US will not allow Venezuelan government to pay Maduro’s legal fees, lawyer says

The U.S. is blocking the Venezuelan government from paying for Nicolas Maduro‘s legal representation in the drug trafficking case he faces in New York, the deposed Venezuelan president’s defence lawyer said on Wednesday. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, both pleaded not guilty on January 5 to drug trafficking charges that could land them in a U.S. prison […]

President Mahama orders probe into drug and cash trafficking allegations by Minority

President John Dramani Mahama has responded to allegations of suspicious flights arriving in Ghana, directing a thorough investigation into claims of drug trafficking and money laundering.  This follows concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament regarding Ghana’s security. In a statement on his official Facebook page, President Mahama assured that the government would leave no […]