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A 1973 job application filled out by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is expected to sell for $50,000 (£36,000). The questionnaire, filled out by Jobs three years before starting the company that would make him billions, is riddled with spelling errors. The one-page document shows Jobs’ aspirations in technology before breaking into the industry. He listed his special abilities …

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana on Friday for a 10-day visit to Togo, the United States of America and Germany. Whilst in Togo, he will resume the mediation efforts he is making in the dialogue, begun on Tuesday with representatives of the Faure Gnassingbé government and the opposition parties. The meeting aimed at finding a lasting solution to the political impasse in that country …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in Martin Amidu as Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor. Mr. Amidu was sworn in on Friday at the Flagstaff House in the presence of the Vice President, Chief of Staff, Attorney General and other government officials. After Mr. Amidu had been sworn in, President Akufo-Addo reminded him of the high expectations of the citizenry. “The Ghanaian …

Saudi Arabia is geographically the 5th largest state in Asia and second largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. According to checks the state has a population of 28.7million of which 20million are Saudi Nationals and 8million are foreigners. There is a direction Saudi Arabians are taking in the world of creative Arts industry (entertainment industry) which needs to …

Ranging from luxurious exotic Ferraris, Porsches and Bentleys down to off road robust Mercedes Benz G-wagon to the Audi R8’s, you name it and Ibrah has it parked in a compound either here in Ghana or in one of his numerous Mansions around the world. At age 32 Ibrah as he is popularly known is the richest and youngest Self-Made …

Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says. A report by UN human rights investigators says that 40 officials may be individually responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It says civilians have been tortured and mutilated, and villages destroyed on an industrial scale. Conflict between government factions has …

The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fourth year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from Africa. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters in London, gaining skills and …

It’s a significant step in East Africa, where homosexuality is illegal in almost every country in the region and in 38 countries in total across the continent, according to Amnesty International. “The fact that we are being heard is an indicator that our democracy has come of age,” said Eric Gitari, a Harvard-educated lawyer and founder of the National Gay …

Kylie Jenner is not happy about Snapchat’s new redesign. Snap (SNAP) stock closed down 6% on Thursday after the reality TV star said she is no longer using the app. The plunge wiped about $1.3 billion off the company’s market value. Jenner has been one of Snapchat’s most influential users. “Sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is …

In one of the scariest moments in the movie Jurassic Park, a pair of intelligent Velociraptors, brought back to Earth by man’s hubris, defy an assumption about their limitations: They open a kitchen door. Now imagine that the raptors are real, transformed into headless robot dogs that can negotiate stairs, fling open doors with their robotic claws and generally overcome …