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  The Russian government has accused the UK of "provoking" Ukraine into attacking Russian territory. Russia's defence ministry said it was ready to hit "decision-making centres" in Kyiv should such attacks occur. The presence of Western advisers at such centres might not affect its decision to retaliate, it added. It comes after a UK defence minister said it...

Viola Davis has appeared in films ranging from Ma Rainey's Black Bottom to Suicide Squad Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis has hit back at critics over her portrayal of Michelle Obama in the new US TV drama series The First Lady. Some viewers said Davis was overly pursing her lips, with many complaining her facial expressions were distracting and...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised for attending a party in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown, but said he believed "implicitly that this was a work event". It is the latest in a number of alleged parties to have taken place under Covid restrictions, which are currently being investigated by senior civil servant Sue Gray....

The opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has stated that the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, is punishing Ghanaians due to their bad management of the economy. Speaking at their headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, the NDC’s National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, saif they are, “utterly appalled by the decision of the insensitive Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government to...

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he is unperturbed about the numerous attacks that have come his way and that of his government in recent times. He said he understands the huge task of bettering the lives of Ghanaians as President of the land. The President and his administration have faced criticism over its management of the economy, the COVID-19...

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Accounts Officer who was dismissed after alleging that the hospital had misused COVID-19 donations has sued, claiming he was wrongly dismissed. The Accounts Officer, Awuni Akyireba, wants the court to quash the decision of the Governing Board of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to dismiss him. The court will hear the case on...

Amid complaints and questions as to why passports are not being allowed for identification in the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has said passports lack the credibility Ghana Cards offers. Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV, the Executive Secretary of the authority, Prof. Ken Attafuah, said “the Ghana Card is a...

Temitope Balogun Joshua, also known as TB Joshua, a frontline Nigerian preacher and televangelist, has died, family sources say. Mr Joshua, the founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), died in Lagos on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church, The Gazette learnt from family sources who did not want to be quoted...

Despite the country’s power challenges, Ghana is ranked 9th in Sub Saharan Africa with the highest value of energy and utilities infrastructure project pipeline. According to Moody’s Analytics Infrastructure Key Projects Database, the country’s energy & utilities infrastructure project pipeline is valued at about US$13 billion. It also boasts of the largest renewable project pipeline in the name...

A journalist with Accra-based Citi FM, Caleb Kudah has recounted his traumatic experience while in the custody of the National Security Operatives on Tuesday. Speaking to Bernard Avle, he indicated that after his arrest, he was assaulted by the security officials in order to provide some information they required. Caleb revealed that he was slapped multiple times despite...