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Private legal practitioner Amanda Clinton has warned against attempts by the State to legislate the activities of ‘fake’ pastors and their churches who critics say, have been manipulating and abusing their congregants. In the view of the lawyer, enacting a law on churches and self-styled ‘Men of God’ will be “an overkill,” indicating the problem is not peculiar to Christendom, but all other religion in the country. “This is a national issue that involves every type of religion and practical solutions are required not just needless legislation,” she stated on Kaptured by Women on TV3. Activities of some churches and…

Parliament is divided over the menace of some fake pastors operating within Ghana and during the week some parliamentarians have suggested that there should be a mechanism to regulate these pastors. Parliamentarians in favour of legislation argue that there is a need for Parliament to critically investigate the activities of these churches and pastors in order to protect Ghanaians from exploitation since they are alleged to have been engaging in all manner of unacceptable practices in the country. However legislation is an over-kill, self-regulation will lead to some churches sweeping crimes such as paedophilia and financially related crimes under the…

Former minister Sam Gyimah has become the 13th Conservative to enter the race to succeed Theresa May as party leader and prime minister. Mr Gyimah told Sky News he was joining the crowded field to “broaden the race” – and pledged to hold a second referendum if he wins. “I will be joining the contest to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister to broaden the race,” he told the Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme. “There is a wide range of candidates out there but there is a very narrow set of views on Brexit being discussed. “And over the last…

BTS have made history by becoming the first South Korean group to headline Wembley Stadium. The boy band blasted through 24 songs on Saturday, assisted by quirky props, glitter cannons, jet sprays… and 60,000 fans screaming their approval. The septet, who said they “grew up watching videos of Live Aid,” even paid tribute to Freddie Mercury. During the encore, lavender-haired singer Jin led the crowd in a version of the Queen frontman’s “ay-oh” chant. “You guys always had the greatest artists, historically, in the music industry – The Beatles, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Adele. We don’t even have to make a…

BTS have made history by becoming the first South Korean group to headline Wembley Stadium. The boy band blasted through 24 songs on Saturday, assisted by quirky props, glitter cannons, jet sprays… and 60,000 fans screaming their approval. The septet, who said they “grew up watching videos of Live Aid,” even paid tribute to Freddie Mercury. During the encore, lavender-haired singer Jin led the crowd in a version of the Queen frontman’s “ay-oh” chant. “You guys always had the greatest artists, historically, in the music industry – The Beatles, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Adele. We don’t even have to make a…

The receiver of the 347 collapsed microfinance companies, Eric Nana Nipah says he would complete the assessment of the state of affairs of the institutions withing 10 days. Read:BoG revokes licences of 386 micro-finance and micro-credit institutions A statement issued and signed by Mr. Nipah explained that as part of his duties, he is to recover and maximise asset realisations for the benefit of creditors including mainly depositors of the microfinance companies. He added that, he is also required to distribute realisations in accordance with the relevant provisions of Act 930 of the BoG, to satisfy the indebtedness of the…

Reports in the Brazilian media on Saturday explained that Neymar has been accused of rape and the player responded to this on Sunday morning. The Paris Saint-Germain forward published a video on social media in which he shared private WhatsApp messages he had with the accuser between March and May of 2019, claiming that he had fallen for a trap. It was reported in UOL Esporte that the victim has claimed they met in a Paris hotel on May 15, that the player was drunk and that he turned violent and sexually assaulted her. The 27-year-old denied this and wanted…

Police in the Eastern Region have detained a 20-year-old man to assist in investigations into the killing of two persons who were pursuing alleged goat thieves at Huhunya in the Yilo Krobo municipality. Thomas Ayitey, a porter, was arrested Saturday in a bush at Agogo Junction by a mob who suspected him to be one of the alleged goat thieves. The said thieves, numbering about three, were said to have shot dead two residents who chased them on a motorbike. Police identified them as Kwame Tetefio, 31, a beads maker and a 45-year-old Aaron Padi Atema, a labourer at the…

The Disease Control and Prevention Department of the Ghana Health Service is alarmed by the high rate of shisha smoking among junior high school (JHS) girls. Head of the Department, Dr. Kyei Faried, described the situation as worrying, saying shisha was harmful to the health of the smokers, especially females, and urged them to desist from the practice. “Shisha contains tobacco and tobacco has over 70 poisonous substances and nothing good in it,” he stated. Latest survey shows, one out of every 50 junior high school girl smokes shisha, Dr  Faried noted, and called on all to join in the…

Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years’ worth of email addresses and phone numbers. When proposed last year, authorities estimated the proposal would affect 14.7 million people annually. Certain diplomatic and official visa applicants will be exempt from the stringent new measures. However, people travelling to the US to work or to study will have to hand over their information. “We are constantly working to find mechanisms to improve our screening processes to…