North Korea’s foreign minister has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country. Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York that North Korea reserved the right to shoot down US bombers. This applied even when they were not in North Korean airspace, the minister added. The world “should clearly remember” it was the US that first declared ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling on government to take “proactive steps to safeguard” Ghana’s maritime boundary with Togo to forestall future dispute. On Saturday, September 23, 2017 Ghana emerged victorious in a maritime dispute against Cote d’Ivoire in a landmark ruling of the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Germany. ...

Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning has advised Ghanaians against ridiculing Ivorians after the maritime dispute between the two countries was decided in Ghana’s favour by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). ITLOS on Saturday unanimously ruled that Ghana did not violate the sovereign rights of Cote d’Ivoire in exploring oil in the Tano basin. Côte d’Ivoire ...

An Egyptian woman once believed to be the world’s heaviest has died in the United Arab Emirates. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty had travelled to India earlier this year for bariatric weight loss surgery. Local media reported that she had lost more than 300kg (660lb) of her 500kg but had died from complications from other health conditions. A hospital statement ...

An NDC activist and avowed loyalist of former President John Mahama, Kweku Appiah aka Appiah Stadium, says he’s ceased to be the vociferous defender of ex-President John Mahama that he’s been in the past years. According to him, after a diligent self introspection, he’s come to the realization that it is not worth sacrificing his life and in the process ...

Zimbabwe put on trial on Monday an activist pastor accused of attempting to subvert the government, a charge that carries up to 20 years in prison on conviction, following protests last year against President Robert Mugabe’s handling of the economy. Evan Mawarire, through his #ThisFlag movement, led a stay-at-home demonstration in 2016, the biggest protest in a decade, via a ...

A 21 year old dancer who defiled and impregnated a 15 year old girl at Korle Gonno in Accra has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Samuel Aryee charged with defilement pleaded guilty. The medical report of the victim indicated she was two months pregnant. The court presided over by Mrs Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye ...

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and MP for Nadowli West, Alban Bagbin, has thrown his heart into the ring to lead the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), insisting he is the most qualified than those rumored to be considering contesting the position. Former President John Mahama and Joshua Alabi have so far shown signs of contesting for the party’s position ...

A devastating flood has submerged more than 50 homes in communities in the Suame Constituency in the Ashanti Region after heavy rains Sunday. Several residents have been displaced and had to abandon their homes to spend the night with friends and relatives. Although no casualty has been recorded, the residents told Ultimate news city authorities must be tough on building ...

Former president John Mahama has said he has been beaming with smiles following Ghana’s victory in the maritime boundary dispute against neighbours Cote d’Ivoire. The International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Saturday, September 23, 2017 unanimously ruled that Ghana did not violate the rights of Cote d’Ivoire in exploring oil at the maritime boundary. Commenting on ...