NSS Allowance, A Cheat On Ghanaian Graduates
Sometimes I ask myself if National Service should be compulsory for all Ghanaian graduates? Even the name, "National Service", in my opinion is a misnomer. It should have been national...
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Queen In Sapphire For 65 Years On Throne
A portrait of the Queen by British photographer David Bailey has been reissued for her Sapphire Jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne. In the photo, the Queen wears sapphire jewellery given to her...
Theresa May To Press EU Leaders On Defence Spending
Latest: Death of KG pupils in Breman: A wake-up call to GES, Ministry of Education! Martin Amidu: The hero of our time The crux of the matter: Corruption! Where are the Vuvuzelas and cheering flags?...
US Warns North Korea Against Nuclear Attack
The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an "effective and overwhelming" response. Mr Mattis spoke in South Korea, where he had been...
US Warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ Response To Nuclear Use
The US defence secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Mr Mattis is in South Korea, where he has been...
Russian Hacking Aims To Destabilise West, Sir Michael Fallon Says
Russia is carrying out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks targeting democracy and critical infrastructure in the West, UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has warned. Moscow was "weaponising...
Canada Mint Worker Who Hid $130,000 of Gold In Rectum Jailed
A former Royal Canadian Mint employee has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing gold coins by concealing them in his rectum. Leston Lawrence stole $127,116 (CA$165,451; £100,000) of...
Otiko Djaba’s Approval Would Send Wrong Signals About Skipping National Service
A political communications lecturer at University of Cape Coast says a wrong signal would be sent to young Ghanaians should minister-designate for Gender and Social Protection Otiko Djaba be...
US Affirms ‘unshakeable Commitment’ To NATO
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has reassured his British counterpart of the "unshakeable commitment" the US has toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a Pentagon spokesman...
NGO Rescues Girl, 12, Defiled By Police Officer
A non-Governmental Organisation, Beacon of Hope Foundation has extended support to a victim of defilement. The 12-year-old girl now 14 years was allegedly defiled and impregnated in May, 2015 by a...
Trump Takes Over Islamic State Fight, Vowing To Finish It
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Islamic State is on the defensive in three countries and has been all but wiped out in another. Two and a half years after the extremists...
Army Chief Indicted Over ‘stolen’ Pick-Up
Maj Gen Sampson Adeti, Chief of Staff, General Headquarters, of the Ghana Armed Forces at Burma Camp, has been indicted for allegedly appropriating a Nissan Hard-body double-cabin vehicle donated to...
NATO Concerned About Trump ‘obsolete’ Remark
Germany's Foreign Minister said on Monday that U. S. President-elect Donald Trump's comments that NATO was obsolete had aroused concern across the 28-member alliance. Frank-Walter Steinmeier,...
John Kerry Finds Vietnam War Site Where He Killed A Man
The outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry has visited the place in the Mekong Delta where he was ambushed during the Vietnam war. The former Navy lieutenant met a 70-year-old former member of the...
Welcome William of the House of Akufo-Addo (1)
It is with great pleasure, joy, satisfaction and a high sense of relief that we welcome William of the House of Akuffo-Addo, Second of His Name, 5th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana,...
Army Offensive Tightens Noose On Rebel-Held Douma
Health workers in a besieged rebel-held suburb of Damascus said daily attacks by Syrian troops are stretching them to the limit, and many fear that the fall of Aleppo would embolden the government of...
Many Dead In Explosion In Syrian Town Near Turkish Border
An explosion in the busy center of a rebel-held town near Syria's border with Turkey caused deaths and wounded dozens on Saturday, a monitor, local resident and rebel group said. The Syrian...
Rebels Threaten To Boycott Astana Talks
Syrian rebel groups say they are suspending participation in the preparations for peace talks planned by Russia and Turkey for later this month. In a statement, the rebels cited "many and large...
Clashes Reported Despite Truce
Fighting between government and rebel forces has been reported in parts of Syria despite a nationwide truce coming into force overnight. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring...
Russia-Turkey Brokered Truce Comes Into Force
A nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups has come into effect. The truce, brokered by Russia and Turkey, which will act as guarantors, began at midnight (22:00 GMT)....