The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is seeking the face of God as the party readies to organise primaries to elect its presidential candidate and parliamentary candidates across the 275 constituencies.
General Secretary of the NPP, …
Following a possible incidents of criminal activities and attacks during December 31st night activities to mark the New Year, Mad. Justina Owusu Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister, who is also the Chairman of the Bono Regional Security …
Nigeria's police chief has ordered the suspension of an officer who allegedly shot dead a female lawyer in the main city Lagos on Christmas Day.
Drambi Vandi is reported to have hit Bolanle Raheem as she and several family …
Belarus has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador, saying it had shot down a Ukrainian air defence missile in Belarusian territory.
It happened during one of Russia's heaviest aerial onslaughts against Ukraine so far.
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A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her overall jail time to 33 years.
The country's former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest since a mil…
In his address at a thanksgiving service organised by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra on Thursday, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said the current government has created more jobs than any other government.
"We have built mor…
As part of a home coming after winning the National Chairman position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia went to the Bono Region for the Christmas festivities.
As part of his rounds, he called on the Omanhe…
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres has called on the world to put peace at the heart of "our words and actions" in 2023.
In a New Year message, Guterres said "every New Year is a moment of rebirth".
A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting against a Taliban order this week suspending all female students from attending university in the country.
Video footage circulating on soc…
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Wednesday issued a four-day ban on carrying firearms in the capital as a precautionary measure ahead of the January 1 inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva.
In his ruling that tem…
Uzbekistan's health ministry has said that 18 children have died after drinking a cough syrup manufactured by Indian drug maker Marion Biotech.
The ministry said that preliminary tests showed a batch of the medicine containe…
Families wept and kissed the tarmac at the main airport in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region as they reunited after being kept apart by war for more than 18 months.
The emotional scenes followed the resumption of commercial…
The Volta Region chapter of the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC), has appealed to President Nana Akufo Addo to maintain Madam Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in office in any Ministe…
Dr Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament for Tano North constituency in the Ahafo Region has expressed her discontentment about the findings of a survey conducted to assess the performance of the 275 Members of Parliament (MPs), being ci…
As another electoral cycle approaches, political parties are all lacing their boots for the 2024 Presidential and parliamentary elections in different ways. Specifically, they are electing their executive Officers at all levels, namely, po…
A man in southern Senegal has set himself the ambitious task of planting five million trees over the next five years.
This visionary project came to Adama Diémé when he returned home to the Casamance region in 2020 after a f…
Cities across Ukraine have been targeted by a wave of Russian missile strikes, in one of the largest bombardments since the war began.
At least three people - including a 14-year-old girl - were taken to hospital after explo…
The Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Dalex Finance, Mr Joe Jackson has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo–Addo to reduce the number of appointees serving in his government as part of measure to cut down on cost.
According to hi…
Justices of the Supreme Court must be learned, know their case laws and ensure that their decisions and judgments are properly motivated to contribute to the orderly development of the nation, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stat…
It was the discovery of the body of a 22-year-old woman on the streets of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, last year that brought into the open the problem of female drug addiction in the city. Health workers said she died from an opioid…
Pope Francis has said former Pope Benedict XVI is very ill and he has asked pilgrims at the Vatican to pray for him.
Benedict, 95, became the first leader of the Catholic Church to stand down in 600 years in 2013, citing adv…
The US is considering imposing new Covid restrictions on Chinese arrivals, after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month.
American officials say this is due to a lack of transparency surrounding the virus i…
Ethiopian Airlines has resumed commercial flights to the capital of the war-hit Tigray region for the first time in nearly 18 months.
Its chief executive Mesfin Tasew said the flights to Mekelle would bring families back together, and h…
The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (ERCC) has held its second regional council meeting and appealed to Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) to participate in scheduled regional programmes.
The meeting was organised in …
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso- Bekwai Constituency, Mr. Alfred Obeng-Boateng has distributed food items to over 1,500 people in the constituency.
The recipients included opinion leaders, constituency executives, ele…
The UN Security Council has denounced Taliban government policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan.
The Taliban have banned women from attending university and working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) within…
Thirteen-year-old Nika Selivanova made a heart shape with both her hands, waving goodbye to her best friend Inna who was pressed up against the glass partition that divided the entrance hall of Kherson's train station from the waiting …
A sister of the alleged ringleader of a failed coup attempt in The Gambia has called for his release, saying he was not involved in any plot to topple President Adama Barrow's government.
Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera was arrested…
One political party does not have the solution to all of Ghana’s problems, bring everybody, no matter their backgrounds on board, the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev Stephen Wengam has urged the government.
Com…
The much-anticipated changes to St Kitts and Nevis' Citizenship by Investment Programme have been announced today by the country's recently appointed Citizenship by Investment Unit Head, Michael Martin. Setting a bold and new tone for the …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to start wearing masks again as the country steps up surveillance of Covid cases.
Mr Modi held a review meeting on Thursday amid a surge in cases in China which has put In…
The United States has accused North Korea of supplying battlefield missiles and rockets to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for use in Ukraine.
The White House said the shipment violated UN Security Council resolutions and…
Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu, has launched skills development training programme for the youth in the Adaklu district.
The first batch of 50 beneficiaries, all girls, were enrolled as seamstress apprent…
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé will oversee the armed forces as part of a reshuffle amid growing security concerns in the northern regions, according to a decree announced on Friday.
Until this year, Togo had been spared the frequent…
President Akufo-Addo has appealed to Journalists not to fall prey to misinformation on IMF negotiations in a bid to create disaffection for the government.
Speaking in Accra at a Ghana Journalists Association, GJA Dinner with Journalist…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is ready to engage the new leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on issues to help voters make informed decisions in the 2024 general elections.
While congratulating the new leaders t…
Russian authorities have started destroying the ruined theatre in Mariupol, according to an aide to the city's exiled Ukrainian mayor.
Petro Andryushchenko accused the occupying authorities of seeking to cover up the murder …
Shell has agreed to pay $16m (£13m) to four Nigerian farmers and their communities to compensate for damage allegedly caused by pollution coming from leaks in its oil pipelines.
The sum was agreed in negotiations between the…
The Bassare Youth Association (BAYA) has admonished Bassares in various political parties to aspire to leadership roles to make their presence felt in the progress, growth and development of politics in the country.
“It has always been…
Parliament on Thursday passed the Appropriation Bill, 2022, under a certificate of urgency giving Government the go ahead to spend GHS227.80 billion from the Consolidated Fund and other public funds for the 2023 fiscal year.
The Appropr…
The commander of the East African regional force based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has urged the local population in the area of Kibumba to return home as it is now secure and safe.
General Major Jeff Nyagah, who is part of …
Health experts say it has not been possible to begin a trial in Uganda of three experimental Ebola vaccines due to a lack of cases of the virus.
An outbreak of the Sudan strain of Ebola has caused at least 55 deaths since September.
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A gunman has opened fire in central Paris, killing three people and wounding three others.
The attacker targeted a Kurdish cultural centre and shot members of the local community. A possible racist motive is being investigat…
Parliament on Thursday, approved the nominations of Lariba Zuweira Abudu and Francisca Oteng Mensah as Minister and Deputy Minister respectively of the Gender Ministry of Children and Social Protection Ministry.
The approval of the tw…
The stiff opposition by the Minority in Parliament against the allocation of funds towards the construction of the National Cathedral project forced the withdrawal of GH¢80 million earmarked for the project from the budget estimates of the…
The December 2021 update on the Dnipro Kids charity website feels like another world.
It describes plans for the annual Christmas party "in a nice restaurant" with games and personalised gifts for every child.
A r…
German authorities have arrested an employee of its BND foreign intelligence agency on suspicion of passing state secrets to Russia.
The accused, named as Carsten L because of privacy rules, was arrested in Berlin in a case …
A navy officer has been named by The Gambia's government as the alleged ringleader of a failed coup plot.
Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera had been detained, along with four other officers, in an operation under way since Tuesda…
A group calling itself Lawyers In Search Of Democracy (LINSOD) has congratulated the newly elected executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The group in a statement signed and issued by its Secretary, Theophilus Dzimega, exp…
The members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Boston, Massachusetts have extended their congratulations to the newly elected National Executives of the National Democratic Congress.
The members noted that they are confident…
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