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A National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential aspirant, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has sued the Inspector General of Police, National Security and Attorney General over the recent violence that characterized the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The defendant is seeking among other reliefs, a declaration that the National Security Ministry is held responsible for the violence at the by-election and an order for compensation for the victims. Mr. Spio-Gabrah is also seeking a declaration that the Police Service “did not resist the invasion of these unknown masked armed men, who stormed public polling station areas to create violence.” A shooting incident that occurred near the La…

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, which is usually characterized by the celebration of love, high-life singer Kay Wusu, has set the tone for the season with an irresistibly erotic tune titled “M3hw3”. Produced and mixed by Nakay Mix, ‘M3hw3′ is exactly the kind of song lovers need to groove to, especially during a season like Valentine where lovers strive to express in fullest what mere words have failed to express in years. Kay Wusu’s hopes to win and touch many hearts with this song and use same as a springboard to stardom. Meanwhile, the ‘afro-centric’ highlife musician has braced himself for the…

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, which is usually characterized by the celebration of love, high-life singer Kay Wusu, has set the tone for the season with an irresistibly erotic tune titled “M3hw3”. Produced and mixed by Nakay Mix, ‘M3hw3′ is exactly the kind of song lovers need to groove to, especially during a season like Valentine where lovers strive to express in fullest what mere words have failed to express in years. Kay Wusu’s hopes to win and touch many hearts with this song and use same as a springboard to stardom. Meanwhile, the ‘afro-centric’ highlife musician has braced himself for the…

A 17-year-old final year student of the Edinaman Senior High School at Elmina in the Central Region is still in the deep state of shock and trauma after being in the fold of unidentified assailants suspected to be kidnappers.  The victim, Princess Oduro, narrates to Connect FM’s Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson in a very shivering tone she is a boarder but went home to collect some items from her parents at Assin Fosu. She recounts on her way back to school, she boarded a commercial bus from Fosu to Cape Coast and from there, she boarded another Elmina-bound taxi and…

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa, has cited among a couple of reasons that “serious leadership challenges” in the Charlotte Osei-led administration accounted for the inability of the Commission to comply with a court’s order to implement the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA), 2007, Act 699 by December 17, 2018. The Commission has therefore filed an affidavit at the High Court for an extension of the time of implementation by 12 more months to be able to operationalise the Act. In the affidavit to the Court deposed by the Chairperson of the Commission, Jean…

The Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) has expanded its car rental services by adding three brand new four-wheel vehicles to its fleet of cars as part of a process to revamp its travel and tour operations. The Company, which is the investment wing of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has been in the car rental business for almost a decade, providing car rental services to individuals and organizations. The Business Development Manager, Asiedu Abankwa, gave reasons for the new additions. “These cars will go a long way to serve the needs of the numerous patrons who seek pride…

About 400 women, formerly engaged in illegal mining in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, are now into the picking and selling of neem seeds as an alternative source of livelihood. The women are able to make an average of GH¢ 60 a day from picking neem seeds and selling them to the Nangodi Neem Company, a neem processing centre in Nangodi. The Nabdam District Assembly has thus urged the government to adopt the neem oil processing centre under the One-District One-Factory programme to bring on board more women who are into galamsey. About 2,000 rural women are reported…

Ghana’s youngest female pilot is calling for the introduction of an aviation-related course in schools’ curricula to mould the interest of the youth towards the industry. Audrey Maame Esi Kumwa Swatson, 21, made the call while paying a courtesy call on the Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Addah. Ms. Kumwa Swatson went beyond the norm to live her childhood dream of becoming a pilot. Recounting her journey, she said she had to travel outside the country to become a pilot since Ghana’s educational system did not favour her dream. “The educational system here does not support my dream to become a pilot. The…

Chief Executive Officer of the troubled gold dealership company, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), will make his third court appearance in Dubai on Thursday, February 14, where he is facing a misdemeanour charge over a US$23 million deal, gone bad. He is currently being held on remand at the Al Barsha police cell. The criminal charge of misdemeanour in Dubai is equivalent to a Second Degree Felony in Ghana and if found guilty he could spend up to two years in prison. A source familiar with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) justice system told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) he…

Hundreds of protestors in the Nkoranza Municipality of the newly created Bono East Region on Monday hit the streets to register their protest over what they described as “sidelined of the Nkoranza township as the capital of the new region”. There is an uneasy calm over the siting of the capital town of the newly created Bono East Region. Clad in red armbands and head gears, the demonstrators held placards with inscription such as “Dan Botwe you are bias”, “this is elimination by rough tactics”, “Nick Danso Abeam you are our only hope”, and “Nkoranza Traditional Area has the highest…