26 injured in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway

At least 26 persons are injured in a near fatal road accident at Asuboi Community stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway. The accident involved a fully loaded commercial Vehicle with registration number ER 1126-16...

Uproar over Buhari’s ‘missing’ school certificate

The academic qualifications of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari are again making headlines because the 76-year-old is seeking re-election in February. According to the constitution, to run for president a candidate must show that they at...

Leicester City owner among five dead in helicopter crash

The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed when the aircraft...

Lion Air Boeing 737 plane crashes; 188 people killed

A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 188 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Flight JT 610 was on a scheduled flight to...
Jair Bolsonaro won by more than 10 percentage points

Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil poll

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. Mr Bolsonaro won 55.2% of the votes cast against 44.8% for Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers' Party, the Brazilian electoral authority...

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Suspect charged with murder

A man suspected of killing 11 people in a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been charged with murder - in what is believed to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history. Robert Bowers, 46,...

USAID to develop new devt strategy to fit ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it is working on establishing a new country development corporation strategy for Ghana. The move, said USAID has become necessary due to the government’s policy direction...

Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House

The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing. Hatice Cengiz...

Humanities Education: A Necessity or a Luxury?

In institutions of higher learning, the study of humanities is referred to as that branch of knowledge that equips students with general knowledge and intellectual skills to make them function in any field. The skills...

Man arrested over US mail-bombings

A 56-year-old man has been arrested in Florida in connection with a mail-bombing campaign aimed at critics of President Donald Trump. US officials named the man as Cesar Sayoc, saying that more arrests could follow. Mr...