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A dual citizen of the United States and Ghana will appear in the Eastern District of New York to face charges related to his participation in a scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials to obtain and retain business from the Republic of Ghana. Asante Kwaku Berko, 50, was extradited on Monday, July 15, from the United … Read more
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has extended his hearty congratulations to Keir Starmer and the UK Labour Party on their landslide victory in the recent British elections. In an X post, Mr Mahama expressed his delight at the outcome of the elections. “The people have spoken,” he said, emphasizing the democratic process that led to … Read more
Britain’s head of state King Charles III officially appointed Labour leader Keir Starmer as prime minister on Friday during an audience at Buckingham Palace. A photograph released by the palace showed the monarch shaking hands with Starmer, whose party won a landslide election victory. The king earlier accepted the resignation of Conservative leader Rishi Sunak. … Read more
Jude Bellingham is free to play in England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland on Saturday after being given a one-match suspended ban and fine for a gesture he made in the last-16 win over Slovakia. The 21-year-old’s ban is suspended for a year and he has also been fined £25,400 (30,000 Euros). The midfielder’s crotch-grabbing … Read more
Rishi Sunak has said he has “heard your anger” as he resigned as leader of the Conservative Party after Labour won a landslide in the general election. Mr Sunak said he would not leave his role immediately but would do so once a Tory leadership race begins. “I would like to say, first and foremost, … Read more
Nigel Farage has been elected as an MP for the first time, as his Reform UK party won four seats. The Reform leader overturned a 25,000 Conservative majority to take Clacton in Essex by more than 8,000 votes. In a speech after the result was announced, Mr Farage said it was “the first step of … Read more