Kim Jong Nam Died Within 20 Minutes, Autopsy Shows

Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, likely died within 20 minutes of being exposed to a nerve agent at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. An autopsy on the body believed to be Kim’s showed his death was consistent with VX nerve agent poisoning, Malaysia’s Health Minister Dr. … Read more

Suspect ‘was Paid $90 For Baby Oil Prank’

An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgits ($90; £72) to carry out a prank. Indonesian embassy officials met Siti Aisyah, 25, on Saturday in the Malaysian capital. She said she was given the cash to smear Kim Jong-nam’s face with … Read more

Kim’s Killer ‘was Paid $90’

An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgits ($90) to carry out a prank. Indonesian embassy officials met Siti Aisyah, 25, on Saturday in the Malaysian capital. She said she was given the cash to smear Kim Jong-nam’s face with “baby … Read more

Kim Killing Suspect ‘was Paid $90’

An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgits ($90) to carry out a prank. Indonesian embassy officials met Siti Aisyah, 25, on Saturday in the Malaysian capital. She said she was given the cash to smear Kim Jong-nam’s face with “baby … Read more

Privilege and Peril For North Korea’s First Family

Membership of North Korea’s ruling dynasty brings enormous privilege, but for anyone who falls foul of the power games there is a potentially fatal price to pay. The assassination of leader Kim Jong-Un’s elder half-brother Jong-Nam in Malaysia is likely to leave other estranged and exiled relatives casting some increasingly anxious glances over their shoulders. … Read more

Would Hajia Gariba Shoot At A Mosque?

She has every right to feel her own sense of self-importance, particularly if she is also the deputy to a veritable “diplomatic thug” like Alhaji Said Sinare, the Egyptian-mothered Ghana’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I hope these two thugs and liars never get reappointed as diplomats to any other country, once their … Read more

North Korean Diplomat Has ‘no Regrets’ Over Defection

Thae Yong-ho arrived in South Korea with his family earlier this year A high-profile North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea has told the BBC that he has no regrets. Thae Yong-ho was Pyongyang’s deputy ambassador to London before he defected in the summer. He and his family are now under the South Korean … Read more

Police Collects Hawawu Boya’s Pistol After She Fired At ‘noisy Church’

The police in the Northern Region have collected a pistol belonging to Hajia Hawawu Gariba Boya, a Deputy Ambassador of Ghana to Saudi Arabia following an altercation with her neighbours in Tamale on Christmas Day. Madam Boya was said to have fired a warning shot at some members of a ‘noisy church’ in her neighbourhood … Read more

Police Collect Hawawu Boya’s Pistol After She Fired At ‘noisy Church’

The police in the Northern region have collected a pistol belonging to Hajia Hawawu Gariba Boya, a Deputy Ambassador of Ghana to Saudi Arabia following an altercation with her neighbours in Tamale on Christmas Day. Madam Boya was said to have fired a warning shot at some members of a ‘noisy church’ in her neighbourhood … Read more

Deputy Ambassador Denies Shooting Allegations

Ghana’s Deputy Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Hajia Hawawu Boya Gariba has denied allegations she fired gun shots in her neighbourhood to discourage noise-making in a church. The incident which occurred in Tamale on Christmas Day is said to have caused a lot of panic among congregants of the Spring of Life Assembly Church. Pastor of … Read more

Deputy Ambassador’s Wife Denies Shooting Allegations

Wife of Ghana’s Deputy Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Hajia Hawawu Boya Gariba has denied allegations she fired gun shots in her neighbourhood to discourage noise-making in a church. The incident which occurred in Tamale on Christmas Day is said to have caused a lot of panic among congregants of the Spring of Life Assembly Church. … Read more

Deputy Saudi Ambassador Fires Gunshots At ‘noisy’ Church

Tamale residents living around the neighbourhood of Ghana’s deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hajia Boya Gariba were engulfed with fear Sunday morning after the diplomat started firing gunshots at a nearby church. According to reports, Hajia Gariba resorted to the action after the Spring of Life Assembly Church had failed to heed to a warning … Read more

Dep. Saudi Ambassador Fires Gunshots At Church

Tamale residents living around the neighbourhood of Ghana’s deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hajia Boya Gariba were engulfed with fear Sunday morning after the diplomat started firing gunshots at a nearby church. According to reports, Hajia Gariba resorted to the action after the Spring of Life Assembly Church had failed to heed a warning for … Read more

Russia Opposes UN Arms Embargo On South Sudan

Russia on Tuesday (11 October) said that it would not be in favour of imposing arms embargo on South Sudan despite UN Chief Ban Ki-moon criticising President Salva Kiir’s government in failing to cooperate with the UN peacekeeping mission. The UN had threatened to impose embargo on arms in the world’s youngest nation within five … Read more

Complete Biography & Profile of Irene Naa Torshie Addo , Hon.

The Hon. MP was born on September 30, 1970 and hails from Osu in Accra in the Greater Accra region. A lawyer by profession, who holds an LLM (Gender and Development Studies)from the University of Warwick in 1999. A New Patriotic Party representative in parliament who sits amongst the minority. She obtained 39,070 votes out … Read more