Religion & Culture
Three killed as T.B. Joshua guest house collapses
September 13, 2014
Three killed as T.B. Joshua guest house collapses
Three people were killed when a Lagos guest house being built at a compound belonging to Prophet T.B. Joshua’s Synagogue…
BBC launches Hausa news service
September 12, 2014
BBC launches Hausa news service
BBC has launched a news programme in Hausa. The 10-minute weekday bulletins are the first news programmes to be aired…
Methodist Church Ghana ordains 44 pastors
August 26, 2014
Methodist Church Ghana ordains 44 pastors
The Ghana Methodist Church over the weekend ordained 44 pastors. The ordination was done during the climax of the 46th…
Kente weavers appeal to gov't for help
August 26, 2014
Kente weavers appeal to gov't for help
The chairman of Bonwire Kente Weavers and Retailers Association, Stephen Amofa, has appealed to the government to set up a…
Pope Francis meets Copa Libertadores winners San Lorenzo
August 25, 2014
Pope Francis meets Copa Libertadores winners San Lorenzo
Pope Francis has been presented with the Copa Libertadores trophy by players and officials of Argentine side San Lorenzo. The…
Uganda in second bid for anti-gay law
August 13, 2014
Uganda in second bid for anti-gay law
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wants to reintroduce an anti-gay law that was rejected by a court earlier this month, but…
Christians flee Islamists in Iraq
August 7, 2014
Christians flee Islamists in Iraq
Up to a quarter of Iraq’s Christians are reported to be fleeing after Islamic militants seized the minority’s biggest town…
Sudanese woman accused of apostasy escapes to Italy
July 24, 2014
Sudanese woman accused of apostasy escapes to Italy
A Sudanese woman who was spared a death sentence for renouncing Islam has flown to Italy after spending more than…
Government declares July 28 as a statutory public holiday
July 22, 2014
Government declares July 28 as a statutory public holiday
The Ministry of the Interior has declared Monday, July 28, 2014 a Statutory Public Holiday. A statement signed by Hon. Kwesi…
Walk your talk – Bishop tells Mahama
July 20, 2014
Walk your talk – Bishop tells Mahama
The Bishop of the Obuasi Diocese of the Methodist Church, Rt. Rev. Stephen Richard Bosomtwe-Ayensu, has urged the President to…