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Misunderstanding has forced electoral officials to indefinitely suspend voting at two constituencies in the Ashanti Region in Saturday’s parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress. At the Kwadaso constituency, one of the aspirants, Khalid Alhassan Kusi, and some delegates protested the acceptance of the national voter’s ID card creating a misunderstanding. Tension escalated between the two contestants and their supporters forcing the EC to suspend the exercise, our correspondent William Evans-Nkum reported. “We agreed to use the party’s card as a prerequisite for voting, but the EC insisted they have been directed to accept the voter’s ID card. This was…

Boris Johnson has said he will press on “undaunted” with his Brexit strategy despite MPs backing the principle of a further delay to the process. The PM vowed to introduce legislation needed to implement his “excellent” agreement in Parliament next week. But he will have to ask the EU for an extension beyond 31 October after MPs backed a motion designed to rule out a no-deal exit by 322 votes to 306. The EU said it was up to the UK to “inform it of the next steps”. Ministers have signalled a vote on the PM’s revised Brexit agreement could…

Nigeria are aiming for a sixth title as they announce a final 21-man squad for the Fifa Under-17 World Cup in Brazil later this month. The Golden Eaglets, who failed to defend their title in 2017, only qualified for this year’s event after finishing fourth at the African championship in April. Striker Wisdom Ubani who finished as second top scorer with three goals and two-goal hero Ibraheem Jabaar are both named on the list. Another 10 players that played in Tanzania in April are omitted from coach Manu Garba’s squad. “All the teams coming to Brazil are here to win…

Administrators of Technical Universities across the country will from Monday begin an indefinite withdrawal of services to push government to engage them in ongoing negotiations to fully migrate them onto the salary structure of public universities. At an emergency delegates conference in Cape Coast Friday, the administrators said they have duly notified the National Labour Commission and the relevant agencies of their decision in line with the labour laws. The administrators who form the Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) say they will not back down on their demands this time around until all issues regarding their salaries…

Nigeria’s first family, the Buharis, are embroiled in a still-developing story resembling one of Nollywood’s many Sunday-evening soap operas. It is a story about the president purportedly taking a second wife – a female cabinet member to boot – while his wife’s furious outburst hint at deeper issues. The plot was supplied by Nigeria’s vibrant social media and was aided by Mrs Buhari’s cryptic comments. The setting is Nigeria’s presidential villa, Aso Rock. What’s all this talk about a wedding? The wedding at the centre of the story that was largely played out on social media involves President Muhammadu Buhari,…

Nigeria’s first family, the Buharis, are embroiled in a still-developing story resembling one of Nollywood’s many Sunday-evening soap operas. It is a story about the president purportedly taking a second wife – a female cabinet member to boot – while his wife’s furious outburst hint at deeper issues. The plot was supplied by Nigeria’s vibrant social media and was aided by Mrs Buhari’s cryptic comments. The setting is Nigeria’s presidential villa, Aso Rock. What’s all this talk about a wedding? The wedding at the centre of the story that was largely played out on social media involves President Muhammadu Buhari,…

Despite the consistent caution and education on cyber fraud, many people are still falling prey to the activities of criminals through the Internet, resulting in the loss of millions of US dollars to businesses and individuals in Ghana. Last year alone, Ghanaian businesses and individuals lost $97 million to fraudsters. A total of $69 million was lost in 2017 and $35 million in 2016. This year, businesses and individuals have already lost $7.9 million in cyber fraud. Although the figure for this year is worrying, the Director of the Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the…

Administrators of Technical Universities across the country will from Monday begin an indefinite withdrawal of services to push government to engage them in ongoing negotiations to fully migrate them onto the salary structure of public universities. At an emergency delegates conference in Cape Coast Friday, the administrators said they have duly notified the National Labour Commission and the relevant agencies of their decision in line with the labour laws. The administrators who form the Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) say they will not back down on their demands this time around until all issues regarding their salaries…

A labour expert, Ben Arthur has appealed to government to increase the allowance being paid personnel of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo). He said the government should top up the about 700 cedis currently being paid the personnel under various modules to further motivate them to work hard and also to make life easier for some of these personnel. He made the appeal while speaking on TV3’s The Key Points news analysis show Saturday, during a discussion on the impact of the NABCo programme one year after its introduction by the government as one of several initiatives to check graduate…

Over 13,000 delegates of the National Democratic Congress are voting in 13 constituencies in the Ashanti Region today to elect parliamentary candidates in those areas for the party in the 2020 general elections. Five aspirants are going unopposed and per NDC rules, will be introduced to delegates as automatic candidates. These constituencies are Adansi Asokwa, Odotobri, Nhyiaeso, Manhyia South and Manhyia North. Primaries were scheduled by the party’s Functional Executive Committee to take place in 15 constituencies but two constituencies – Atwima Kwawoma and Suame – have been put on hold. But primaries will take place in 10 constituencies within…