Turkey’s foreign minister has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of being a “sponsor of terrorism”, dismissing the French leader’s criticism of Turkey’s Syria offensive. Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters that Mr Macron wanted to be the leader of Europe but was “wobbling”. Last month Mr Macron angered Turkey by hosting an …
Read More »Minority Demands Details Of Sale Of Komenda Sugar Factory
The Minority in Parliament has demanded details in the sale of the Komenda Sugar Factory as it accuses government of deliberately running down the company to reduce its value. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Deputy Ranking Member for the Committee on Trade and Industry, Yusif Sulemana said the factory could have …
Read More »Afrobarometer report good feedback for govt – Hadzide
The Deputy Minister of Information Pius Enam Hadzide has stated that the Afrobarometer on Citizens’ perceptions of the country’s economic conditions is positive feedback to the Government and shall inform Government’s plans and programs going forward. The Deputy Minister who was reacting to the report indicated that more than half …
Read More »BNI to chase those re-bagging foreign rice as local rice
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has hinted that his outfit, together with the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), will soon be going after persons believed to be re-bagging foreign rice as local rice for sale. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem …
Read More »Zambia court sentences two men to 15 years for gay sex
A high court in Zambia has sentenced two men to 15 years in jail after they were caught having sex in 2017. Zambia is a conservative country and same-sex relationships are frowned upon and homosexual acts are illegal. The court heard that Japhet Chataba and Steven Samba booked themselves into …
Read More »Suspected fake Soldier arrested with “gun”, Army camouflage 0
A suspected fake soldier identified as one Madukwe obinna has been nabbed in Enugu by the security operatives of the Nigerian Army Enugu. He was nabbed by the operatives on 26/11/19 at opi axis of the state and later handed over to the Enugu state police command for discreet investigations …
Read More »Wontumi, NPP Executives are villagers who hate development – Dr Agyenim Boateng
Founder and leader of United Front Party (UFP), Dr. Nana Agyenim Boateng has used unprintable words to describe executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP ) led by Bernard Antwi Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi in Ashanti Region for what he calls the lack of developmental projects in the region …
Read More »Majority of Ghanaians believe Ghana is moving in wrong direction – Report
A new Afrobarometer report by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) says that majority of Ghanaians believe that the country is “moving in the wrong direction.” Six in 10 Ghanaians, representing 59% of the population said the country was going in the wrong direction while only 35% felt the country …
Read More »FIFA Ranking: Black Stars rise four places to 47th
Two wins for the Black Stars in the month of November have propelled the senior national team to the 47th position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Ranking released on 28 November 2019. The men’s senior national team recorded a 2-0 victory against South Africa and 1-0 win against São Tomé and …
Read More »Hong Kong protests: China warns US over Human Rights and Democracy Act
China has warned the US it could take “firm counter-measures” if Washington continues to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The warning came after US President Donald Trump signed the Human Rights and Democracy Act into law. The act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong …
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