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Biden ‘not confident’ of peaceful transition if Trump loses

US President, Joe Biden has said he is not confident there will be a peaceful transition of power if Donald Trump loses the presidential...

Two dead and several trapped after hotel collapses in Germany

Two people have died and others remain trapped after a hotel collapsed in a village in the heart of Western Germany’s Mosel wine-growing region. There...

Moment dog sparks house fire after chewing power bank [Video]

An indoor monitoring camera shows the moment a dog unintentionally caused a house fire after chewing on a portable lithium-ion battery power bank. In the...

Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘provocation’ amid alleged border incursion

President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of launching "another major provocation," after defence officials said around 300 Ukrainian troops crossed into Russia's Kursk region...

Over 40 Nigerians arrested for waving Russian flags during ‘hunger’ protest

About 40 people have been arrested in northern Nigeria for waving Russia's national flag during protests against the high cost of living and what...

Anti-Immigration protests driven by white population’s fear of job loss – Kwame Sarpong

Democracy and Development Fellow in Public Health at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu has highlighted the underlying issues fueling racial...

No Ghanaian has been affected by UK protest – High Commissioner to UK

The Ghanaian community in the UK is not affected by the ongoing protests, according to Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, Papa Owusu Ankomah. This...

Six family members die of food poisoning

Six persons said to be family members have died after consuming cassava flour suspected to be contaminated in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi...

Scary moment armed robbers attacked congregants during church service

South African police are on the hunt for suspects who robbed congregants during a church service in New Brighton on Monday night. The incident, which...

Woman found chained to tree in a forest for ’40 days’

An American woman who was found chained to a tree "screaming" in a forest in the western Indian state of Maharashtra had blamed her...

UK protests: Ghanaians fear attacks as violent demonstrations continue

Ghanaians in the United Kingdom are stranded and unable to leave their homes for fear of being attacked by anti-immigration protesters demonstrating across the...

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota governor Tim Walz as running mate

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker...

Global markets jittery after sharp share price falls

Stock markets in Europe remained unsettled on Tuesday despite a rebound in Japan which almost reversed record falls at the start of the week. London's...

At least 23 killed in paramilitary attack in Sudan’s El Fasher

At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the...

Bangladesh PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm palace

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job...

Bobrisky released from prison

Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre after serving six months for abusing naira notes...

Woman arrested at airport with drugs concealed in baby food

Multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of Cerelac baby food bound for United Kingdom have been intercepted by operatives of the National...

Nigeria’s President calls for end to protests against economic hardship

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would create an opportunity...

Sex for grade: Nigerian university suspends lecturer

The Abia State University, Uturu, has suspended a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Dr. Udochukwu Emmanuel Ndukwe, for three months over allegations...

WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over $220m fine

WhatsApp may suspend its operations in Nigeria due to regulatory demands. One week ago, Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) imposed a $220...

Curfew imposed in Nigerian state after ‘hunger’ protest

A curfew has been imposed in Nigeria's second-biggest state, Kano, after protests against the high cost of living were "hijacked by thugs" who engaged...

At least 3 killed in Nigeria at protests over high cost of living

At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria's Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the West African...

Man sets girlfriend of “7 days” ablaze for rejecting his marriage proposal

A man, Abdullahi Idris, has been arraigned in a Kano State Sharia court for allegedly setting his girlfriend, Sa’adatu Ibrahim, ablaze for turning down his...

Protest: Fight in me died during EndSars – Burna Boy opens up

Afrobeat multi-award-winner Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has broken his silence over the nationwide hunger protest. Recall, Nigerians on Thursday hit the streets...

US border migrant crossings fall for fifth month in a row

The number of unlawful crossings by migrants at the US southern border has dropped for the fifth consecutive month, according to official data. US Border...

Protest in Nigeria turns violent as youths clash with Police in Abuja

A tense standoff between angry youths and Police officers has erupted at the Kurudu Axis in Abuja, with protesters blocking the road using burning...

Iran vows revenge on Israel for Hamas leader’s assassination

Iran has threatened “harsh punishment” for Israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating Hamas’s leader on Wednesday. Israel has not commented directly on the...

GMA Europe 2024 nominees unveiled at star-studded event in Accra

The nominees for the 3rd edition of the Ghana Music Awards Europe (GMA Europe) have been announced, ahead of the main event scheduled for...

American woman found in Indian forest had been chained to tree for 40 days

An American woman has been found chained to a tree in an Indian forest where she had been for 40 days, triggering a manhunt...

Three men accused of plotting 9/11 reach plea deal – Pentagon

Three of the men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks have entered into a pre-trial agreement, the US Department of Defence...

‘Is she black or Indian?’: Trump questions Kamala Harris’ racial identity

Donald Trump has questioned Kamala Harris' racial identity during a heated exchange at a convention for black journalists. Trump falsely claimed the vice-president and presumptive...

Frustrated Nigerians vow ‘days of rage’ as hardships mount

“We are protesting because we are hungry,” Nigerian activist Banwo Olagokun tells the BBC. He is part of the Take It Back Movement, one of...

Tupac’s family eyes legal action against Diddy over claim he ordered $1M hit on the rapper

The family of Tupac Shakur might be considering the possibility of filing a suit against Sean "Diddy" Combs following resurfaced claims that he had a hand in the...

U.S. Embassy in Accra introduces new visa appointment system effective August 26

The U.S. Embassy in Accra has announced a significant update regarding its visa services. Effective August 26, 2024, the Embassy will transition to a new...

Farmer jailed for attempting to sell son for GH¢80,000

A 53-year-old farmer, Bashiru Gambo, who attempted to offer his son for sale, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the...

R. Kelly petitions Supreme Court to throw out sex crime convictions

R. Kelly – who is currently serving a more than a 30-year prison sentence in North Carolina – is asking the U.S. Supreme Court...

Legendary actress slumps and dies after performing at party

Legendary Nigerian singer, Onyeka Onwenu, has tragically passed away at the age of 72. The music icon reportedly died on Tuesday night, July 30, at...

TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning incident

Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety...

Hamas’s political chief assassinated in Iran

Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, according to a statement from the group that governs Gaza, which blamed...

Fresh protests in Venezuela as anger grows at disputed election result

Fresh protests have broken out in the Venezuelan capital Caracas after the disputed result of the country's presidential election. Thousands gathered in the city centre...