Tag Archives: WAR

The 1896 medal Queen Victoria gave to Ghanaian soldiers who fought in a war

Decorating servicemen and women with honours have long been a tradition of colonial and post-colonial regimes. These specially made medallions are usually embossed with seals, images, and dates to depict the very occasion for which they are given to the brave men and women who earn the right to be …

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Go and burn the sea if you disagree that Ukraine-Russia war, COVID-19 caused our hardships – MP for Oda

The Member of Parliament for Oda, Alexander Acquah, has said critics who don’t agree that COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war caused the current economic failure in the country can burn the sea. He was captured on UTV’s Adekye Nsroma, supporting the comments made by the Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong, that …

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Election 2024 is going to be war – Former Chief of Defence Staff

Former Chief of Defence Staff, Brig. Gen. Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (Rtd) has warned that election 2024 is not going to be peaceful. According to him, he has dreamt of war in the country during the election two years ago and the comments made by Member of Parliament for Abetifi and Minister for Food …

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UN resolution demanding end to Ukraine war: Ghana votes against Russia again

Ghana voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution demanding that Russia leaves Ukraine, where it has in the last year waged a war against Kiev’s plan at the time to join the Euro-military bloc, NATO. Ghana was one of 141 nations that voted ‘IN FAVOUR’ of the …

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COVID, Russia-Ukraine war: We have been left to fend for ourselves – Akufo-Addo laments

President Nana Akufo-Addo has lamented the neglect of Africa in the global geopolitical and economic space. He cited the case of COVID-19 vaccines and the Russia-Ukraine war to buttress his point that when global disruptions kick in, Africa more often than not suffers the brunt. “We see that from the …

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Asiedu Nketiah reveals secrets about his ‘war smock’

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu has couched an identity for himself with the symbolic smocks he wears at virtually every major party event. Among the numerous smocks he wears, there’s one particular smock he is noted for donning for some of these events. The …

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Ukraine war: Biden prepared to meet Putin to end Russia’s war

US President Joe Biden has said he would be ready to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin “if in fact there is an interest in him deciding that he’s looking for a way to end the war”. Addressing reporters alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, he stressed Mr Putin had not yet done …

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Anas declares war on Nyantakyi’s wife

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has dared wife of embattled former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, to have him prosecuted and jailed if he indeed demanded and received $100,000 as bribe to stop the screening of ‘Number 12.’ Speaking publicly about the allegations at the Media …

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War in faraway Ukraine is suffocating Zimbabwe

A war in far-away Ukraine has worsened Zimbabwe’s decades old multi-layered economic crisis with the southern African country’s agriculture industry being the hardest hit amid heightened food insecurity and rising cost of living, United Nations agencies have warned. In a report titled: Impact of the Ukraine Crisis in Zimbabwe that …

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VIDEO: How two World War II planes collided mid-air

Two vintage World War Two-era planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the US state of Texas, killing at least two. Footage shows the aircraft striking each other at a low altitude, breaking one of the aircraft in half. A fireball can be seen as it hits …

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