boni Nii...