At least 15 people were killed and wounded as explosions rocked the funeral of an Afghan politician’s son who died during an anti-government protest over spiralling insecurity in Kabul, raising tensions in a city already on edge. Witnesses reported three explosions at the burial site of Salim Ezadyar, who was among four people killed on … Read more
Explosions Saturday rocked the funeral ceremony of an Afghan man killed during protests over the worsening security situation in the capital Kabul, witnesses said, reporting multiple casualties. “Many people have been killed and wounded at the funeral of Salim Ezadyar,” the son of a prominent Afghan politician, witness Abdul Wudood told AFP. Authorities were unable … Read more
In withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate pact, President Donald Trump claimed that honouring its terms would cost the country billions of dollars for a miniscule change to the global warming trajectory. Is this true? How will Washington quitting the 196-nation Paris club affect the fight against climate change? The Paris Agreement’s stated … Read more
At least four Afghans were killed Friday when police fired live rounds to disperse stone-throwing protesters seeking to march on the presidential palace to demand the government’s resignation following a catastrophic truck bombing. Public anger has mounted after an explosives-laden sewage tanker detonated in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter on Wednesday, killing 90 people and wounding more … Read more
US coal producers welcomed President Trump’s decision on Thursday to pull the US out of the Paris climate deal. But the move drew criticism from other business executives, who said it would hurt US companies’ ability to work abroad and inhibit innovation. Mr Trump cast his move as part of a bigger ‘America first’ agenda, … Read more
The technical committee of the Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire Joint Co-operation on Cocoa as begun a two-day meeting in Accra to discuss how to enhance farm level productivity, marketing and issues of interest in international affairs. The meeting comes on the back of low cocoa prices on the international market and it is expected to devise strategies … Read more
A Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr George Oduro, has stated that the government has engaged about 6,150 farmers under its ‘Planting for food and jobs programme’ in the Central Region. According to him, the programme, whose implementation had begun across the country, would see the nation become self-sufficient in food production to feed … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak has called on President Akufo-Addo to sack the Upper West Denkyira District Chief Executive (DCE) instead of the suspension handed him. The former presidential staffer under the Mahama led administration in a write up said the suspension was menial considering the falsehood he perpetrated against … Read more
Samuel Adade at his father’s one week ceremony Medeama have joined deputy captain Samuel Adade to observe the one-week passing of his late father. John Kwabena Ackonnor passed away on Tuesday after battling a short illness. He was 81. The one week observation took place at Mamponteng in the Ashanti region on Thursday. Hardworking Medeama … Read more
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly is looking to revamp the National Sanitation Day initiative to put the onus of ensuring decent sanitary conditions on residents in the communities. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the AMA Chief Executive, Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah, said residents must instead be compelled to deal with their refuse. “The Assembly’s position is that, we … Read more
Some youth of Asante Akyem Central Municipality in the Ashanti Region, have rendered an unqualified apology to the President for their behaviour during the sitting to confirm the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area. They have thus pleaded with the President to for the second time re-nominate Mr. George Kyei Baffour as Municipal Chief … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that the assemblyman who was declared wanted over murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama in Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region has handed himself to the Police. The assemblyman William Baah, who is believed to have incited some residents of the town to lynch the military officer, reported himself to … Read more
The Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, has pleaded with Ghanaians to pardon the actions of the Upper Denkyira West District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Daniel Appianin, for some of his utterances concerning the lynching of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. According to him, the DCE was not privy to certain information and therefore spoke out … Read more
Two personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have been hospitalised after enduring a severe beating at the hands of some residents of Assin-Akropong in the Central Region. They were beaten in a free-for-all fight with residents, Assin Fosu District Police Commander Supt Magnus Sam has confirmed. The two are part of six officers who … Read more
The immediate past District Chief Executive (DCE) for Upper Denkyira West, Ambrose Amoah Eshia, has accused his successor of dereliction of duty which he said may have led to the lynching of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. According to Amoah Eshia, the new DCE, Daniel Apiannin, ought to have known about the presence of military personnel in … Read more
Sterling fell more than half a percent against the US dollar to $1.28. The pound fell sharply after a projection suggested the Conservative Party could fail to win an outright majority in the election on 8 June. Previous opinion polls suggested Prime Minister Theresa May’s party would increase their majority, which is currently 17 seats. … Read more
A former District Chief Executive of the Upper Denkyira West Assembly says the dastard lynching of an army captain at Diaso comes as no surprise to him because the people there appear pre-disposed to savagery. Piecing together his experiences during his three-year tenure as DCE, Ambrose Ashia said he observed the people of Denkyira-Oboasi in … Read more
A former District Chief Executive, Ambrose Ashia has described the Boase community, a mining town in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region where a military officer was killed on Monday, as one with a psyche of impunity, savagery and lawlessness. According to him, most of the inhabitants have a warlike mentality which … Read more
Children and the aged at the Central Regional town of Denkyira-Obuasi where a military officer was murdered Monday have been abandoned in a Church. The immediate past District Chief Executive for Upper Denkyira West, Ambruce Amoah, who revealed this Tuesday said the children and the aged were abandoned by their parents and relatives as they … Read more
The immediate Past District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Upper Denkyira West Ambrose Amoah says he is not surprised at the bizarre lynching of the army captain at Denkyiraboase in the Central Region. The deceased Captain Maxwell Mahama who was deployed as a Detachment Commander to guard the mining concession of the C and J … Read more