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The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, made this announcement at a Press Conference held at the Conference Room of the Volta Regional Co-ordinating Council. This exercise is line with the Mass Disinfection Exercise being carried out across the country under the auspices of the Ministry of Local Government …

In a release spotted by Ebla Radio, the National Identification Authority (NIA), has directed its field officials who are currently conducting the mass registration exercise in the Eastern region of Ghana to continue with the exercise despite a directive from the President to suspend all form of public gatherings. The …

Fellow Ghanaians, I have come into your homes, again, this evening to provide an update, as I promised, on the measures taken by Government to combat the Coronavirus pandemic. You may recall that on Wednesday, 12th March, 2020, when I first spoke to you directly on this matter, I announced …

Nathaniel Woods was executed in Alabama on Thursday (March 6), despite a temporary stay on the execution and pleas to reconsider the evidence against him in a case that drew wide attention, the Montgomery Advertiser reports. Woods, 43, pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility …

Authorities in Zambia have seized a Bugatti Veyron that was imported into the country on Monday, pending investigations into possible money laundering. “The vehicle has since been seized as investigations are being conducted,” Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission said in a statement. The state investigative wing said that they had received …

Dangote Fertiliser Limited has begun the countdown to the inauguration of its US$2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser complex located in the Dangote Free Zone. With a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum, the plant has been classified as the biggest project in the entire fertiliser industry history in the …

US President Donald Trump has dismissed two senior officials who testified against him at his impeachment trial. The US envoy to the EU, Gordon Sondland, said he “was advised today that the president intends to recall me effective immediately”. Just hours earlier, Lt Col Alexander Vindman, a top expert on …

Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers. The fine was imposed by France’s competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF, which said consumers were not warned. In 2017, Apple confirmed that it did slow down some iPhones, …

The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife. Earlier First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to be questioned by police in the southern African mountain kingdom. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned about the killing. His estranged wife, …

Fallout from the Airbus bribery scandal reverberated around the world as the head of one of its top buyers temporarily stood down and investigations were launched in countries aggrieved at being dragged into the increasingly political dispute. The European planemaker is bracing for a rocky period with airlines and foreign …