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The Council of State elections scheduled to be held in the Upper East Region has been put on an indefinite hold as a result of a court injunction. After the five candidates and their family members as well as sympathisers had gathered at the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, where the polls were supposed to be held, the injunction notice was served the officials of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The injunction was filed by the Nabdam Assembly with former lawmaker John Akparibo Ndebugri as their lead counsel. Among the five candidates vying for the single slot to represent…

The process to select the 10 regional representatives onto the Council of State appears to have been beset with withdrawals from a number of candidates. Elections are ongoing after a postponement from Thursday, February 9 by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The postponement was to allow for the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to adequately prepare for the process. But prior to the voting at the respective regional venues, some candidates have written to the Commission to withdraw from the race. Biggest among these persons suddenly not interested in the race is Former Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament ET Mensah,…

Nigeria winger Asisat Oshoala has left Women’s Super League One club Arsenal Ladies to join Chinese side Dalian Quanjian. The 22-year-old won the BBC’s Women’s Footballer of the Year Award in 2015 before joining Arsenal from Liverpool. She helped the Gunners win the Women’s FA Cup at Wembley in May 2016 and was recently awarded the African Women’s Player of the Year Award. She also played for her country at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. Source: BBC

Former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constitueny Enoch Teye Mensah has withdrawn from Thursday’s Council of State elections. The experienced politician scratched himself from the race to get a Greater Accra Region representative on the Council for “personal” reasons. This was contained in a letter dated February 15, 2017 to the Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The longest-serving Youth and Sports Minister had had his image on the Notice of Poll released by the EC on Monday, February 13. He was one of the 16 candidates successfully passed by the EC to contest the Greater Accra Region…

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela’s image is on some notesSeventeen banks have been accused of rigging the price of South Africa’s currency, the rand. The country’s Competition Commission has called for big fines against the banking giants, which include HSBC and Barclays, after making a long list of serious and extensive allegations against them. The commission accused the banks’ foreign currency traders of conspiring to fix the price of the rand; sometimes using online chat rooms to coordinate fictitious bids and offers in order to sway the market. A two year investigation concluded there was “widespread collusion” and recommended that the…

The election of regional representatives onto the Council of State is scheduled to be held across the nation today, Thursday, February 16. Most of the elections will be held at the regional coordinating council offices. Others will be held at the regional offices of the Electoral Commission, Ghana. The ten representatives to be elected after Thursday will join the appointed and ex-officio members to counsel President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as per Article 89 of the 1992 Constitution. Among the contestants are Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s Mawerehene, who is standing in the Ashanti Region, and Former Ningo-Prampram Member of…

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Chairman of the five-member committee set up by Parliament to investigate the bribery allegations levelled against some members of the Appointments Committee says he has all the legal backing to work. Member of Parliament for Essikado Ketan Joe Ghartey’s remit to chair the investigative committee has been questioned in some quarters. The critics argued that he was one of the ministerial nominees expected to appear before the Committee, prior to the formation of the ad hoc committee, and so might not be independent enough to investigate it. But at the Committee’s inaugural sitting on Wednesday, February 15, Mr Ghartey, who…

Much of Facebook’s recent growth can be attributed to the spread of video on its network – and the company told investors recently it planned to aggressively monetise that success. Today, it announced some ideas to get things moving – starting with a change many users may not appreciate. Videos have autoplayed on Facebook’s News Feed for some time, leading to a curious rise of “silent movies” as publishers adapted to knowing that the majority of viewers would be watching, but not listening, to their work. But between now and the end of the year Facebook’s News Feed will be…

Feeling depressed once in a while is normal when it is related to loss, life’s struggles or an injured self-esteem. However, when intense sadness and feelings of being helpless, hopeless and worthless become a part of your life and prevent you from functioning normally, you may be suffering from clinical depression, a common but serious mood disorder. Depression can cause severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating or working. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depression affects one in 10 Americans. Dealing with depression is not easy for…