The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopeful, Sylvester Mensah, has called on delegates of the party to give him the mandate to lead the party into the 2020 elections to rescue the country from the ‘clueless hands’ of the government. He explained that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has so far failed to fulfill its flagship programmes, what the [...] The post Sylvester

The Ablekuma West constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth wing has undertaken a clean-up exercise in the constituency as part of efforts to keep the area clean and instil the habit of good sanitation practices among the citizenry,   The exercise, led by the Constituency Youth Organiser, Jonathan Nii Lomo was well patronised by market women, members of [...] The post Ablekuma

Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has killed five men it accuses of spying – one of them from the UK. According to a jihadi website, he had admitted giving information to British intelligence services about al-Shabab supporters living in the UK. The five men, aged between 22 and 36, were shot dead in a public execution on Tuesday in [...] The post Al-Shabab kills British spy in Somalia

At least 50 people have been killed after a bus travelling from the Kenyan capital Nairobi to Kisumu, in the west, veered off the road, police say. Many reportedly died when the vehicle overturned. Police fear the death toll may rise, with the possibility of passengers trapped in the wreckage. “The roof of the bus was ripped off,” a local [...] The post Kenya bus crash kills 50 appeared first

Egyptian police detained the youngest son of ousted former president Mohamed Mursi from his home on the outskirts of Cairo early on Wednesday, his brother and three security sources said. Two security sources said Abdullah Mursi was arrested on charges of “spreading false news”, in connection with an interview he gave to the Associated Press news agency last week that [...] The post Son of

The Minister Designate for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is the latest high ranking government official to call on the police to deal with vigilante groups in the country. Charging the security agencies in the country to bring to book persons involved in political vigilantism, he said “there will be no need banning political vigilantism because their actions are already illegal. [...] The post LET’S

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has commenced the prosecution of seven people at an Accra Circuit Court, for their alleged involvement in various crimes.   Some of them forged the certificates of the University of Ghana, Legon, Zenith University College, as well as Senior Secondary School Certificates, and secured employment at Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) [...] The post EOCO