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Duterte Ordered Hundreds of Murders

Edgar Matobato's days are spent -- for now, at least -- in a verdant, bucolic compound some way outside Manila. Chickens, ubiquitous in the rural Philippines, scratch in the dirt and there is a...

Senators Call For Sanctions On Russia

Three prominent US senators have warned that Russia and its president may face sanctions over the country's alleged interference in last month's presidential election. They said the move had...

Ogoni In Review

The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the following questions drew his responses below. OGN: What is your assessment of the gains...

Mr. Fegalo Nsuke Caught Up With Mr. Ben Ikari Who Is A Prominent Ogoni Activist?

From Long Kisses To Noise Bans

Africa has contributed its fair share of captivating headlines this year, but submerged in the coverage of migrations and mass killings, Nigerian novelist and journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani picks...

Ending Stagnation Is Key

The 2016 presidential campaign confirms what Marx wrote : “all the events and personalities of great importance in world history occur, as it were, twice… the first time as tragedy, the second as...

Mahama Hasn’t Learnt From Dec 7 Defeat — Amidu

The actions of the outgoing government of John Mahama, as far as the signing of last-minute contracts and appointments are concerned, are indications that the outgoing president has not learnt any...

What Is A President To Do In Final Weeks?

There is a case every law student must have come across. This is the American case of Marbury v Madison. President John Adams and his federalist party had been defeated in the 1800 elections. Thomas...

Speak Up Else Ghana Will Be Ungovernable – Martin Amidu

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu is asking Ghanaians to overcome their fears and rise up in defense of what is right as he cites the outgoing government of deliberately putting impediment in the...

Speak Up Else Mahama-Govt Will Make Ghana Ungovernable For Nana – Amidu

NDC Will Regret Last-Minute Appointments, Contracts

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has added his voice to the condemnation of the outgoing government’s last-minute appointments, contracts and recruitments. Describing the move by the outgoing...

President John Mahama’s Last Midnight Appointments, Contracts And Recruitments

Many interesting developments have taken place since the NPP routed the Government of my party, the NDC, in the just ended General and Presidential elections. The looter John Mahama Government...

The Senate, SERAP, Ibrahim Magu and the Dearth and Death of CSO’s In Nigeria By Jude Ndukwe

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, recently wrote a letter to Mr Michel Forst, the UN Rapporteur on situation of human rights defenders on Senate’s refusal to confirm Mr...

Senate, SERAP, Ibrahim Magu And The Dearth And Death Of CSO’s In Nigeria

Members of Electoral College To Cast Ballots Monday

The 538 members of the Electoral College are set on Monday to make President-elect Donald Trump's victory official. In all 50 state capitals and the District of Columbia, electors -- chosen by the...

What Happens If the Electoral College Goes Rogue

Donald Trump is busy building his Cabinet and planning his agenda, but he isn't really, officially going to be President quite yet. One of the peculiarities of American democracy is that it's a group...

Current President Is A Traitor, Says Rousseff

Former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff has labelled the current leader Michel Temer a "traitor" and "illegitimate president" and called on the government to hold fresh elections. The Senate suspended...

Philippines President Duterte Admits Killing Suspects

Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted killing suspected criminals during his time as mayor of Davao City. "In Davao, I used to do it personally. Just to show the guys that,...

New Government Approved By Italian Parliament

Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is pictured before a confidence vote to the new government Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won a confidence vote in the upper house Senate on Wednesday,...