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Reuters  —  Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara has been canceled after Swedish authorities granted permission for protests in Stockholm. The demonstrations planned in Stockholm for later on Saturday were aimed at Turkey and Sweden’s efforts to join NATO, stoking tensions with Ankara whose approval is needed for the Nordic country to join the military alliance. Organizers said around 500-600 people were expected to gather to protest against Sweden’s NATO bid and show support for Kurds in a demonstration that has received a permit from the Stockholm Police.…

Charles Owusu has sternly warned the Akufo-Addo government to stop being adamant in making decisions that affect Ghanaians.He cautioned the government to refrain from the attitude where they disregard the concerns of Ghanaians and that once they decide on a policy will go ahead to implement it no matter how Ghanaians feel about it.The former Head of Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission dissented to the behaviour and approach of the government in rolling out its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme that will affect Ghanaian holders of bonds as well as pensioners.”When we say something, the government must listen. Without the…

Some students of the Mensah Sarbah hall of the University of Ghana have sued the management of the school for denying them access to their halls. The students believe this is an infringement on their fundamental human rights to education, freedom from unlawful discrimination and fair administrative justice guaranteed under the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana. They want the court to enforce these rights. Students of the University of Ghana (UG), have been left stranded on campus following the university’s new residential policy. On Monday, January 16, 2023, some affected students of Commonwealth hall numbering about 40 were…

Popular Nollywood actress, Nancy Isime, has taken to social media to address questions about her unclad scenes in a new movie, Shanty Town. Nancy Isime began trending online following the release of the new Netflix series. A scene from the movie captured the moment Nancy Isime went unclad, exposing sensitive parts of her body. Social media users went agog, and many were left curious as to whether Nancy really bared her body in the movie. “Omo thank God for this Shanty Town movie, how I for take ever see Nancy Isime nyash for this life”, a Twitter user wrote. “Because…

Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwo, has responded to a man who asked her to use her magical powers to help Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, win the forthcoming election. The Nollywood star had taken to her Instagram page with over 1 million followers to drum up support for Peter Obi and enjoin Nigerians to get their Permanent Voter’s Card. According to her, Nigerians can achieve the desired change if they exercise their right to vote and vote for the right candidate. “Daalu. Na Gode. E Dupe. Thank You. #GetYourPVC #VoteForPeterObi. #VoteForDattiBabaAhmed. #LabourParty. #MamaGLovers❤️❤️”, she captioned the video. Watch below,…

Huge fire breaks out near ‘weapons systems factory’ as locals are warned to ‘keep windows and doors shut’Blaze in Derbyshire started Friday evening, requiring nine firefighting crews Two weapons factory operators reported with injuries from white phosphorous’Fireworks factory’ specialises in making pyrotechnics for the militaryBy James Reynolds For Mailonline Published: 05:55 EST, 21 January 2023 | Updated: 06:00 EST, 21 January 2023 Firefighters are tackling a ‘huge fire’ that has broken out near a weapons factory in Derbyshire.Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service were called the the blaze at 9:12pm last night, which grew to nine crews from three counties as the fire…

Written by Samantha Tse, CNNParis, FranceCNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here.The menswear shows in Paris are underway and despite chilling temperatures and a debilitating transit strike, the fashion community is out in full force. This season’s event, which ends Sunday, offers a number of firsts, including the unexpected debut of Usher’s brightly-hued hair and the much-awaited collaboration between Louis Vuitton and American designer Colm Dillane of KidSuper. From celebrity sightings to standout collections, read on for our impressions from the shows so far. Usher’s new neon ‘do Usher with…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is working diligently to regain its electoral authority in the Central Region in the 2024 election, a leading member of the party, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi has said.According to him, though, the party lost nine out of the 19 parliamentary seats it held before the 2020 election to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), it had resolved to go all out to regain the seats in the 2024 election.”Unity is key to the party’s cohesion, and Central Region is central to the electoral fortunes of the party.”If you have a drop of parliamentary seats from 19 to…

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has released postings for 15,517 trained teachers. The trained teachers were enrolled to undertake their mandatory national service for the 2023/2024 service year. In a statement signed by the NSS Executive Director, Osei Assibey Antwi, it said, “The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has today, 20th January 2023, released postings of a total of FIFTEEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN (15,517) trained teachers who enrolled to undertake their mandatory national service for the 2023/2024 service year”. The statement further directed the trained teachers to check their placements via its website.…

On Friday, January 20, 2023, the Multimedia Group’s Sports Journalist, Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo, finally got married. Even though Fentuo is a Muslim, he decided to have a church wedding because his beautiful newlywed wife, Hannah Tiigah Sinnibah is a Catholic. READ ALSO: ‘Angel Broadcasting Network Still Needs Bronzy As The CEO’ – Kofi Adomah Writes The marriage ceremony took place at the Mary Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church, and it was well-attended by family, friends, and colleagues in the media industry. A lot of the known media personalities in Ghana, like Saddick Adams, Giovani Caleb, Kojo Akoto Boateng, Umaru…