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The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) emerged as the best bank in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Finance at the 16th Ghana Banking Awards. The bank also came up as the second Most Active E-zwich Bank. The Ghana Banking Awards, organized by Corporate Initiative Ghana (CIG) is regarded as the most prestigious award in the Ghanaian banking industry, which affords winners the opportunity to leverage the laurels received to woo new customers. ADB continues to commit a substantial portion of its lending portfolio to Agriculture and allied sectors. Mr. Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of the Bank, said the awards would not have…

The Legal, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Committee in Parliament has presented its report on whether or not the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill 2017 could come under the certificate of urgency. Chairman of the committee Ben Abdallah in presenting the report said per the Standing Orders of the house, the committee was supposed to present their report in 24 hours, but failed because of the fire that gutted the 10th floor of the Job 600 building which is made up of the offices of Parliamentarians. He said they had to exit the building immediately when the fire was detected…

Member of Parliament Subin in the Ashanti Region, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has expressed disappointment in the Ghanaians media. The MP says journalist must help us MPs to ensure effective running of the nation by following up on issues that are raised in Parliament and various places but journalists in the country have failed to do so. Mr. Boakye Antwi expressed this disappointment on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene on Friday while contributing to a discussion on the summoning of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Charlotte Osei to appear before Parliament next week to answer questions pertaining to the…

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has created another portfolio in its top hierarchy, following from decisions taken at the end of the Extraordinary General Assembly held in Rabat, Morocco. The position of the 3rd Vice President of the continent’s football governing body will be occupied by Fouzi Lekjaa, the President of the Moroccan Football Federation. Fouzi Lekjaa heads the Confederation’s Finance Committee, a position he will retain. CAF President Ahmad Ahmad is already assisted by two other executive committee members: Ghana’s Kwesi Nyantakyi, who is the 1st Vice President, and Congo’s Constant Omari, who is the 2nd Vice President.…

An Indian musician played the guitar on the operating table to help doctors treat involuntary muscle spasms in his fingers. Abhishek Prasad was asked to play every time doctors “burnt” a circuit in his brain to treat what is commonly known as “musician’s dystonia”. The condition causes painful spasms, twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Mr Prasad told the BBC that he was able to play with ease after the surgery. “By the sixth burn, my fingers opened up. I was normal on the operating table itself,” Mr Prasad said after doctors removed the stitches on his head on…

An Indian musician played the guitar on the operating table to help doctors treat involuntary muscle spasms in his fingers. Abhishek Prasad was asked to play every time doctors “burnt” a circuit in his brain to treat what is commonly known as “musician’s dystonia”. The condition causes painful spasms, twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Mr Prasad told the BBC that he was able to play with ease after the surgery. “By the sixth burn, my fingers opened up. I was normal on the operating table itself,” Mr Prasad said after doctors removed the stitches on his head on…

An Indian musician played the guitar on the operating table to help doctors treat involuntary muscle spasms in his fingers. Abhishek Prasad was asked to play every time doctors “burnt” a circuit in his brain to treat what is commonly known as “musician’s dystonia”. The condition causes painful spasms, twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Mr Prasad told the BBC that he was able to play with ease after the surgery. “By the sixth burn, my fingers opened up. I was normal on the operating table itself,” Mr Prasad said after doctors removed the stitches on his head on…

The Chair of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, is expected to appear before Parliament’s Committee of the Whole next week to answer questions on revenue accrued from the collection of accreditation fees from journalists prior to the 2016 elections. Journalists were made to pay GH¢10 each for accreditation and tags to cover the December 7 elections, which was eventually won by New Patriotic Party’s Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Not even a tussle in court, initiated by a group of journalists, will get the Commission to budge on its stance. Almost eight months after the polls, Parliament wants to know how…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has eulogized his late predecessor Professor John Evans Atta Mills, referring to him as a “man of great moral courage and strength”. “He remains a source of inspiration to me and our nation,” Mr Mahama tweeted on Friday. July 21, 2017 would have marked the 73rd birthday of the third president of the Fourth Republic. He unfortunately passed on three days after his 68th birthday. Definitely commemorating the birthday of Prof Atta Mills, whom he served as Vice President, Mr Mahama shared an accompanying picture to his tweet. President JEA Mills. A man of great…

So, thinking about life and the choices we make, the things we get to choose from, why we pick one and leave the other, the pain we go through to choose when we have to choose between two things we totally love. Reminds me of the late Papa Yankson’s “S3 ekoto womame na wo yir d3 wo gun so mu a, eb3yi hwana?” literally meaning, if you see your mom and wife drowning in a river, who would you save? This is the case of a lady who is an only child and has to choose between her sick mom…