UN Urges Maldives To End Parliament Blockade
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the government in the Maldives to lift a blockade of parliament where troops ...
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‘Dozens’ Killed In Mali Clashes Before Helicopter Crash
A group of former separatist rebels in Mali killed "dozens" of members of a pro-government armed group before a UN ...
Fraud Trial of ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Wraps Up In New York
Closing arguments got underway Thursday in the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical ...
Scouts Leader Apologizes For Political Speech By Trump
A top leader of the Boy Scouts of America apologized on Thursday for the political nature of a controversial speech ...
We’re Not Scheming To Remove Charlotte Osei – NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected accusations the party is scheming to remove the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, ...
France Will Set Up ‘hotspots’ In Libya To Find Genuine Asylum Seekers
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced his country will set up processing 'hotspots' in Libya for asylum seekers trying to ...
Trump’s Transgender Military Ban ‘not Worked Out Yet’
The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the ...
US Inmate Sentenced For Threatening To Kill Obama
A 32-year-old prison inmate and Muslim convert from Massachusetts has been sentenced to three years behind bars for threatening to ...
Trump Golfing Prowess Gets A Flattering Revision
President Donald Trump is pretty handy with a golf club, but his prowess appears to have just received a significant ...
No Changes Yet To US Military Transgender Policy
The US military's top officer directed military heads on Thursday not to implement any changes to current policy on transgender ...
US Attorney General Head To El Salvador, Amid Trump Scorn
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions headed to El Salvador on Thursday for meetings on law enforcement cooperation, traveling far from ...
EC Is Broken. What If We Are Wrong?
Elections are the vehicles that drive a democracy. Getting them right is an indication that your democracy is on course. ...
‘Special Prosecutor Must Be Fair’
Office of the Special Prosecutor will not be described as a witch-hunting unit by political opponents if the prosecutor has ...
Age Limit To Run For President Reduced To 35
Nigeria’s next general elections might still be two years away but there’s already a good reason for young citizens to ...
1-Week Mourning of Paapa Yankson Fixed For Aug 4
This was announced when officials of the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) visited the family of the late musician yesterday ...
Nyantakyi Ineligible To Contest For CAF Executive Committee Election
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwasi Nyantakyi, cannot contest the next Confederation African Football (CAF) Executive Committee election ...
Mugabe’s Wife Calls For Him To Name Successor
President Robert Mugabe's wife Thursday urged her 93-year-old husband to name his chosen successor, fuelling renewed speculation about the race ...
Prof Dodoo Appointed Head of Ghana Standards Authority
A clinical pharmacologist and pharmacist, with extensive experience in drug safety, vaccine safety, harmonisation initiatives, Professor Alexander Nii Oto Dodoo ...
Scaramucci Upends White House Balance of Power
Fast-talking Anthony Scaramucci's appointment to a top White House post looks set to transform the balance of power in Donald ...
MPs Divided Over Removal of EC Chair, Deputies
Some Members of Parliament are divided over a proposal calling for removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and ...