President Akufo-Addo delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address on Tuesday February 21, 2017 described himself as a man who was in a great hurry to develop the country. He said he got to work to immediately after his inauguration by quickly putting his team that would help him govern because there is no … Read more
President Akufo-Addo is a workaholic, and that explains his government’s success in achieving over a 100 campaign promises after only 100 days in office, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia made the comment at a town hall meeting hosted by local FM station, Joy FM on Monday to mark … Read more
Splitting their life between Washington, New York and their palatial Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the family of Donald Trump has given the US presidency a more jet-set feel. But for the US Secret Service agents who protect them 24 hours a day, keeping up with the Trumps is a non-stop ordeal, physically and financially. The … Read more
A week after President Donald Trump defended the star Fox News host Bill O’Reilly following accusations of sexual harassment, he is on vacation from his hugely popular show and his future uncertain. The right-wing television personality announced what he called a long-planned break during his show on Tuesday, saying he would return on April 24 … Read more
South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk will have the chance to emulate Michael Johnson’s feat of winning the 200 and 400 metres at the same World Championships following changes to the schedule for August’s edition in London. The first day of a two-day meeting of the council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) saw … Read more
Training with Jamaican athletics legend Usain Bolt gave Wayde van Niekerk the self-belief he could break Michael Johnson’s 400 metres world record, he told The Times on Tuesday. The 24-year-old South African duly delivered in perhaps the performance of last year’s athletics at the Olympics in Rio posting a time of 43.03 in the final … Read more
Eight people have been killed and scores injured after police clashed with protesters during a by-election in Indian-administered Kashmir. Paramilitary forces fired bullets and shotgun pellets as people protesting against Indian rule stormed polling stations near Srinagar on Sunday. Separatist leaders had called for a boycott of the vote. Muslim-majority Kashmir is at the centre … Read more
The CIA had evidence that Russia was interfering in the 2016 US election to boost Donald Trump earlier than previously thought, the New York Times reported Thursday. Russia’s interference was not made public until months after Trump’s November 8 election victory, with US intelligence chiefs openly accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of masterminding a hacking … Read more
YouTube on Thursday stopped placing ads on channels with fewer than 10,000 views in a move aimed at preventing people from making money off offensive or pirated videos. The move came with YouTube striving to derail an ad boycott started by companies worried their brands might be paired with hateful videos at the service, which … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended a star Fox News host accused of sexual harassment by several women, saying that Bill O’Reilly is “a good person.” A number of major advertisers have cancelled spots on US television’s most-watched cable news show, “The O’Reilly Factor,” following recent revelations of three new cases alleging abusive behavior. The … Read more
The United States Soccer Federation and the country’s women footballers agreed a new long-term labor deal on Wednesday, ending a dispute that had raised the prospect of strike action. Both sides signed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) through to 2021, US Soccer and the US Women’s National Team Players Association (WNTPA) said in a joint … Read more
Major auto brands have decided to pull advertising from a popular Fox News program following reports of sexual harassment involving host Bill O’Reilly. Companies dropping advertising with “The O’Reilly Factor” included BMW North America, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai, according to statements to AFP. “While it’s hard to tell what the facts are, the allegations are disturbing,” … Read more
Google on Monday said it will apply machine smarts and outside eyes to help ensure brands don’t find ads paired with hateful videos on YouTube. The move come as the internet colossus scrambles to derail an advertising boycott of Google’s money-making engine. Google said it was using new machine-learning or artificial intelligence systems to enforce … Read more
Two election officials in India have been transferred over apparent mistakes made by an electronic voting machine, media report. By-elections will be held in the central Madhya Pradesh state next week. But a test of a voting machine in the state appeared to show it printing out votes for the prime minister’s party, regardless of … Read more
No university in Ghana has been able to make it to the top 10 universities in Africa according to the latest rankings released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings The University of Ghana, Legon which has always remained Ghana’s best bet this time round, slipped to the 21st position in the latest … Read more
Bill O’Reilly, a star Fox News commentator, has been accused of harassment by at least five employees of the network, which has paid millions to resolve their claims, The New York Times reported Saturday. It said Fox had paid the five women a total of $13 million in exchange for their silence and agreeing not … Read more
Former Premier League referee David Elleray says the award of penalty goals for handballs on the goal line is under consideration by football’s law-makers. Incidents such as Luis Suarez’s blatant handball to deny Ghana a goal against Uruguay in a 2010 World Cup quarter-final could in future result in a penalty goal being given, rather … Read more
Sedition charges brought against executives at Fiji’s oldest newspaper are “absolutely outrageous”, Amnesty International said Thursday, while accusing the government of trying to intimidate the media. Three staff members at the Fiji Times — occasionally a feisty critic of the regime — are facing up to seven years in jail for publishing a letter to … Read more
A white US Army veteran faced terror and racism charges on Monday as he was indicted for fatally stabbing a 66-year-old black man. James Jackson, 28, “prowled the streets of New York for three days in search of a black person to assassinate in order to launch a campaign of terrorism against our Manhattan community … Read more
Violence broke out at a pro-Donald Trump rally in southern California on Saturday when a masked man pepper-sprayed the female organizer before demonstrators tackled him to the ground. Video posted on Facebook from the fracas at Bolsa Chica State Beach, near Los Angeles, shows a man punching the assailant before being pulled away as the … Read more