Ghana Rugby Celebrates #OlympicDay
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) celebrated #OlympicDay with a “Get Into Rugby” exhibition at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday 24 June 2017 to showcase Rugby as Olympic sport. The event...
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Trump Slams Obama, Demands ‘apology’ Over Russia Probe
US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded an apology over the Russia investigation rocking his presidency, as he kept up a days-long attack on Barack Obama for his handling of intelligence about...
Beware of Religious Extremists – Akufo-Addo Advises Muslims
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged Ghanaian Muslims to stay away from persons who disguise themselves with religion to perpetuate acts of extremism. “I believe that inasmuch as...
Nigeria’s Ill President Sends Recorded Greetings From London
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the end of Ramadan with an audio broadcast to the nation, the presidency said, his first public statement since going on medical leave in early May....
Akufo Addo Leaves For Zambia On 3-Day Official Visit
President Akufo-Addo has left the country today, Monday, 26th June, 2017, for a 3-day official visit to the Republic of Zambia. His visit is at the invitation of the President of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa...
Trump Hosts ‘true Friend’ Modi For First One-On-One
US President Donald Trump hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for a first face-to-face meeting, seeking to forge a chemistry that can add new fizz to a flourishing relationship...
Nana Addo, Rawlings, Celebrate End of Ramadan With Muslims
The drums of the celebration of the Eid Mubarak has continued to sound among Muslims across the country. Eid-al-Fitr is the last day of the holy month of Ramadan, marking an end to a month-long...
Trump Abandons White House Eid Dinner
US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The White House event had been held every year...
Ghanaian Muslims Must Be Wary of Ideologists With Destructive Ends – AKufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished different Muslim sects to unite and ward off persons who try to infiltrate their religion with Islam-like ideas that end in destruction....
EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week, Sources Say
The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record two billion euro fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow against a US tech giant, sources say. Led by hard-charging...
Modi, In Washington, Hails ‘growing Convergence’ of US-India Interests
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the increasing "convergence" of US-Indian interests and values, as he prepared for his first face-to-face meeting Monday with President Donald Trump. Modi...
Pray For Nana Addo During Eid-Al-Fitr
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on Muslims in the country to pray for the Akufo-Addo government to enable it deliver on its mandate to Ghanaians as they commemorate this year’s ...
EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week
The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow against a US tech giant, sources said. Led by hard-charging European Commission...
Netanyahu Under Fire After Reneging On Western Wall Deal
Israel's shelving of a deal to allow mixed-gender prayers at the Western Wall echoed far beyond religion Monday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of abandoning reform efforts for...
Hong Kong Activists Stage China Protests Ahead of Xi Visit
Hong Kong saw multiple protests Monday ahead of a visit by President Xi Jinping to mark 20 years since the city was handed back to China by Britain. Pro-democracy activists including high-profile...
In Mongolia, Democracy Unfolds In A Yurt
At 6:55 a.m. on Monday, a man in rural Mongolia stood outside a yurt and looked down at his watch. Five minutes remained until presidential election polls opened in the country of just three million...
Continue To Pray For the ‘good of Ghana’ – Rawlingses Salute Muslims
Former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings have congratulated the Muslim community on the occasion of the feast of breaking of the fast – Eid ul Fitr. In a...
Former Presidents Won’t Queue For Visas
Ghana’s three living former presidents would not have to queue up with fellow citizens seeking American Visas for non-official purposes. This is according to Press Attache’ at the US Embassy in...
Why Tanzanian President Magufuli Refuses To Lift Ban
Pregnant schoolgirl ban… President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli has come under intense criticisms following his comments that girls who give birth should not be allowed to return to school. A...
Freed Chinese Intellectual Spoke Out For Change
Liu Xiaobo, who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize from behind bars, was for decades a vocal champion of democracy and human rights until Chinese authorities locked him up for speaking out. The...