The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops and set off a fire. The violence came as fears of an all-out regional war mount following the killings last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would create an opportunity for dialogue, his first public comments since frustrated citizens took to the streets last week. Amnesty International has said at least 13 people were killed in clashes with security forces on…
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is alleging that the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, is given some six million Ghana cedis (GHS6,000,000.00) monthly by the Finance Ministry to manage the Bawku conflict. This, Mr. Ayariga says, translates into a whopping eighteen million Ghana cedis (Ghc18,000,000.00) each quarter. Speaking on Woezor TV on…
Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has admonished Ghanaians not to hesitate in taking money from politicians. He says the money they will be sharing while campaigning is money belonging to the people, so they should take it and spend it. “Before any election they will come with the money that they have made…
Ghanaian sprinters Benjamin Azamati and Abdul Rasheed Saminu were unable to secure spots in the men’s 100metres final at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris. Azamati recorded a time of 10.17 seconds in his semi-final heat on Sunday, placing ninth in a race dominated by Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, with world champion Noah Lyles finishing second….
A lawyer and four others have been put before the Achimota Circuit Court for allegedly falsifying a will. Joseph Kwow Addo Sam, a 57-year-old lawyer, Alhaji Seidu Adam Baba, an 82-year-old Chief, Abdullai Salia, also known as Abdullai Salia Junior, Abubakar Salia, and Saeed Salia, all of whom are at large, have been charged with…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has firmly rejected the notion that Ghana was founded by a single individual. In his 2024 Founders’ Day address on Saturday, August 3, the president stated his disagreement with claims that Kwame Nkrumah singlehandedly founded Ghana. In 2019, Parliament passed a law establishing August 4 as Founders’ Day to honour…
The United States Embassy in Accra has announced a change in its visa services operations. Effective August 26, 2024, the Embassy will transition to a new visa services provider which will be made known on the US Embassy website. Consequently, access to the current visa service provider’s website and services will cease on August 16,…
The Graduate Unemployed Nurse and Midwives Association has welcomed the latest decision by the government to recruit over 15,000 new health professionals. In a statement released on Friday, July 26, 2024, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the recruitment of 15, 200 nurses and midwives, effective Monday, August 5, 2024. The MoH confirmed that the…
The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has urged ECOWAS breakaway countries to collaborate with the regional bloc in combating terrorism. According to the Minister, the surge in extremist attacks and terrorism in West Africa is deeply concerning, necessitating a collective effort to address this challenge. In an interview with Citi News at the…
