Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers. Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 ministers quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson spoke outside his Downing …
Read More »Bahamas Prime Minister’s son to be installed ‘Safohene’ in Ahanta West
Mrs. Anne-Marie Davis, the wife of the Prime Minister of Bahamas, will on Saturday attend the enstoolment of Mr. Christopher Davis (her son) as ‘Safohene’ in the Ahanta West Traditional Council to represent the Ahanta Traditional Area in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean. According to a statement issued by …
Read More »March 21, 1952: The day Kwame Nkrumah became first Prime Minister of Gold Coast
Exactly 70 years ago, Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, became the first prime minister of the then Gold Coast. Before he became prime minister, Dr Nkrumah, was the Leader of the Government Business of the new Legislative Assembly. The assembly met on February 20, 1951, because his party, the …
Read More »Prime suspect in murder of 24-year-old-lady in Koforidua commits suicide
The prime suspect of a gang of assailants who murdered a 24-year-old woman in Koforidua in 2019 has committed suicide. The suspect Kofi Tiatia, believed to be 36 years, was found hanging on a tree Wednesday, June 9 at Nsukwao, a suburb of New Juaben South. His body has …
Read More »Togo’s Prime Minister, others resign
Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have resigned, in an expected political reshuffle delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The move late on Friday was anticipated since President Faure Gnassingbe was re-elected in February for a fourth term in office after a constitutional change allowed him to run …
Read More »Ivory Coast buries deceased Prime Minister
Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in the north of the country. Before his burial, relatives surrounded his remains and prayed for the departed Prime Minister in the main mosque of the city. In this tranquil atmosphere, …
Read More »Thomas Thabane resigns as Lesotho prime minister
Thomas Thabane has announced he will step down as prime minister of Lesotho following months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife. He did not say when he would leave office but his party said a new premier would be sworn in …
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