US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned over allegations he discussed US sanctions with Russia before Donald Trump took office. Mr Flynn is said to have misled officials about his call with Russia’s ambassador before his own appointment. It is illegal for private citizens to conduct US diplomacy. US reports earlier said the White … Read more
Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has resigned over his contacts with Russia, the White House has announced. Mr Flynn is alleged to have discussed US sanctions with the Russian ambassador before Mr Trump took office. He is said to have misled officials about the conversation. Earlier, US media reported that the Justice Department … Read more
Representatives from Russia, Turkey and Iran have kicked off a technical meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana to discuss details of the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire agreement. The meeting comes two weeks after the three countries reached an agreement in Astana to create a trilateral mechanism aimed at monitoring breaches of a fragile truce established … Read more
A US judge has issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports after President Donald Trump issued an order barring entry to them for 90 days. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a case in response to the order issued on Friday. It estimates that 100-200 people … Read more
A private legal practitioner, Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe has threatened to sue the Multimedia Group for invading the privacy of the immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama. According to lawyer Tamakloe, Article 18 of the 1992 Constitution injuncts anybody from invading the privacy of any Ghanaian citizen. “So from beyond the constitutional injunction against invading the … Read more
Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role in Donald Trump’s incoming administration, CNN confirms. The move comes after CNN’s KFile uncovered multiple instances of plagiarism in her 2012 book, her columns for the Washington Times, and her 2000 Ph. D. dissertation for Columbia University. … Read more
The appointments by President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo are unlawful, private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has said. Mr Anyenini argued that the president-elect may have breached portions of the Presidential Office Act, indicating that Mr Akufo-Addo had to make the appointments in consultation with the Council of State. “If you designate someone as a National Security … Read more
Saudi Arabia has launched a fundraising campaign for Syrians displaced by a five-year civil war, including those evacuated from eastern Aleppo, state news agency SPA reported on Monday. More than 11 million Syrians – around half of the population – have been displaced by the fighting, which began in 2011 and has killed more than … Read more
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Saturday submitted to parliament a package of constitutional reform proposals that would expand the president’s powers, party officials said, in a move that could potentially see President Tayyip Erdogan rule until 2029. Erdogan and his supporters have long argued that the country needs the strong leadership of an executive presidency, … Read more
THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED KWAME NKRUMAH INTERCHANGE The initial title of this article was, “Any idiot can borrow money and build projects.” I had to change it because those who might not read beyond the headline would, as usual, accuse me of insulting the President. But that is the essence of this article. And this is … Read more
The initial title of this article was, “Any idiot can borrow money and build projects.” I had to change it because those who might not read beyond the headline would, as usual, accuse me of insulting the President. But that is the essence of this article. And this is not an insult to the President. … Read more
Security heads of the various security agencies have been asked to submit their security strategies to the National Security Council for approval ahead of this year’s elections. This was disclosed by president John Mahama, Tuesday during an interview on Sunrise FM in Koforidua, as part of his Eastern Region campaign tour. The strategies will be … Read more
Pressure is piling on the Northern regional police commands to haul in New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman in the region for his comments to supporters to stop ballot box stealers on Election Day. Bugri Naabu speaking to party supporters advised that they chase and beat supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) whom he said … Read more
Enough of the CIA’s “Enough Project” in Africa. With Hollywood superstar George Clooney as it’s talking head, EP, as it is known, was founded by senior US Intel “spook” Gayle Smith, former Senior Director of the National Security Council under President Obama and now head of the USAID/CIA. Today EP is headed by Ms. Smith’s … Read more
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) was created by Pax Americana to provide a cover for CIA agents under the pretext of helping the 3rd World. US Imperialism has to do some good or its potential targets would not open their doors to intelligence agents posing as do gooders, so USAID was created. Today … Read more
The United States and Israel have reached final agreement on a record new package of at least $38 billion in U. S. military aid and the 10-year pact is expected to be signed this week, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The deal will represent the biggest pledge of U.S. military assistance … Read more
A UK parliamentary report has severely criticised the intervention by Britain and France that led to the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The foreign affairs committee accused the then PM David Cameron of lacking a coherent strategy for the air campaign. It said the intervention had not been “informed by accurate intelligence”, … Read more
By KWAME GYASI E-mail: [email protected] “! (2) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of Ghana and any other law found to be inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void”. —Chapter One of the Ghanaian Constitution The illegal use of the frightening enormous powers of the … Read more
France’s national holiday turned bloody and violent Thursday night in the southern city of Nice, as a truck drove through crowds of Bastille Day revelers for more than a mile along a promenade. French officials said more than 70 people were killed, as the death toll climbed throughout the night. The vehicle was a large … Read more
Ghana’s national security sources have confirmed that a possible terrorist attack on the country is real, following the confessions of a Malian terrorist who is being interrogated as the brain behind the Grand Bassam attacks in Cote D’Ivoire. The suspect is being investigated by the Ivorian security agencies for terrorism. In a security alert sent … Read more