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Ethiopian Airline Nigeria has placed a restriction on the use of the popular checkered plastic travelling bag known as ‘Ghana must go’, on its planes. According to the airline, the ‘Ghana must go’ bags can only be used on its planes if they are packed in a cartoon or any …

Algeria has banned the American film Barbie, which has been showing in cinemas locally for weeks. The authorities say the film, which was released last month, goes against Algeria’s moral values. The Reuters news agency quoted an official source as saying that the film “promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances” …

The Union of European Football Association(UEFA) has handed Jose Mourinho a four-game ban for abusing referee Antony Taylor after the UEFA Europa League final. The AS Roma manager confronted Taylor right at the car park at the stadium right after the match on Wednesday, June 4, 2023. Mourinho, who was …

For years, Alli Nansolo grappled with whether to cut his son’s dreadlocks or not. Although it is not a legal requirement in Malawi, an unwritten policy enforced across government schools meant his son was being denied admission because of his hair. Nansolo’s could not pay for private education for his …

Russia on Friday said it banned entry to 500 Americans, including former president Barack Obama, in response to sanctions imposed by Washington. “In response to the anti-Russian sanctions regularly imposed by the Biden administration… entry into the Russian Federation is closed for 500 Americans,” the foreign ministry said, adding that …

The US has restricted some Nigerians from getting visas due to the role they played in disrupting the country’s democratic processes during the February 25, 2023, general elections. This was announced by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken in a tweet on Monday, May 15, 2023. Antony Blinken stated …

The Eastern Regional Education Directorate has banned the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages and fizzy drinks in schools. The decision follows a staggering revelation of health consequences among schoolchildren. Speaking to Starr FM on the sidelines of a joint press conference by the Eastern Regional Education and Health Directorates on Wednesday …

The family of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumawu Constituency, Hon. Philip Basoah has barred the District Chief Executive(DCE) from the area of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Executives from attending the funeral rites. The ban according to the family, targets the District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) of …

The French government on Friday banned the installation and use of “recreational” applications including the Chinese social network TikTok and the American streaming platform Netflix on the work phones of the country’s 2.5 million state civil servants. According to French Minister of Public Service Stanislas Guerini, these applications present “risks …

The Odikro of Pruso Number 2, a farming community in the Atebubu Amanten Municipality of the Bono East Region, Nana Makiwi Enna, has banned any form of political activity in the community. The ban which takes immediate effect applies to all forms of political activities because of years of neglect …