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The Upper East Police Commander, DCOP Simon Afeku says he will liaise with the Regional Minister to find alternative accommodation for the victims of Sunday’s fire outbreak at the Navrongo Police barracks that killed a two-month-old baby. Currently, the five victims and their relatives are putting up with colleague officers. The deceased’s mother, lance corporal Rebecca Awuakye  and her five-year-old girl who are being sheltered in a senior police officers’ bungalow, are being counseled by clinical psychologist and a pastor. The two-month-old baby was left in the room by her mother to attend to nature’s call about 50 metres away…

Former Chelsea midfielder, Michael Essien, is in talks with Croatian club HNK Rijeka over a possible move. The 34-year-old is in advanced talks with the European club as he seeks to resurrect his career. Essien has been a free agent since he was released by Greek giants Panathinaikos. The Ghana international is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the Greens after he filed a case earlier this month for €651,000 as severance package. Panathinaikos’ lawyer, John Carmona, however, claimed he was blackmailing the club saying: “He [Essien] came here, he left and he is blackmailing us at the moment.…

Arguably described as the man of the moment,  Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known in showbiz  as Shatta Wale, made history in Cape Coast when he thrilled thousands of music lovers at the Cape Coast Stadium last Saturday. As late as 11:30pm, hundreds of people were spotted in queue trying to secure tickets to enter the stadium in anticipation of an extraordinary show. Performances by some  Cape Coast-based artistes including Okotor Perry, Kaphun and  Boogy Wenzday opened the show with great performances. Other big artistes like Pop Skinny and Medikal took over the stage to do give off their best.…

Conquerors SC from Accra successfully defended their 2015/16 crown in the 2016/17 Ghana Rugby Club Championship when they beat old rivals Cosmos Buffalos by 24 to 3 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday 18 February 2017. The conquering team scored four tries and converted two while the runners up, Cosmos Buffalos, was only able to convert one penalty kick. The tries for Conquerors were scored by Jalilu Yusif, Theophilus Opai, Aminu Nasiru and Jason Dzata while Rabiu Mohammed converted two of the four tries. In a post match interview Mr. Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby, said that he…

Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed[/caption] Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has told a parliamentary ad hoc committee inquiring into a bribery scandal that he has not waived the fact that he never gave any money to Mahama Ayariga purported to be a bribe. A key witness in the biggest scandal to have rocked the legislator over a decade said he was utterly shocked when his colleague made the allegation that he gave out 3000 cedis to each minority member on the parliamentary Appointments Committee as bribe. The MP for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga had claimed that the Minority Chief Whip (Muntaka) gave…

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Edgar Wiredu[/caption] Insurance marketer, Edgar Wiredu has charged President Akufo-Addo tell the good people of Ghana the real state of the nation in his first State of the Nation Address on Tuesday. Speaking with Bright Kwesi Asempa on Onua 95.1FM morning show ‘Yen Nsem Pa’ he opined, “State of the Nation Address over the years, has become a major rhetoric and regurgitation of campaign and manifesto promises. All the Presidents who have appeared before the House go on the same tangent, using the whole hours at their disposals repeating what they (Presidents) had told the electorate on their political platforms,…

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, says he still stands by the bribery allegation he made against the parliament’s Appointments Committee, and explained it was all based on what minority chief whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka told him. Mr Ayariga had accused the then minister-designate for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, of attempting to bribe some members of the Appointments Committee to approve his nomination. He claimed the minority members of the Committee were given GHC3,000 each. The accused has since denied the allegation. Taking his turn Monday at the ad hoc committee of Parliament investigating the allegation, Mr Ayariga…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should use his State of the Nation Address to state clearly, the true state of healthcare delivery, especially the National Health Insurance Scheme, in the country, Dr Edward Nasigri Mahama has urged. Nonpayment of claims to service providers of the National Health Insurance Scheme has forced some health facilities to withdraw their services. In an interview with Onua FM, Dr Mahama, also a medical doctor, said he has high expectations on the president to improve on healthcare delivery and resolve the challenges facing the NHIS. “My Clinic Superior declined taking National Health Cards since March…