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A private citizen, Paul Boama Sefa, has dragged the Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin Sumani and the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame  to the High Court. He is alleging that the two have breached portions of Ghana’s constitution regarding how the legislative body handled the Human Rights and Family …

The United States of America Embassy in Accra says it will increase its fees for nonimmigrant visas effective May 30, 2023. It added that “The fee for B1/B2 visas for business and tourist travel, F visas for international students, J exchange visitor visas, and other visa classes not requiring a …

Despite pressure on Rwanda’s finances brought on by ongoing global shocks linked to the prolonged impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the appreciation of the US dollar, Rwanda has successfully repaid its $400 million Eurobond. The whole payment, which was due this week, was successfully completed, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Kia automobile assembly plant in Ghana, urging the vehicle manufacturer to work towards making their products affordable to the local consumer. Set up by Rana Motors Limited, a local licensed dealer for the South Korean automobile company, the plant, situated at Amasaman …

Nigeria’s food and drug control agency (Nafdac) says it is taking “swift action” to investigate a popular brand of noodles over alleged presence of a substance associated with increased risks of cancer. The agency said in a statement it was conducting “random sampling and analysis of Indomie noodles, including the …

On the issue of migration, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the high numbers of young people engaged in it. The president said “Africans taking distressing risks across the Sahara and around the Mediterranean trying to reach a better life in Europe, whilst we strive to provide the youth …

Born to a wealthy family in May 1933, Boakye’s father passed away when he was still young. Undeterred by this setback, he pursued his education at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio, then returned to Ghana in 1959 to establish the United Mattress and Foam Company Ltd at the age of 26. …

The evacuation of stranded Nigerian students scheduled to commence yesterday did not start after all, as the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said it was still in the process of doing so. Recall that the Director, Special Duties, NEMA, Onimode Bandele, had said in an interview with Channels Television on …

The Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, said yesterday that having dual citizenship does not disqualify anyone who is a Nigerian by birth from contesting elections in the country. His clarification came against the backdrop of claims that the presidential candidate of All Progressives …

The mud-fight between the Comrade Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa factions of the Labour Party, LP, may hurt the petition of the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, against the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if mishandled. The crisis rocking the LP took a fresh dimension, yesterday, following allegations by …