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The US Justice Department has said the unit’s formation comes amid growing internal threats from extremists and anti-government groups. Authorities with the US Justice Department are taking anti-government groups ever more seriously, and will be forming a new unit focusing on domestic terrorism, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen told lawmakers on Tuesday. Olsen said the genesis of the unit comes against the backdrop of a growing threat presented by violent extremists in the US. “We face an elevated threat from domestic violent extremists — that is, individuals in the United States who seek to commit violent criminal acts in furtherance of domestic social or…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN. The Food and Drugs Authority has recalled batches of Nestlé Ghana’s ideal milk and carnation milk from markets across the country. This follows concerns over coagulation of the milk product from consumers. On the 10th of January, consumers took to social media to register their displeasure, noticing the coagulation after purchasing the aforementioned products. In response to the concerns raised, the FDA in a press release now reveals that the raw material used to produce the milk, skimmed milk powder, has poor heat stability, hence the coagulation. “Results from the analysis indicated that there was no microbial…

A 68-year old man, Albert Salu is suspected to have committed suicide in his room at Anlo-Afiadenyigba in the Keta Municipality of the Volta region. The victim’s body was found hanging in his room on Sunday, 9th January, 2022. According to a statement issued by the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, “the Keta District Police received a report of the incident by a relative of the deceased and proceeded to the scene.” “After careful examination of the body, though no marks of assault were seen, the deceased was found hanging a green rope tied to the ceiling…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been petitioned to investigate the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Oheneba Owusu Danso for the withdrawal of Ghc106,000 allegedly meant for prominent people. In the petition, the petitioner, Awuni Akyireba, who was recently sacked by KATH disclosed that he cannot fathom why the hospital faced with numerous challenges,  withdrew such a whopping sum for such purposes. “That KATH faces a lot of challenges such as inadequate beds that have resulted in deaths of patients, lack of HBA1C, LFT, Beta-HCG, PSA, hepatitis C…

By Ohene Anocchie/AMN Khalifa of Nigeria’s Tijaniyyah Muslim community and the Emir of Kano His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II paid a courtesy call on Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace on Thursday. Kano was a Hausa Kingdom which existed between the 14th and 19th centuries in Modern day Nigeria and the relations between the Asante Kingdom and the Hausa dates back to during the peak of the Sub Saharan trading activities such as Kola trade in the region which led to the emergence of Salaga as a Hausa speaking town which created the conditions for the later…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN. The coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns have disrupted the education of millions of students in India, forcing many of them to drop out of school. Raghav Paswan, a vegetable vendor from eastern Delhi has two school-age children, 12-year-old Vinita and 9-year-old Gita, who have not gone to school for the last two years because of the pandemic. Paswan’s meager income has dropped further during the pandemic, to the point that he could barely support the family’s food needs, meaning no money left to see his children through school. The children dropped out of school, took up odd jobs…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN. Iraq’s top court has ratified the results of its October election, rejecting a case brought by an ex-paramilitary alliance. Iraq’s Supreme Court ratified the results of October’s parliamentary elections, it said in a statement on Monday. The ruling upholds the victory of the influential Sh’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The ruling comes after the court rejected legal challenges brought by Iran-backed former paramilitary Shiite factions. The Hashed al-Shaabi alliance had contested its defeat in the polls, alleging fraud and demanding that the vote be corrected or canceled. The results of the election had been delayed for two months. The court’s decision means that…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN. An Iranian military chief said that the military exercises were a response to “massive but pointless threats” from Israel. The British government sharply condemned the missile launches. Military drills conducted this week by Iran were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country’s top military commanders said on Friday. Iran conducted these drills in the Persian Gulf amid concerns over possible plans by Israel to attack Iranian nuclear sites. The war games included firing ballistic and cruise missiles. State television showed missiles flattening a target which resembled Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor. Why did Iran conduct the…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN. From the triumph of Congolese rumba to the coups that rocked the continent, we look back at the highs and lows of Africa’s politics, culture and society in 2021. Tanzania’s COVID-19 U-turn Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanzania’s then President John Magufuli declared his country “coronavirus-free” thanks to the power of God. But when he died in March, his successor, Samia Suluhu Hassan, reversed this policy of denial. She set up a COVID task force, launched a vaccine drive and had her photograph taken getting the jab. Making WTO history Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was voted in as…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN. Flags across the country will be flying at half-staff this week as South Africa prepares to say goodbye to the late archbishop and anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu. South Africa on Monday began a period of mourning for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a leading figure in the fight against apartheid, who died a day earlier at the age of 90. Bells rang out for 10 minutes at midday from St. George’s Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town, a tribute that is to be repeated for the next four days. “We ask all who hear the bells to pause their busy schedules…