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Victoria Beckham arrived with her family at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, where she was made an OBE by the Duke of Cambridge. The Spice Girl turned fashion designer, who celebrated her 43rd birthday on Monday, received the award for her contribution to fashion after almost 17 years in the business and more than 13 years after former England captain David Beckham was granted the same title for his services to football. Victoria was seen being driven through the gates of the palace in one car while her proud mother Jackie and dad Tony followed behind, waving at the crowds. The former…

Monday April 17, 2017 marked exactly 100 days since Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took over the governance of Ghana from John Mahama, whose governance the former described as incompetent. As expected, the 100-day record of the Akufo-Addo-led government has since Monday been on the chopping board with a mixed assessment. A lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Communications, Dr Etse Sikanku, and two others, Kwaku Botwe, & Selasie Kove-Seyram, have outlined what they deem the high and low points in the first 100 days of the Akufo-Addo government. LOW POINT RANKINGS (STARTING WITH THE WORST) 1. Plagiarism-gate No…

Two persons have been arrested for possessing 500 rounds of ammunition at Agbogbloshie in Accra where violence clashes last week led to the death of one person and injured several others. Twenty-five-year old scrap dealer, Imoro Abdul Wahab, who was in possession of the ammunition, claimed he bought it from a 58-year-old registered arms dealer, Kweku Amankwah at the cost of GHC1,000 “The intent for possessing the ammunition is still yet unknown and under thorough investigations,” Accra Police Regional Public Relations Officer, ASP Afia Tengey, told journalists on Wednesday. Wahab was arrested Tuesday at 2:30pm by Police officers on duty…

The Assemblyman for Atimpoku electoral area, Nana Yaw Ampem-Darko is threatening to visit mayhem on workers of the Ghana Highway Authority  for undermining the role of the Asuogyaman District Assembly. According to him, notice of maintenance is never served the Assembly whenever the officials from the Authority are in the area to carry out work on the Adomi Bridge, which he calls worrying. Nana Yaw Ampem-Darko explained to Onua FM Morning Show host Bright Kwesi Asempa that just last week some officials at the Highway Authority were in the area but the Assembly was not informed as custodian of the…

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has appealed to the chiefs in Upper West Region to support her to end child marriage and discrimination among children. She told them educating their children will be the best investment for them than the cows and motorbikes they receive in exchange of giving their children out for marriage. Ms Adisa Djaba made the appeal while addressing the chiefs at the Wa Naa Palace when she paid a courtesy call on the paramount chief of Waala Traditional area, Naa Fuseni Seidu Pelpuo II. The Minister was on a two-day working…

The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has dismissed claims that galamsey operators are digging under the palace at Kyebi in the Eastern region. He further advised chiefs and politicians who are in the galamsey business to the extent of conniving with foreign nationals to desist from it to preserve the environment for future generation. The Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has been criticized for looking on as illegal miners destroy water bodies and lands in the Akyem Abuakwa state. He has also been accused of engaging in galamsey and even allowing galamsay operators to mine beneath his palace. Speaking in…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has together with the National Democratic Congress donated GHC 50,000 and 150 bags of cement to the Overlord of Mamprugu Traditional Area, Nayiri Naa Bohagu Mahami Sheriga. The donation was made on the former president’s behalf and that of the party at the palace of the Overlord in Nalerigu in the Northern region, by the former regional minister Abdallah Abubakar. The former minister had led a delegation of former ministers to empathize with the overlord following a fire that gutted portions of his palace on April 1, 2017. Mr Abdallah Abubakar in his speech revealed…

“Cushioning” is a newly coined dating term wherein a partner in a monogamous relationship still flirts with other people — so if their main relationship goes kaput, there’s a backup ready. “I was seeing someone for a few months and it was going well, but it felt like the dust had started to settle a bit,” Anna, a cushioner who didn’t want to disclose her full name for personal reasons, told the Tab. “I still liked him, but wasn’t entirely sure I wanted him to be my boyfriend and was in limbo. Instead of talk about it, the rational thing to…

Millennials have found a new way to sabotage relationships. “Cushioning” is a newly coined dating term wherein a partner in a monogamous relationship still flirts with other people — so if their main relationship goes kaput, there’s a backup ready. “I was seeing someone for a few months and it was going well, but it felt like the dust had started to settle a bit,” Anna, a cushioner who didn’t want to disclose her full name for personal reasons, told the Tab. “I still liked him, but wasn’t entirely sure I wanted him to be my boyfriend and was in limbo.…

Civil society group, CitizenGhana Movement, has served notice it would not hesitate to take legal action against the Electoral Commission should it fail to furnish it with copies of the annual audited accounts, assets and revenues of all 24 registered political parties. The group on March 30, 2017 wrote to the Electoral Commission to demand the documents pursuant to Article 55(14) of the 1992 Constitution as well as Section 14 of the Political Parties Act. Article 55(14) states: “Political parties shall be required by law- (a) to declare to the public their revenues and assets and the sources of those…