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 “Farther and further are very similar words both in spelling and meaning. Many times, they are used interchangeably. However, there are some important differences we can make between the two,” so starts his lesson numbered 213. In an era where people send all kinds of messages on social media, some voluminous enough to be called pamphlets, mainly ordering its receivers to forward to 20 people or face God’s wrath, one man has chosen a different path. Meet Eric Nuamah Korankye affectionately called Hamlet; the young man teaching English Language on social media, specifically, WhatsApp and Facebook. From Mondays to Fridays,…

A Scot is facing a three-year jail sentence in Dubai for reportedly putting his hand on a man in a bar. Jamie Harron, who is 27 and from Stirling, said he was trying to avoid spilling his drink in the crowded Rock Bottom Bar when the incident happened. He was locked up for five days and has now been prevented from leaving the city in order to attend court. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was providing consular assistance on the matter. The arrest follows the case of an Edinburgh man who was also detained in Dubai after attempting…

The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya-Naa Andani Yakubu Abdulai, has expressed the need for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take steps to ensure that his appointees adopted his non-interference policy in the Dagbon chieftaincy conflict. He said the non-interference in the Dagbon chieftaincy conflict by government officials would promote early elimination of the canker that continued to undermine the peace and stability of the area, with implications for the motherland at large. Kampakuya-Naa Abdulai said this when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on him at his palace at Yendi on Saturday. The President’s visit formed part of his three-day…

Prof. Alex Dodoo, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Standards Authority, has announced that responsible state agencies will take immediate action to ensure citizens do not suffer from any preventable disaster in the future. Speaking to TV3 Saturday night on the deadly explosions at Atomic Junction near Madina in Accra, he described the situation as a “very worrying” one which should not happen again. “The first thing that comes to mind is that this must stop” he said charging those in responsible positions to be up and doing. The need for the country to “review our standards” cannot wait any longer,…

The United Kingdom has assured the government of Ghana of its willingness to “genuinely” support the agenda of moving Ghana beyond aid. President Akufo-Addo has indicated on several occasions of his determination to move the country beyond aid. British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker stated that for this aim to be achieved , it is important for the two countries to strengthen bilateral trade. He made this known when he called on the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye Friday in Parliament. Iain Walker assessed that bilateral between the two countries has fallen over the years. From 2012 to…

Five persons, including an eight-month-old baby are feared dead in the Offin River at Amadaa in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region where a canoe carrying some locals has capsized. First responders managed to save seven of the 13 people who were in the canoe that capsized after it reportedly hit a stump in the river Saturday morning. After a nine-hour search, one dead body has been retrieved from the river. Her name was given as Ramatu in her 50s. Her body has been deposited at the Nkawie Government Hospital for autopsy. An 80-year-old woman, who was among…

At least 10 people have been injured and one person confirmed dead as a results of gas explosion that rocked two fuel stations at Atomic Junction in Accra Saturday night. A moving object from the explosion hit the deceased who was on top of the flyover at the Junction, causing him to fall to his death, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has announced. Deputy Coordinator of NADMO, Abu Ramada, who has been at the scene since the explosion happened at about 7:00pm explained the injury to the 10 people were the results of chaos caused by the explosion. At…

Homes have been evacuated and students of Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (PRESEC) at Legon have been moved from campus to safety as their lives are threatened by fire spreading as a result of a gas explosion. There were two massive explosions at Madina Atomic Junction Saturday evening. Huge ball of fire went up immediately after residents heard a loud sound of explosion in the area. DEATHS “Unfortunately we have recorded some deaths,” Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah confirmed to TV3. Report suggests one of the deceased might have fallen from the overpass. The injured are however responding to treatment at…

The Black Stars of Ghana are out of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Russia 2018 World Cup, after they were held to a goalless draw game by the Cranes of Uganda at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, Kampala on Saturday in the World Cup Qualifiers. The Stars were counting on a positive result by picking the three maximum points, at stake enhance their chances of qualifying for the biggest football festival next year, but this fizzled out after the scoreless draw, with the East Africans. The Stars could have gone home with the three maximum points, after Richmond…

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday advised Liberians to respect all the electoral laws and conduct themselves well as they go to the polls on Tuesday, October 10, this year. “What we all need to understand is that, there is only one winner in every election… and the success of an election is not about winning, but about losing and how you conduct yourselves afterwards.” Former President Mahama was addressing Liberians when he arrived there as the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observer group for the Liberian general election on October 10. The Former…