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The trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges has opened in Jerusalem, days after he began a new term in office. Mr Netanyahu, 70, is the first standing leader to face trial in the country’s history. He denies accusations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Arrived at the courthouse for a brief hearing, he said the cases were aimed at “toppling him in any way possible”. He was sworn back into office as head of a rare unity government a week ago. His political rival, Benny Gantz, agreed to share power following three inconclusive elections in…

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been elected by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to serve on its executive board. He is to serve a three-year term together with 33-member executive board. “The Executive Board is composed of 34 persons who are technically qualified in the field of health, each designated by a Member State that has been elected to serve by the World Health Assembly,” WHO said on its website. The composition of the board is as follows: Africa – 7, Americas – 6, South-East Asia – 3, Europe – 8, Eastern Mediterranean – 5 and Western Pacific – 5.…

Sheikh Osman Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam on Sunday called on all stakeholders, especially the Electoral Commission to ensure a violence-free, fair and transparent elections ahead of the December polls. “As a faith community committed to lasting peace and harmony, we call on all political stakeholders to avoid all tendencies that could jeopardize the political peace, harmony, and stability of the country as enjoined over the years’’, he added.Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, the spokesperson for the National Chief Imam made the call in a sermon to mark this year’s virtual Eid-Ul-Fitr celebration in Accra.The fasting season, according to the Chief Imam…

Over the weekend, the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye donated an ambulance and other health equipment to Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi. The other items included hospital beds, infra red thermometer, metallic sterilizer, and other personal protective equipment (PPEs). He indicated that the deplorable nature of the hospital and due to lack of an ambulance for the facility informed his decision to make the donation to assist the hospital to deal effectively with emergency cases in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Thomas Agyarko-Poku thanked…

Poised for making development and transformation as a double edged-sword in his capacity as a chief, his pledge to ensuring that the narrative of inequality was changed in order to ensure gender parity in rural settings is achieved through sound and innovative policies in his kingdom and the country at large. Despite a challenging impediment on him as a dyslexic, a condition that made it uneasy to exhibit his writing prowess, Nana Ansah Kwao IV, Chief of Akwamu Adumasa has surmounted all hurdles to become a beacon of hope to his society. His unquenchable quest to bring freedom, sanity and…

Government would from next week announce steps to ease restrictions imposed on citizens due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the President, Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed. Currently, stakeholders are concluding discussions on the way forward towards the easing of restrictions, the president announced when he addressed Muslims during a virtual celebration of this year’s Eid ul-Fitr on Sunday. President Akufo-Addo was upbeat about social and economic lives returning to normal soon. “I expect these consultations to conclude this week, so that I can announce to Ghanaians a clear roadmap for easing the restrictions. We have to find a way…

You were right to say that, teachers should be ready to forgo 50% of their pay if they want to stay home in this COVID-19 times. Well, I’m very happy to let you know that, no teacher is happy to be at home. For the simple reason that teachers are not lazy people and teachers are parents too. Teachers have their own children in the house instead of being in school. I am also very sorry to tell you that teachers are very much disappointed in you. Your words are very discouraging to young people who may be aspiring to…

The Taliban have announced a ceasefire with the Afghan government that will take effect when the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr begins on Sunday. It follows a rise in attacks by the hardline Islamist group against government troops in recent weeks. President Ashraf Ghani welcomed the announcement, and said his soldiers would respect the terms of the truce. The three-day ceasefire is likely to raise hopes of a longer-term reduction in violence in the country. But a similar ceasefire was announced for the same festival in 2018 and was not extended. “Do not carry out any offensive operations against the…

Following the heated altercation between Sista Afia and Freda Rhymz that nearly resulted in the exchange of blows at the premises of TV3, many have wondered what really triggered the incident. While it is not news that the two are beefing and have released songs to jab each other, but the question still on the minds of many almost a week after the incident is, what really transpired before the near fisticuffs? For those who are new to the issue, the beef between musician Sista Afia and rapper Freda Rhymz got personal last Monday morning when the two physically faced…

Ghana’s coronavirus case count climbed to 6,683 from 6,617 between Saturday and Sunday, the Ghana Health Service announced on May 24. Sixty-six new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the country including one in the Savannah region, which had hitherto not recorded a single case since the outbreak in Ghana on March 12. So far 14 regions have confirmed at least one case of coronavirus. Ahafo and Bono East are the only regions that yet to record a case. However, 20 more persons have recovered, thus moving the total number of recoveries to 1,998 as of Sunday. Out of the…