Trump's 'Dirty War' On Media Draws Editorials in 300 US Outlets
More than 300 news outlets have launched a campaign to counter President Donald Trump’s attacks and promote a free press. The Boston Globe made the call last week for a nationwide denouncement of the president’s “dirty war” against the media, using the hashtag #EnemyOfNone. Mr Trump has derided media reports as “fake news” and attacked […]
Bobi Wine: Uganda's Afrobeats MP standing up to Museveni
“When our leaders have become misleaders and mentors have become tormentors. When freedom of expression becomes the target of oppression, opposition becomes our position.” The lyrics are from a song titled Situka, which means “Rise up” in Luganda, sung by Ugandan musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine ahead of the 2016 general elections. The Afrobeats artist was using […]
AMA Collaborates with TMA, Other Assemblies to Check Insanitary Conditions Along Accra-Tema Motorway
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in collaboration with Tema Metropolitan Assembly and Adenta, Ashiaman, Ayawaso West Municipal Assemblies has begun an exercise to clear squatters who have taken over portions of the Accra- Tema motorway. The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, who toured the area with the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive and Municipal Chief […]
Tuesday 21st August 2018 Declared As Public Holiday
The Ministry for the Interior has said that Tuesday,21st August, 2018 which marks the celebration of Eid ul-Adha festival, is a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country. This was contained in a statement by the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, on Wednesday 15th August 2018. The Eidul-Adha festival is also […]
