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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on February 12 issue a constitutional instrument to give effect to the six new regions. An overwhelming ‘Yes’ vote on December 27, 2018 saw the creation of Ahafo, Bono East, North East, Oti, Savannah, and Western North regions. The President is required by Article 5(8) of the 1992 Constitution to issue a CI giving effect or enabling effect to the results of the referendum for the creation of new regions. In line with this, Minister of Regional Reorganisation and Development, Mr Dan Botwe, has announced a ceremony has been scheduled at the Jubilee House…

Mourners attend the burial of Ahmed Hussein-Suale on Jan. 18 in Accra, Ghana. The investigative journalist was shot dead by gunmen on motorbikes two days earlier. (AP) (Ap Photo/AP)[/caption] On Jan. 16, our colleague Ahmed Hussein-Suale was assassinated. He was killed around midnight near his family home in Madina, a vibrant Muslim market town near Accra, Ghana’s capital. In the dry season, the night in Madina smells like wood smoke and spiced rice. The call to prayer comes like clockwork. The bubbling market is alive at all hours. Some residents are middle class, some are poor, but this is not the…

Men who have a history of smoking cannabis have HIGHER sperm counts and fertility than those who don’t. The result came as a big surprise to scientists measuring the fertility of more than 600 men from couples attending a clinic. They expected cannabis to have a detrimental effect on sperm count and fertility . Instead, those participants who admitted ever taking the drug turned out to have higher sperm counts than non-users. The finding does not necessarily mean that smoking cannabis increases the chances of fatherhood, the study authors and other experts were quick to point out. There could be a non-causal explanation for…

Men who have a history of smoking cannabis have HIGHER sperm counts and fertility than those who don’t. The result came as a big surprise to scientists measuring the fertility of more than 600 men from couples attending a clinic. They expected cannabis to have a detrimental effect on sperm count and fertility . Instead, those participants who admitted ever taking the drug turned out to have higher sperm counts than non-users. The finding does not necessarily mean that smoking cannabis increases the chances of fatherhood, the study authors and other experts were quick to point out. There could be a non-causal explanation for…

The National Democratic Congress has questioned the credibility of the persons empaneled by the president to probe the violence that characterised the Ayawasos West Wuogon by election last week. Government on Wednesday set up the three-member commission of inquiry to look into the circumstances of, and establish the facts leading to the violent incident and to identify person(s) responsible for it. Chaired by former commissioner of CHRAJ, Justice Emile Short, it has Prof. Henrietta Mensah-Bonsu and a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Patrick K. Acheampong as members. Private legal practitioner Ernest Kofi Abotsi will serve as secretary to the…

The pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Monday commenced full banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and fulfilling the aspiration of deepening banking penetration in Africa. The launch of UBA Mali  brings to 20, the number of African countries, where the Group currently operates, with global operations in the United States, United Kingdom and France. At the launch of the bank’s latest addition, the President of the Republic of Mali, Mr Ibrahim Aboubacar Keita who gave a speech at the opening ceremony said, “Tony promised it and he did it”, referring to UBA Group’s…

The Upper West Regional Security Liaison Office is recruiting New Patriotic Party members to be trained as election security members to monitor the 2020 general elections. A letter dated January 28 and signed by the Capt. Rtd Simon Ansu Tengabo asked the various district and municipal chief executives as well as the regional NPP chair to submit 11 names each, including leaders for the training exercise. “…Submit a list of suitable security oriented party members for training as election security team to closely monitor the 2020 elections starting from the reopening of the voters register through to the actual elections…

Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency over sexual and gender-based violence after recorded cases of rape and assault doubled over the last year. President Julius Maada Bio announced the emergency on Thursday amid a public outcry over the issue, triggered by a series of high-profile attacks. Mr Bio said attacks on minors – which account for a third of all cases – would be punished with a life sentence. Activists say many assaults are not punished under current laws. More than 8,500 cases were recorded last year – a rise of nearly 4,000 on the figure from the previous…

The Ejura District police command is on the heels of a highway robbery gang, suspected to be operating on the Ejura-Sekyedumase highway and believed to have shot and wounded one Kwame Bas, a driver’s mate in the head on the night of February 3. Bas is currently receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. Chief Superintendent of police Richard Kumekor, the Ejura District Commander confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi on Friday. He said the victim was on board a Ssanyong Mini bus with registration number GT 266-13, loaded with bags of okro…

The acting President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Friday inaugurated the three-member Commission of Inquiry set up by the government to dig into the violence which occurred on Thursday, January 31, during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. Former Commissioner of CHRAJ Justice Emile Short, Prof. Henrietta Mensah-Bonsu and a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Patrick K. Acheampong, were Wednesday appointed to among other things  “make a full, faithful and impartial inquiry into the circumstances of, and establish the facts leading to, the events and associated violence”. Akufo-Addo & Bawumia pick 3 to probe Ayawaso West Wuogon violence At a swearing-in ceremony…