Footsteps came first, then unfamiliar voices, the smell of cow dung and the kicking in of the front door. Suddenly awake, John Mbogo wrapped his 11-year-old daughter Tabitha in his arms and rolled under the bed. His wife, Anne, crawled next to them, eyes wide. Torchlight fell on the now empty beds and they saw … Read more
The Minister for Zongos and Inner Cities Development, Boniface Abubakar Saddick has said his Ministry will soon submit to cabinet a Bill aimed at legalising the Zongo Development Fund. Government has allocated more than 200 million cedis for its activities in the 2017 budget. During a tour in Zongos in the Volta Region, Abubakar Siddick … Read more
Nepal’s troubled south began voting Wednesday in the first local elections for two decades, a key stage in the country’s post-war transformation from feudal monarchy to federal democracy. The elections began last month in other parts of the nation but were repeatedly delayed in the southern plains, which were hit by deadly protests two years … Read more
In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, then handed them over to the military. The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), as it later became known, was instrumental in driving the Islamist militants out of the strategic city. Since then, the ranks of … Read more
Aid workers warned Wednesday of an “acute crisis” in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes and devastated camps housing Rohingya refugees, leaving many without food or shelter. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya live in the overcrowded camps on the southeast coast after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar. Cyclone Mora battered the … Read more
An Indonesian hamlet dubbed “the rainbow village” after being given a makeover in a kaleidoscope of colours is attracting hordes of visitors and has become an internet sensation. The collection of about 200 modest homes on a hillside above a river used to be a typical, low-income Indonesian neighbourhood that was filthy and gloomy. But … Read more
A video of an imam appearing to call for the murder of Jews in a sermon during Friday prayers at a Copenhagen mosque has caused outrage in Denmark. Mundhir Abdallah was reported to police after being filmed citing in Arabic a hadith – a teaching of the Prophet Muhammad – considered anti-Semitic. The hadith says … Read more
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, according to residents and vigilantes. In the first attack on Thursday, the jihadists raided the village of Pulka near border with Cameroon where they kidnapped 18 girls. ‘Boko Haram fighters from Mamman Nur camp arrived in pickup vans around … Read more
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and vigilantes told AFP. In the first attack on Thursday, the jihadists raided the village of Pulka near border with Cameroon where they kidnapped 18 girls. “Boko Haram fighters from Mamman Nur camp arrived in pickup vans around … Read more
Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a Bangladeshi plan to house them on an uninhabited flood-prone island, community leaders said Wednesday. Nearly 73,000 Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh since last October, when government forces in Myanmar unleashed a bloody crackdown on the Muslim … Read more
Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. The IOM said an estimated 4,449 people or 740 households have fled to Chibok itself since February 25, “seeking safety following attacks or threats of attacks in … Read more
The US president, Donald Trump, will sign executive orders restricting visas and immigration, as well as the entry of refugees, making good on his signature campaign pledges, according to several media reports. Trump is due to speak on Wednesday to employees at the Department of Homeland Security – which handles immigration – and sign orders … Read more
The president-elect Nana Akufo Addo has reiterated his commitment to fulfilling his promise of establishing a Zongo development fund to assist the Muslim communities in the country. This Zongo development fund will be captured in the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo administration’s first budget statement in 2017. As a campaign promise, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has … Read more
The president-elect Nana Akufo Addo has reiterated his commitment to fulfilling his promise of establishing a Zongo development fund to assist the Muslim communities in the country. This Zongo development fund will be captured in the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo administration’s first budget statement in 2017. As a campaign promise, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has … Read more
The president-elect Nana Akufo Addo has reiterated his commitment to fulfilling his promise of establishing a Zongo development fund to assist the Muslim communities in the country. This Zongo development fund will be captured in the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo administration’s first budget statement in 2017. As a campaign promise, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa West in the Upper West Region, Joseph Yieleh Chireh has indicated that the incoming NPP government will face stiff opposition from the NDC in parliament if it fails to deliver on its numerous promises. According to the MP, the NPP was well aware of the country’s dire economic circumstances … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa West in the Upper West Region, Joseph Yieleh Chireh has indicated that the incoming NPP government will face stiff opposition from the NDC in parliament if it fails to deliver on its numerous promises. According to the MP, the NPP was well aware of the country’s dire economic circumstances … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Wa West in the Upper West Region, Joseph Yieleh Chireh has indicated that the incoming NPP government will face stiff opposition from the NDC in parliament if it fails to deliver on its numerous promises. According to the MP, the NPP was well aware of the country’s dire economic circumstances … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Upper Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region, Mr Joseph Tetteh (aka Joe Tee), has made history by winning the Upper Manya Krobo Constituency seat from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The seat which has been a preserve for the NDC since 1992 was snatched from the incumbent, … Read more
Promises made by president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo to Zongo communities during his campaign prior to the election, will be captured in his first budget in 2017. At least this is the assurance from Akufo-Addo’s spokesperson, Mustapha Hamid who made the remark on Eyewitness News on Thursday. According to him, the NPP is bent on ensuring that … Read more