Ghana’s Ambassador to the US to sanction deportation of Ghanaians

Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S. has been caught in a cat and mouse game, with the US authorities piling pressure on him to sanction the deportation of thousands of Ghanaians. Dr Agyei Bawuah has described as unfair, pressure on him to give his approval for hundreds of Ghanaians to be sent home for violating U.S. immigration laws. “It leaves…

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Parliament reconvenes to work on 49 bills including RTI

A total of 49 bills are expected to be laid in the next session of parliament which begins Tuesday, May 15. Among the bills to be laid is the Right to Information Bill which was laid under the certificate of urgency in the last session but was later withdrawn on the basis that the bill was not urgent in…

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‘Chairman Wontumi’ and Bantama MP fight over property

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako has defied a court order to vacate a residential property which is a subject for litigation between him and a legislator. Mr. Antwi Boasiako reportedly restrained court officials and police from entering the premises to enforce the court order. Member of Parliament for Bantama, Daniel Okyem…

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A 104 year old scientist legally ends his life peacefully

Scientist David Goodall, 104, has died after choosing to end his life at a clinic in Switzerland, a right-to-die organization says. The lauded London-born ecologist and botanist, who was not terminally ill, said the decision had been driven by his deteriorating quality of life. Mr Goodall had flown from Australia for his assisted suicide, attracting the attention of people…

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92 year old Mahathir sworn in as new Prime Minister of Malaysia

Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia again after a shock election victory, 15 years after he stood down. Supporters waved flags and cheered outside the Istana Negara palace in Kuala Lumpur as took the oath inside. The former strongman who governed for more than two decades has become, at 92, the world’s oldest elected…

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Congolese Pastor attacked with acid for joining Adventist Church

  Banza Mwela, the pastor of a Sunday-keeping church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, nearly died when his wife and son doused him with skin-burning acid on the day of his baptism into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. But Banza, his face permanently disfigured, clung to life and today is an Adventist pastor preaching a powerful testimony that draws…

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Pirates free 3 Koreans but Ghanaian and Greek partner still in captivity

After spending 34 days in captivity in the hands of pirates, three Korean sailors who were kidnapped on March 26, this year while fishing in Ghanaian waters near Keta in the Volta Region have been released. The sailors were released in the wee hours of April 27 after a ransom was paid through an arrangement by their employers –…

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Suspended Upper West Regional Minister reinstated

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reinstated the Upper West Regional Minister, Alhassan Suleman. Mr Suleman was suspended following an attack on the Upper West Regional Office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in Wa on January 31, 2018. A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Jubilee House, Mr Eugene Arhin, said the reinstatement follows…

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68-year-old woman in court over wee possession

A 68-year-old woman has been dragged before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly lacing Akpetshie, a local alcoholic drink, with a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. Patricia Ali, who could barely walk, allegedly had in her possession 69 wrappers of a substance suspected to be Indian Hemp when police officers raided her house at Peace Village, near Amasaman…

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