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Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed government's plans to provide support for bloggers and journalists who ply their trade in the digital space. According to the Minister, who was addressing the leadership of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) who had paid a courtesy call on hi
The government has raised concerns about the manner in which the media use opinion journalism and social media in the dissemination of information and has, consequently, called on the GJA to take a look at the phenomenon. Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah asked the leadership of the Ghana
Security expert Adam Bonah has indicated there is a looming danger in the country as some drug cartels are working tirelessly to hijack Ghana’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and use it as an illicit drugs hub. According to the security expert, the state security must act fast before the barons suc
The Christian Council of Ghana has added its voice to the numerous calls for state institutions to properly investigate and bring to book the assailants responsible for the killing of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a member of the Tiger Eye PI team. Ahmed was shot three times, twice in the chest and another i
A dusk to dawn curfew has been imposed on the Yendi township, following the selection of the Chief of Savelugu, Yoo Naa Abubakar, as the next king of Dagbon to succeed the late Yaa-Naa Andani Yakubu II. The selection of the new Dagbon overlord is in consonance with the roadmap of the Otumfuo Osei Tu
A human rights lawyer and Ghana’s representative on the International Association of People's Lawyers, Francis Xavier Sosu, has urged the National President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Tony Forson, to step aside for investigations into allegations of rape against him to begin. A Canada-based
YouTube clips that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform. The move comes in response to so-called "challenges" that have sometimes resulted in death or injury. The Google-owned video sharing site said such material had “no place on YouTube”. However,
Theresa May's government faces a vote of no confidence later after MPs rejected the PM's Brexit deal. Labour launched the bid to trigger a general election after the deal setting out the terms of Britain's exit from the EU was rejected by 230 votes. However, one senior party figure has suggested it
A luxury hotel complex is under attack in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. At least two blasts and gunfire were heard at the compound in the Westlands district of the city, which houses the DusitD2 hotel as well as offices. The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab claimed the attack but gave no detail
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed 2010 election that left 3,000 dead and 500,000 displaced. Mr Gbagbo was captured in 2011 in a p
Government says it will this year begin more recruitment into the public sector as the country prepares to exit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Ghana in 2015 signed a three-year Extended Credit Facility with the IMF which saw the latter providing the government with some 918 million
A scooter firm has apologised after issuing a journalist with legal threats over a blogpost about its scooters. Start-up Bird offers electric scooters in around 40 US cities, which are hired via an app. Bird accused Cory Doctorow of copyright infringement for linking to a forum about a device which
A Rastafarian girl who was turned away from her new school in Nairobi because of her hair, has spoken of her disappointment to Kenyan media outlets. Makeda Ndinda told the Standard newspaper that she was forced to choose between her "hair or books" by the deputy principal at Olympic High School afte
Several people have been killed during protests in Zimbabwe after the government more than doubled the price of fuel overnight. Hundreds more were arrested as demonstrators took to the streets in the cities of Harare and Bulawayo. Burning tyres have been used to barricade roads and block bus routes.
The Menzgold saga has been arguably the most popular issue in Ghana, at least for the past few days, and it does not seem it will end any time soon as the story keeps developing faster than the ordinary Ghanaian can follow. At the rate of the story's development, there is the high tendency of [&hell
