The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday walked out of a meeting called by the Electoral Commission (EC) for technical persons of the political parties and the commission in relation to the plan for a new voters register. The NDC argued that the letter inviting them to the meeting did not have an agenda. “There was supposed to be ...

The Valencia midfielder is confident his former France teammate will bounce back to top form when his ongoing injury lay-off ends Valencia midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia has no doubts that Paul Pogba will be back to his best when he returns to action for Manchester United, and is confident that his former teammate will even surprise one or two supporters when ...

The economist and spokesperson for the Vice President Dr Gideon Boako says critics of the Bank of Ghana’s clean-up of the banking sector, have failed to present possible solutions for the crisis that confronted the country’s financial sector. Speaking on Point Blank on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Dr. Boako stated that the Bank of Ghana inherited a financial sector ...

The Libyan National Army (LNA) on Wednesday denied blocking United Nations planes from landing in the country: It follows claims that forces loyal to eastern commander, Khalifa Haftar were hampering the UN’s aid and peace efforts. “We do not give permission to land at a base controlled by a colonizer (Turkey), as this may cause any operation against these aircrafts ...

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is under increasing pressure to act decisively to end violence in Africa’s most-populous state. Parliament’s lower chamber – the House of Representatives – has called for a nationwide state of emergency to be declared. Many Nigerians, including MPs, also want Mr Buhari to replace his security chiefs. The calls came as attacks by Boko Haram and ...

Ethiopia’s parliament, the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), has passed a law aimed at combating fake news and curbing hate speech. The passage comes three months after the cabinet led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, approved it and forwarded it to the house. It is known as the Hate Speech and Misinformation Law and was approved with a majority vote, ...

Portugal has ordered the seizure of dozens of bank accounts belonging to Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire businesswoman currently under investigation for fraud in her native Angola. Last week during a state visit by Germany’s Angela Merkel, Angolan President Joao Lourenco said his government was fighting to recover assets taken illegally from the country and had sought overseas assistance. On ...

Hakim Ziyech will join Chelsea from Dutch champions Ajax this summer in a 40 million-euro ($43.4 million) deal, the two clubs confirmed Thursday. The announcement ends days of speculation over the future of the 26-year-old attacking midfielder, a Moroccan international. “Ajax and Chelsea have reached an agreement for the transfer of Hakim Ziyech. The player will join the Premier League ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles’ defender and captain, Joseph Yobo, as assistant coach of the team. He replaces Imama Amapakabo in the three-time African champions’ technical crew. Yobo, who played for the Flying Eagles at the U-20 World Cup in 1999, won his first cap for the senior team in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying ...

Ghana’s former Ambassador to China, Horace Nii Ayi Ankrah, has asked former President John Dramani Mahama not to speak on the ongoing airbus bribery scandal. In his view, there was no act of corruption in the deal, hence no need for the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to comment on it. His comment follows the governing New ...