politics
September Schedule For Free SHS “premature”
Government’s plans to roll out the free SHS programme in September has been described as premature. According to an...
Netanyahu Hits Back Ahead of Gaza War Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on the defensive ahead of a report Tuesday expected to criticise him...
Don’t Blame Mahama For Recent ‘dumsor’
A former Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has stated that the Mahama-administration should not be blamed for the...
Volta Chiefs To Take Over Flagstaff House If…
The chiefs and elders of Agavedzi division of Somey Traditional Area in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region...
Burkina Jihadists Claim Attack On Police Positions
A night attack on two police positions in Burkina Faso was claimed by jihadists who killed 12 soldiers in the area in...
North Korea Diplomat In China Amid Coal Cut Tension
A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with government officials, the first known visit...
Egypt Lawmaker Says His Expulsion Is Warning To Opposition
An Egyptian lawmaker who was one of the few dissenting voices in parliament said Tuesday his expulsion over accusations...
Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation
Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...
South African Official Sacked Over 350% Pay Rise
A South African government official who granted himself a 350% pay rise has been sacked. Collins Letsoalo was supposed...
Procurement Law Needs Amendment
The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has called for the amendment of the current procurement law...
New Heads of State Museum To Be Located In Osu Castle
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during the unveiling of the logo had said that national monuments will be...
Kenya Deploys 2,500 Officers To Take On Cattle Rustlers
The East African Standard looks at those displaced in the violence About 2,500 police officers are being deployed to...
Former Minister Attacks Akufo-Addo, Prof. Martey
The competence of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has come under severe attack from a former Deputy Minister for...
NDC Threatens To Suspend ‘disloyal’ E.T.
Former MP for Ningo-Prampram, Enoch Teye Mensah, could be sacked from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony...
Pro-Islamic State Militants Re-Emerge As Philippine Nightmare
With ultra-fast boats, millions in ransom payments and sympathetic locals, pro-Islamic State militants on lawless...
Turkey Says Wants To Be Part of Raqa Operation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Ankara wanted to work with its allies to capture the Islamic State...
YES CEO Dares Akufo-Addo To Remove Him From Office
Even in opposition some appointees of the previous NDC government are displaying arrogance and disrespect to the...
Do Ugandans Really Speak the Best English In Africa?
World Linguistic Society names Uganda as top, followed by Zambia, South Africa and Kenya Uganda's government-owned New...
Blame Mahama’s Government For ‘dumsor’ – Energy Ministry
The Energy Ministry has blamed the former Mahama administration for the return of the dreaded power crisis popularly...