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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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Govt to construct Dam at Pwalugu to divert water from Bagre Dam
Posted on | CommentAs part of measures to prevent the recurrence of the destructive effects of the spillage of the Bagre Dam on the people in the three regions of the north, the government is to construct a dam at Pwalugu in the … Read more →
Akufo-Addo meets with Ivorian, Togolese, Beninois and Burkinabe presidents in Accra
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday held a day’s meeting with the presidents of Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso in Accra. Presidents Alassanne Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire, Faure Gnassingbé of Togo, Patrice Talon of Benin and Roch Marc Christian … Read more →
Over 750 Female Students in Northern Region benefit from ‘Girls Strength Project’
Posted on | CommentA total of 756 Students from the Bagagaba Cluster of Schools in the Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale benefited from a speed mentoring and career shop programme dubbed ‘Girls Strength’ from Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd … Read more →
Firm Health Ghana Foundation wins a UNDP/GEF grant to promote sustainable small-scale mining
Posted on | CommentFirm Health Ghana Foundation, an NGO based in Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana with was part of five (5) Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) awarded about 200,000 US dollars grant to implement various projects towards the elimination of mercury … Read more →
May 24 for ruling on same-sex ban in Kenya
Posted on | CommentKenya’s High Court has postponed until May 24 a ruling on whether to strike out or uphold a colonial-era law banning gay sex, a judge said on Friday. Judge Chacha Mwita told a packed court in the capital, Nairobi, that … Read more →
ECOWAS, AU, Commonwealth, EU, UN gather for Nigeria polls
Posted on | CommentElections have become fairly routine across much of Africa. There has been on average six presidential polls per year since 2016. At the center of an average election are the candidates and their respective parties, the elections body, the voters, … Read more →
Senegal, Nigeria elect presidents
Posted on | CommentIn the looming weekend (February 23 – 24), the eyes of the world will be on West Africa as two ‘big boys’ in democracy march to the polls to elect presidents. Elections have become routine across much of Africa where … Read more →
PDS takes over ECG on February 27
Posted on | CommentThe Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has confirmed to that the handing over ceremony of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to the new management company – Power Distribution Services (PDS) – will take place Wednesday, February 27th. MiDA explained that on … Read more →
Russia bans smartphones for soldiers over social media fears
Posted on | CommentRussia’s parliament has voted to ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty, after their social media use raised issues of national security. The bill forbids military personnel from using a phone with the ability to take pictures, record videos … Read more →
Venezuela to close border with Brazil
Posted on | CommentVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced he is closing the border with Brazil on Thursday night as a row over foreign humanitarian aid continues. The embattled leftist leader went on TV to say that he was also considering shutting the … Read more →
How government plans to repay deposits of Menzgold customers [AUDIO]
Posted on | CommentThe clients of Menzgold Ghana Limited have been handed a lifeline in their quest to recoup their deposits from the troubled gold dealership firm. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta during an interaction with officers of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) at the … Read more →
Makola Shopping Mall on Fire
Posted on | CommentThere has been a fire outbreak at the Makola Shopping Mall at the Central Business District in Accra Friday, eyewitnesses have confirmed. An eyewitness told Morning Starr host Francis Abban the fire sparked from the underground section of the building … Read more →
Former Education Minister, Mr Lee Ocran is dead
Posted on | CommentFormer Education Minister, Mr Lee Ocran is dead. Family sources told revealed that the former High Commissioner to South Africa and ex-MP for Jomoro passed on shortly before midnight Thursday at his residence in Accra. A National Democratic Congress (NDC) … Read more →
Reject party militia of all forms – Assemblies of God’s Rev. Dr. Joseph K.K Baisie
Posted on | CommentThe Accra East Regional Superintendent of the Assemblies of God church says the state must make it impossible for individuals without just cause to have access to arms. Rev. Dr. Joseph K.K Baisie says as a nation, that prides itself with modern democratic … Read more →
Tamale to host 62nd Independence Day celebration
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has announced that this year’s Independence Day celebration will be held in Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region. The President in his State of the Nation’s Address on Thursday in Parliament said it will be the first time … Read more →
Putin to U.S: I’m ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one
Posted on | CommentPresident Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one, and that his country currently has the edge when it comes to a first nuclear strike. The Cuban Missile … Read more →
We’ll mark 62nd Independence Day in Tamale to reinforce Dagbon Unity – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has announced the government’s decision to move Ghana’s 2019 independence day celebration to the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. According to him, the move is aimed at solidifying the peace and unity achieved in Dagbon this year. Delivering the … Read more →
European Commission used flawed method to ‘blacklist’ Ghana – Finance Ministry
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Finance says the European Commission used a “flawed” and “premature” methodology to add Ghana to its list of countries with strategic deficiencies in their Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework. It added that the … Read more →
South African restaurant crowned best in the world
Posted on | CommentA small restaurant in South Africa was named “Restaurant of the Year” in Paris on Monday by the World Restaurant Awards, a new ranking that aims to promote the diversity of the international culinary scene. Wolfgat’s chef Kobus Van der … Read more →
Uganda ruling NRM endorses Museveni’s sixth term bid in 2021
Posted on | CommentThe executive committee of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate in the next presidential election due in 2021, potentially extending his tenure to 40 years. Museveni, 74, has held office since 1986 when he … Read more →
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