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Ghana’s Supreme Court judge, Justice Anin Yeboah, has been elected by international football governing body, FIFA, to chair its Disciplinary Committee. He secured an overwhelming vote, 98 per cent, to be appointed to that position, the Ghana Football Association announced Thursday morning in a tweet. #FIFA has voted by 98% to appoint #Ghana ‘s Justice Anin Yeboah the Chairman of it’s Disciplinary Committee. BREAKING NEWS: #FIFA has voted by 98% to appoint #Ghana ‘s Justice Anin Yeboah the Chairman of it’s Disciplinary Committee. pic.twitter.com/oYGMzf7ruq — Ghana FA ?? (@ghanafaofficial) May 11, 2017 Justice Anin Yeboah is among three justices tipped for…

India’s Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam. The court said it would examine whether the practice known as “triple talaq” was fundamental to the religion. India is one of a handful of countries in the world where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times. But activists say the practice is “discriminatory”. Many Muslim groups have opposed the court’s intervention in their religious matters, although the move has the backing of the current Indian government of Prime…

A pastor has risen up against the annual ban on drumming and noisemaking by the Ga Traditional Council, describing it as “lawlessness” and a breach of Christians’ freedom to worship. According to Reverend Samuel Korankye-Gary who is the General Overseer of the Glory Temple Charismatic Ministry, the observerance of the ban by Christians would mean “indirectly paying homage to the gods or worshiping to idols which is against our faith and the teachings of Christ”. He and his church have accordingly petitioned the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Kofi Dzamesi, to abolish the ban which is observed ahead Homowo…

The National Council of the New Patriotic Party has ordered all party executives serving in the Akufo-Addo government to step down from their party positions with immediate effect. The decision, taken at a special meeting Wednesday night which was attended by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is directed at both elected and appointed executives. A communique issued by the party Thursday said the move is to allow “for substantive offices appointed to fill in” the positions being occupied by these executives who now hold government appointments. The meeting meeting was necessitated by the recent feud between Gender and Social…

An innovative technological platform has been launched to expand the marketing of locally produced movies, whilst offering movie lovers a variety of choice. The “Kumawood App” is a digitized movie content created for subscribers of telecom network, MTN. The mobile platform hosts local movie content, short and funny video clips and celebrity news as a one-stop shop for customers. Noel Kojo-Ganson, General Manager in-charge of Consumer Marketing at MTN Ghana, describes the local film making as a “green industry” which will find the App a useful platform to launch them into the digital world. “The provision of the Kumawood App…

After his below par performance at the 2016 general elections, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet of the Convention People’s Party appears to have found a new love in sports – scuba diving. The almond fruit lover came close to nature in far away Bahamas in the midst of untamed sharks ready to devour any prey at the least provocation. Scuba diving may be Ivor’s favourite sports if he is unperturbed about the scare he received from the hungry sharks in the belly of the ocean. The former member of the Ghana National Rifle Association and the 2015 para grand prix competitor is…

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has lauded the apology rendered by two of the party’s members who have been in a collision course in the last week. The feud between the Gender and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Adisa Djaba and the Northern Regional Chairman of the party, Daniel Bugri Naabu started at the weekend when the latter allegedly disrupted a meeting being chaired by the former. Angered by the action, Ms Djaba accused Mr Naabu of taking bribe in the form of goats and cows to offer jobs. There have since been back…

The Bank of Ghana has warned the public against the activities of a company it says has been  taking cash deposits from people without the proper licencing. According to the Bank, the operations of the company, MMM Ghana, constitute that of a ponzi scheme through a virtual office “hence anyone who does business with MMM Ghana does so at his or her own risk”. MMM Ghana claims to be in 118 countries across the globe and with over 226 million participants. It pride itself of giving participants a 30 per cent monthly interest on their deposits and states that it…

A cross section of Ghanaians have called on the Government of Ghana to declare the memorial of the May 9,  2001 Accra Stadium Disaster a national day of observance. They were speaking after the annual May 9 Remembered street walk in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital on Saturday 6 May 2017. The walk was organised by the sponsors and founders of the yearly May 9 Remembered initiative led by Mr Herbert Mensah, former Kotoko chairman. Some of the participants were of the view that the memorial of a national disaster of such magnitude must be embraced by the state as…