Gregory Afoko, the man standing trial for the alleged murder of the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, has been declared fit to return to the dock after...
Since Ghana’s independence in 1957, the country has been exploring measures to increase women’s participation in governance. This is in recognition of the fact that women’s contribution to...
A former Nigerian state governor was jailed for five years on Monday after being found guilty of corruption related to procurement of cars while in office, a judge said. James Bala Ngilari - who was...
A Nigerian former state governor was on Monday found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for corruption, marking one of the first high-profile convictions in President Muhammadu Buhari's...
The Indian cricket board's former president Anurag Thakur gave an "unconditional apology" Monday to the Supreme Court which had ordered his dismissal from the game's most powerful body in January....
Pakistan on Monday formed a three-member tribunal headed by a retired judge to investigate a spot-fixing case allegedly involving two players in a recent Twenty20 league match. Sharjeel Khan and...
A Sudanese court on Sunday sentenced three human rights activists to a year each in jail after convicting them of publishing fake reports or spying, their lawyer said. Khalafalla Al-Afif, Midhat...
US President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor of wire-tapping his phone a month before he was elected. President Trump tweeted early on Saturday: “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my...
She was confronted at home but claimed to be sister of the wanted woman Moment of her arrest revealed ahead of BBC's Britain on the Fiddle tonight She created lies to claim housing benefit, income...
The mayor of Senegal's capital is facing a judicial probe into the disappearance of 1.83 billion CFA francs ($2.85 million) in city funds, the country's top prosecutor said Friday. Khalifa Sall, a...
A Brazilian court has ruled that the son of soccer great Pele must be released from jail and allowed to fight an almost 13-year prison sentence for drug-related charges while free. Edson Cholbi do...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be the special guest of honour for the premiering of the documentary, titled, “From Gold Coast To Ghana, A Glorious History Of Self Determination.”...
Egypt’s top appeals court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising. Mr Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison...
The row between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's wife and a Lebanese businessman over a $1.3 million diamond ring took a fresh twist after her WhatsApp messages were exposed in local media. The...
A US federal judge in California on Wednesday agreed to release on bail the widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at an Orlando nightclub last year. US magistrate Donna Ryu set bail at...
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon says a judge is placing him under investigation over a fake job scandal - but has vowed to continue his election campaign. For weeks, Mr...
A Catholic bus emblazoned with an anti-transgender slogan has been seized by authorities in Spain. Prosecutors in Madrid have launched an 'urgent' investigation into a conservative association that...
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has said he will fight on, as he announced that a judge was placing him under formal investigation. For weeks, he has fought allegations...
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has said the disinterest by the woman who was brutalized by a mob at Adum in Kumasi, could restrain her outfit from helping...
Former deputy Attorney-General Dominic Ayine has expressed concern the Special Prosecutor's office to be created by government will go witch-hunting appointees of the former NDC government. The...
