Nigeria President To Meet Trump In US
Nigeria president to meet Trump in US Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will become the first leader from sub-Saharan Africa to be received by US President Donald Trump when he arrives in...
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Parliament Withdraws RTI Bill Again For ‘not Being Urgent In Nature’
Parliament has again withdrawn the over a decade-old Right to Information Bill on the basis that it is “not urgent” in nature. The contentious bill was last laid before Parliament on March 23...
Queenmother, 8 Others On the Run After Failed Attempt To Steal Spiritual Stool
Queenmother, 8 others on the run after failed attempt to steal spiritual stool A queenmother and eight others are on the run after a botched attempt to steal the town’s spiritual ‘black stool’...
Juror Begs Judge In Maj. Mahama ‘killers’ Case
A juror on Monday begged a judge to exclude her from the seven-member jury being empanelled by the Accra High Court to hear the murder case of the military officer Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. “I am...
Pirates Raid Ghanaian Vessel In Keta; Take 3 Korean Nationals Hostage
Suspected Nigerian pirates have raided a Ghanaian fishing vessel off the coast of Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana and taken hostage three crewmembers. The pirates, said to be nine in number, took...
One Hit In the Head, Scores Injured As Police Fire Warning Shots To Disperse NDC Crowd
One hit in the head, scores injured as Police fire warning shots to disperse NDC crowd One person is allegedly hit in the head and several others injured as police fired warning shots to disperse...
Another Escapee In the Kwabenya Police Station Jailbreak Arrested In E/R
Another escapee in the Kwabenya Police Station jailbreak arrested in E/R One more fugitive in the Kwabenya Police Staion jailbreak has been arrested in the Eastern Region. Emmanuel Kotey, 21, was...
Trump Accepts ‘milestone’ Meeting With Kim
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are to meet in person by May, it has been announced, an extraordinary overture after months of mutual hostility. News of the meeting was...
Togo Opposition Leaders Say They’ll Be Unyielding In Their Demands
Leaders of the 14 opposition political parties of Togo who are in Accra for mediation talks with President Akufo-Addo say they will not back down on their demand for President Faure Gnassingbe to...
‘We Leave Everything To God’
Family members of the former Member of Parliament for Chiana- Paga, Abuga Pele, who was handed six-year jail term for causing financial loss to the state, say they are saddened by the development and...
Teacher Who Lashed Student For Keeping Bushy Hair To Be ‘disciplined’
A teacher, who lashed one of his students for allegedly keeping what was considered bushy hair, is to face disciplinary action for his conduct that left the second-year student with bruises over his...
Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai Buried Amid Rivalry In MDC
More than 5,000 people have attended the burial of Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in his home village after he died of colon cancer. The burial was marred by divisions in the party...
Desmond Tutu Severs Ties With Oxfam Over Sex Scandal
The South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has become the latest high-profile personality to end his ties with Oxfam after the charity was his with sexual misconduct...
Ankaful Psychiatric Nurses To Boycott Meeting With Health Minister
Staff of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital who are on a collision course with their director say they will boycott a scheduled meeting with the Health Minister today to attempt a resolution of the impasse...
Ethiopia PM In Surprise Resignation
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned unexpectedly, saying he hoped to end years of unrest and political upheaval. In a televised address, he said his resignation was “vital in...
Lawyer Gives Up On Seven ‘killers’ of Maj. Mahama
A lawyer representing 14 persons indicted for the murder of military officer, Major Maxwell Mahama, has given up on some of the accused persons at the eleventh hour, leaving them in limbo as trial is...
South Africa: ANC Leaders Expected To Ask President Zuma To Resign
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are meeting to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC Leaders Meet To Decide On Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC To Decide On Jacob Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC To Decide On Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...