Islamist militants battling security forces in a southern Philippine city have taken hostages, including a local priest, the Catholic Church said Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law to combat the gunmen. “Father Chito Suganob and others were in the Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians when members of the Maute fighting group … Read more
Some 246 pupils of the Abor R. C. Basic School in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region are appealing for support following a rain storm that ripped off the roof of their 12-unit classroom block. The pupils will not have a secure classroom for studies if help does not come. A class five pupil, … Read more
More than 100 Japanese babies faced off Sunday in a traditional “crying sumo” ring, an annual ceremony believed to bring infants good health. In the sumo ring at the precinct of the Kamegaike Hachimangu shrine in Sagamihara west of Tokyo, two hulking wrestlers held up toddlers wearing tiny sumo belts and aprons to try to … Read more
Musician, Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko known as Obrafour has said that he is not qualified to be called a legend of Ghana’s music. The executioner who is noted for composing songs with great lyrics said he has not done enough in music to be considered a legend of Ghana music industry in Ghana. “I … Read more
A Roman Catholic priest based in Germany has started a university college dedicated to the study of Applied Sciences at Kansoe in the Bongo district of the Upper East Region. Through Rev. Dr. Moses Asaah Awinongya’s charity project, the Regentropfen Education Foundation, has given and continues to give scholarships to numerous brilliant but needy students … Read more
The Aboakyire festival will from next year be organised by the Effutu Traditional Council with support from the Municipal Assembly, Mr Kofi Dzamesi, Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has said. Amidst chieftaincy disputes, the organisation of the festival was taken away from the Effutu Traditional Council and handed over to the assembly. But speaking … Read more
Indian police said Thursday they have arrested three suspects in the murder of a 60-year-old Muslim man lynched in apparent revenge after a fellow Muslim eloped with a local Hindu woman. Authorities said they were still searching for the ring-leaders of a six-strong Hindu gang that beat Ghulam Mohammad to death on Tuesday in the … Read more
Indian police said Thursday they have arrested three suspects in the murder of a 60-year-old Muslim man lynched in apparent revenge after a fellow Muslim eloped with a local Hindu woman. Authorities said they were still searching for the ringleaders of a six-strong Hindu gang that beat Ghulam Mohammad to death on Tuesday in the … Read more
Some Catholic Priests from areas where there is illegal mining activities in the Central Region have launched a campaign to support government efforts to end the menace. The campaign christened ‘Operation touch heaven’ is for the priests to intercede in prayers on behalf of government officials and media personnel who are committed to the anti-galamsey … Read more
A Catholic priest has initiated what he termed ‘operation touch heaven with prayers to help end galamsey’ as crusade against illegal mining reaches crescendo. Rev. Fr. David Obeng Paintsil, Priest in–Charge of Jukwa Krobo Grotto, opined that concerted efforts to end galamsey in the country may not get the desired result if intensive prayers are … Read more
Hollande calls for unity at tribute to slain officer Jugelé The two remaining presidential candidates appeared at Tuesday’s ceremony, but were careful to remain French President François Hollande has used a ceremony to honour a police officer slain in Paris last week to call for unity in the “long and difficult fight against terrorism”. He … Read more
A known terror suspect shot dead a French policeman and wounded two others on Paris’s Champs Elysees in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, days before a presidential election. Observers had long feared bloodshed ahead of Sunday’s vote in France following a string of atrocities since 2015 and the violence is likely to … Read more
Qaraqosh is quiet except for a church bell ringing as Iraqi Christians gather for the first Easter mass since the town was retaken from the Islamic State jihadist group. IS graffiti mars the walls of the Mar Yohanna church, its bell rings from a tower damaged in the fighting and most of Qaraqosh’s residents are … Read more
“Gosh! I am so wet!” What registered was the first statement uttered when an attractive female co-worker walked into my office on a rainy day a couple of years ago. Her unintentional and innocent statement triggered an instant, raging standing ovation. I happened to be sitting down behind my desk at that moment and was … Read more
Targeted killings of specific ethnic groups in South Sudan’s civil war amount to “genocide”, according to Britain’s International Development Minister Priti Patel. “It’s tribal, it’s absolutely tribal, so on that basis it’s genocide,” Patel told reporters in Uganda on Wednesday, according to a ministry press officer travelling with her. Patel was returning from a visit … Read more
He said they were taking revenge after a military defeat A rebel official in South Sudan and a Roman Catholic priest say a number of people have been killed in the town of Wau because of their ethnicity. The rebel,Dominic Ukello, told the BBC that government troops and an allied militia were targeting members of … Read more
At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan’s second-largest city Wau, the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) said in a statement. The violence stemmed from an ambush Sunday of government troops near the city, leading to clashes in the city the following day, UNMISS said. “The … Read more
Deadly fighting erupted, with civilians killed along ethnic lines and thousands displaced in clashes Monday between government forces and rebels in South Sudan’s second-largest city of Wau, witnesses and priests said. At least 2,000 people sought shelter in a Catholic church, and many reported targeted killings against civilians by government troops, according to local priest … Read more
Members of Iraq’s Christian minority celebrated Palm Sunday in the country’s main Christian town of Qaraqosh for the first time since it was retaken from the Islamic State group. Hundreds of faithful gathered in the town’s Tahira al-Kubra church for mass before starting the traditional Palm Sunday march, a procession during which palms are carried … Read more
About a week ago, patrons of gospel songstress Piesie Esther’s album launch at Alisa Hotel were surprised to have seen traditional priest Nana Agradaa in attendance. Nana Agradaa’s presence at the launch, stoked controversy as regards the propriety or otherwise of a traditional priest gracing a programme of a gospel artiste. Pieise Esther had explained … Read more