Day: July 20, 2017
TALKING DRUM: The Simplest Question I Would Have Asked Prez Akufo-Addo
At the Flagstaff House , in the Greater Accra region, the President invited journalists to come listen to him tell...
Access To Information & Data Key To Nat’l Dev’t – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that if African leaders are to succeed in improving the living...
What Lessons Can We Learn From Kotoko’s Tragedy?
The entire nation was thrown into a state of shock when the bus of Asante Kotoko Football Club (FC) got involved in a...
Benjamin Tweneboah Excited At Sharks Second Win
Elmina Sharks FC winger, Benjamin Tweneboah, says he is content with the team’s performance in the Ghana Premier...
CAS To Hear Referee Lamptey’s Case On July 25
Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has set Tuesday, July 25, 2017 for the hearing of the suspension case involving...
UN Adds Syrian Armed Groups To Sanctions Blacklist
The UN Security Council on Thursday added two armed groups in Syria, two money exchange businesses and four individuals...
Microsoft Profit Rises On Shift To Cloud Computing
Microsoft on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit climbed to $6.5 billion, lifted by its shift to computing...
Euro Gets Boost From ECB’s Draghi; Nasdaq Ekes Out Record
The euro rose Thursday after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's comments bolstered the single currency even as...
Africa Cup of Nations Expands To 24 Teams For 2019
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will expand from 16 to 24 teams and be staged in June and July, the Confederation of...
NDC Adds ‘Volta Crocodiles’ To List of Pro-NPP Vigilante Groups
The opposition National Democratic Congress seems to have discovered another vigilante group doing the bidding of the...
John McCain Has Brain Cancer, His Office Says
Veteran US Republican Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer and is reviewing treatment options,...
AIDS Deaths Halve As More Get Drugs
Deaths linked to Aids have halved in a decade, official figures shows. The condition, which is caused by HIV, used to...
Nana Addo Gov’t ‘sponsoring’ Criminality – Opposition NDC Fires
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of sponsoring...
US Ends Its Controversial Laptop Ban On Flights
The United States has ended its ban on passengers carrying laptops on-board US bound flights from certain airports in...
O.J. Simpson’s Legal Woes
Former American football star O. J. Simpson was granted parole on Thursday after serving nine years of a maximum...
UN Rights Chief Pressures China On Dissident Widow’s Fate
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday he plans to meet with Chinese officials to push for assurances that...
Senegal’s Supreme Court Rejects Bail For Divisive Mayor
Senegal's Supreme Court rejected bail for Dakar's popular mayor on Thursday, preventing him from campaigning in...
‘Less Fighting’ In Darfur Led To Troops Cut
A reduction in fighting in Sudan's Darfur, where a brutal conflict has killed thousands, prompted the UN to downsize...
Prof. Kofi Gyimah-Boadi Wins 2017 Martin Luther King Prize
The Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Professor Gyimah Boadi has been awarded the 2017...