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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that no body should call him Matthew again. Obasanjo made this known at an event to mark his 80th birthday celebration by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abuja on Saturday, said he removed the name because the Biblical character, Mathew, whom he was named after, was a tax collector. “When I was born, my mother and father decided to name me Matthew. I grew up being called and addressed Matthew. What is the meaning of Matthew in the Bible? He was a tax collector,” he said. “So, when I grew up, I…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that no body should call him Matthew again. Obasanjo made this known at an event to mark his 80th birthday celebration by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abuja on Saturday, said he removed the name because the Biblical character, Mathew, whom he was named after, was a tax collector. “When I was born, my mother and father decided to name me Matthew. I grew up being called and addressed Matthew. What is the meaning of Matthew in the Bible? He was a tax collector,” he said. “So, when I grew up, I…

Members of the Bawku Municipal Assembly in the Upper East Region have confirmed Hajia Hawa Ninchemah as the Chief Executive for the assembly. Hajia Ninchemah who was rejected by the assembly at the first attempt, polled 23 out of 28 votes last Friday, representing 82 per cent. She becomes the first female chief executive of the Bawku Municipal Assembly. She thanked President Akufo-Addo for the confidence reposed in her, and has promised to work with the assembly members for the development of the municipality. Hajia Ninchemah said he would run an all-inclusive and transparent administration devoid of any victimisation. “I…

Italian-born striker of Ghanaian descent Caleb Ansah Ekuban says he will represent Ghana national team and not Italy. The 23-year-old signed a three-year deal with Championship side Leeds United from Serie A outfit Chievo Verona last week. Ekuban, who was born to Ghanaian parents, says his grandfather advised him to pick the Black Stars over Gli Azzurri. “When it comes to nationality [and national team], my grandfather told me that if I go and play for the Italian national team, I cannot come back to the house,” Ekuban told his club’s website. “So you know what the answer is. I…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday account to the people of Ghana on what his administration has achieved just six months into the four-year mandate he secured in the December 7, 2016 elections. The decision was taken in line with the president’s pledge to be accountable, open and accessible to Ghanaians when he took over the governance of the country in January 7, 2017 from former President John Mahama who lost the elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress Dubbed encounter with the media, the event which will take place at the Flagstaff House in Accra…

The Civil Society Organisations’ Platform on Ghana IMF programme says an extension of the package will best serve the nation’s interest since it will allow for better implementation of the structural reforms. Dr Godfred Alufar Bokpin, a Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, said there was the need to extend the agreement in order to drive the much needed reform to improve the fiscal governance framework. He was speaking at the Fourth National Civil Society Forum on Ghana’s International Monetary Fund Programme in Accra on Thursday, on the theme: “Three Years into the IMF-Supported Extended Credit Facility Arrangement:…

An unofficial referendum rejects plans to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, but the President says it is “meaningless”. More than seven million voters have taken part in the opposition-organised referendum in Venezuela, according to academics monitoring the poll. Voters strongly opposed government plans for a new constituent assembly with the power to scrap the National Assembly and rewrite the constitution. Venezuela is polarised between backers of President Nicolás Maduro and opponents, who want fresh elections. A nurse was shot dead while queuing to vote in the capital, Caracas. Men on motorbikes opened fire, killing 61-year-old Xiomara Soledad Scott, and wounding three others.…

There is an undercurrent flowing through the river of our church culture that has not yet received much coverage. The undercurrent is the integration of urban music into modern praise and worship. A short video of a praise and worship session at the Royal House Chapel International, World Movers’ Generation service, which has flooded or taken center stage on our social media platforms in the country depicts this kind of urban music. Pastor Nana Yaw a songwriter and the fore bearer, of the praise and worship ministry, has given DJ Khalid’s 2010 hit song “All I Do Is Win” a…

China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.9% between April and June according to official figures, slightly higher than forecast. The growth rate, which compares expansion with the same three months in the previous year, was the same as in the first quarter of 2017. Beijing is trying to rein in debt and a housing bubble with tough measures on the property sector and lenders. Many analysts expected China’s economy to slow as those policies kicked in. But the latest data is well above Beijing’s 6.5% growth target for 2017. Limited impact Despite efforts to slow down the housing…

Fifteen people suspected to have been variously involved in the shooting incident at Lapaz that claimed the life of a policeman and caused injury to another have been arrested by the police. The suspects include a 27-year-old female, Charity Otuboa, a trader; six Nigerians and eight Ghanaians. The names of the suspects are; Ken Ikponnwosa, 23; Faith Ogieriakhi, 35; Fem Erhuumwunse, 20; Michael Ogbegia, 20; Sampson Aja, 27; Emmanuel Aimiu, 31, and Kwasi Nyarko, 33. The others are Raphael Nii Lartey Coffie, 37; Asare Frederick, 35; Mark Enchil, 31; Kwadwo Afari, 32, and Kwabena Gyasi, 20. The rest are Abudu…