Ethiopia’s new ‘smart’ police station does away with officers
Computer tablet screens glow inside a row of partitioned booths at this new-style Ethiopian police station. There is no commotion. There is no front desk, no bench of anxiously waiting civilians, no officer calling out names. This pilot project of what is being called a “smart” – or unmanned – police station in the Bole […]
Funerals held for students and staff after strike on Iran school
Funerals have been held for students and staff killed in what Iranian authorities have said was a US-Israeli strike on a school in southern Iran. Iranian officials said more than 160 people were killed when a girls’ school was hit in the city of Minab on Saturday, as the US and Israel launched widespread strikes […]
Central Region gets first specialized Surgical Eye and Training Centre
In a bid to reduce preventable blindness in the Central Region, the Ministry of Health has commissioned a Surgical Eye and Training Centre at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. The 33-bed facility, equipped with three modern operating theatres, is the first of its kind in the region and will serve as a referral hub for […]
Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ buried in golden coffin
Infamous Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho”, was buried in a golden casket by his family on Monday. The cartel leader died after being wounded in a firefight between his bodyguards and Mexican special forces personnel deployed to capture him in late February. The 59-year-old founder of the feared Jalisco […]
China removes three retired generals from national advisory body
China has removed three retired military generals, including a former commander of the People’s Liberation Army ground force, from a top political advisory body just days before its largest annual political gathering. The advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) voted to remove Han Weiguo, Gao Jin and Liu Lei, state media said […]
Akwadum Community Improvement Project launched
As education, health and agriculture continue to play critical roles in Ghana’s economic growth and development, stakeholders are being urged to intensify efforts to strengthen these sectors. It is against this backdrop that Giving World International, a non-governmental organization, has partnered with the Akwadum community in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region […]
Government urged to leverage Ghana Petroleum funds to subsidize temporary spikes in fuel prices
By: Dominic Hlordzi Energy and Associates Ghana has recommended to government to consider leveraging the Ghana Petroleum Funds to subsidize temporary spikes in pump prices to prevent a cost-of-living crisis. The recommendation follows the surge in crude oil prices as a result of the impact of the U.S.–Iran Conflict on Ghana’s Oil and Energy Markets. A […]
Israeli military says it has hit Iran’s presidential office
Update from the Israeli military, says its air force has struck the Iranian regime’s leadership compound. In a statement on Telegram, the IDF says “numerous munitions” were dropped on the Presidential Office and the Supreme National Security Council. It adds that a military training institution and “additional key regime infrastructure” were also hit. Iran’s former […]
Okudzeto Ablakwa commends Ghana Embassy Staff in UAE for supporting Black Queens
Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has praised staff of the Ghana Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for what he described as their “remarkable patriotism, courage, compassion and professionalism” in assisting the national women’s football team, the Black Queens. The statement comes at a time when Ghana’s diplomatic missions across the […]
US has enough weapons stocked for ‘forever’ war, Trump says
President Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to comment on US stocks of “medium and upper medium grade” munitions, adding that wars “can be fought ‘forever’… using just these supplies”. “We have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons. The United States is stocked, and ready to WIN, BIG!!!” Trump writes, posting just before […]
Government evacuates Ghanaian diplomats in Iran
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced the successful evacuation of all Ghanaian embassy staff from Iran amid escalating security concerns in the country. The minister in a post on social media revealed that the evacuation exercise had been completed and that all “Ghanaian diplomats were safe and in high spirits.” He […]
Ayawaso East goes to the polls today to elect new legislator
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Over 49,000 registered voters in the Ayawaso East Constituency are heading to the polls today to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) following the passing of the long-serving legislator, Alhaji Mahama Naser Toure. The by-election, mandated by the Ghana’s electoral management body, the Electoral Commission (EC), was triggered after the death […]
Ghana’s Healthcare Technology Capacity boosted as GIZ invests in UG Biomedical Engineering Lab
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Ghana’s drive toward universal health coverage has received a significant boost following the commissioning of a refurbished bio-instrumentation laboratory for Biomedical Engineering students at the University of Ghana. The facility, supported by the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), was officially launched at the university. The state-of-the-art laboratory is equipped with modern […]
Wife of late supreme leader has been killed: Iran state TV
Iran state TV Channel Two has confirmed that Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh, wife of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has also been killed “at home”. Iranian outlets had previously reported that Bagherzadeh was in a coma. Previously, Iranian media had said that Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild and son-in-law have been killed. Khamenei and his wife had six […]
