Finance Minister Dr Ato Forson is set to announce a reduction in the effective VAT rate…
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What to expect as Dr Ato Forson presents 2026 Budget to Parliament today
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson will today, Thursday, November 13, present the 2026 Budget Statement…
Woman gets over 2 years in prison for threatening call to judge in Trump’s criminal case
A Texas woman who made violent threats in a voicemail left with the federal judge who…
Trump signs funding bill, ends longest government shutdown in U.S. history
President Donald Trump has signed a funding bill to reopen the U.S. government, ending the longest…
Epstein emails say Trump ‘knew about the girls’; new House Democrat pledges file release
House Democrats on Wednesday released emails that they said raised new questions about President Donald Trump’s…
Nigerians praise young soldier for standing up to powerful minister
A young Nigerian soldier has been widely praised on social media after footage of him standing…
Wife and son of Gabon’s ousted leader given 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial
A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President…
‘It’s their loss’: South African leader hits back at Trump’s decision to skip G20 summit
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says “boycott politics doesn’t work” as he hit back at US…
The fallout from Nigeria’s spectacular $25m museum and the Benin Bronzes
Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has found itself in the crosshairs of…
Seven migrants rescued after Mediterranean shipwreck leaves 42 presumed dead
Seven men have survived being lost at sea for six days after their dinghy capsized in…