Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday, January 5. Maduro, who was removed from Venezuela by U.S. military forces, entered the plea just two days after landing in New York. If convicted, the deposed…
Donald Trump sent shockwaves across the world early Saturday morning after confirming the United States carried out a large-scale military strike against Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro along with his wife. According to Trump, the operation happened overnight and targeted key Venezuelan military locations. He said Maduro and his wife were taken into custody…
The Circuit Court in Adenta has remanded Eshun Evans, popularly known as Ebo Noah, a 33-year-old private security guard, into police custody for the next two weeks. Ebo Noah was arraigned before the Court, presided over by Her Honour Angela Attachie, on the charge of publication of false news with the intent to cause fear…
A shocking road tragedy in Nigeria left the boxing world stunned after news broke that heavyweight star Anthony Joshua survived a deadly car crash that killed two people, just days after his blockbuster knockout win over Jake Paul. The incident happened on Monday morning in Ogun State while Joshua was riding in the back seat…
President Donald Trump has said the US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria. The US leader described IS as ” terrorist scum”, accusing the group of “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”. Trump said the US military “executed numerous perfect strikes”, while the US Africa…
World Cup organisers on Tuesday, December 16, announced the introduction of a cheaper category of tickets for the 2026 tournament following sustained criticism over pricing for the competition in the United States, Canada and Mexico. FIFA said in a statement that it had created “Supporter Entry Tier tickets set at 60 US dollars each and…
Ghana’s Black Stars have been handed a tough but exciting group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after being drawn alongside England, Croatia and Panama. The draw was held in the United States on Friday, December 5, setting the stage for a thrilling group-stage contest when the expanded 48-team tournament kicks off across the USA,…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed a national education concern with the release of the provisional WASSCE 2025 results, revealing a worrying surge in the outright failure rate (Grade F9) across all four core subjects compared to the 2024 results. An analysis of the official data released shows that the percentage of candidates…
Government has issued a forceful condemnation of the military coup underway in Guinea-Bissau, describing the action as a ‘direct assault on democracy’ and a dangerous attempt to overturn the will of the people. In a strongly worded statement released on Wednesday, November 26, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Ghana is “profoundly concerned” about the…
Military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced Wednesday Nov. 26, they were taking “total control” of the country while suspending its electoral process and closing its borders. The take-over announcement was made three days after the West African nation’s legislative and presidential elections. Earlier in the day gunfire was heard near the country’s presidential palace as men…
