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US President Donald Trump has dismissed FBI director James Comey, White House says. “Today, President Donald J Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office,” said a White House statement. The surprise move comes after it emerged Mr Comey gave inaccurate information about Hillary Clinton’s emails to Congress last week. Mrs Clinton has blamed Mr Comey for her election defeat to Donald Trump. Source BBC

Government says it has finalised plans to split the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone into two but an architect of the development of the zone has expressed fears the move would retard the development plan of the area. The Savannah Ecological Zone currently covers 54.4 per cent of the land space of Ghana, comprising 63 districts in the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, northern Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions. However, the Nana Akufo-Addo led government wants to carve a middle belt out of the zone; with the creation of a coastal belt in the offing. Carving out the middle belt will bring…

President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the District Chief Executive for Garu-Tempane in the Upper East Region, Emmanuel Asore Avoka, has been given an overwhelming confirmation by the Assembly. Mr Avoka, a teacher, polled 36 out of the 43 votes, representing 86 per cent, the Electoral Commission announced at Tuesday’s confirmation election. He called for peaceful co-existence in order to attract investors and development partners to the district, while reaffirming the commitment of the Akufo-Addo-led government to fulfilling the New Patriotic Party 2016 campaign promises. The DCE assured the people he would work with all the members irrespective of their political affiliation…

The ‘powerful’ Chinese woman, Aisha Huen,  who has allegedly been engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) in Ghana, has been remanded in prison custody with her four other compatriots whiles investigations continue. The courts held it could not trust Aisha Huen, a.k.a Aisha Enhuen, to avail herself for investigations. Aisha was invited by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and detained to assist with investigations but had to be put before court in order not to flout the 48-hour detention constitutional provision. She was sent to court on Tuesday with four other Chinese nationals who were arrested on a concession and believed to be…

TV3’s Talented Kidz VII winner, DJ Switch, put up an outstanding warm-up performance at the Ghana DJ Awards ahead of her well deserved victory at the final of the reality show. DJ Switched was special guest of honour at the ceremony held at the Silver Stars Tower at Airport City on Saturday. She rocked patrons with her breathtaking skills. The talented Erica Tandoh, 24 hours later, beat off stiff competition from seven others to emerge the eventual winner of the Talented Kidz show. She was presented with a cheque for GH¢10,000, a GH¢6,000 educational fund and products from sponsors…

Mrs. G. came to our offices for her first visit distraught. Her primary-care doctor had just diagnosed her with diabetes, and she was here for advice. She was shocked by the diagnosis. She had always been overweight and had relatives with diabetes, but she believed she lived a healthy lifestyle. One of the habits that she identified as healthy was drinking freshly squeezed juice, which she saw as a virtuous food, every day. We asked her to stop drinking juice entirely. She left the office somewhat unconvinced, but after three months of cutting out the juice and making some changes…

A renowned prophet in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region, Odeefo Nkwantabisa, has been stabbed to death by a taxi driver over a disagreement in a road rage incident. The radio preacher, who is also the pastor of the Charismatic Grace Chapel, was stabbed to death with a knife Monday at about 9:00pm at the Race Course Junction at Apremdo. Reports say the prophet who was driving a Benz saloon car and the taxi driver were caught up in a road rage at the traffic intersection during which the prophet was said to have hit the taxi driver who…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied engaging in illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’. Their reaction comes on the back of a media discussion which indicated that soldiers were involved in the illegality by aiding some illegal miners. In a statement to clarify their involvement on some mining sites, the Director of Public Affairs of the Armed Forces, Colonel E. Aggrey-Quashie said “… the GAF wishes to state categorically that these personnel are deployed to check illegal fishing, lumbering, pollution and other activities that are deemed detrimental to the smooth operations of the Bui Dam. “Therefore, the assertion that…

Almost two months since Unicef director Charlotte Nikoi’s disappearance, President Jacob Zuma appealed to anyone who may have information to come forward and assist the police with their investigation. Nikoi, a Ghanaian national, is reported to have arrived in Cape Town on March 17 on holiday and to celebrate her wedding anniversary with her family. She went missing a few days later – on Human Rights Day – when she went for a hike on Table Mountain. Zuma’s spokesperson, Bongani Ngqulunga, said the president made a special plea for assistance to find Nikoi. “We appeal to anyone with information to assist the…

Ghanaians, especially those in the rural areas, risk developing cancer due to high levels of pollution of water bodies. According to the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), small scale illegal mining activities have left a number of streams polluted with arsenic, a chemical which causes cancer over a period of time. Chief Executive of CWSA, Ing Worlanyo Kwadjo Siabi, who said this noted that the situation has been exacerbated by improper disposal of waste generated by industries without treatment. He said the arsenic chemical which the galamseyers abandon after extracting their gold is hazardous to humans especially when it…