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A service by Living Streams Church to celebrate Chelsea’s English Premier League triumph has been one of the most talked about stories online in the football world. The photos have gone viral and the reaction has been varied. When a flyer emerged advertising a church service to celebrate Chelsea’s Premier League triumph, there were those who thought it was a joke. But last Sunday at the Living Streams International Church, Rev Dr Ebenezer Markwei, decked in his Arsenal jersey delivered a sermon to an audience with many including ‘DJ’ turned pastor Azigiza Junior in his Chelsea blue. There are those…

Member of Parliament for Cape Coast Constituency, Kweku Rickett Hagan has donated 2,748 pieces of mathematical set to pupils writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) within the Cape Coast metropolis. The gesture is intended to relieve parents of the burden of buying mathematical sets for their wards because of the exams, which some are unable to afford. The donation was made over the weekend ahead of the final examination of pupils in Junior High School from June 5 to 9 across the country. Speaking to the candidates at the Cape Coast Chapel Square, the MP who is also…

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has served notice to demolish all houses sited on waterways within the Kumasi metro. It comes on the back of Sunday’s two-hour downpour that caused the most areas to flood, resulting in the death of a three-year old boy at Pankrono Estate in Kumasi. Several property worth thousands of Ghana cedis were lost to floods. The rain caused severe flooding in areas like Aboabo, Airport Roundabout, Moshie Zongo, Pankrono Estate and Abrepo.One life was lost at Pankrono Estate, as hundreds of people were displaced and property destroyed by the heavy rain. Most of the…

The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has suspended both the seven and twelve day funeral rites of the late Bole Chief, Bole-Wura  Awuledase Pontompron II indefinitely. This decision was made after a REGSEC meeting on Monday June 5, 2017. This follows brewing tension between supporters of the two Chiefs of Mandari – Abdulai Issahaku Kant and Abubakari Abutu – who were both enskinned separately by the late Bole-Wura and the Overlord of Gonja Land Yagbon-Wura Tuntumba Bor-esa II respectively. The bone of contention is who amongst the two has the right to perform the final funeral rites of the deceased. Per the…

Ghana’s Foreign Minister has asked ambassadors and high commissioners-designate to play a proactive role in promoting the country’s national and strategic interests. Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway said Ghana’s diplomatic missions and envoys abroad were mandated not only to sell the country abroad but to vigorously market the incentives that Ghana offers to potential foreign investors. “You will also be required to leverage Ghana’s democratic and governance credentials, respect for the rule of law, the peace and stability of the country for the past two decades to engender international goodwill and solidarity in order to attract trade, investment, scientific and technological…

Government has indicated that it will ensure the Right to Information Bill is passed by parliament by the end of this year, 2017. According to the Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful speaking at the launch of the open data conference in Accra told the media, “some progress has been made in this area and there is still a long way to go and some challenges which include lack of an open data policy and guidelines which ensure that open data is a whole government initiative.” She however indicated that government will put up the appropriate facilities to ensure transparency in open…

Madam Irene Naa Torshie Addo has been nominated as the administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). The appointment of the former Member of Parliament for Tema West constituency was announced on Tuesday by the Speaker of Parliament Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye. Naa Torshie Addo who is a lawyer by profession succeeds Kojo Fynn. The District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) is a pool of resources created under Article 252 of the 1992 constitution of Ghana. The Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund is the sole Manager of the Fund. Each year the Administrator prepares the Formula to be used…

Host of TV3’s Newday Johnnie Hughes showed off  his vocal prowess and musical dexterity on the show when he performed Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a wonderful World’ on on the morning show to the delight of viewers. Johnnie Hughes was part of Season I of TV3’s Bands Alive in 2008. He was the lead singer for the eventual 2nd runners-up BIB. ‘What a Wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong was BIB’s opening act on the launch of the show and that earned him standing ovation from a top brass audience including then Minister for Tourism, Nana Akomea, and some other dignitaries. Nine…

Nearly 10 million working days are lost each year for adults aged 25-64 due to back pain – and around 80% of us will suffer from back pain at some point in our lives. The financial cost to the UK economy is estimated to be around £12bn per year, plus there are huge personal and emotional costs. In BBC One’s Doctor in the House I help 42-year-old Mark, who works in retail. A former athlete, Mark has suffered from back pain for over 20 years and this has caused him significant problems. Most cases of back pain are self-limiting and…

Nearly 10 million working days are lost each year for adults aged 25-64 due to back pain – and around 80% of us will suffer from back pain at some point in our lives. The financial cost to the UK economy is estimated to be around £12bn per year, plus there are huge personal and emotional costs. In BBC One’s Doctor in the House I help 42-year-old Mark, who works in retail. A former athlete, Mark has suffered from back pain for over 20 years and this has caused him significant problems. Most cases of back pain are self-limiting and…