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Chelsea have been crowned Premier League champions as Michy Batshuayi’s late goal gave them the victory they required to secure the title at West Brom. It looked as though Antonio Conte’s side might be forced to delay the celebrations as they were frustrated for long periods by the resilience and organisation of the Baggies. But the mood changed and the title was won with eight minutes left as substitute Batshuayi, who had previously endured a season of struggle after his £33m summer move from Marseille, ended a scrappy passage of play by steering a finish high past Ben Foster. The final…

Kumasi-based King Faisal boss, Alhaji Karim Gruzah, has called on the Chief Justice to settle the protracted dispute between his club on one side, and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and Aduana Stars, on the other, to ensure his club’s reinstatement in the Premiership. Gruzah dragged the GFA to court for failing to deduct points from Aduana Stars for not paying a fine within a stipulated period as prescribed by GFA Statutes. Nonetheless, since 2014 when the case was first sent to court, judgement is yet to be pronounced, prompting the veteran administrator and critic to demand an immediate intervention from…

Government has intensified the curfew hours imposed on Alavanyo and Nkonya townships in the Volta Region, a day after the shooting and killing of a 15-year-old at Alavanyo. Alavanyo and Nkonya have been caught up in a protracted land dispute spanning almost a century with occasional violence attacks that result in death of people from both sides. Effective Sunday, the hours which were previously from 11:00pm to 500am each day, will be intensified from 8:00pm to 5:30am, a statement issued by the Interior Ministry Friday stated. READ: Boy, 15, shot dead in Alavanyo The review was based on the advice…

The Odododiodio Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Samuel Ofosu, has resigned his position in the party citing unfair treatment by regional executives. According to him, notwithstanding their sacrifices and efforts which ensured victory for the NPP in the 2016 general elections, he and executives in the constituency are being sidelined. He revealed on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene talk show Thursday that he has not participated in any constituency executives meetings after the victory due to the actions and inactions of the regional and constituency executives. Mr Ofosu said he has notified the constituency executives of his resignation, noting…

The Paramount chief of the Talensi traditional area, Tongraan kugblisong Nanlebegtang, has warned both licensed small scale miners and illegal miners in the area to stop mining with immediate effect. He made this known in a press conference at his palace in Tongo, in which he called on the Minerals Commission to help him sanitise mining within his traditional area. TV3’s Upper East correspondent Tanko Mohammed Rabiu reports that the Tongraan’s call is to support the ultimatum given by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister to illegal miners. The Paramount chief of Talensi traditional area maintained that mining activities have…

Ghana’s Chief Justice, Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, who retires from the judiciary in June this year, is to be appointed to the Council of State, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed. Her appointment to the Council will be in line with a provision of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, which requires a former Chief Justice to be included in the 25-membership of the Council. Article 89(2)(i) of the Constitution states there shall be a Council of State which shall consist of “one person who has previously held the office of Chief Justice”. In view of the absence of a living former…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has confirmed a justice of the Supreme Court, Sophia Akuffo as a “worthy successor” to the outgoing Chief Justice. She would be the second female Chief Justice, pending approval, when Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood retires in June this year. “I have no doubt that Justice Akuffo will be a worthy successor to Chief Justice Wood and uphold jealously the independence of the Judiciary,” President Akufo-Addo declared on Friday as he outdoored Justice Akuffo as the next head of the judiciary – the third arm of government. Discipline Making indirect reference to the recent judicial scandal…

Pastors in the country have been urged to allow the use of their pulpits as a platform to combat illegal mining. There has been months of sustained crusade against illegal mining known as galamsey in the country under the auspices of the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry. The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) made the call in a joint communiqué issued today. The religious bodies said they were “satisfied” with the president and government’s efforts  to protect water bodies, farmlands, forest reserves among others and their commitment to end illegal mining in the…

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams has reiterated that there are a “brigade of lairs” around leaders in political positions and leaders in the church who only seek the downfall of their superiors. The Founder and Leader of the Action Chapel International in an interview said it takes grace and the spirit of discernment to manage such people. “There are brigades of liars around people in authority and you’ve got to be very wicked to deal with those people because they don’t like you. When Lady Diana was asked what are you afraid of, she said she’s not afraid of anything but…

Human rights lawyer, Nana Oye Lithur, has backed President Akufo-Addo on his nomination of Supreme Court judge, Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, as Ghana’s Chief Justice as she exalts the latter for her professional achievements. Describing her as “one of the finest legal brains” in the country, the former Gender and Social Protection Minister said God will guide Justice Akuffo to chart a part that would ensure that ” justice will roll like waters and righteousness like an everflowing stream in Ghana,”. Justice Akuffo was named by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Friday to succeed Justice Georgina Theodora Wood who…