Mugabe Summoned Over ‘diamond Theft’
Zimbabwe’s parliament has summoned former President Robert Mugabe to give evidence about a claim he made about huge-scale diamond theft. Mr Mugabe accused foreign mining firms of “swindling”...
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Kidnapped Schoolgirls ‘freed In Nigeria’
The majority of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by militants from the town of Dapchi last month have been returned, the government says. Nigeria’s Ministry of Information says 76 of the 110...
‘Daughters of Poor Men’: Heartbreak In Nigeria
The kidnapping of 110 girls from a school in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Dapchi bears striking similarities to the 2014 abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok – right down to the...
Anger Over Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls
There is growing anger among the parents of a group of missing Nigerian schoolgirls following an attack by Boko Haram on Monday night. Parents of pupils who disappeared from their boarding school in...
Egypt Announces Highest State of Alert
Egypt has announced the country’s highest state of alert, following the launch of a major counter-terrorism operation. Earlier, the army said it was beginning operations in the Sinai peninsula,...
Cameroon Gas Project Brings Royalties For Shareholders, But Tainted Water and Brutalities To Locals
As the first rays of daylight pierced a thick haze blanketing the Ndogpassi neighborhood, several dozen angry men appeared, seemingly from nowhere. They formed a human barrier across the main...
Facebook Group, Awareness Army, Donates To Orphanage
The Awareness Army, a virtual social media-based networking group visited the Royal Seed Home at Kow Bondzi, a rural community near Kasoa in the Central Region over the weekend to interact with...
Facebook Group, Awareness Army Donates To Orphanage
The Awareness Army, a virtual social media-based networking group visited the Royal Seed Home at Kow Bondzi, a rural suburb near Kasoa in the Central Region over the weekend to interact with inmates...
Ghana Air Force Launches “The Airman” Magazine
The Ghana Air Force has launched the maiden edition of the ‘’The Airman’’ Magazine to help educate the public and enable them have better understanding on the operations of the Air Force. The...
Akufo-Addo Goes To the Aid of Families of 6 Ghanaians Killed In Bronx Fire
President Nana Akufo-Addo has sent out condolences to the families of Ghanaian nationals who were killed by fire outbreak at a Bronx apartment in New York City last Thursday night. Six Ghanaian...
26 Ghanaians Shortlisted For 2017 Africa Youth Awards
Africa Youth Awards, the continent’s most coveted awards for young achievers and change makers, have announced over 140 young Africans and organisations from 25 countries as finalists for the 2017...
Five Buzz Facts You Must Know
Zimbabwe takeover – It has been a political circus in Zimbabwe as the country’s military embarked on a takeover, seized control of the country and detaining President Robert Mugabe who has ruled...
Coup in Zimbabwe, Army Seizes Power and Holds Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s army seized control of the country on Wednesday, saying it was removing “criminals” around Robert Mugabe and holding the president for his own safety. An army spokesman said on state...
Valerie Sawyerr Shoots Nana Addo At Close Range! You Must See This
Valerie Sawyerr’s recent shot at Nana Addo is one that will certainly throw the President out of his “easy chair” should it ever get at him! Former Deputy Chief-of-Staff under the Mahama-led...
Ghanaian Gets UN Job To Maintain Ceasefire Between Israel and Syria
The United Nations has appointed a former National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation of Ghana to head the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). UNDOF ‘s mandate is to...
Lawyer of Maj Mahama ‘killers’ Not Watched Lynching Video
Legal representative of four of the accused in the killing of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama says he has yet not watched the social media videos of the lynching. “That is intentional because I don’t...
Turkey Arrests 3 Soldiers ‘who Beat Syrians On Border’
A Turkish court arrested three soldiers allegedly filmed beating up and verbally abusing four young Syrians who attempted to cross the border illegally, state media reported Monday. The video, widely...
‘More Than 40’ Killed In Battle With Boko Haram In Nigeria
‘More than 40’ killed in battle with Boko Haram in Nigeria More than 40 people have died in north-east Nigeria during an attempt to free people who had been ambushed in a convoy by militant...
Meet Lt Gen Obed Boamah Akwa–Chief of Defence Staff
Lt Gen Obed Boamah Akwa was born on 20 June, 1955. He went through various first cycle educational institutions in the Brong Ahafo, Eastern and Northern Regions of Ghana before gaining admission...
US, S. Korea Conduct Live-Fire Exercise After ICBM Test
The US and South Korean militaries conducted a live-fire exercise using surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the US Army said...