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Equatorial Guinea’s flamboyant vice-president has gone trial in absentia in France on charges of corruption after he failed to stop the landmark case. Teodorin Obiang Nguema is accused of buying a mansion and sports cars in France with a fortune amassed from oil-rich Equatorial Guinea’s public funds. A lawyer for Mr Obiang, the president’s son, denies he is a “big-time bandit”. The trial is the first since France started investigating African leaders accused of illegally acquiring wealth. It comes after a nearly decade-long campaign by anti-corruption groups demanding that France act against leaders suspected of stashing their “ill-gotten gains” in…

Teacher trainees across the country have challenged the Ministry of Education to show proof of releasing GH¢50,532,000 as payment for their feeding grants. A statement by the Ministry last Wednesday said the amount covers the second semester of the 2014/2015 academic year and the first semester of the 2015/2016 year. But in a rejoinder letter written on January 3, the teacher trainees pointed out that that statement was just to throw dust in the eyes of the public after they served notice to picket at the Ministry. “It is unfortunate the content and information of the said subject matter are…

The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has been invited to tender to host the Africa Rugby Cup 1D – West men’s 15s Rugby tournament involving Ghana, Benin and Togo in April 2017. According to the President of Ghana Rugby, Mr Herbert Mensah, a successful bid for this tournament will result in many benefits for Ghana as country, for sponsors and for youth development. “Rugby goes well beyond just boys and girls having fun with an oval ball. It is about building character based on the values of Integrity, Passion, Teamwork, Discipline and Respect that forms the foundation of the Game…

The Greater Accra Region Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is peeved about the role the party’s founder, Jerry John Rawlings, played in the defeat in the December 7 polls. He reiterated that the founder must share in the reason for the defeat. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise on Tuesday, January 3, Anthony Nukpenu insisted that the founder needs to move away from the old school of party mobilisation and trends of pure voluntarism, adding “that there is no volunteerism in this world again”. “The very things people see today as opulent and affluence is different. People are becoming sophisticated…

Dancehall King Shatta Wale has asked his fans on twitter to weed out all bad friends in order to see progress in their lives. According to him, bad friends take away a person’s shine and the only way to make progress in life on the right path is to do away completely with such people. He said: “Delete those bad friends and see the changes that will occur in your life..They are the ones stopping your shine trust me” Delete those bad friends and see the changes that will occur in your life..They are the ones stopping your shine…

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has embarked on a massive street public cleansing exercise of major communities within Accra and Tema to welcome the New Year and prepare for the inauguration of the 5th Government of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on 7th January. The exercise which is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility,involves works like: Weeding road medians Sweeping of Kerbs and streets Desilting of gutters and drains Painting of kerbs Decoration and general beautification of major streets, interchanges and roundabouts in Accra and Tema Massive cleaning and decoration of the event grounds- Independence Square-by washing the hanging umbrella, the…

Here are five African inventions which may take off in 2017. An electricity grid for the whole village Problem: A total of 1.3 billion people worldwide currently don’t have electricity, according to Yale Environment 360. Getting people in rural areas on to the national grid is proving too difficult and traditional solar panels generate meagre amounts of energy. Solution: Steamaco makes solar and battery micro-grids which can work for a whole village. They are small electricity generation and distribution systems that operate independently of larger grids. How it works: Micro-grids are nothing new. The new part is that Steamaco’s technology…

Turkish police have launched raids in Istanbul and arrested 12 people, as the hunt for an attacker who killed 39 people in a nightclub intensifies. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities had fingerprints and a basic description, and vowed to “speedily” identify the suspect. Some 600 revellers were in the Reina nightclub early on Sunday when the gunman attacked. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack. There are some reports in Turkish media that the authorities know the man’s identity but have not made it public. Police have released new images said to be of…

Cosmetics have now become the need of society. People spend monthly on these and the amount of variety is so high. The makers claim they make one of the finest products meanwhile quality is compromised.  Many times it happens that the ingredients mentioned are not true and that affects us. So there is an ugly side to these beauty products as well as well as many harmful effects of using cosmetics. The common notion among people is that they cannot look beautiful or handsome if they missed out on a cosmetic or just ran out of it. This dependency can lead…

Cosmetics have now become the need of society. People spend monthly on these and the amount of variety is so high. The makers claim they make one of the finest products meanwhile quality is compromised.  Many times it happens that the ingredients mentioned are not true and that affects us. So there is an ugly side to these beauty products as well as well as many harmful effects of using cosmetics. The common notion among people is that they cannot look beautiful or handsome if they missed out on a cosmetic or just ran out of it. This dependency can lead…