Sonnie Badu Honoured In New York
Ghanaian born London based gospel singer Sonnie Badu has been honoured in the U. S with the Key to City of Brooklyn, New York. The gospel act, received three (3) awards on the night the Key to the...
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1,968 Ghanaians Deported In 2016
Statistics from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has revealed,1,968 Ghanaians who travelled abroad were either deported or refused entry after arriving at their destination. The breakdown of the...
China To Launch Own Encyclopaedia To Rival Wikipedia
China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese Internet users who Beijing...
N. Korea State Media Confirms Arrest of US Professor
North Korea on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing in Pyongyang -- the third American held in the country amid growing tensions with Washington. Kim Sang-Duk, or Tony...
ECG Bidders’ Conference Slated For 3weeks
Citi Business News can confirm that the Bidders’ Conference that is expected to assemble all the six concessionaires for the privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana will take place in two...
Iran’s Reformist Ex-President Backs Rouhani Reelection
Iran's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has skirted a media ban to endorse moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani for a second term over conservative challengers in a tight May 19 election....
Blast Rocks Central Kabul
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet. At least four people were killed in a large explosion in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, health officials said, with initial reports saying...
Government’s ECG Concession Review Arrangements Better – ISODEC
The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), has said that the government’s decision to review portions of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) concession agreement under the Power...
Trump Plays Peacemaker, Hosting Abbas At the White House
President Donald Trump will play peacemaker at the White House on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas as part of an effort to end the long-running Palestinian-Israeli conflict....
What To Do With $256 Bn Cash Pile
It is a sign of Apple's success but also a thorny problem: its cash stockpile has hit a staggering $256.8 billion, sparking debate on what do with such massive reserves. Apple's quarterly report on...
Syria Ceasefire Heads Leaders’ Agenda
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to press for a ceasefire to halt the war in Syria. The two spoke by telephone for the first time since the US launched air...
Gov’t’s ECG Concession Review Arrangements Better – ISODEC
The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), has said that the government’s decision to review portions of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) concession agreement under the Power...
Bomb Blast Targets Foreign Forces In Kabul
A bomb blast targeting a convoy of foreign forces near the US embassy in Kabul Wednesday killed at least three people and wounded 15, officials said, the latest militant attack to rock the Afghan...
‘Drunk’ American Arrested Over Japan Flight Brawl
Japanese police have arrested a drunken American man over a punch-up with another passenger on an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight, which caused a delay, officers said Wednesday. The man, whose name...
Activity Resumes At North Korea Nuclear Test Site
Satellite images indicate activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear test site, US-based analysts said Tuesday, as tensions remain high over fears of an sixth atomic test by the reclusive state....
Australia PM To Reset Ties With Trump After Icy Start
Malcolm Turnbull will seek to steady Australia's longstanding alliance with the United States when he meets Donald Trump this week, after relations soured at a time of growing tensions in the...
Fiji Urges Trump To Honour Paris Climate Deal
Fiji pleaded with US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Paris climate deal Wednesday, as the tiny Pacific nation prepares to lead the latest UN talks on reducing global emissions. Prime...
China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky
When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was comforted by the military protection promised by his fellow communist neighbours. But...
‘No Charges’ For Police Over Black Man’s Killing
The US Department of Justice has reportedly decided not to charge two white officers who shot and killed a black man in Louisiana last summer. Video footage appearing to show the officers holding...
‘Dozens Killed’ In ISIL Attack On Northeast Syria
At least 37 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in an attack by ISIL fighters targeting a crossing along Syria's north-eastern border with Iraq, according to a monitoring group....