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Trump won’t appear in court in handcuffs – Lawyer

According to CBS News, Donald Trump’s court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. The former president is expected to fly from Florida on his private plane and hand himself in, accompanied by federal agents. Mr Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in connection with a $130,000 (£105,000) payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. The charges have not yet been made public, and Mr Trump’s lawyer stated on Friday that he, too, has yet to read the indictment. According to a law enf...[Read More]

Trump is expected to be arrested in the coming days

Former US President Donald Trump will face charges in connection with hush money payments made to a porn star shortly before the 2016 presidential election. The specifics of the case against him have not yet been made public. After investigating a $130,000 payout to Stormy Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence about an alleged affair, a grand jury voted to indict him. Mr. Trump, 76, has denied any wrongdoing. He is the first sitting or former president of the United States to face criminal ch...[Read More]

Donald Trump indicted by NY grand jury

Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday, making him the first president in US history to face criminal charges. According to sources familiar with the case, Trump faces more than 30 counts of business fraud. Following the indictment, Trump issued a fiery statement calling the move “political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.” Former Vice President Mike Pence told CNN that charging the former president would...[Read More]

IMF chief on 2023 economic outlook

During a speech in China on Sunday, the head of the International Monetary Fund called for greater vigilance over the global financial system, while also pointing to “green shoots” emerging in the world’s second-largest economy. “Risks to financial stability have increased,” said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the China Development Forum in Beijing. Georgieva praised policymakers for acting quickly in response to the banking crisis, citing major centr...[Read More]

5 children killed in a car crash on an interstate in Tennessee

A car crash on Interstate 24 in Tennessee early Sunday morning killed six people, including five children, and injured one woman. According to a news release from Robertson County Emergency Medical Services, emergency medical services responded to a collision of two vehicles at the interstate’s westbound mile marker 23 in Robertson County. “A total of four Advanced Life Support ambulances and one helicopter/air ambulance responded to this scene,” according to the release. ̶...[Read More]

ECG to start extensive disconnection exercise over GHc5bn debt

The Electricity Company of Ghana will begin a large-scale disconnection exercise on Monday, March 20, in order to generate revenue. Mr. Samuel Dubik Mahama Esq., Managing Director, stated that the company is owed more than GHS 5 billion from September 2022 to February 2023. The majority of this debt is held by SOEs and MDAs. This exercise stems from the numerous institutions that owe the energy company, This will be the fate of many other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and State Ow...[Read More]

Police provide accounts of the killing of Imoro Sheriff

The Ghana Police Service has provided an account of how young soldier Imoro Sherrif was killed on March 4, as some of the six suspects in custody have begun disclosing relevant information on why and how they allegedly committed the heinous crime. According to a statement issued by the law enforcement agency on Sunday, March 12, six suspects were apprehended from their various hideouts and will appear in court today, March 13, 2023. Below are the details as released by the police: After a week o...[Read More]

Millitary releases 150 of the 184 Ashaiman residents arrested

The Ghana Armed Forces have released 150 suspects apprehended at Ashaiman on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Ernest Nogbey, Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, confirmed this in an interview with Citi News. According to the MP, the remaining 34 people are still in military custody and are being investigated in connection with the weekend killing of a young soldier. He also confirmed seeing the freed people. “Of the 184 people detained by the military, 150 have been released. We have about 34 people...[Read More]

Ghana: Soldier mobbed and killed – Inside Story

Sherif Imoro, 21, has been identified as the soldier who was allegedly killed by a mob in Ashaiman Taifa last Saturday. He was a trumpeter in the Ghana Armed Forces Band and was stationed at Sunyani in the Bono Region. He was in Accra for a military course and had been visiting his parents in Ashaiman every Friday for the past three weeks. Last Friday would have been the third time he was returning home when he was confronted by a gang that killed him. According to his father, Awudu Imoro, Sheri...[Read More]

One week Celebration of Christian Atsu’s life ongoing at Adjiringanor

Former Black Stars winger Christian Atsu Twasam’s one-week celebration is currently underway at the Adjiringanor Astro Turf on Saturday, March 04, 2023. The football star’s family, loved ones, football fraternity members, and the general public are expected to gather to celebrate his life. Alan John Kyerematen mourns with Christian Atsu’s family #PulseEvents #ChristianAtsu pic.twitter.com/3CHAKLjyoG — Pulse Ghana (@PulseGhana) March 4, 2023 Christian Atsu was discovered dead un...[Read More]

2024 is a must-win in Ayawaso West Wuogon – John Dumelo

John Dumelo, the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, has expressed confidence in winning the 2024 election hands down. According to the veteran actor and farmer, he managed to bridge the gap between himself and the sitting member of parliament Lydia Seyram Alhassan in the last election through hard work in the constituency, which is known to be a stronghold for the incumbent New Patriotic Party. “In Ayawaso West Wuogon, 2024 is a must-...[Read More]

Nana Akufo-Addo congratulates Tinubu as President-elect of Nigeria

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his condolences to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s President-elect. In a social media post, Ghana’s president expressed his country’s and people’s best wishes to Mr. Tinubu. “On behalf of the Ghanaian people and their government, I warmly congratulate the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory in the Nigerian presidential election on Sa...[Read More]