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More than 100 people have been killed in an attack on a village in central Mali by armed men wearing traditional Dogon hunters’ clothing, reports say. Gunmen surrounded the village before attacking people in their homes in Ogossagou in the country’s Mopti region, a local official said. The attack on Saturday targeted members of the Fulani ethnic community. Ambassadors for the UN are currently in Mali addressing the increasing levels of ethnic and jihadist violence. The victims of Saturday’s deadly attack were “killed with guns and machetes”, a local security official told AFP news agency. The mayor of the neighbouring…

The Police administration has justified the reinstatement of one of its officers captured in a viral video last year physically assaulting a woman at Midland Savings and Loans Company in Accra. Lance Corporal Frederick Amanor Godzi was interdicted in the wake of the July 19, 2018 brutality which sparked public outrage. Criminal charges were leveled against him before a circuit court, but he was later discharged for ‘want of prosecution’. Commenting on why Godzi was recalled, Director of Public Affairs, ACP David Oklu, said “You can interdict an officer up to 90 days”. He explained that though they needed to…

Theresa May could gain support for her Brexit deal if she promises to stand down as PM, senior Conservatives have told the BBC. MPs in the party have said they might reluctantly back the agreement if they know she will not be in charge of the next stage of negotiations with the EU. It comes as newspaper reports claim cabinet ministers are plotting a coup against her. No 10 has dismissed reports that Mrs May could be persuaded to stand aside. The prime minister has come under growing pressure to quit following a week in which she was forced to…

A section of Ghanaians on social media have shown their government red card for uncharacteristically holding a party to celebrate economic ‘hat-trick’ scored in the midst of challenges. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Friday morning pulled out all the stops to celebrate what his Ministry tagged as Ghana’s hat-trick; a successful eurobond, completion of IMF credit programme and a slight appreciation of the cedi against major international trading currencies. On a morning that Ghanaians woke up to the news of a ghastly accident that claimed at least 50 lives including children, the minister and his staff gathered to have a…

Ibrahim Tanko’s outfit secured a comprehensive win in Accra to boost their chance of playing the continental showpiece in Egypt Ghana have one foot in the last round of the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifying following a 4-0 thrashing of Gabon on Saturday. An Osman Bukari double and a goal each from Spain-based Kwabena Owusu and Germany-based Bernard Tekpetey gave the Black Meteors a resounding advantage in the second round first leg fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium. Ibrahim Tanko’s charges must now earn a favourable result in the return match away in Gabon on Tuesday to book a place in…

Government has given clearance for the recruitment of 1,000 personnel into the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) this year to augment its staff strength. The Minister of the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, who announced this Friday, said the move was to ensure that the service had the required human resource to maintain fire safety at all levels. “This will improve the firemen to citizen ratio of one is to 4,303 (1:4303) which is currently unacceptable per the United Nations standard of 1:800,” he said. Graduation He was speaking at the passing out parade of Recruit Course 48 at the Fire…

Seven persons have been picked up by the Suame Police in connection with the alleged murder of two women at a thicket near a hotel at Abrepo in Kumasi last Thursday. Police say a lot more suspects will be arrested to assist in the ongoing investigations into the case that shocked residents of the area due to the bizarre circumstance under which the bodies of the two were found. Suame District Police Commander, Superintendent Twum Barima, confirmed the arrest of seven to TV3 correspondent Beatrice Spio Garbrah Friday. But the arrest has angered some young men in the area who…

At least 35 persons who were burnt to death on Friday when two high occupancy commercial vehicles crashed head-on near Kintampo in the Bono East Region have been given mass burial. Fifty-six persons have been confirmed dead in the accident involving the two buses which were carrying a total of 108 passengers. Fifty-two others, including three children, suffered varied degrees of injuries. Police and local government authorities say most of them were burnt beyond recognition, something that necessitated the mass burial at the Jema cemetery Saturday morning. The burial supervised by the police, chiefs, sanitation and other local government officials,…

‘Omo Ada’ hitmaker and rapper Medikal took naysayers to the cleaners last Thursday when he appeared on Tim Westwood’s Capital XTra show. The rapper in his freestyle sold Africa to the world through his rap lines as he dispelled some misconceptions many have about the continent. In his opening lines on the second verse of the over seven-minute freestyle, Medikal told the story of how peaceful and beautiful Africa is. “Tell them Africa is beautiful, tell them Africa is nice, they think we are all about war, well I just want you to know it is a beautiful place.” He…

‘Omo Ada’ hitmaker and rapper Medikal took naysayers to the cleaners last Thursday when he appeared on Tim Westwood’s Capital XTra show. The rapper in his freestyle sold Africa to the world through his rap lines as he dispelled some misconceptions many have about the continent. In his opening lines on the second verse of the over seven-minute freestyle, Medikal told the story of how peaceful and beautiful Africa is. “Tell them Africa is beautiful, tell them Africa is nice, they think we are all about war, well I just want you to know it is a beautiful place.” He…