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The Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has asserted the video clip taken by American rapper, Meek Mill, at the Jubilee House, might be part of a “political diplomacy” between Ghana and the US. Mr. Toobu says he is sure a high level communication might have …

US Rapper Meek Mill has released a music video featuring his visit to Ghana with a music video clip shot from the seat of government Jubilee House in Accra. Meek Mill was in Ghana to perform at the Afrochella and was well-received nationswide. Meek Mill as part of his visit …

The partner of a US Capitol Police officer who died a day after the 6 January 2021 riot has sued Donald Trump for wrongful death. The lawsuit filed on Thursday says Mr Trump “intentionally riled up the crowd” that attacked Brian Sicknick. Police have ramped up security on Capitol grounds …

Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow Republicans come to blows. It took 15 rounds of voting for Mr McCarthy to win the job, despite his party having a majority in the chamber. It came after a dramatic …

Afua Kyei, the chief financial officer of the Bank of England has been named in the 2023 list of 100 Most Reputable Africans. The list by Reputation Poll International (RPI), a leading global reputation firm (reputationpoll.com), named nine other Ghanaians selected in the areas of governance, entertainment, human rights/advocacy, education …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is working towards a debt cancellation programme for Ghana and other countries amid a global economic recession scare this year. The other countries are Ethiopia, Zambia, Chad, Lebanon, Surinam, and Sri Lanka. The move, Madam Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF Managing Director, said was …

The University of Ghana has been ranked Ghana’s topmost university for the year 2022, and ranked 1,124th in the world ranks. The ranking which was done by Webometrics.com is aimed at promoting web publication and their primary target is to support Open Access initiatives, electronic access to scientific publications and …

Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup …

Two Gambian military officers linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow have been arrested over the weekend, Gambia’s government spokesperson has said. The government said on 21 December that a group of soldiers had been arrested in connection with an attempt to stage a coup …

Former Ghana coach Sellas Tetteh has opened up on how the West African nation has refused to fulfill promises after clinching the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt. Tetteh guided the Black Satellites of Ghana to win Africa’s first-ever World title at the male U20 level after defeating Brazil …