Kenya MPs Storm Out Over ‘fight’
Opposition MPs in Kenya have stormed out of parliament in the capital, Nairobi, saying that they have been assaulted in the house. The chaos came during a debate on changing the electoral laws to...
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Russian Hackers Tracked Ukrainian Artillery Units Using Android Implant
A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the U. S. presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and...
Kenya’s Cord MPs Storm Out Over ‘fight’
Opposition MPs in Kenya have stormed out of parliament in the capital, Nairobi, saying that they have been assaulted in the house. The chaos came during a debate on changing the electoral laws to...
Comey Under Fire Again Over Clinton Emails
James Comey is back under fire. The FBI director is facing renewed criticism after a judge ordered unsealed the warrant used to justify the bureau's review of emails between Hillary Clinton and Huma...
Fistfight Breaks Out In Kenya Parliament
Politics in Kenya's parliament is known for being highly animated and partisan A parliament session in Kenya has descended into chaos, with rival MPs trading punches. Opposition lawmakers tried to...
Trump Claims He ‘would Have Won’ Popular Vote
In his latest Twitter tirade, President-elect Donald Trump has claimed he could have won more votes than his rival Hillary Clinton. "I would have done even better in the election, if that is...
NPP Treating Me As If I Am God – Ben Ephson
Pollster, Ben Ephson who wrongly predicted Mahama’s victory over his main opponent, Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2016 polls has told the New Patriotic Party(NPP) that he’s not God for him to always get...
I Look Forward To Working With Akufo-Addo’s Gov’t – CHRAJ Boss
The new Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has strongly defended his appointment despite a suit by the New Patriotic Party. Joseph Whittal speaking in...
‘Skirt and Blouse’ Voting In Ghana; the Trend, Winners and Losers
None of the 26 constituencies that voted ‘skirt and blouse’ in the 2012 election repeated their action in 2016, but President John Dramani Mahama fared better with ‘skirt and blouse’ voting...
Come Out Of Your Nominal Mask With Your Evidence, “Onaapo”
This is not a column I had intended to write; but, fortunately or unfortunately, a column that I recently wrote and published which was captioned “Cut this Primitive, ‘Prophetic’ Tribalism,...
Pink Sheeting An African Election
By the time Charlotte “lip gloss” Osei, Ghana's electoral Commissioner conceded defeat to the NPP and Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo on Friday the 9th of December, we already knew what the results...
Dollar Hits New 14-Year High, Dow Sets Sights On 20,000
The dollar hit a 14-year high on Tuesday as the yen fell after the Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policy and the euro weakened following deadly attacks in Germany and Turkey. On Wall...
Mahama Confirms Joseph Whittal As CHRAJ Boss
President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed Joseph Whittal as the new Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). Mr. Whittal was sworn-in at a short ceremony...
AU and UN Laud Firm Stance of ECOWAS, 11 Envoys Desert Jammeh
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS...
How GHOne TV Scared Multimedia In Election Coverage
I am one of those Ghanaians who are not proud of the standard of journalism in this country. Ghana is one of the freest countries on earth for the practice of journalism, but inadequate investment...
Oppong Nkrumah Named Spokesperson
Member of Parliament-elect for Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency in the Eastern Region, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has been appointed spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party, NPP Transition Team. He takes over...
IMF’s Lagarde Convicted Over Payout
A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence but did not hand down any punishment. As French finance minister in 2008, she approved an award of...
‘Surreal’ Is Named 2016 ‘Word of the Year’
Donald Trump's upset win in the US presidential election astonished people so much that they rushed to the dictionary to look up the word everyone was using to describe the event: surreal. Indeed,...
Transition Team Agrees On ‘last Minute Contracts’
Both sides of the transition team have reached a compromise regarding the signing of new contracts and other decisions with major financial implications by the President John Mahama-led...
Oppong Nkrumah Now Spokesperson For NPP Transition Team
The Member of Parliament elect for the Ofoase Ayirebi constituency in the Eastern Region, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has been named as the new spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party’s transition team....