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BBC apologises as sex noises interrupt FA Cup coverage
Add a CommentThe BBC has apologised after sexual noises interrupted live television coverage of the FA Cup. Moaning was heard while Gary Lineker presented the third-round replay between Wolves and Liverpool on Tuesday. The football pundit later posted a picture of a … Read more →
How BBC reported Parliament brawl: Ghana MPs brawl in parliament over mobile money tax
Add a CommentA brawl has broken out in Ghana’s parliament during a late-night session over a contentious government-proposed levy on electronic transactions. MPs shoved, pushed and threw punches at each other, while others tried to stop the fighting. The chaos started after … Read more →
BBC banned in China
Add a CommentIn an apparent tit-for-tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Thursday. The announcement comes one week after Ofcom, the British media regulator, … Read more →
From BBC: 6 things you should know about Ghana’s elections
Add a CommentGhanaians are going to the polls to elect a new president and parliament in a country seen as one of the most democratic in West Africa. Eleven candidates are in the race to unseat President Nana Akufo-Addo, who is running … Read more →
Kenyan wins BBC Komla Dumor award
Add a CommentKenyan investigative reporter and TV anchor Victoria Rubadiri has won the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Rubadiri is a presenter with Citizen TV in Kenya, where she hosts the channel’s prime-time shows. She’s a multifaceted journalist in East … Read more →
BBC Report: How successful was Ghana’s Year of Return?
Add a CommentAn initiative aimed at encouraging members of the African diaspora to visit Ghana has been described as “a great success” by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The Year of Return, 2019, was linked to the 400th anniversary of slaves landing in the … Read more →
BBC to axe 450 newsroom jobs
Add a CommentThe British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Wednesday said it will axe 450 newsroom jobs as part of plans to adapt “to changing audience needs” and meet its savings target. The job cuts come just a week after BBC boss Tony … Read more →
BBC Writes: Why Ghanaians pray instead of party on New Year’s eve
Add a CommentIn our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about why she avoided New Year celebrations. We go to great lengths here to start every year on a high note. The belief … Read more →
Agordzo ‘advised’ coup plotters- BBC
Add a CommentLawyer for embattled ACP/Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, who is now in court for his alleged complicity in a coup plot, has told the BBC that his client only ‘advised’ the owner of the Citadel Hospital at Alajo in Accra, the man … Read more →
No evidence against lecturers in BBC’s ‘sex for grades’ documentary – University of Ghana
Add a CommentThe Anti-sexual Harassment Committee of the University of Ghana says there is not enough evidence in the BBC video to back the sex for grades claims against two lecturers of the university. According to the Chairperson of the Anti-sexual Harassment … Read more →
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