US President Donald Trump has insisted he is not under investigation, while dismissing the FBI director he fired as a “showboat” and “grandstander”. Mr Trump also told NBC News it was his decision alone to sack James Comey. Mr Comey was leading an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election and possible collusion … Read more
Donald Trump said Thursday he asked his now-fired FBI director on three occasions whether he was the target of ongoing investigations, stoking allegations of presidential interference. Trump acknowledged asking James Comey if he was the subject of counter-intelligence probes into Russian influence in the 2016 election, twice in conversations over the phone and once over … Read more
The dramatic sacking of the FBI director has left a bespectacled 52-year-old most Americans have never heard of holding the credibility of the US justice system — and possibly even its democracy — in his hands. Rod Rosenstein, a man more used to beavering away in obscurity over case law, has been thrust into the … Read more
Donald Trump claimed Thursday he always intended to fire FBI director James Comey, undercutting the initial White House explanation that he acted on the recommendation of top justice officials. “I was going to fire him regardless of recommendations,” Trump told NBC in an interview, after days in which the White House has struggled to convince … Read more
Donald Trump’s administration was left red-faced Thursday after the Kremlin surprised them by releasing pictures of a closed-door meeting between the US president and Russia’s top diplomat. The images — issued by the Russian state news agency TASS, and subsequently published by much of the global media — showed a grinning Trump shaking hands with … Read more
The head of US intelligence agencies offered a pessimistic assessment Thursday of the security situation in Afghanistan, where the US government is planning to send more troops to combat resurgent Islamic extremists. “The political and security situation in Afghanistan will also almost certainly deteriorate through 2018, even with a modest increase in the military assistance … Read more
The acting chief of the FBI told the US Congress Thursday that President Donald Trump’s shock firing of James Comey will not derail the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Trump dismissed the FBI director citing his handling of the probe into Hillary Clinton’s emails, but opponents suspect his ouster was a … Read more
Eva Mends, a Chief Economics Officer of the Finance Ministry has been appointed as Acting Director of Budget, which makes her the first ever female to be appointed a Director of Budget at the Ministry. The Ministry also appointed Eugene Asante Ofosuhene as the Acting Controller and Accountant General. In addition, David Klotey Collison, a … Read more
Six top US intelligence officials told Congress Thursday they agree with the conclusion that Russia acted to influence last year’s election, countering President Donald Trump’s assertions that the hacking remains an open question. Asked whether they believed the intelligence community’s January assessment that Russia was responsible for hacking and leaking information to influence the elections … Read more
The new president of the Ghana Actors Guild, Samuel Fiscian has admitted that Ghanaian actors don’t pay tax. According to the former Director of ‘Chorkor Trotro’, TV series he wouldn’t oppose actors not paying tax but will humbly ask His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo to spare Ghanaian actors from paying tax. “I won’t kick against actors … Read more
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has hit out at the French cinema “establishment”, which he claims wants to block the streaming giant’s movies from the Cannes film festival. Hastings took to his personal Facebook account late Wednesday to claim that “the establishment is closing ranks against us”, after Cannes effectively slapped a ban on future Netflix-backed … Read more
Ghanaian ‘rap god,’ M.anifest, has contributed to the making of a credit song for ‘Forever Tree,’ a groundbreaking Black historical fantasy short film. The film which stars Wendell Pierce and Olivia Washington premiered last week at the Bentonville Film Festival, an annual film festival helmed by Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning actress Geena Davis in … Read more
A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in last year’s election has issued a rare formal demand for documents from President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. Michael Flynn has failed to voluntarily co-operate with the investigation, the Senate Intelligence Committee says. He was forced to resign in February after failing to disclose the content … Read more
The US ambassador to Qatar has expressed her dissatisfaction with political events back home in a decidedly undiplomatic message posted on social media. Dana Shell Smith, who has been the American envoy to the Gulf emirate since 2014, took to Twitter in the hours after the dramatic sacking of FBI director James Comey by President … Read more
Tirades, yells and cries of “liar” lit up a town hall meeting in New Jersey, where for five hours furious Americans tore into a Republican congressman for attempting to repeal Obamacare. Tom MacArthur came home to his swing district to face the music Wednesday after helping to write the amendment that allowed a controversial health … Read more
A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in last year’s election has issued a formal demand for documents from President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. Michael Flynn has failed to voluntarily co-operate with the investigation, the Senate Intelligence Committee says. He was forced to resign in February after failing to disclose the content of … Read more
Even as President Donald Trump steers the United States away from actively fighting climate change, a number of American cities and states are continuing to pursue renewable energies to reduce their carbon footprint. Around three dozen states — even some headed by Republicans — have established policies that require power companies to expand the amount … Read more
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has announced the establishment of a Korea Mission Centre dedicated to dealing with North Korea. The Mission Centre will use all of the resources of the CIA and other US intelligence agencies to address ballistic and nuclear missile threats posed by North Korea, the CIA said on Wednesday. “Creating … Read more
After FBI director James Comey’s firing, his successor faces a tough challenge to assert independence while pursuing a politically-charged investigation into links between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia. Analysts and former agents say Comey’s exit gives the Federal Bureau of Investigation much-needed space to get past accusations that he botched the probe into Hillary … Read more
Not all Republicans happy with Comey firing President Donald Trump had been considering firing former FBI Director James Comey since he was elected, a White House spokeswoman says. Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that there was an “erosion of confidence” in Mr Comey over the last year after several missteps. The administration says Mr Comey … Read more