A federal court in Argentina has found Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner guilty in a high-profile corruption case, sentencing the influential politician to six years in prison and disqualifying her from holding public office. The decision on Tuesday is expected to be appealed by Fernandez de Kirchner, who …
Read More »HIV/AIDS Fund to be reactivated soon -President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has given the assurance that government willoperationalise the National HIV and AIDS Fund to increase domestic resource mobilisation to improve care. The President gave the assurance following calls to re-activate the Fund to increase domestic resource mobilisation due to the recent upsurge in new …
Read More »2022 World Cup: Morocco beat Spain to secure historic quarter-final qualification
Morocco beat Spain on penalty shootouts to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Atlas Lions won the penalty shootouts by 3-0 to snatch the quarter-finals ticket from the 2010 World Cup champions. Morocco held Spain to a goalless match which lasted for 120 minutes …
Read More »Bride beaten to comer after husband caught her with house boy in bed
In marriage, some men are blessed with a faithful wife, a homemaker, and a good mother. But others do not get these good women into marriage. A young Nigerian has opened up on how he caught his newly wedded wife having sex with another man four days after they got …
Read More »Fruits & Vegetables You Should Not Eat Their Peels to Avoid Hurting Yourself
According to healthline Do you know there are some fruits and vegetables that taste better when you remove the peels before eating them? The reason for this is because while the peels of many fruits and vegetables are completely safe to eat, the peels of others might introduce hazardous bacteria …
Read More »Tanzania scraps independence celebration, diverts funds to kids
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost $445,000, money that will be used to build eight dormitories in primary schools …
Read More »Moody’s downgrades GCB Bank to Caa3 from Caa2
International ratings agency, Moody’s has downgraded GCB Bank PLC’s (GCB Bank) global long-term local currency deposit ratings to Caa3 from Caa2. Moody’s investors also downgraded the bank’s long-term foreign currency deposit ratings to Ca from Caa2, its long-term Counterparty Risk Ratings (CRRs) to Caa3 from Caa2, its long-term Counterparty Risk …
Read More »Hearts, Kotoko to earn $380,000 after Black Stars World Cup exit
Ghana Premier League giants, Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko are set to receive $380,000 windfall following Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Danlad Ibrahim’s involvement in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Hearts and Kotoko will earn $190,000 each as part of the FIFA Club Benefits Programme, beneficial monies rewarded to …
Read More »Revealed: Nigerians transported armed robbery to Ghana
Even though there was violence everywhere in the 1980s and 1990s, armed robberies in Ghana were extremely rare. Although I drove a cab and a trotro in Accra and Cape Coast, I never encountered any armed robbers there. It was after traveling from Ghana to Nigeria in the early 1980s, …
Read More »Here are the conditions that have to be met before Minority approves debt restructuring, budget estimates
The minority has threatened to disapprove the 2023 budget estimates, and debt restructuring until some five conditions are met by government. According to Haruna Iddrisu, they will not accept the debt restructuring programme announced by the finance minister. This comes after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced that Ghana is embarking …
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