69th Independence Day: Ghana’s best days are still ahead — Asiedu Nketiah
Ghana@ 69: Our best days are still ahead – Asiedu Nketia National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged the people of Ghana to reflect on the true essence of independence. In a…
Mo Abudu Calls on Nigerians to Build Homegrown Streaming Platforms Amid Foreign Pullback
Media mogul and EbonyLife Group CEO, Mo Abudu, has urged Nigerian and African content creators to take charge of developing sustainable local streaming platforms, following reports that foreign investors are scaling back on the continent. Abudu shared her message on…
Ghana cocoa farmers remain unpaid despite $337 million disbursement pledge
Ghanaian cocoa farmers worry they have not been paid for deliveries, even after the regulator released funds to buyers to settle arrears and support the struggling sector. The Ghana Cocoa Board, or COCOBOD, said last week it had released 3.62…
Owner of collapsed Brazilian bank arrested for second time
Brazilian police on Wednesday arrested businessman at the heart of a major bank scandal that has rattled the highest echelons of power in Latin America’s largest economy. Daniel Vorcaro, 42, was the major shareholder in the small private Master Bank…
Patience Jonathan Says Nigeria Lacks Commitment to Women’s Inclusion, Seeks Legal Backing for 35% Affirmative Action
Former First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, has renewed her call for stronger legislative measures to ensure women’s participation in politics, insisting that the proposed 35 per cent affirmative action for women in governance must be enshrined in law. She…
Senate summons Kyari, Ajia, others over unaccounted N210tn, threatens arrest
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, alongside former Chief Financial Officer Umar Ajia Isa and former Group General Manager of the…
Thailand Has Two-Month Oil Reserve, Says Energy Ministry
The Ministry of Energy said on Sunday that Thailand has a two-month oil reserve and it will search out alternative sources to ensure energy security if the Iran war escalates to other countries in the Mideast. Deputy permanent secretary Veerapat…
US Marine Veteran Removed from Senate Hearing Over Iran Protest
Montana Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy has defended himself after an anti-war protester he was helping remove from a Capitol Hill hearing was injured. The incident unfolded when Sheehy came to the aid of Capitol Police as they struggled to remove…
Tinubu suspends cashless payment at Federal airports
President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system at airports over traffic gridlock experienced by travellers across the country. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development disclosed this after the Federal Executive…
Why We Are Not Afraid Of State Police – IGP Opens Up
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has said the Nigeria Police Force is prepared to work toward the realization of state policing in the country. Disu also assured officers and personnel of the force that the introduction of state police…