Day: July 22, 2017
YouTube To Redirect Searches For IS Videos
YouTube says it will redirect people searching for “violent extremist propaganda” and offer them videos that...
Petty Squabbles Affecting EC’s Work
The Chairman of Parliament’s Special Budget Committee, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has revealed that suspected internal...
Ghana’s Debt Stock Hits C137 Billion
The total public debt for the country as at May this year has reached ¢137 billion putting the debt-to-GDP ratio at...
Justin Bieber Banned From China For ‘bad Behaviour’
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China, according to Beijing’s Culture Bureau. In a...
Madame Tussauds Beyonce Waxwork ‘removed’ After Complaints
It looks like Madame Tussauds has bowed to social media pressure and removed its latest Beyonce waxwork. The model in...
Philippines To Extend Martial Law In South Until Year End
The Philippine Congress on Saturday voted to extend President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law in the south...
ADB Wins Best Bank In Agric, Forestry and Fishing Financing
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) emerged as the best bank in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Finance at the...
Premium Bank Launches GHC5 Million Credit Facility For Startups
SME -focused commercial bank, Premium Bank, has announced a ₵5 million integrated credit facility for members of the...
$750m of Congo Mining Revenue ‘missing’
More than 20% of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining revenue is being lost due to corruption and mismanagement,...
Aisha Huang’s Ghanaian Husband Can’t Be Found
Prosecutors in the illegal mining case involving En Huang, aka Aisha Hung, and four other Chinese nationals, have told...
Egypt Kills 30 Extremists In Sinai
Egyptian forces have killed 30 extremists during several days of security operations in the Sinai Peninsula involving...
Prof. Aryeetey Honoured For Contribution To African Economies
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, former Vice-Chancellor has received an honorary doctorate degree (Degree of Doctor of the...
Teacher Arrested For Attempting To Sell Student
A science teacher at Sefwi Aboduam M/A JHS in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western Region William Otoo, 24, is...
16 Afghan Police Killed In US Strike
A US airstrike killed 16 Afghan police and wounded two others in Helmand province, officials said Saturday. The...
Immigration Service Intensifies Fight Against Cross Border Crimes
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has indicated its preparedness to tackle cross border crimes including human...
Minority Ready To Consider KT Hammond’s AMERI Proposal – John Jinapor
A former deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor has said that he is not perturbed about a proposal for the government...
David Lynch Is the Surreal Deal, Say ‘Twin Peaks’ Cast
The cast of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" revival show gushed Friday about how much they loved working with the enigmatic...
Yao Ming Rockets Deal Rumours Fizzle Out
Former NBA star Yao Ming has scotched rumours he was interested in buying his old team the Houston Rockets, saying he...
Bissau Clinic Eases Life As An Amputee For Senegalese DJ
Senegalese rapper and DJ Louis Bernard Diedhiou was just a young teenager on the day in 2001 when his love of megastar...