Anas Aremeyaw Anas says after his investigative work exposing corrupt judges and magistrates there are 72 lawsuits against him. The investigative journalist called on the media to play its role as the Fourth Estate of the Realm, by acting as a watchdog to the other arms of government. “We should not just say we are … Read more
Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an investigative journalist, has called on the media to play its role as the fourth estate of the realm, by acting as a watch dog to the other arms of government. “We should not just say we are the fourth realm without putting our role into practice,” he said at the fifth … Read more
Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an ace investigative journalist, has called on the media to play its role as the fourth estate of the realm, by acting as a watch dog to the other arms of government. ‘We should not just say we are the fourth realm without putting our role into practice,’ he said at the … Read more
Wednesday’s election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, though coming as a surprise to many, should be accepted by all, especially by a section of Americans who have embarked on street protests to register their dislike with the outcome, New Crusading Guide editor-in-chief Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako has urged. Mr Trump of the … Read more
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, who owns 53 percent, would remain the controlling shareholder. Comcast’s NBCUniversal is in exclusive talks to acquire a minority stake in European news network Euronews, Europe’s answer to CNN. Reuters first reported the news, saying NBC News confirmed “discussions” about a “potential investment and collaborative partnership.” Euronews’ supervisory board has asked … Read more
Communications Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah minced no words when he discredited a former Attorney General Martin Amidu as a “damn big liar”. The minister went riot throwing a challenge to Martin Amidu, who served under his government and a member of his party -National Democratic Congress -, to purge himself of lies on a … Read more
Latest opinion polls from pollster Ben Ephson on some parliamentary seats indicate that Afenyo Markin and Hanna Bisiw are set to retain seats but Freda Prempeh is likely to lose. Mr Afenyo Markin, the NPP Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency in the Central region, is set to retain his seat. The 38-year-old lawyer is … Read more
Communications Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah minced no words when he discredited a former Attorney General Martin Amidu as a “damn big liar”. The minister went riot throwing a challenge to Martin Amidu, who served under his government and a member of his party -National Democratic Congress -, to purge himself of lies on a … Read more
Latest opinion polls from pollster Ben Ephson on some parliamentary seats indicate that Afenyo Markin and Hanna Bisiw are set to retain seats but Freda Prempeh is likely to lose. Mr Afenyo Markin, the NPP Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency in the Central region, is set to retain his seat. The 38-year-old lawyer is … Read more
A group calling itself the International Standards Journalist Association (ISJA) has sued the Electoral Commission of Ghana over media accreditation fees. The EC had announced its intention of charging accreditation fees from journalists who would cover the elections. Though the Commission is yet to determine the fee a statement signed by its Head of Communications, Eric … Read more
A group calling itself the International Standards Journalist Association (ISJA) has sued the Electoral Commission of Ghana over media accreditation fees. The EC had announced its intention of charging accreditation fees from journalists who would cover the elections. Though the Commission is yet to determine the fee a statement signed by its Head of Communications, Eric … Read more
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumerewrites that some households can no longer take absolute care of their children living with cerebral palsy or stigmas associated with the condition Air Vice-Marshall Femi Gbadebo (Rtd) has a 20-year-old son who is suffering from cerebral palsy (CP). “Having managed my son’s condition for quite some time and travelled extensively … Read more
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Yahya Jammeh, President of Islamic Republic of The Gambia expressed concerned over the sentenced of four years of imprisonment to journalist Alhagie Abdoulie Ceesay. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged The Gambian government to take action against the court orders and drop charges … Read more
A popular Gambian wrestler has drowned while crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, his coach says. Ali Mbengu, known to his fans as “Mille Franc”, was on a boat travelling from Libya to Italy when it capsized last Friday, Pateh Nying said. A Gambia Wrestling Federation spokesman told the AFP news agency the 22-year-old … Read more
Residents of Prestea have expressed fears that the Ankobra Bridge serving them and the people of Bogoso could soon cave, in considering the deteriorating condition and cracks it has developed. This situation has made users live in fear that they would one day wake up to see the only bridge linking them and people of … Read more
Canada’s official website providing information on immigration and citizenship has been experiencing repeated outages, presumably due to a surge in traffic as Donald Trump grabbed an early lead in the US presidential race. Just as the race was kicking off many Americans joked that they would move out of the US, namely to Canada, if … Read more
Tributes are being paid to a Nigerian army commander nicknamed “war king” after he was killed by Islamist militants Boko Haram. The militants killed Lt Col Muhammad Abu-Ali on Friday. The 36-year-old was one of five soldiers killed by Boko Haram fighters who attacked a military base in Mallam Fatori, northern Borno State. Boko Haram … Read more
Why I will always tackle the politician The writer at the Kanda Park Okay! So I have been talking with many people behind the scenes on my political posts and writings. One of them is my boss at Africa Times Online. His name is Rashid Zuberu. He is a Youth, Peace and Security Expert at … Read more
Prior to Americans discovery of oil in commercial quantities in 1938, what is now oil rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia was predominantly a poverty-drenched nomadic economy. The data from US Energy Information Administration suggest that Saudi Arabia possesses 16% of the world’s proved oil reserves. It is the largest exporter of total petroleum liquids in … Read more
Every journalist would have to pay GHC10 to procure an accreditation card from the Ghana’s Electoral Commission to have access to polling centres during voting on December 7. “It’s now been confirmed to be 10.00 cedis, please,” Communications Director at the EC, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu told Onua FM. He explained that the fees would be … Read more