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Former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Joseph Yamin was beaten by 88 votes by incumbent Augustus Andrews Nana Kwasi in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Region elections held on Saturday. The elections, which took place at the Tweneboah Koduah Senior High School in Sekyere Kumawu, were disrupted by a vigilante group by name The Hawks. They claimed Mr Yamin was being short-changed by unknown hands. Asiedu Nketia intervenes as A/R NDC polls resume But calm was later restored by General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia for the polls to continue. Mr Asiedu Nketia was among party big wigs including…

Joseph Kobina Ade Coker polled 319 votes on Saturday to retain his position as Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Greater Accra Region. This is the second time Mr Ade Coker is getting reelected for the position after he clinched it in 2009. He faced stiff opposition from former Chief Executive for Ledzorkuku Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) Daniel Amartey Mensah and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan Constituency Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore. The two polled 293 and 283 votes respectively at the elections which took place at the Central Cafeteria of the University of Ghana, Legon. The…

A pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) vigilante group called the Hawks halted the regional executive elections taking place at the Tweneboah Kodua SHS in Sekyere Kumawu in the Ashanti Region. According to the group, Joseph Yamin, who is contesting for the regional chairmanship post, is being handed a raw deal by some unknown hands. Onua FM’s Kwame Agyekum reported that the Hawks claimed a “mafia game” is being played against Mr Yamin. But calm was restored after NDC’s General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who is supervising the polls, talked to the feuding groups. Mr Yamin is also reported to have calmed…

Musicians, family, friends and fans have said a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin at her funeral in Detroit. Lasting over seven hours, the memorial was both mournful and celebratory, with the crowd breaking into a spontaneous dance of praise at one point. Focusing on Franklin’s gospel roots, the service featured music from Ariana Grande and Chaka Khan, with Stevie Wonder delivering an emotional finale. Franklin died earlier this month of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. Her final send-off involved 100 pink Cadillacs, a gold-plated coffin, three presidential tributes and eulogies by more than a dozen preachers. They remembered…

Indonesia is planning to bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the country’s president Joko Widodo has announced. It comes after a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Saturday. The country is currently hosting the Asian Games – the world’s second-largest multi sport event after the summer Olympics. India, Australia and China have also expressed an interest in bidding. “After the excellent experience of the Asian Games we now believe we can host the very biggest sporting event,” Widodo said. About 12,000 athletes from 45 nations are currently competing in Indonesia across 60 different sporting…

Former leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama is wishing aspirants in the regional elections the best of luck as executives are chosen on Saturday. He acknowledges that the “competitive spirit” and “enthusiasm” that have characterised the run-up to the elections augurs well for the future of the NDC. “The competitive spirit & enthusiasm gives cause for confidence about the bright future of our party.” This was contained in a tweet on Saturday. https://twitter.com/JDMahama/status/1035780394531086336 The NDC is electing the executives to handle the 10 regions as part of its reorganization process to fight again for power in…

Brazil’s top electoral court has ruled that jailed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot run as a candidate in the presidential election because of his corruption conviction. Judges voted against his running in October’s ballot by a majority of six votes to one in the seven-member court. Lula, 72, was leading in polls ahead of the vote despite serving a 12-year jail term for accepting a bribe. His legal team has said they will appeal against the court’s decision. Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) later responded to the court’s decision in a statement, saying it would “fight by all…

The General Overseer of Enriching Lives Ministries in the Central Region, Rev. Obed Danquah, has observed it is better for government to place its priorities on enacting laws to purge the religious terrain of greed and corruption and other improprieties which have rocked the nation in recent times in a bid to help create ‘God’s holy temple’ in Ghana rather than focusing attention on construction of a national cathedral. According to him, there’s nothing wrong with government being part of God’s work provided it has the requisite financial strength to execute the task. He, however, believes government must first begin…

Authorities in Burkina Faso have begun the spillage of the Bagre Dam with warning given about the “voluminous” and “high speed” water. According to Sonabel, Burkina Faso’s power company, the water is moving at 95.4 cubic meters per second. As a result, it is expected to get to Ghana within 72 hours after spillage, which was started at exactly 6:49 am on Friday, August 31. The National Disaster Management Organisation (Nadmo) has, therefore, warned residents along banks of major rivers in the north to stay away. Already, it is collaborating with other state agencies to prevent any disaster from the…

A man who plotted to kill the prime minister in a suicide attack has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 21, from north London, was convicted last month of preparing acts of terrorism. Rahman had planned to detonate a bomb at the gates of Downing Street and then kill Theresa May with a knife or gun. Sentencing him, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said Rahman “would have carried out his attack” had he not been arrested. Rahman was captured by an undercover operation involving the Metropolitan Police, MI5 and FBI. He was…