The East Africa Court of Justice (EACJ) has awarded Kenyan politician Martha Karua $25,000 (about Ksh2.7 million) in damages for infringement of her right to a fair trial. A three Judge bench at the EACJ First Instance Division awarded Ms. Karua the damages for infringement of her right to a fair trial and fair hearing by the government through the ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday the Tigray region’s dissident leaders had fled west of the regional capital after weeks of fighting but indicated federal forces were monitoring them closely and would attack them soon. Abiy, winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, this month ordered military operations against leaders of Tigray’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front ...

Hassan Ayariga, the flagbearer of the All People’s Congress has promised to promote motor racing if he is elected president of the country in the December elections. Hassan Ayariga told Graphic Sports that the sport enjoys huge patronage in Ghana and his government will invest in it. He assured that his government will do everything possible to attract the Formula ...

Staff of Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) are threatening to embark on a sit down strike beginning Wednesday December 2, 2020 ahead of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7 over issues of wage opener. The aggrieved workers say they will not attend to all emergencies including falling conductor, transformer failure and system control. According to the workers Union ...

Gospel sensation and songwriter Ohemaa Mercy known in private life as Mercy Twum-Ampofo has recounted how she nearly committed suicide by stabbing herself but for the timely intervention of a Christian brother According to her, she tried killing herself after she was caught for lying to take money in the name of a Prophetess she lived with in Koforidua, the ...

Thomas Partey’s bid to return to full fitness is taking time, with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta saying the midfielder is likely to miss “the next few games” with a “significant injury.” The Ghana midfielder has not featured for the Gunners since picking up an injury during the 3-0 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League on November 8. Arsenal ...

Villagers in Nigeria buried the bodies of dozens of farmers killed in a “gruesome” massacre that left at least 110 dead. The UN says at least 110 civilians have been killed in a “gruesome attack” on two villages in northeastern Nigeria. Survivors of the massacre are being treated in hospital with serious injuries and the UN says several women are ...

Mark Angel is one of the household names in the comedy industry in Nigeria. He is well known for his short comedy series on YouTube called Mark Angel Comedy which has over six million subscribers. In 2017, the comedy series received a plaque from Youtube after becoming the first-ever Nigerian-owned YouTube channel to hit a million subscribers. The comedy series, ...

Ghanaian music producer, Emmanuel Mallet popularly known as Zapp Mallet has lambasted the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, over her ‘unruly’ comments against Mr. John Dumelo. The minister, whilst campaigning for NPP’s Ayawaso West Wuogon Parliamentary Candidate, Lydia Seyeram Alhassan on Friday, November 27, 2020, threw ‘shots’ at Mr. Dumelo, claiming that Parliament is a place ...

Following the detention of the parliamentary candidate, Isaac Ashai Odamtten, after failing to meet a bail bond slapped on him by the High Court, Financial Division in Accra over corruption charges, some aggrieved National Democratic Congress (NDC) members have stormed the NPP office to destroy items and other structures constructed by the incumbent MP, Titus Glover. The National Democratic Congress ...