The Palestinian government deplored Israel’s confiscation of thousands of acres of Palestinians’ lands near northern West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. Palestinian government spokesperson Yousef Al-Mahmoud, said in an emailed press statement that this Israeli step was taken just before the Paris peace conference, expected on Sunday. Al-Mahmoud said the step aims to counter […]

The British colonization of this part of sub-Saharan Africa and their decision to unite the parts that makes up the present day Nigeria which cuts across religious divides, tribes and languages is where the problem of Nigeria as not being a single peaceful whole started. 18 In as much as we try to claim that […]

Premiership league leaders Chelsea have won the go-ahead for a new 60,000 seater stadium designed by the architects behind the iconic “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium in Beijing. The new home for the London football club, costing more than 600 million U.S. dollars, has been designed by architects Herzog and de Meuron. The local council for […]

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday tried hard to show his people-friendly identity as he returned to his home country, South Korea, following the end of his 10-year tenure in the top UN post. Ban arrived at an airport in South Korea’s west port city of Incheon in the afternoon, holding a press conference […]

Facebook on Wednesday announced its namesake journalism project to establish stronger ties between the company and the news industry, marking its latest efforts to stamp out fake news on its platform. “We know that our community values sharing and discussing ideas and news, and as part of our service, we care a great deal about […]

In a bid to enhance his chummy ties with Rodrigo Duterte, president of a country who currently holds the rotating chair of ASEAN and a drifting-away U.S. ally, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday started a trip to the Philippines with an aid package of 8.66 billion U.S. dollars. The visit, first of its […]

Democracy is not a garden of roses. Neither is it for the faint hearted. It is a very difficult contact sport; and, as such, spineless people should not contemplate getting any closer. Therefore, when you decide to take the plunge you should be prepared to battle the waves. Not just the surfable waves, but even […]

Los Angeles has become the first ever U.S. city destination to receive more than 1 million Chinese visitors in one year, the authorities said Wednesday. The year 2016 was a big year for LA’s tourism industry. Besides reaching the mark of 1 million Chinese visitors, both the city’s domestic and international visitation had reached an […]

Brazil registered an inflation rate of 6.29 percent in 2016, the lowest rate since 2013 and significantly lower rate than the 10.67 percent reached in 2015, the country’s official statistics agency IBGE announced on Wednesday. President Michel Temer greeted the news as endorsing his policies, and predicted that 2017 will see inflation land right on […]

A naval formation consisting of aircraft carrier Liaoning passed through the Taiwan Strait Thursday morning en route to drills in the South China Sea, said a spokesperson with the People’s Liberation Army Navy. Liang Yang said the Liaoning and other naval vessels in the formation were scientifically organized and meticulously operated during the navigation. Since […]

An Australian surgeon has developed a world-first computer program to determine the likelihood of success of a liver transplant before the surgery takes place. The program, developed by a junior surgeon at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital, is inspired by the algorithm used by dating websites to pair two people together. The algorithm uses the top 15 […]

The Australian dollar surged over half a cent in trading on Thursday as uncertainty looms over the policy platform of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump after his first press conference Wednesday. The Aussie dollar was trading at 74.45 US cents as of 9 a.m. Sydney time, up from 73.74 U.S. cents it finished on Wednesday. […]

Cartel Big J a member of the award winning music duo Praye has stated that he started wearing Benash Jeans designs since 2001. According to the musician his relationship with Benash Jeans has lasted for more than a decade, during their (Praye) youthful days in the music industry Cartel Big J recalled that the designer […]

YAOUNDE — Two bomb attackers suspected to be Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram members were killed after they detonated the bombs attached to them on Wednesday in Far North Region of Cameroon. (Cameroon-Attacks-Boko Haram) – – – – STOCKHOLM — A storm pummeled Sweden Wednesday causing power cuts, traffic accidents, rerouted flights and severe delays […]

“I do not live on false promises. I cannot afford to live on bad advice” (Robert Kiyosaki). Akufo-Addo’s and Bawumia’s policy idea to make the private sector the focal point of their yet-to-be-implemented governance style is a commendable one. However one looks at the Ghanaian political economy from the unique perspective of the Fourth Republic, […]

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has suggested that the new administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo must not exceed a maximum of 50. Prof. Gyampo stressed that the figure should include their deputies. The out gone Mahama led administration made ministerial appointments in the range of […]

The country’s Apex Court will today, Thursday, 12 January hear a suit challenging the constitutionality of former President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to pardon the Montie 3 who were sentenced to a three months’ jail term after they were found to be in contempt of the Supreme Court in August 2016. Mr Mahama granted the […]

Year-on-year inflation rate recorded by Ghana in December 2016 declined 0.1 percentage point to 15.4 percent, relative to the 15.5 percent recorded in November 2016, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced here on Wednesday. The monthly change rate for the month under review was 0.9 percent, compared with the 0.8 percent recorded for November 2016. […]

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday submitted a second list of 12 ministerial appointments for approval by parliament. The latest appointments bring to 25 the total number of Ministers-designate so far announced by Akufo-Addo, who has promised to revive the country’s economy and create jobs. The president, in the new list, […]

The World Bank said sub-Saharan Africa economy is expected to pick up modestly to 2.9 percent in 2017 as the region continues to adjust to lower commodity prices. However, growth in South Africa and oil exporters is anticipated to be weaker, according to the WB’s January Global Economic Prospects report released on Wednesday. Growth in […]