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Energy expert, Kwadwo Opoku, has rejected President John Mahama’s claim that his government has fixed Ghana’s energy crisis, which culminated in erratic electricity supply for years. Delivering his last State of the Nation Address in Parliament Thursday, President Mahama said various interventions undertook by his government has seen an end to the crisis that crippled businesses and affected the economy for close to three years. The President claimed Ghana was on the verge of becoming energy sufficient, saying, “With the expectation of more domestic gas from the TEN and Sankofa fields, Ghana is entering into an era of energy self-sufficiency”.…

Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez has joined the table of Africa’s top footballers after being crowned the 2016 Footballer of the Year on Thursday. The Leicester City player beat last year’s winner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and English Premier League mate Sadio Mane to the top gong. Riyad thus becomes the second North African after Morocco’s Mustapha Hadji to win the prestigious award. Ugandan shot stopper Dennis Onyango was also crowned the Best Player based in Africa. He beat clubmate Khama Billiat of Zimbabwe and TP Mazembe’s Rainford Kalaba of Zambia to the award. His country, Uganda, was also named the National Team…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has served notice it will put the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government on its toes to ensure it delivers on its promises.  The NDC, which will form the minority in Ghana’s seventh parliament under the fourth republic effective January 7, says it will seek the interest of Ghanaians for the betterment of the country. Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central Constituency in the Western Region, George Kofi Arthur, who gave the assurance on Onua FM Thursday said the fact that “we change government does not mean minority should destroy the majority”. He observed Ghanaians voted…

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam and former Minister for the Upper East Region, Boniface Gambila Adagbila, has expressed his surprise about two “unknown truths” to Ghanaians from President John Dramani Mahama’s address to Parliament on Thursday. According to the MP, Ghanaians were told by John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that 123 community day schools has been built but, on the contrary,  the president in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday on the floor of the house of representatives said it is rather 47. Secondaly, he said, all along Ghanaians never heard anywhere during…

Hamza bin Laden, a son of Osama bin Laden, has been officially designated a global terrorist by the United States. Hamza, who is now in his late 20s, was named an official member of al-Qaeda in 2015 and is seen as a possible successor to his father. Since then, he has called for attacks against western capitals. The US State Department said it was notifying the international community that “Hamza bin Laden is actively engaged in terrorism”. The official sanction blocks him from any business dealings with US companies or holding property on US soil. ‘Charismatic, popular’ Hamza is the…

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has described as false reports that its president, Alhaji Issa Hayatou, is under investigation for graft over a commercial deal with Lagardère Sports. According to reports in Egypt, where Caf’s headquarters is based, Alhaji Hayatou was under investigation by the Egyptian Competition Authority for contravening rules regarding contracts for some Caf competitions. But in a statement on Thursday, Caf says the Authority’s letter did not mention “any prosecution against the president of CAF, whether for acts of corruption or something else”. It said the contract with Lagardère Sports was renewed for 2017/2018 after evaluation…

The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby. She was discovered by soldiers investigating suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Nigeria’s military said the young woman is undergoing medical checks. A total of 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from the town of Chibok in April 2014. About 200 of them are still in captivity. More than 20 were released in October in a deal brokered by the International Red Cross. Others have escaped or been rescued. Over Christmas, 21 of the young women freed under…

Veteran Ghanaian politician, Aaron Mike Oquaye, has been named the next Speaker of Parliament with Joseph Osei Wusu as his first deputy for the country’s seventh parliament under the fourth republic, which begins from January 7. Member of Parliament for Suame constituency, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who is currently the Minority leader, has been moved up to take up Majority Leader of the House. Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu would be assisted by Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Ms Adwoa Sarfo, while Member of Parliament for Sunyani East, Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh becomes the Majority Chief Whip The decision was taken Thursday evening at the National Executive Council…

An unidentified woman made a scene Thursday morning on live TV when she hugged and prevented Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, from entering his vehicle after delivering his last State of the Nation Address. The President was exchanging pleasantries with scores of people who surrounded his vehicle at the forecourt of Parliament House when the woman hugged him for some two seconds. She then had tête-à-tête with him but just when the President gave the people his last wave before entering his vehicle, the woman held President Mahama’s shirt from behind for a second.For inexplicable reasons, just when President Mahama…