There are three iPhones in Apple’s current range which have a Lightning connector: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone SE 3rd generation.

All three have just been taken off sale in 29 countries, including one that’s part of the U.K. Will other countries be affected?

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professional Forum has honoured the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin for what it says it was his role in strengthening Ghana’s democracy and providing steady leadership in a hung Parliament.

Lawyer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidates for the six constituencies, Gary Nimako Marfo, has stated that the Supreme Court’s ruling on four disputed parliamentary seats does not mark a significant change in the legal process. 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have clashed over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to rerun voting at a Dome Kwabenya polling station following irregularities in the parliamentary collation process.

Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised Vinícius Jr.’s omission from the Ballon d’Or win, describing it as “unfair” and praising the integrity of the Globe Soccer Awards.

Speaking at the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards, where Vinícius won the Best Men’s Player accolade, Ronaldo remarked, “Vinícius Jr. should have won the Ballon d’Or. In my opinion, it was clear. It was unfair. This is why I love the Globe Soccer Awards; they are honest.”

The government has been urged to pursue policies that encourages specialisation in higher education, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

This, according to the President of Data Link Institute of Business and Technology, (DLIBT), Professor Stanley Saamoah Moffat is what will help Ghana sustain and create new jobs.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has decided to re-run the parliamentary election at one polling station in the Dome Kwabenya constituency in the Greater Accra Region.

This is following a disagreement over the declaration of the results from the said polling station, that is the Abokobi Women's Development Training Centre on a wrong declaration form [pink sheet].

The results was filled on a training declaration form instead of the original one, and so because of that, the results from that particular polling station has been rejected on grounds of irregularity.

Samuel Inkoom, a former player of the Ghana Black Stars, has been granted a GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties over visa fraud. 

Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia.

Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of southern Russia where Moscow has repeatedly used air defence systems against Ukrainian attack drones. At least 38 people were killed while 29 survived.

"After the bang...I thought the plane was going to fall apart," Subhonkul Rakhimov, one of the passengers, told Reuters from hospital.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Accra STEM Academy, an institution dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, on Friday, December 27, 2024.

Three people died on Friday when a bus on which they were travelling from Takoradi to Accra fell on its side at the intersection close to the Aggrey Memorial School in Cape Coast.

The bus with registration number GW 6231-21, carrying about 53 passengers fell on its side trapping some of the passengers.

The Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer has said the NDC will continue to pursue all remaining legal disputes over parliamentary seats following a Supreme Court ruling that quashed a high court order for the Electoral Commission to collate four parliamentary results without a hearing from the NDC.

Azerbaijan's transport minister has said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on 25 December was subjected to "external interference" and damaged inside and out, as it tried to land in Russia's southern republic of Chechnya.

"All [the survivors] without exception stated they heard three blast sounds when the aircraft was above Grozny," said Rashad Nabiyev.

Season two of Squid Game has received reviews as mixed as a Christmas selection box, with TV critics calling it everything from "sensational" to "a letdown".

The Guardian said that after a pretty slow start, the returning series eventually turned into "TV that will make you uncomfortably bloodthirsty indeed".

While the Telegraph described it as a "layered and nuanced story of revenge and redemption".

Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.

In a Christmas Day interview, Gen Tchiani accused France of allying with militant groups in the Lake Chad region to undermine Niger's security, allegedly with Nigeria's knowledge.

The Supreme Court has quashed an order by the Accra High Court for the Electoral Commission (EC) to collate the parliamentary results of four constituencies in the December 2024 elections.

The affected constituencies are Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, Techiman South and Ablekuma North. 

The Accra High Court last week ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to bring finality to the election in six constituencies by collating the results and declaring the winners in tandem with the electoral laws of Ghana.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed receiving GH¢35 million from the Ministry of Education for the processing of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for School Candidates.

This is to enable WAEC to complete the scanning of the objective cards and the results of candidates.

Professor John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor was on Friday inducted into office as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).

He, has therefore pledged to pursue five thematic aspirations to transform the university into a world-class professional institution in Africa and beyond. 

The President-elect, John Dramani Mahama on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the Yagbonwura, Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I at his palace in Damongo.

The Supreme Court has refused a preliminary legal objection against the certiorari application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) which is seeking to quash a ruling by the High Court for the re-collation of the parliamentary results in six constituencies.

Lawyer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidates for the six constituencies, Gary Nimako Marfo on Friday morning [Dec 27] raised a preliminary legal objection on the basis that the NDC failed to attach the ruling of the High Court when it filed the certiorari application before the court.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has gazetted the parliamentary election results for 274 constituencies and has submitted them to the Clerk of Parliament. 

Dr. Sena Kpeglo-Freiku, the Executive Secretary of the association of Vice Chancellors Ghana, has said a further delay in the release of the2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results could significantly disrupt the academic calendar of universities. 

In a radio interview with Accra based Joy FM on Thursday [Dec 26] Dr Kpeglo-Freiku said the situation could severely impact universities, students, and their families if the outstanding financial issues with the West African Examinations Council is not resolved for the results to be released promptly.

Mr Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the 72-year-old former founder and Chief Executive Officer of the defunct UT Bank, has captivated social media with his lively display of youthful energy at a Christmas party.  

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case today, December 27, 2024, brought by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), challenging a High Court ruling that ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to collate and re-collate parliamentary results in six constituencies.

Hundreds of worshippers converged on the Babana shrine on Wednesday for a joyous thanksgiving service.