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A newly married man and his grandmother were killed in India when a wedding gift they were opening exploded. The man’s wife was critically injured in the blast on Friday in the eastern state of Odisha, police said. Soumya Sekhar and Reema Sahu got married on the 18 February and they received the “gift” at their wedding reception a few days later. It was actually a parcel bomb and did not have the sender’s address of it, police said. The parcel exploded as soon as it was unwrapped, relatives told local media. Mr Sehu and his 85-year-old grandmother, Jemamani Sahu,…

The fifth edition of 3FM’s Fat2Fit Challenge began at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra on Saturday. Over 60 participants began the 60-day journey to lose weight the right way. A winner will be selected on Saturday, April 21, when the challenge comes to an end. Mrs Joana Quarshie emerged last season’s winner, having shed 17 kilograms off her weight. The exercise began with a health screening, after which proper work began. Staff of Media General featured prominently. ¬ To enjoy the glow of health, you must exercise! #Fat2FitChallenge pic.twitter.com/zzYGdGxUOH — #FairAndSquare (@3fm927) February 24, 2018 Founder of the Challenge…

The fifth edition of 3FM’s Fat2Fit Challenge began at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra on Saturday. Over 60 participants began the 60-day journey to lose weight the right way. A winner will be selected on Saturday, April 21, when the challenge comes to an end. Mrs Joana Quarshie emerged last season’s winner, having shed 17 kilograms off her weight. The exercise began with a health screening, after which proper work began. Staff of Media General featured prominently. ¬ To enjoy the glow of health, you must exercise! #Fat2FitChallenge pic.twitter.com/zzYGdGxUOH — #FairAndSquare (@3fm927) February 24, 2018 Founder of the Challenge…

Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says. A report by UN human rights investigators says that 40 officials may be individually responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It says civilians have been tortured and mutilated, and villages destroyed on an industrial scale. Conflict between government factions has continued in South Sudan despite a peace deal signed in 2015. Of the 40 senior officials identified as potentially responsible for atrocities, five are colonels and three are state governors. They have not been named by the report, but their…

Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Cape Coast South Constituency of the Central Region have secured an injunction to stop the election of executives for that constituency this Sunday. The members issued a writ at the court Friday challenging the eligibility of one of the three candidates vying for the chairmanship position in that constituency. It followed the expiration of a 24-hour ultimatum given to party executives in the constituency and the region to disqualify Alex Hagan-Mensah or face a court action. READ: We’ll stop Saturday’s election if Alex Hagan isn’t disqualified – NPP members According to them,…

Family members of the former Member of Parliament for Chiana- Paga, Abuga Pele, who was handed six-year jail term for causing financial loss to the state, say they are saddened by the development and would consequently seek the face of God. Mr. Pele, who was also the former National Coordinator of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA), was convicted on 19 counts including ‘willfully causing financial loss to the state’. READ: Abuga Pele jailed six years; Assibit gets 12yrs His accomplice, Philip Assibit, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill International Group, was also found guilty on…

Six officers of the University of Education in Winneba, including the suspended Vice Chancelor have been indicted after they were found “culpable” for alleged breaches and misconduct in the performance of the their functions. The six were indicted and pronounced culpable by a fact-finding committee, which was commissioned by the university’s governing council to investigate the alleged breaches. READ: ‘Vital documents’ stolen in financial malfeasance case against 6 UEW officers The Council has consequently resolved to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the six to allow them the opportunity to answer the charges, a statement signed and issued by the Council Chairman…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Friday re-registered as a member of the National Democratic Congress. Mr. Rawlings not only reregistered and issued with a membership card, but also paid his membership dues for the next 3 years. The former President’s renewal of his membership of the party he founded is in line with the party’s ongoing re-registration of its members across the country. Mr. Rawlings was critical of the Mills/Mahama governments, especially ahead of the 2016 general elections. Many criticised the former president on suspicion he was in bed with the then New Patriotic Party presidential candidate, Nana Addo…

Francis Abudu Zimmaleh[/caption] Government may have to consider a thorough re-orientation for all public-sector accountants, treasurers and other approval officers on public financial management regulations to curb the perennial lapses recorded in the annual reports of the Auditor-General. An associate member of private Chartered Accounting firm, Beta & Associates, Mr Francis Abudu Zimmaleh who made the suggestion in Accra believe such move will enable all such spending and approving persons to be updated on various changes, transformations and current best practices in public sector financial management to avoid perceived corrupt actions reported by the Auditor-General. Mr Zimmaleh told journalists even…

Ghana’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Accra Friday for a 10-day three-nation visit to Togo, United States and Germany Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is consequently acting in the president’s stead until March 5, when Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to return. Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to resume his mediation efforts in the Togo political crisis with representatives of President Faure Gnassingbé, the Union for the Republic Party, and the Coalition of 14 opposition parties. The efforts are aimed at finding a lasting solution to the political impasse in that country. In the US, the President will address the…