Nigeria election: President Buhari warns vote riggers
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be ruthless with vote-riggers, following the last-minute postponement of the general election. The incumbent President also called the Electoral Commission incompetent and ordered an investigation into why the vote was delayed. Mr Buhari made the comments at an emergency meeting of his […]
Abducted Cameroon schoolchildren freed
About 166 children and a number of teachers who were briefly kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Saturday in Cameroon have been freed. They were taken from a Catholic school in the town of Kumbo. School authorities negotiated their release and the children were returned yesterday. It is unclear why they were kidnapped but there have […]
Four declared wanted over shooting at NDC Kumasi Office
The Police in Ashanti have declared four persons wanted in connection with a shooting incident at the premises of the regional office of the NDC in Kumasi Monday afternoon. The Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Regional Police Command, ASP Godwin Ahianyo, at a media briefing identified the suspects only by their nicknames […]
NPP Northern Regional Chairman must resign- Group
Beleaguered Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP, Baatima Samba says he will not resign from his position following calls by the Youth in the area that he and other two executives cannot continue to occupy their positions because they now belong to two of the Regions. He explained that, his position as Regional party chairman […]
Mahama condemns shooting at NDC Kumasi Office
Former President Mahama has condemned Monday afternoon’s incident that occurred in front of the Ashanti Regional Office of the NDC leading to the death of one person and injuring another. In a facebook post, former President Mahama said the incident is clearly a criminal act. He called on the Police and relevant security agencies to […]
New regions: MP calls for even distribution of national cake
The Member of Parliament for Tano South, Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere, has called for an even distribution of the national cake to beneficiaries of the newly created regions. Speaking on GBC’s ‘Behind the News’, Mr Yeboah who pitched Bechem to host the Regional Capital, described the naming of Goaso as unfortunate. He however urged residents in […]
Jubilation in Oti ahead of official declaration
Resident of Kete Krachi are Said to be jubilating ahead of the declaration of the capital of Oti Region, scheduled for Friday. GBC’S District Director at Kete Krachi, Alfred Hughes, made this known in an interview on GBC’s ‘Behind the News’, a radio Ghana program. According to him, although the town is waiting in anticipation […]
Brexit: Theresa May to give MPs update on Tuesday
British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to update MPs tomorrow about recent Brexit talks as she continues to seek support for her deal. She visited Dublin and Brussels last week seeking EU agreement on changes to the backstop the insurance policy to avoid the return of visible Northern Ireland border checks. Last month MPs […]
Set cut-off point for free SHS system – IIRACS – UDS
The Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Consultancy Services (IIRACS) of the University for Development Studies (UDS), is recommending to government through the Ministry of Education to ensure that there is a cut off points for beneficiary students of the Free Senior High School system before admission instead of mass enrollment of students from the junior […]
NAM1 to make third appearance in Dubai court on Valentine's Day
The Chief Executive Officer of embattled gold dealership company, Menzgold Ghana Limited, will make his third court appearance in Dubai on Thursday, February 14, where he is facing a misdemeanour charge over a 23 million -dollar-deal, gone bad. Nana Appiah Mensah, alias NAM 1 is currently being held on remand at the Al Barsha Police […]
