The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched a Professionals Forum to discuss issues of importance to the party and help to implement the recommendations of the 2016 Election Report to ensure victory for the party in 2020. The Professionals Forum is an association of doctors, nurses, lawyers, lecturers, engineers and communicators among others within the NDC whose experiences the party ...

The government has clarified that its ‘Ghana Beyond Aid agenda is not intended to reject support from donors, but rather depend on local resources for the execution of its planned programs. A Deputy Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who made the statement on the Eyewitness News on Thursday said the government had outlined major policy pillars to drive the ...

Leader and Founder of Glorious Word and Power Ministries International, Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah says some detractors and saboteurs of state are scheming to assassinate the President, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah who stopped short of mentioning names, warned those habouring such intentions to desist from it or he will be forced to expose them. The ...

A robot that can solve a Rubik’s cube puzzle in 0.38 seconds has been developed by two researchers in the US. The current world record is 0.637 seconds, which was set by German engineer Albert Beer and his robot Sub1 Reloaded. The researchers realised they could solve the cube more quickly by using a different type of motor in their ...

US President Donald Trump is to meet video games company representatives on Thursday to discuss violent content. The meeting comes in the wake of last month’s shooting at a school in Florida in which 17 people died. The president has in the past expressed the view that violent games were “shaping young people’s thoughts”. But the games industry has defended ...

MAURICIO POCHETTINO has bemoaned Tottenham’s Champions League exit, insisting his side “deserved more”. Tottenham exited Europe’s elite competition at Wembley after a 2-1 defeat to Juventus. Pochettino’s men looked to be in control of the tie when Son Heung-Min gave them the lead in the 39th minute when he scrambled home from Kieran Trippier’s cross. But the game turned on ...

The Afadjato South Member of Parliament (MP) has implored president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to redeem his campaign promise to have 30 percent women in his cabinet. In a statement marking the International Women’s Day Thursday, Angela Oforiwa Alorwu-Tay has asked the president to demonstrate his commitment to women empowerment by fulfilling the 2016 promise. “My mentor and our dear ...

Kenyan president on the occasion of 2018 International Women’s Day celebrations, disclosed a ‘summary’ of how he met Margaret Kenyatta, the First Lady. According to Uhuru, it involved a day out swimming, his father was involved and heeding the old man’s advice was also crucial. He also stressed the importance of women in building a strong nation. His tweet read: ...

A soldier has been killed by suspected separatists in Cameroon, the local French portal Journal du Cameroon, has reported. The report said the incident occured around 19-20h local time, when a curfew was deemed to be in force. The report said one Private Abdalah was killed on Wednesday during an attack on an outpost he was guarding in the town ...

The Ethiopian government has admitted a violent pushback to a recently ratified state of emergency (SOE). A number of security of forces have reportedly been attacked and their weapons confiscated. The privately-owned Addis Standard news portal quoted defense minister and head of the Command Post administering the SOE, Siraj Fegessa, as comparing the fightback as a ‘coloured revolution.’ “Seventeen security ...