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A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications team, Eric Amoako Twum, has said the government may have to go back to the drawing board to redefine its flagship policy “One-District One-Factory” to properly address the economic needs of Ghanaians. The NPP while in opposition promise
President Trump threatened an investigation into Facebook over perceived bias after a White House staffer was temporarily banned from posting comments on the site. Trump’s social media director, Dan Scavino, complained Monday that Facebook had banned him from posting comments. “Dear Facebook,” wrote
Cyclone Idai has triggered a "massive disaster" in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people, the UN has said. The region has been hit by widespread flooding and devastation affecting Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi called it "a hu
No single security personnel has been prosecuted for the attacks on more than 25 journalists and media employees since 2006. Although the perpetrators in some of the cases are identified, the cases are settled sometimes with apologies. In most cases, however, no compensation is paid, while the secur
Former Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry into the election violence at Ayawaso West Wuogon, Ernest Kofi Abotsi has justified the Commission’s use of ‘militia’ to describe security groups associated with political parties. “The reality is that the Commission having listened to the evidence, reco
A Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has dismissed claims that the impasse at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has been complicated by the interference of politicians and government. Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Samuel Nartey George on TV3’s New
A youth group calling itself Coalition of Concerned New Patriotic Party Members of the Jirapa Constituency, in the Upper West region is calling for the immediate removal of Christine Bombanye-Amadu as the Municipal Chief Executive of the Jirapa Municipality. The group has accused the MCE of being ar
Chelsea wasted a chance to move closer to their top-four rivals as they were made to pay by a resurgent second half display by Everton. Maurizio Sarri's side dominated possession in the first half with Eden Hazard striking the post and Pedro wasting a chance from close range. But their profligacy wa
Empty coffins representing the Ethiopian victims of last week's Ethiopia Airlines plane crash have been buried in the capital, Addis Ababa. None of the bodies has yet been formally identified because of the impact when the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed shortly after it took off for the Kenyan ca
The Ghana Police Service has taken a strong exception to the conduct of the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, who was captured on tape threatening to cause the dismissal of a Police officer on duty at the University of Education, Winneba, during a student demonstration Thursd
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba, has described as false, the explanation by the Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, regarding the recent power outages in parts of the country. Unannounced power fluctuations for the last four days has heightened fears of
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will return to the scene of one of his most famous nights after Manchester United were drawn against Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Solskjaer's 93rd-minute goal at Camp Nou in 1999 won the Champions League final for United, securing a 2-1 victory over Ba
Forty people have been killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incidents as a terrorist attack, and one of the country's "darkest days". Three men and one woman are in custody, police commissione
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has received the report of the Emile Short Commission of Inquiry, which was set up by the government to investigate the infamous violence which characterised the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections of January 31. Following the incident, which was widely repor
Security expert and former Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), Kofi Bentum Quanson, has underscored the need for political vigilantism to be tackled “boldly and sincerely”, noting the phenomenon poses a national security threat. As a security capo who was the first to head the B
