Lego unveils tech-filled Smart Bricks – to play experts’ unease
Lego has unveiled Smart Bricks – tech-filled versions of its small building blocks – which it says will bring sets to life with sound, light and reaction to movement. However, the new product range has got a mixed reaction from play experts, who say it risks undermining what makes Lego distinct for children in an […]
Trump says Venezuela will be ‘turning over’ up to 50 million barrels of oil to US
SOURCE: BBC US President Donald Trump has said Venezuela “will be turning over” up to 50 million barrels of oil – worth about $2.8bn (£2.1bn) – to the US, after a military operation to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power. The oil will be sold at its market price, Trump posted on social media, adding […]
Asantehene’s presence at Police Headquarters marks turning point in national security -IGP
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohunu, has described the visit of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to the Ghana Police Headquarters as an unprecedented moment that will remain permanently engraved in the institutional memory of the Ghana Police Service and the nation’s security history. Welcoming the Asantehene, senior […]
Six dead and hundreds of flights cancelled as snow causes chaos across Europe
Source: BBC Intense snowfall and icy weather conditions have caused widespread travel disruption across Europe, with six reported killed in weather-related incidents on the continent. Five people died in two separate regions of France as a result of treacherous driving conditions, authorities said, while one woman was also killed in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, after 16in […]
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has been discussing “a range of options” to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The White House told the BBC that acquiring Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – was a “national security priority”. The statement came hours after European […]
Anonymous crypto gambler made $436,000 on Maduro capture
SOURCE: BBC A gambler made nearly half a million dollars on the capture of Venezuela’s president just before it was officially announced, raising questions about whether someone profited from inside knowledge of the US operation. Wagers on Polymarket, a crypto-powered platform, that Nicolás Maduro would be out of power by the end of January rose […]
Get me a uniform; I will be a policeman when I return – Otumfuo Osei Tutu II tells IGP Yohunu
By: Love Wilhelmina Abanonave A historic visit was paid by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to the Ghana Police Service Headquarters as part of the IGP’s efforts to strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, including traditional leaders, to ensure effective policing and security in Ghana. During the courtesy call today, January 6, 2026, Otumfuo Osei […]
At least 22 Ethiopian migrants killed in ‘horrific’ road crash
At least 22 migrants have been killed and 65 others injured after a lorry they were travelling in overturned in Ethiopia‘s north-eastern Afar region, authorities say. About 85 Ethiopian migrants were travelling along the eastern migration route when the lorry overturned in the town of Semera on Tuesday morning, a senior Afar official, Mohammed Ali […]
Children killed after drone hits home in Sudan, medics say
At least 13 people have been killed – eight of them children – after a drone strike on a house in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid, says the Sudan Doctors’ Network. Most of the dead were part of the same family, the medical group added. Although no group has claimed responsibility, the medics say the […]
Business owners in Caracas guarding shops with dogs – man says
Wilmer* in Caracas tells BBC World Service shop owners are not allowing many people to enter their businesses – letting five in at a time, while using dogs to guard the shop. “They let a group of five get into the store, do the purchase and get out, and then let the next five people […]
Police recruitment screening starts Monday January 12; other security services begin after January 15
The Ghana Police Service will begin screening shortlisted applicants from Monday, January, 12, 2026, while applicants seeking to join the Prisons, Fire and Immigration services will receive their screening schedules after January, 15, 2026. The Ministry of the Interior has said the documentation and body inspection exercise for Phase II of the Centralised Services E-Recruitment […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado praises US action against Maduro
It is now three days since US forces stormed Nicolás Maduro’s Caracas compound, seizing the Venezuelan president and his wife. A few hours ago, the country’s opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lived in hiding for months last year, said she was grateful for Donald Trump‘s action in Venezuela, calling it a “huge step for […]
Central African Republic president wins third term by landslide
Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term after securing an outright majority in last month’s presidential election, provisional results show. The 68-year-old mathematics professor was widely expected to win after the main opposition coalition boycotted the poll, citing concerns about electoral fairness. Touadéra campaigned on his security record in the […]
Nestle issues global recall of some baby formula products over toxin fears
Nestle has issued a global recall of some baby formula products over concerns they contain a toxin which can cause food poisoning. The food and drink giant said specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula were not safe to be fed to babies. The batches were sold across the world, Nestle said, […]
