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Indigenous oil marketing giant, GOIL, has commissioned a 13.5million Marine Gas Oil Storage facility at the Takoradi Port in the western region. The facility, which cost 15 million dollars and completed in 18 months, was funded by the company from its own internally-generated resources. Fitted with the latest modern environmental safety equipment and standards, it will enable the company to store and subsequently, supply marine gas oil at the Takoradi Port to fuel vessels that dock at place.Managing Director and Group CEO of GOIL, Patrick Akpe Akorli, commended several partners of the project including the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority…

For two players, Saturday afternoon’s crucial relegation match between West Ham and Swansea means more than two sets of fans and two clubs fighting to stay in the Premier League: it is about family ties, former affiliations and split loyalties. The Ayew brothers — Andre, 27, the West Ham winger, and Jordan, 25, the Swansea forward — have met as opponents before but never with such significance riding on the result, where top-flight futures hold far greater importance than brotherly bragging rights. The game will divide a nation back home in Ghana, where 27 million people live and breathe the…

The re-arrested 13 members of the vigilante group, Delta Force, who were illegally freed in court by some of their members in Kumasi last Thursday are to be prosecuted for escaping from lawful custody, the Police has announced. Aside the criminal charges already against them, the Police in the Ashanti Region are expected to charge them under Section 226 (C) of Act 29 for ‘escaping or permitting oneself to be rescued from lawful custody’ Eight other members of the pro New Patriotic Party vigilante group arrested by the Police for allegedly aiding the escape of the 13 and interfered in…

Ghana’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) has declared war against political vigilantism that has permeated the country’s body politics and threatening its security. The IGP, David Asante Appeatu, who has arrived in the Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi with a special anti-terrorist squad to beef up security in the region, warned miscreant riding on the back of political vigilante groups to cease forthwith, TV3’s William Evans-Nkum reports. The latest move by the Police has been triggered by acts of criminality masterminded and executed by pro New Patriotic Party vigilante group, Delta Force which led to the escape of some 13 members…

Two Ghanaian parliamentarians, Sarah Adwoa Safo and Osei Bonsu Amoah, have resigned from the Pan African Parliament and ECOWAS Parliament respectively. The resignation was prompted by their appointment as ministers Minister of Procurement and Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Per the protocol and rules of the ECOWAS Parliament, an Executive member of government is not required to represent a country at thatParliament. Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin and Cynthia Mamle Morrison, MP for Agona West have meanwhile been appointed to replace the two ministers who have resigned their seat.…

The MTV Movie and TV Awards have scrapped gender-specific categories after Billions star Asia Kate Dillon raised the issue ahead of this year’s Emmys. Should other awards ceremonies do the same? When Emmy Award organisers asked Asia Kate Dillon from Billions which category the female-born star wanted to be considered for, it proved a struggle because the performer identifies as gender non-binary. What to go for – best actor or best actress? The dilemma opened up a dialogue with Emmy organisers after Dillon wrote a letter to the Academy. The star asked: “I’d like to know if in your eyes…

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has appointed Bruno Tshibala as the new prime minister of the power-sharing government. Mr Tshibala will be leader until presidential elections later this year. He was expelled from Congo’s largest opposition party, the UDPS, last month after contesting the designation of successors to veteran leader Etienne Tshisekedi who died in February. Mr Tshibala’s appointment is likely to further divide Mr Kabila’s opponents. Talks to negotiate his exit from power broke down last week. Mr Kabila was supposed to step down after his second and final five-year term came to an end last year…

The Australian High Commission in Ghana will this morning hold an education fair in Accra to provide opportunity for Ghanaian students to find out more about study opportunities in Australia. A total of 14 Australian universities will be at the free event dubbed Australia Future Unlimited education Fair, which takes place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. It is being organized by the Australian Government’s Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). Austrade’s Trade Commissioner for West Africa, Brendan Coyne, encouraged students, parents, counsellors and anyone interested in finding out more about studying and living in Australia to attend the exhibition. He said…

Police in northern India are searching lists of missing children to try to identify a girl believed to have been living with monkeys. The little girl, aged between eight and 10, was found a few weeks ago in a forest in Uttar Pradesh. Doctors said she could not communicate and displayed “monkey-like” traits. A senior police official told BBC Hindi she had been playing with a pack of monkeys and imitating their behaviour when police went to rescue her. The little girl was spotted by villagers in the Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary, on the Indian border with Nepal. The police official,…

Police in northern India are searching lists of missing children to try to identify a girl believed to have been living with monkeys. The little girl, aged between eight and 10, was found a few weeks ago in a forest in Uttar Pradesh. Doctors said she could not communicate and displayed “monkey-like” traits. A senior police official told BBC Hindi she had been playing with a pack of monkeys and imitating their behaviour when police went to rescue her. The little girl was spotted by villagers in the Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary, on the Indian border with Nepal. The police official,…