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Residents of Dohanayili are still sleeping in darkness several days after a rainstorm resulted in power cuts. But that was preceded by a fist-fight between youth of the town and some officials of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) . Officials of NEDCO said they “will not restore power to the community if the youth do not withdraw their threat of killing any official of NEDCO”. The youth of Dohanayili, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region, on July 5, 2017 launched an attack on bailiffs and some staff of NEDCO during their line of duty in the community.…

The Ghana Growth and Development Platform (GGDP) says it supports governments effort to stop galamsey, but wants this done “simultaneously with measures to reform galamsey operations”. They also called on government to assist miners to legalise their operations. This is critical, “so that it can continue to provide employment, income and foreign exchange for miners, their communities and the nations,” Mr Kwamena Essilfie Adjaye, an Economist and founder of GGDP noted in a paper titled: The Employment, Income and Foreign Exchange Effects of Small-Scale Mining (Galamsey). Excerpts of the paper said “government’s corrective action must not make it difficult or…

Kenya’s president has warned the country’s judiciary not to help the opposition throw the next election into disarray. The presidential poll will take place next month and Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking re-election. On Friday, after a case brought by the opposition, the High Court ordered the electoral commission not to print ballot papers. Mr Kenyatta insisted the election would go ahead as planned. “This kind of intimidation will not be allowed and the election date will not change,” he said. He said the judiciary could not claim independence and then use it to interfere with the functioning of the executive…

Asante Kotoko moved to third on the Ghana Premier League after a 3-1 home win over Medeama SC on Sunday. A 0-1 loss of arch-rivals Hearts of Oak at Bechem United saw them lose the third spot to the Porcupine Warriors. Evans Quao, Ahmed Adams and Saddick Adams scored the goals for Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium while Bismark Oppong clinched the consolation for the Tarkwa-based Medeama. It was a Match-Day-21 fixture. Kotoko, who have changed managers three times this season, are now five points adrift of leaders WAFA, whose encounter against Ashanti Gold has been rescheduled…

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s daughter, Edwina Akufo-Addo, has denied ever being involved in the scandalous BOST contaminated oil saga, and demanded an apology from the NDC member who made the ‘false’ claim. Sammy Gyamfi was reported to have said on Asempa FM, that Edwina is rumoured to be “deeply involved” in the contaminated fuel issue involving the Bulk Oil Storage & Distribution (BOST). “I am hearing rumours that one of Akufo-Addo’s daughters, Edwina, is deeply involved in the matter so is it the reason why he is silent? This BOST issue can’t be swept under the [carpet], looking at its gargantuan…

The Queen of England has picked the first black man to hold the role of equerry, one of the most important positions in the royal household. Ghanaian-born Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, an Afghanistan war veteran and officer from the Household Cavalry, is thought to be preparing to take over the role from Wing Commander Sam Fletcher later this year. Twumasi-Ankrah’s royal career so far has included acting as escort commander at the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall’s wedding in 2011, as well as commanding the Blues and Royals at the Queen’s birthday parade – but his new role will mean…

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in partnership with the Technical University of Munich, has constructed a solar-powered 4×4 vehicle. The environmentally friendly vehicle, meant to carry passengers and goods, was inaugurated by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the 51st congregation of the KNUST in Kumasi, on Saturday. It was developed by the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, and comes as a breakthrough as the nation searches for ways to build a more robust automobile industry. Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Vice-Chancellor of the KNUST, said the invention was the University’s response to living up to…

Labour unions in Ghana are to petition parliament on what appears to be an illegality being committed by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The 12 labour unions say Mr Ofori-Atta used the 2017 budget to amend the Pensions Act 766, something they want parliament to explain as to why the parliamentarians allowed that seeming illegality to be committed. In the 2017 budget, the Finance Minister, insisted on supervising pension contributions, contrary to provisions of the Act, which gives that responsibility to the Employment and Labour Relations Minister. On Tuesday, July 4, 2017, the 12 labour unions called on the Finance…

Popular television presenter, Gifty Anti, has taken seed at age 47 after two years of marriage. The ace broadcaster tied the knot with Chief of Adumasa Traditional Area, Nana Ansah Kwaw IV, in 2015 in a wedding that was dubbed the ‘Royal Wedding’. Gifty Anti, whose stool name is Awo Dansoa, hosts the Stand Point programme which airs on national broadcaster GTV. Some Ghanaian celebrities took to Instagram to congratulate the ace broadcaster on her pregnancy and wished her well Awesome ???❤️. #Faith #Strength A post shared by Kafui Danku (@kafuidanku) on Jul 7, 2017 at 10:20am PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js…

Black Stars ‘B’, formerly known as Local Black Stars, will play the Hawks of Togo in a friendly in Lome on Sunday. The team together with its technical team travelled to Lome Saturday for the encounter, which is in preparation for next month’s CHAN qualifiers. Ghana are scheduled to play neighbours Burkina Faso in a two-legged qualifier for the 2018 Championship of African Nations to be staged in Kenya. Sunday’s match will be the first test for the locally-based players away. Below are the players that made the trip: Goalkeepers: Razak Abalora, Stephen Kwaku Defenders: Awal Mohammed, Fatau Mohammed, Eric…