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Since his return to the White House, US President Donald Trump has been multiplying his executive orders, having just signed a new one excluding transgender athletes from women’s sports. According to the text, schools that allow transgender students to be members of women’s sports teams will no longer have access …

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed John Setor Dumelo as Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Ghana, according to reports. The appointment of the MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon confirms his political commitment to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In his victory speech at the December 2024 legislative elections, the now …

A 30-year-old barber sentenced to nine years imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Nigeria. Justice Rahman Oshodi handed down the jail term after the convict pleaded guilty to the amended two counts of indecent treatment of a child and …

A 33 year-old man has been arrested for the killing of a 74-year-old woman in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. The Anambra State Police Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect was arrested after he was tracked to a location where he fled. According to reports, “the …

A 25-year-old man has been shot dead by an unknown assailant while returning from his farm in Akyem Dokyi-Tetekasom, near Akyem Takyiman in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. Information gathered by Adom News indicates that the deceased left home on Monday morning to collect palm fruits for …

On Tuesday, China announced that it would impose new tariffs on US imports in retaliation for Washington’s recent increase in tariffs. The new measures include a 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as 10% tariffs on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large vehicles, and pickup trucks. These …

Staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters after billionaire Elon Musk announced that Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency down. This is according to a notice distributed to staff early Monday. Musk, Trump, and …

A five-year-old boy and two girls aged seven and nine have been killed by unknown attackers in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. According to reports, “the killers entered their home while the children were eating, murdered them and placed their bodies inside a deep freezer …

The decomposing body of a young man has been found at the Berekum main lorry station in the Bono region, Ghana. Drivers and food vendors at the lorry station have raised concerns over the foul smell emanating from the body. The lifeless body was discovered on Sunday evening, but all …

Nigeria’s main trade union, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has rejected the government-approved 50% increase in telecoms tariffs and announced a nationwide protest on February 4. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved the first tariff adjustment in over a decade, citing inflation and naira depreciation. However, the increase remains …