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A beloved bull by the name of Howdy Doody was embroiled in a traffic stop by Nebraska police this week, resulting in widely shared footage that ultimately led to the publication of this very article. Per a report from News Channel Nebraska, which was on the scene of the traffic …

Rwanda and Cameroon have carried out some major changes days after the military coup that sacked President Ali Bongo from power in Gabon. The coup which took place on Tuesday night not only shocked the world but forced many nations, including the UN, AU to condemn the actions of the …

Hours after the August 30, 2023 coup was announced in Gabon, two videos went viral not only in the country but across the world. The two, trended for different reasons. Controversial cash stash video The more controversial video was of a massive cash discovery allegedly in the home of a …

President Akufo-Addo has called on a newly inaugurated emoluments committee to focus on recent concerns raised by a section of the Ghanaian populace on whether or not Article 71 office holders are deserving of monies and benefits paid to them as stipulated by the 1992 constitution of the Republic. The …

Gabon’s president has called on “friends all over the world” to “make noise” over the coup in Gabon, in a clip that’s been circulating on social media. Sitting in what he says is his residence – in a grand room complete with wood-panelled walls, ornate carpets and leather-bound books – …

A coup has happened in Gabon as a group of senior military officers took over the government. The coup in Gabon becomes the seventh coup in Africa since 2019. According to media reports early Wednesday, the senior military officers made this known through an announcement on national television.   COUP …

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed in Russia, killing all 10 on board. He was believed to be on board the plane. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the jet was shot down by air defences in Tver region, …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the frontpages of the various news papers in Ghana today, Wednesday, August 23, 2023.     The Daily Searchlight         The Metro Lens         Daily Analyst       The New Crusading Guide       …

The Asante Professionals Club (APC-USA) chapter in the United States held its third annual conference and fundraising dinner to discuss and consider ways to influence the socioeconomic development of Asantemen in honor of His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in advance of the 25th anniversary. To conduct the brainstorming, …

Ghanaian TV presenter and journalist Paa Kwesi Asare has won the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The 36-year-old is the eighth recipient of the award and the first to come from Ghana, like the late Komla Dumor. Asare is currently the head of business news at Ghana’s private TV3 …