The Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow, has named a former Secretary of State under the first regime of Yahya Jammeh as his vice. Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang was announced yesterday by President Barrow who is currently in Senegal where he was sworn into office last Friday, Editor of the Point newspaper in The Gambia, Ousman Kargbo, told … Read more
I have not asked AU to oust Paul Biya – Rawlings fumes Former President Jerry John Rawlings has reacted angrily to a publication by an international news medium, claiming he has asked the African Union (AU) to deploy its troops in Cameroun to dethrone that country’s president. The former president was categorical that the report … Read more
At least 25 people killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack on a military base, officials say. Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on … Read more
A Nigerian military jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people in the north-east, killing at least 52 people and injuring many more. Aid workers are among the dead in Rann, with the Red Cross saying six of its employees were killed. The MSF aid agency said that over 200 people had been injured … Read more
Some Kumawood stars, including popular actress, Nana Ama Mcbrown, have joined Asanteman to mourn the loss of the late Asantehemaa, Afia Kobi Ampem II. The Asante kingdom is performing the burial rites of the late Asantehemaa this week. The public has been given the opportunity to file past the body of the queen mother which … Read more
The number of people who died through vehicular accident in the year 2016 increased by 5.64 per cent on the 2015 number of people who died. 2,198 people lost their lives through vehicular accident in 2016 as against the 1,634 people who lost their lives in the year 2015. The Commander of the Motor Transport … Read more
Juary Soares’s late equaliser held hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw by Guinea-Bissau in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have put Gabon on course for three points when he popped up at the back post early in the second half to help in Denis Bouanga’s cross-shot. But … Read more
The Director of Passport, Alexander Ntrakwa, has been re-assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The New Director, Emmanuel Enos, takes over from Mr. Ntrakwa effective Monday January 16, 2017. Mr. Alexander Ntrakwa, who assumed office as the Director in August 2014, told Onua News that “my terms ends today Friday and from next week, … Read more
Mahama in The Gambia again as Jammeh refuses to step down Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Banjul, Gambia, together with the ECOWAS Mediator in the political situation in The Gambia, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari, for talks with President Yahya Jammeh. President Mahama who is the Co-Mediator left Accra Friday morning, and is expected to … Read more
Nana Addo’s regional ministers to be named from Jan. 24 The president, Nana Akufo Addo has indicated that his nominees for regional minister positions would be announced after January 24 when parliament resumes. According to the president the names of the persons to occupy these positions have already been penciled but would be handed to … Read more
The minority leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has condemned the recent seizure of some state institutions and agencies by some members of the New Patriotic Party in parts of the country. The practice, which he admitted is not peculiar to the NPP, could undermine the national peace and coercion if efforts are not made to … Read more
The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will soon recommend to the Food and Drugs Authority to revoke the licenses of some sachet water producers. The research institute says it has identified some dangerous substances in 60 per cent of sachet water sampled in the greater Accra region. The council is worried that most … Read more
Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated Ghana for an outstanding display of democracy. “We are proud of Ghana today,” she minced no words as she delivered her congratulatory message to newly sworn-in President of Ghana, Nana Addo … Read more
President of La Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara has lauded Ghana’s immediate past president, John Dramani Mahama, for the legacy he has left after leading the nation for a little over four years. President Ouattara, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the investiture of Mr Mahama’s successor, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday acknowledged … Read more
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have asked telecoms companies to block social media networks from Sunday night, apparently to thwart anticipated protests against plans by President Joseph Kabila to stay in power beyond the end of his mandate. The request was made in a letter by the Regulatory Authority of the Post and … Read more
WhatsApp has upped the ante in the battle to be a one-stop shop for communication with the launch of video calling within its app. The latest update to the popular messaging app, designed to stem competition from the likes of Skype and Apple’s FaceTime, means that users can call one another with real time video. The one-to-one video … Read more
A number of black freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday received multiple messages via a mobile group messaging application containing graphic racist imagery and racial slurs. The students were added to a GroupMe account titled “Mud Men” that contained “violent, racist and thoroughly repugnant images and messages,” the university said in a statement … Read more
West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center solutions company, MainOne, has thrown its weight behind the eCommerce industry in Ghana, with its sponsorship of the 3rd Ghana eCommerce Expo. eCommerce Expo is the country’s largest gathering of eCommerce and digital companies, vendors and suppliers. As part of its commitment to the event, MainOne provided over … Read more
It has been revealed that government will provide 1 million free digital boxes to about 4.8 million households with television sets in the country. Deputy Communications Minister Ato Sarpong who made this known, indicated that government’s digi boxes will be distributed in under-resourced communities. This is to assist under-served households who cannot afford such to … Read more
My good “Telephone Friend” – we have never met personally, except via Skype – called me from Accra, where he has been visiting with his new and second wife, to tell me that the members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ghana, or the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), as the group prefers to call … Read more