Belgium’s gay Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has called on African leaders to respect the rights of minorities, including homosexuals. It was intolerable that people were “persecuted for their origins, their sexual orientation, their religion and their convictions”, he said. … Read more →
Minister of Information and Media Relations, Mahama Ayariga has explained that the $12 million awarded Balkan Energy Ghana Limited is for work done by the company and not a judgement debt. According to him the amount awarded by the Permanent … Read more →
The mother of Nollywood’s ‘bad boy’ actor, Jim Iyke, has died, according to reports. Jim’s mother passed away on Monday, April 1 in Abija, Nigeria. Nigerian entertainment news website, Nigeriafilms.com quoted a close family source as saying: “Yes, Jim Iyke’s … Read more →
Vybz Kartel and four other co-accused were found guilty of murder last month after a trial that lasted over 65 days. Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, has now been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of … Read more →
Ghana’s 2014 World Cup campaign is being threatened by an injury crisis after AC Milan confirmed Michael Essien could be out for more than two weeks with a thigh problem. This comes just days before his team-mate Sulley Muntari was … Read more →
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has extended an invitation to President John Dramani Mahama to undertake an official visit to Germany. The invitation came during bilateral discussions between the two leaders, on the margins of the EU-Africa Summit, which ends today, … Read more →
CHAIRMAN OF the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has announced that he would not be the one to supervise the 2016 general elections because he would be due for retirement next year. According to Dr Afari-Gyan, people who want … Read more →
A?man alleged to have been recruiting people for robbery operations at the National Theatre has been arrested in Accra. The alleged kingpin, Namo Mayie, was arrested on March 29, 2014. Mayie and another suspect were Wednesday paraded at a press … Read more →