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North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that can reach the whole of continental United States. State television said Pyongyang had achieved its mission of becoming a nuclear state. The Hwasong-15 missile, described as its “most powerful”, was launched in darkness early on Wednesday. It landed in Japanese waters but flew higher than any other missile the North had previously tested. The test, which defied international sanctions imposed over the North’s weapons programme, drew swift international condemnation, with the UN Security Council due to convene an emergency session. South Korea responded by…

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has commended China National Building Materials Equipment Imports and Exports Company Limited (CBMIE) for their commitment to inject $2 billion supplier’s credit into the One District One Factory initiative (1D1F). The First Lady noted that Ghana currently needed crucial investors like CBMIE because that’s one of the surest ways Ghana’s current developmental aspirations can be achieved. She called on the group to ensure they go the extra mile to make investment opportunities available to women entrepreneurs. Announcing the facility at a meeting with the First Lady and her delegation of women Ghanaian business leaders and entrepreneurs,…

Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to overcome Kenya’s divisions after being sworn in for a second term as president, at a ceremony boycotted by the opposition. Speaking after his inauguration in the capital Nairobi, he said he would try to incorporate some of the opposition’s ideas “in the spirit of inclusivity”. But elsewhere in the city, police clashed with opposition supporters. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who boycotted an election re-run last month, mocked Tuesday’s “coronation”. Mr Kenyatta was officially re-elected with 98% of the vote on 26 October but just under 39% of voters turned out. The original election on 8…

Parliament has invited the Minister of Roads and Highways to Parliament to explain the circumstances that led to the closure for repairs of major bridges at Bupei and Yapei in the Northern Region. A motion moved by the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South Constituency, Haruna Iddrisu, highlighted the frustrations traders are going through as a result of the situation. The motion was seconded by First Deputy Majority Whip Matthew Nyindam, who is also MP for Kpandai Constituency. The repair works began last Tuesday. Most passengers and heavy-duty vehicles were almost stationary and the situation was worsened…

Senior high schools which record a deficit in the enrolment figures under the free Senior High School (SHS) policy will need to explain that to the secretariat, the Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council has said. Michael Nsowah said this will be known by a signed list of the total number of students enrolled. The required number for each SHS is 600. “If the signed list is less than 600, you need to explain why something like that has happened,” he stated, “because this is government money.” Mr Nsowah made this known on Tuesday in an interview on…

Students of the School of Hygiene across the nation have stayed true to their threat to hit the streets on Tuesday as they demand allowance from government. Numbering almost 100, students from the Accra campus started their demonstration from the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange and are expected to end at the Ministry of Health, where they will present their case. They are demanding a restoration of their allowance just like has been done for trainee nurses and teachers. According to them, since their transfer from the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, they have not received…

Over three quarters of British men say they have never or rarely danced, according to a YouGov survey of 1,000 men by BBC Radio 5 live. Embarrassment was a major factor – over a third of the men surveyed said it would stop them getting on the dance floor. Ten per cent said what put them off was being afraid of being the centre of attention, being made fun of, or being judged. Confidence Two-time Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock admits that, before taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, he was one of those who would avoid dancing. “Before this competition,…

The chiefs and people of the Drobo Traditional Area in the Jaman South district of the Brong Ahafo Region, over the weekend, celebrated the Munufie Kese festival to honour their forebears. As part of activities for the year’s celebrations, a colourful durbar of chiefs was held at the Krupiase Royal Palace in Drobo on Friday, November 17. The event brought together the denizens of communities under the Drobo State as well as its citizens living in various parts of the country and abroad. Owners and leaders of both formal and informal businesses operating within the area also turned up for…

Music and entertainment brand 3Music has announced categories for the first annual 3Music Awards slated to take place early next year. 3Music in the next few weeks will engage with taste makers, respected influencers from the media and blogger space, experienced music and entertainment industry individuals to collate and put out nominees on all creative pieces released between October 1, 2016 and October 31, 2017 for the awards With a focus on awarding outstanding music personalities, 3Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony to be dedicated to celebrating achievements in Hiplife/Hip-hop, Highlife, Afrobeats, Reggae/Dancehall, Gospel, Best use of social media…

A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central has hailed the government for accepting that there are challenges in the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. Theophilus Tetteh Chaie says it is now the responsibility of every Ghanaian to support the government to make sure the Free SHS policy succeeds because the children are the children of Ghana and the future of this country. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had said the teething challenges confronting the policy will be fixed. He said he was inspired by the famous Chinese adage which says “a…