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The son of Bishop Salifu Amoako has been sentenced to six months at a senior correctional facility by the Juvenile Court. The tragic incident occurred when the young man, the son of the respected man of God, was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of two young girls and injuries to…
The Ministry of Defence is contemplating deployment of troops to Ukraine to assist in training its armed forces. Defence Secretary John Healey has been in the capital Kyiv to discuss plans to provide more support to Ukraine in the coming year. He declined to give details of those plans, but defence sources say he has…
Abiola Ayorinde Kayode is on the American FBI’s Most Wanted List for a six-million-dollar fraud scam. A 37-year-old Nigerian, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, has been extradited to the United States over a conspiracy to commit wire fraud indictment, filed in August 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska. United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced Kayode’s extradition on Thursday, December…
South Korean President Declares Martial Law The martial law decree issued by South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has faced significant opposition, resulting in his impeachment by the National Assembly. The decree, announced on December 3, 2024, aimed to ban all political activities and suspend due process rights and freedoms of speech and assembly. The decree…
John Dramani Mahama Wins the 2024 Election. The Electoral Commissioner chairperson Jean Mansa has finally declared Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) the winner of the December 7 election this evening with 6,328,397 representing 56.55% while Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party had 4,657,304 representing 41.61% of the total votes cast. The turnout for…
