The head of the US military’s special operations confirmed Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. General Tony Thomas denied that the four-year-old operation was brought to an end as a way to placate Russia and earn its support for a ceasefire … Read more
First, we went to Mo town with Episode the General Then Airport City with Sark, BisaK’dei, kinaata, D-black, Medikal and Akwaboah. Now we are coming to a neighbourhood near you. The Tigo Tribe Xperienceis making its next stop in Dansoman with EL! So if you love EL and FIFA 17 make sure you are at … Read more
WWE and SuperSport, Africa’s premier sport channels provider, today announced a new multi-year agreement to broadcast WWE programming live for the first time in more than 50 countries in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana. Starting August 28, GOtv customers will have access to the world’s biggest WWE entertainment when SuperSport airs flagship shows Raw® and SmackDown® as well as WWE … Read more
On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each German soldier killed during a largely forgotten colonial war. Nearby is a single marble plaque anonymously marking all their fallen adversaries. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of men, women and … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a decree Thursday setting up a new security agency for the oil-rich kingdom which will be overseen by him directly, the SPA news agency said. The new agency, which will be headed by intelligence chief General Abdel Aziz bin Mohammed al-Houeiriny, would manage several departments of the interior ministry, the … Read more
Qatar on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates of being behind the “hacking” of its national news agency that triggered one of the worst Gulf crises in years. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5 and imposed a slew of sanctions on the emirate, including the closure … Read more
The Islamic State group is falling “very fast,” US President Donald Trump said Thursday as he visited the Pentagon for a military strategy meeting. “We’re doing very well against ISIS. ISIS is falling fast, very fast,” Trump said, using another acronym for IS. Trump’s comments come at the six-month mark of his presidency, for which … Read more
An Accra High Court General Jurisdiction 5 has dismissed an application brought to it by Nana Obiri Boahen, Abronye and David Asante to dismiss a defamation suit brought before it by the National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Adams. The presiding judge dismissed their application and slapped them with a cost … Read more
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 1ST MEDIA ENCOUNTER, AT THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PRESIDENCY, ACCRA, ON TUESDAY, 18TH JULY, 2017 Let me welcome you all to the seat of the Presidency for this 1st media encounter since I came here. I must, at the outset, … Read more
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 met with journalists at the Flagstaff House to account for his stewardship to Ghanaians after 6 months in office. The meeting was to afford journalists the opportunity to ask him key questions they believe he hasn’t adequately addressed at various forums and also know about his plans on … Read more
North Korea “clearly” has the range to hit parts of the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile — but not with much accuracy, a top US general said Tuesday. Pyongyang on July 4 for the first time tested an ICBM that experts said could potentially reach parts of Alaska or Hawaii. But General Paul … Read more
Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has been named as the third headliner for the 2017 Ghana Meets Naija UK. He joins Shatta Wale and Nigerian act, Burna Boy who were named as headliners days ago. The first edition of the concert will take place on August 25 at the O2 Arena, and will feature other Ghanaian, Nigerian and UK-based … Read more
Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has been named as the third headliner for the 2017 Ghana Meets Naija UK. He joins Shatta Wale and Nigerian act, Burna Boy who were named as headliners days ago. The first edition of the concert will take place on August 25 at the O2 Arena, and will feature other Ghanaian, Nigerian and UK-based … Read more
Elders of Tetegu and leaders of communities affected by the spillage of the Weija Dam in Accra have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to impress upon the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to dredge the Densu River to its original depth of 25 feet. The Weija Dam which is on the Densu River … Read more
South Africa’s communist party has said it could contest elections on its own rather than as part of the alliance led by the ruling African National Congress, local media reported Sunday. SACP secretary general Blade Nzimande announced the proposals during his closing speech to the SACP party congress in Boksburg near Johannesburg on Saturday. Analysts … Read more
The 2017 edition of the West Africa Procurement, Supply Chain, Transport & Logistics Convention is scheduled to take place in Accra in two weeks’ time. The two-day event, organized by South African giants TS Capital (PTY) LTD, with support from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, will be held at The Ghana Academy of … Read more
The 2017 edition of the West Africa Procurement, Supply Chain, Transport & Logistics Convention is scheduled to take place in Accra in two weeks’ time. The two-day event, organized by South African giants TS Capital (PTY) LTD, with support from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, will be held at The Ghana Academy of … Read more
From a prophet’s prediction of the sad incident to an eye-opening co-incidence, there could be more to Kotoko accident which we may not know… More information about the ghastly motor accident involving Ghana football giants Asante Kotoko continues to unfold. Asante Kotoko team were involved in a motor accident on Wednesday, July 12 on their return … Read more
Under a blazing sun at a military centre in western Libya, dozens of young recruits learn to march in formation, as authorities train the country’s first regular force since its 2011 revolution. Another makeshift camp has been set up nearby to train future soldiers. On the menu: jumping, climbing, crawling and scaling ropes. “This basic … Read more
Just before midnight on July 15, 2016, a tear-stained anchorwoman, clearly under duress, appeared on Turkish state television to announce the purported seizure of power by the army. Shortly after she read the statement — said to be in the name of the armed forces — war planes bombed Ankara and tanks surged into the … Read more