What If ‘Pharaoh’ is innocent?: Camp of Kofi Jumah jumps to his defense amidst corrupt allegations.
A letter released by the concerned workers suggest that when Mr. Kofi Jumah took over as the Managing Director of the state company, they were of hope that he was going to manage the company to a level workers and management would be happy about. All attempt to have him change his ways for the […]
Read MoreMan who slapped Macron gets 4-month prison sentence
Man who slapped Macron gets 4-month prison sentence A French court on Thursday sentenced a man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face this week to a prison term of 18 months, 14 of which were suspended. Damien Tarel, a 28-year-old medieval history enthusiast, has been in custody since the assault on Tuesday […]
Read MoreI couldn’t write my WASCCE paper because I was campaigning for NPP – Captain Smart
Radio personality Captain Smart has revealed that he was not able to write his Elective Maths West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) paper because he was on a campaign trail with the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Captain Smart has been suspended for a month for being critical of the government under the leadership of Nana Addo Dankwa […]
Read MoreBuhari’s son-in-law declared ‘wanted’ in Nigeria
Corruption investigators in Nigeria have declared that the president’s son-in-law Gimba Yau Kumo is “wanted” in connection with an alleged $65m (£46m) housing fraud. The former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) is being sought by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) along with two others. “The persons whose pictures appear […]
Read MoreMilitants kill 31 soldiers in northeast Nigeria
At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned fighters ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, military sources said on Monday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the convoy with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in the town of Mainok outside the regional […]
Read MoreAfghanistan: ‘We have won the war, America has lost’, say Taliban
Driving to Taliban-controlled territory doesn’t take long. Around 30 minutes from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, passing large craters left by roadside bombs, we meet our host: Haji Hekmat, the Taliban’s shadow mayor in Balkh district. Perfumed and in a black turban, he’s a veteran member of the group, having first joined the militants in […]
Read MoreItalian officer ‘caught selling secrets to Russia’
An Italian navy officer has been arrested after being caught in the act of handing secret documents to a Russian military official, police say. The men were stopped by military police on suspicion of serious crimes relating to espionage and state security. The Russian, who reportedly worked at the Russian embassy in Italy, is expected […]
Read MoreYouTube to start deducting taxes from creators outside USA
YouTube is set to start deducting taxes from creators outside of United States (US) on the earnings they generate from viewers in the US. The new policy will begin from as early as June 2021, the Google-owned company said in an email to creators. YouTube has also asked creators to submit their tax information in […]
Read More2020 Election Petition Dismissed as having no merit – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Ghana is the highest ranking court of appeal in the country. Following the December 2020 general election, the National Democratic Congress sent a petition to the supreme court on the issue that no candidate scored the required 50 +1%. After several weeks of sitting on the case, the supreme […]
Read MoreSame-sex marriage will never happen under my Presidency – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has given the strongest indication yet about his position on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) activities in the country. As far as the President is concerned, legislation of same-sex marriage to become lawful is not a matter he will ever consider. “I have said it before, and let me stress it again, […]
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