A Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson has vowed that the Minority in Parliament will oppose all the ‘killer taxes’ in the 2022 budget. Presenting the 2022 Budget Statement in Parliament on Wednesday, November 17,…

In Ghana, the General Legal Council, GLC, has decided to admit the 499 law students who were denied entry into the Ghana School of Law, according to their lawyer. This was revealed after a crunch meeting between leaders of the…

A federal lawmaker from Nigeria's Taraba State, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, has raised an alarm over a threat to Nigeria’s territorial sovereignty. Senator Bwacha, who represents Taraba South, raised the alarm while addressing his colleagues during Wednesday’s plenary in the Senate…

Tension has gripped residents of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria when some suspected Ambazonian soldiers from the Republic of Cameroon stormed the community. Reports indicate that 11 persons including a traditional ruler were killed in the incident that…

Several persons have been feared dead and five others rescued when a building under construction collapsed in the Badagry area of Lagos State on Wednesday. Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said efforts were ongoing to…

Ghana’s police are contributing over 100 officers to the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). A team of 113 personnel arrived in Mogadishu to begin their one-year tour of duty and help build the capacity of their counterparts in…

French troops on Wednesday officially handed over the farthest northern post in Tessalit to the Malian forces. Paris troops have been occupying the post for the past eight years as they fight the insurgency from the northern jihadists in the…

The bolt is tightening on the transitional authorities in Mali as ECOWAS has targeted the individuals it considers responsible for the slow pace of the process of returning to constitutional order. The regional body on Wednesday made public a list…

Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has ordered the Minister for Roads and Highways, to immediately withdraw a press release calling for the cessation of collection of road tolls. It comes as some tollbooth workers stationed at Kasoa and Tema…

A new report by UNICEF titled The Changing Childhood Project; says 1 in 6 young people in Nigeria; between the ages of 15 and 24 feel depressed, are worried, nervous or anxious. The report which comes ahead of World Children’s…

Teachers in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, under the umbrella of Nigeria Union of Teachers have agreed to consider ending their five-day warning strike. The teachers took the action to press home their demands for improved security in schools and payment of…