Burkina Faso: ECOWAS enhances skills of Imams, Teachers of Koranic Schools
The Department of Education, Science and Culture of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) has initiated a training session for imams, preachers and teachers of Koranic schools in Burkina Faso, from 23 December 2019 to 10 January 2020. The training, with the theme: “Prevention of violent extremism and radicalisation in the ECOWAS region”, took […]
Successes Chalked Up By DVLA
NEWS COMMENTARY ON QUALITY SERVICES RENDERED TO THE PUBLIC BY DVLA At the beginning of every year, new vehicle owners and others rush to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority, DVLA to register their cars. Though some of them purchase their vehicles early enough to be able to register them in the same year they […]
New Voters’ Register: EC’s Eminent Advisory Committee calls for calm
The Electoral Commission (EC)’s Eminent Advisory Committee has called for calm following the heated arguments characterizing the election management body’s plan to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 election. The Committee has served notice to meet the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) to iron out concerns raised over the new register. The Eminent […]
Kotoko slapped with four misconduct charges
The Ghana FA has slapped giants Asante Kotoko SC with four counts of misconduct and they will be hit with a five-match home ban if they refuse to contest the accusation. The Porcupine Warriors were slapped with the charges over their Ghana Premier League match against Berekum Chelsea at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi […]
One dead, five injured in Tarkwa-Bogoso Highway accident
One person died instantly, while five others sustained various degrees of injury when a vehicle they were traveling on veered off the road and landed in a ditch on the Tarkwa-Bogoso Highway in the Western Region. The deceased, has been identified as Thomas Kwame Boateng, aged 34. The injured – Samuel Osei (the driver), Alice […]
Sir David Attenborough warns of climate ‘crisis moment’
“The moment of crisis has come” in efforts to tackle climate change, Sir David Attenborough has warned. According to the renowned naturalist and broadcaster, “we have been putting things off for year after year”. “As I speak, south east Australia is on fire. Why? Because the temperatures of the Earth are increasing,” he said. Sir […]
Todibo: Barcelona defender joins Schalke on loan
Jean-Clair Todibo has joined Schalke 04 on a loan spell from Barcelona until 30th June 2020 for a fee of 1.5 million Euros The wages of the player will be paid by Schalke 04 and will also have the option of making the deal permanent for 25 million Euros, plus 5 million in add-ons. If […]
Arocha Ghana sues gov’t over Atewa bauxite mining
Arocha Ghana has served a notice of civil action against the Government over its plans to exploit the Atewa Range Forest for bauxite. The notice which was filed on Monday, January 13, 2020 is in pursuant to Section 10 of the State Proceeding Act 1998, Act 555. The action intends to protect and safeguard the […]
Mali peace deal implementation a must – UN
UN Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has updated ambassadors on developments in the West African country, where a UN operation, known by the French acronym MINUSMA, supports political processes and restoration of state authority against a backdrop of insecurity, intercommunal violence and increasing displacement. MINUSMA was established following fighting between Government […]
Turkey’s Wikipedia ban ends after almost three years
Turkey is restoring access to Wikipedia after a ban that lasted almost three years. The country’s Constitutional Court ruled that the ban violated freedom of expression, the pro-government newspaper Milliyet reported. The online encyclopaedia was blocked in Turkey in April 2017, after it refused to delete articles critical of the country’s government. The ban lasted […]
