Actor Nate Parker’s ‘sorrow’ Over Rape Accuser’s Suicide
US actor Nate Parker has said he is “filled with profound sorrow” at the news that a woman who accused him of rape in 1999 later took her own life. Parker was…
3 Suspects Escape
Three suspects including two police officers who were arrested for killing a bullion van driver have escaped. The three who were being transferred to the Eastern regional Police Headquarters in Koforidua absconded…
Gunmen Killed ‘attacking Police’ Near Moscow
Russian security forces were also involved in a raid on suspected militants in St Petersburg Two gunmen have attacked traffic police on a road east of Moscow, injuring at least two officers…
South Africa’s Main Opposition Says Will Not Form Coalition
The Democratic Alliance(DA) and the radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have said they will not form coalition governments in two key municipalities, Johannesburg and Tshwane. A DA party executive James Selfe,…
Europe’s Top Olympic Official Arrested In Rio
Police in Brazil have arrested the head of the European Olympic Committees, Irishman Patrick Hickey, in Rio over illegal Olympic ticket sales. Mr Hickey, 71, is suspected of illegally passing on tickets…
Lungu Inaugration On Hold Pending Court Petition
Zambian President Edgar Lungu said on Tuesday his inauguration would be delayed until a court rules on a challenge from his main election rival, who said the vote was rigged. Lungu’s rival…
Turkey Set To Release 38,000 Prisoners, Makes Space In Jails After Coup
Turkey will release 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced on Wednesday after the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month’s attempted coup added to pressure…
Freed Nigeria Chibok Schoolgirl ‘misses Militant Husband’
The first Nigerian schoolgirl from Chibok to be rescued from Boko Haram says she misses the father of her baby, a suspected Islamist militant. In her first interview since being found with…
Obama ‘tired’ of Talking About Trump
President Obama took a brief respite from his two-week summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard to attend a Democratic fundraiser for Hillary Clinton on the island Monday night. And with more than two…
Mahama Is Buying Votes, Abusing Incumbency
Anti-corruption group, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) says the distribution of outboard motors to fishermen by President John Mahama in the Western Region is worse than vote buying. It is akin to abuse…
Let Us Thank God For Good Sportsmen And Women!
ONE of the most beautiful songs I heard from the incomparable EK’s Band – undoubtedly the most popular band in Ghana in the 1950s and 1960s – was entitled “Wobeka m’asem.” [“They…
The Asanteman Council of North America (ACONA) Celebrates The 2016 Asante Day In Cincinnati, Ohio
The Asanteman Council of North America (ACONA) celebrates the 2016 Asante Day at RAMADA Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, September 3rd and Sunday, September 4th. It is being hosted by the…
Ben Ephson Must Rise Above NDC Manipulations – NPP
The New Patriotic Party is demanding an apology from pollster Ben Ephson over a report in his newspaper- The Daily Dispatch- which alleged that the NPP has resolved to lie against government…
Even NDC Is Tired of Mahama’s Lies
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the exodus of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from the stands of the Cape Coast Stadium as President John Dramani Mahama delivered…
Nkrumah Interchange Delays Not For Electoral Gains
Roads and Highways Minister, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has rubbished assertions that the delays in the commissioning of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange in Accra is an election gimmick. A section of Ghanaians…
Mahama’s ‘sleeping’ Comment ‘insult’ To Western Region
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused President John Dramani Mahama of insulting the chiefs and people of the Western Region with his comment that Nana Akufo-Addo, flag bearer of the…
The Metamorphosis Of A Revolution
Since independence, Ghana has been relatively peaceful with the exception of some traumatic events such as the overthrow of the First President of Ghana and Dr. K. A. Busia but none of…
Barton Rages Over Guardiola’s Treatment of Hart
Pep Guardiola has been slammed as “disgusting” for his treatment of Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart by the club’s former player Joey Barton. England goalkeeper Hart has been dropped from the starting…
Mahama To NDC Supporters
President John Mahama has revealed that the crowd that attended the 2016 elections campaign launch of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Cape Coast on Sunday, 14 August, has energised and…
Mahama Named Most Inspirational African Leader
Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama has been adjudged the ‘Most Inspirational African President’ by the congress of all Africa Students Union. The scales of the union also identified the former African Union…