New Zealand gunman streamed mosque shooting live on Facebook
One of the New Zealand attackers streamed live on Facebook as he shot worshippers at a mosque, leaving 49 people dead and 48 injured. The footage, which lasted over 16 minutes, was posted on a page belonging to Brenton Tarrant but was quickly deleted by Facebook. It appeared to have been filmed with a head […]
Appointments Committee: Speaker slashes nominee guests to 10
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, has announced to the public that, Parliament can no longer take more than 10 guests of nominees appearing before the appointments committee. He said such a process in other jurisdictions does not witness large numbers of people trooping into the hall and watering down the seriousness of […]
Europa League: Arsenal play Napoli, Chelsea face Slavia Prague in quarter-finals
Arsenal have been drawn against Napoli, while Chelsea take on Slavia Prague in the Europa League quarter-finals. Villarreal face fellow Spanish side Valencia with Portuguese team Benfica playing Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt. The first and second legs will be played on 11 April and 18 April, with the semi-final draw keeping Arsenal and Chelsea apart should […]
U/W Region: Nandom is 1st district to host regional Independence anniversary parade
The Upper West version of the of the 62nd Independence parade had a double-layer icing on the anniversary cake. For the first time, Nandom hosted the regional parade, taking the event outside Wa whilst two delegations, one from Burkina Faso led by Colonel Tagssêla Nitiema with Joseph Kpan Droh leading the other delegation from Côte […]
Man tries to smuggle tortoises disguised as chocolate
German customs officers confiscated three protected tortoises after a man tried to smuggle them into the country disguised as a dessert. The 69-year old was stopped at Schönefeld Airport in Berlin after arriving on a flight from Cairo. Asked about the contents of a patisserie box, he claimed the objects inside were chocolate. The authorities, […]
MOAP and UWRCC Organize First Agribusiness Fair and Conference in Wa
A Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Gyiele Nurah has asked the people of Upper West Region not to consider farming just as a tradition but they must reorient themselves and take the venture as a business. He gave the advice at the first Agribusiness Fair and Conference in Wa in the […]
African C-sections '50 times more deadly'
The number of mothers who die after a Caesarean-section in Africa is as much as 50 times higher than in developed countries, according to a study in the medical journal The Lancet. Their sample indicated that one in 200 women dies during or soon after a C-section. By comparison, maternal mortality is about one woman […]
DR Congo MPs elect senate amid vote buying scandal
Provincial assemblies in the Democratic Republic of Congo are voting for senators today in 24 of the country’s 26 provinces. The election takes place amid unprecedented public allegations of corruption and vote buying. At least seven candidates have withdrawn from the senatorial race in protest of the alleged corruption, accusing provincial MPs of demanding payments […]
Second Brexit referendum rejected by British lawmakers
UK lawmakers have voted in favor of delaying the Brexit process, acknowledging that more time is needed to break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the EU. But they decisively rejected a call for a second referendum. Prime Minister Theresa May will now ask European leaders to grant an extension to Article 50, the legal […]
Northern region: Meanings of traditional attires & ways of dressing
It is possible to tell where a person comes from by the way he is dressed. Clothes, they say, make the man and it also tells a lot about one’s status in society. In the following report, GBC’s Abdul Hayi Moomen takes us to the palace of the chief of Datalung in Dagbon where the […]
JJ meets Richard Commey and calls for renewed investment in sports
Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has called for a concerted national effort to offer boxing and other popular sports the needed support to enable athletes excel. Referring to the resurgence of boxing achievements in Ghana, the former President noted that “when the soul of this country wants to pick itself up it manifests in sporting […]
Hearts appoint Frederick Moore as new CEO, after Noonan exit
Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club has appointed Frederick Moore, as the new Chief Executive Officer following the shock exit of Mr. Mark Noonan. According to press statement signed by their Public Relations Officer, Mr. Kwame Opare Addo, Mr. Noonan terminated his contract due to family reasons and frustrations over the suspension of competitive football […]
ACEP urges GRIDCo to inform Ghanaians well ahead of time about hiccups in power supply system
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) as an independent think tank in the energy space, has been explaining the recent severe power outages that have occurred over the past three days across the country in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Benjamin Boakye. The statement which was copied to gbcghanaonline.com thursday, March 14, […]
Nigeria school building collapse killed 20 people – Lagos health official
LAGOS – Twenty people were killed and 45 others survived in Wednesday’s collapse of a four-storey building containing a primary school in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, the state health commissioner said on Friday. Commissioner Jide Idris gave no details of how many children were among the dead but he said 10 children and four adults […]
