Brazilian prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in a money laundering probe, officials say.
The charges, which are related to a major corruption scandal at state oil company Petrobras, still have to be formally accepted by a judge.
Lula denies any wrongdoing and says the accusations are politically motivated.
He is among 16 people who are formally...
Mr Osman Alhassan, owner of the truck that collided with a Metro Mass bus on February 17 at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, has filed a suit at an Accra High Court against the Metro Mass Transit Company Limited for causing damages to its truck.
The suit signed on March 2, stated that the truck with registration number AS...
Peru's electoral court has banned two leading contenders from taking part in next month's presidential election.
Julio Guzman was rejected due to his party's allegedly failure to follow procedure in nominating its candidate.
The board also rejected wealthy businessman Cesar Acuna for handing out cash to voters during the campaign.
Mr Guzman was running second to front-runner Keiko Fujimori - daughter of...
The UN Human Rights Committee has asked Ghana to furnish it with information on the legal safeguards in place to prevent an abuse of what has become known as the "spy bill" that would give government the power to listen into people's conversations without recourse to a court order
It has asked the country “provide information about the legal safeguards...
Fire fighters are struggling to completely put out an inferno that has engulfed a warehouse of Kingdom Furniture and other makeshift structures at Kotobabi on the Spintex Road in Accra.
Although they have managed to control the fire which started at about 5:30pm Thursday from spreading to other structures around, access to water has made the personnel helpless in extinguishing...
A woman flew from Istanbul to Paris with an infant girl hidden inside her hand luggage, Air France has said.
The airline said the child, travelling without a ticket, was discovered on board the flight on Monday night.
An airport source told AFP news agency that the woman was a resident of France who was in the process of adopting the...
Africa's human rights court has ordered Ethiopia to pay $150,000 (£100,000) compensation to a rape victim for failing to protect her rights.
In 2003, Aberew Jemma Negussie was convicted of the abduction and rape of a 13-year-old girl.
This was overturned on appeal as the prosecutor said only a virgin could be raped, and the victim could not prove she had...
Over 2000 holiday makers trooped to the Bunso Arboretum Ecotourism Centre on 7th of March to celebrate the Independence Day holiday at Bunso.
The youthful holiday makers came from various parts of the Eastern Region and other parts of the country.
The holiday makers were entertained with music from a brass band, horse riding and others took the opportunity to experience...
The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications on Wednesday insisted that MTN must pay the N1. 04 trillion fine imposed by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) for SIM deactivation default.
It would be recalled that NCC in October 2015 fined the telecommunication giant N1.04 trillion for failing to disconnect subscribers with unregistered and incomplete Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards within...
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) on Tuesday denied responsibility for the fiasco involving DKM Micro Financial Limited, adding that it is in the process of liquidating the assets of the company to pay off depositors.
A number of Ghanaians, especially in the Brong Ahafo and the three northern regions, have fallen victim to a bunco scheme by the micro finance...
Taller men and slimmer women earn more than those who are shorter and overweight, scientists say. Researchers who have studied the genetics of people who are short or overweight have found that they earn less than their taller and slimmer colleagues.
Studies have previously shown a link between height, BMI and socioeconomic status, with research suggesting that higher levels of...
Workers at the Information Service Department (ISD) are jubilating over the dismissal of their embattled Acting Director, Mr. Francis Kwarteng Arthur.
According to the workers, ever since Mr. Kwarteng Arthur was transferred from the Flagstaff House to the ISD as acting Director on the 7th December, 2015, workers have never been happy.
They claimed he was a dictator.
A statement released by...
NPP parliamentary candidate for Korley Klottey, Philip Addison is disturbed by Nii Noi Nortey’s decision to go independent, the former’s camp concedes.
The spokesperson for lawyer Philip Addison’s camp, Norman Yemetey told Onua FM’s afternoon show, Ghana Dadwene hosted by Bright Asempa that the development will seriously affect Addison’s chances of winning the seat.
“There is no way Nii Noi will...
Acting Director of the Information Services Department, Francis Kwarteng Arthur, who has come under fire over the error-ridden Ghana’s Independence Day anniversary brochure, has been sacked.
A statement issued Thursday and signed by Communications Minister Dr. Omane Boamah said the Ministry has assumed responsibility for communications at the Presidency in what the government says, is a restructuring of its communications...
The Electoral Commission will on Saturday test-run its upgraded Biometric Registration Kits in a pilot voter registration exercise some selected polling stations across the country.
A statement issued by the Commission said the upgrade of the kits is meant for the "impending limited registration exercise and subsequent registration exercise"
Meanwhile, the Commission has explained that the data collected during the...
