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Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule of Zimababwe came to an end Tuesday following his ‘voluntary’ resignation as President of the southern African nation in view of pressures from his own Zanu-PF party. The 93-year-old Mugabe initially refused to cede power despite a military takeover last week, prompting the nation’s parliament to initiate an impeachment hearing against him Tuesday. The impeachment process stemmed from what the parliamentarians described as “serious misconduct, failure to obey, uphold and defend the constitution, wilful violation of the constitution, and inability to perform the functions of the office because of physical and mental incapacity”. Before a decision…

Former President John Mahama says he expects the resignation of Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe to revive democracy and prosperity in the southern African nation. The 93-year-old Mugabe who had initially refused to cede power, voluntarily resigned Tuesday to abruptly end an impeachment hearing that was backed by his own Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party. Former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa will succeed Mr Mugabe, and is due to be sworn in within 48 hours. Mugabe was accused of allowing his wife, Grace Mugabe, to “usurp constitutional power” by trying to position her as his successor, the BBC reported. READ:…

Assistant coach of the Black Stars, Maxwell Konadu, has advised premier league clubs in the country to consider recruiting players from the lower division clubs than to look elsewhere. The man who recently led the local Black Stars to lift the West African Football Union (WAFU) cup believes there are more quality players in the lower division cubs. “I believe that these teams, if their management and staff had watch the matches in the second and first division, they would have seen quality players,” he said on Onua FM. He added: “For me I got the opportunity to watch most…

The Supreme Court will on November 28 decide whether to suspend the Attorney General from proceeding to orally examine embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, on the GHC51.2 million he owes the state. The Attorney General has since July this year tried without success to examine Mr. Woyome on the amount, which was wrongfully paid to him in a bid by the State to determine his properties and use same to recover the money. Mr. Woyome has used the legal processes both locally and international to prevent the oral examination from happening. He currently has an appeal pending at the African…

The Media General, owners and operators of TV3, 3FM 92.7MHz, Onua FM 95.1MHz, Connect FM 97.1MHz,  Akoma FM 87.9FM and MG Digital Ltd (3news.com), has extended its condolences to the Multimedia Media Group for the loss of ace broadcaster and host of Ekosii sen programme  – Kwadwo Asare-Baffour Acheampong. The sad incident which occurred on Saturday 18th November has thrown the entire nation into a state of shock and disbelief. In a statement signed by the company’s Group Head of Corporate Affairs, Richard Ahiagble, Media General eulogised the departed broadcaster popularly known as KABA for his commitment, balanced position on…

The Labour High Court in Accra has dismissed an action brought by some ex-soldiers who were challenging their wrongful dismissal from the Ghana Armed Forces seven years ago. The 1,350 ex-soldiers sued the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and Chief of Defence Staff with the Attorney General as a nominal party, arguing they were wrongfully discharged from the GAF in 2010. They argued in their suit that their recruitment was subject to terms and conditions laid down in the regulations of the GAF, but their removal did not recognize that process. Accordingly, they prayed the court to declare as unlawful, their…

The Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives has petitioned the Minister of Health to immediately relieve the director of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital of his post. The petition comes in the wake of the director’s alleged continuous abuse and disregard for nurses and staff’s human rights, conflict of interest, mismanagement of hospital resources among others. According to the Coalition,  independent investigations at the hospital confirmed claims by staff of the hospital. It noted that countless attempts by the leaders of the Psychiatric Nurses Group through management to have the issues resolved yielded no results as the Director, Dr Eugene Dordoye, paid…

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth transfer of power, the Reuters news agency reports. The surprise announcement halted an impeachment hearing that had begun against him. Lawmakers roared in jubilation and people have begun celebrating in the streets. Mr Mugabe had previously refused to resign despite last week’s military takeover and days of protests. He has been in power since independence in 1980. Mr Mugabe has won elections, but over the past 15…

The Zimbabwean parliament has started impeachment proceedings against President Robert Mugabe. Mr Mugabe, who has been in power since independence in 1980, is accused of allowing his wife to “usurp constitutional power” by trying to position her as his successor. The motion to remove him is supported by Mr Mugabe’s own Zanu-PF party. Mr Mugabe has refused to resign despite last week’s military takeover, and days of protests against his rule. The motion for impeachment was moved and seconded at parliament but lawmakers have adjourned to a hotel conference centre to debate it in a joint session. Parliament speaker Jacob…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government together with the people of Ghana, will move the country’s democracy beyond elections to building a nation with equal opportunities for the people. “The democracy that we seek to build does not end in casting votes, and electing a President and a Member of Parliament once every four years. We seek to build a prosperous nation with equal opportunities, where all citizens feel they have a stake,” he assured. The President indicated that never again should a Ghanaian citizen feel he has to join the ‘desperados’ that cross the Sahara and drown in…