Bernard Mornah, PNC General Secretary The People’s National Convention (PNC) has said all is set for its national delegates’ congress this weekend at the Brong Ahafo regional capital, Sunyani.  The party said it is hopeful of a successful congress after fighting several legal battles. This weekend’s congress is expected to see the election of a flag-bearer and other national officers of... 

A gun battle between rival Libyan militia groups has erupted in the capital, Tripoli, officials say. Exchanges of fire were heard and plumes of smoke seen coming from the el-Saadi district in central Tripoli, eyewitnesses reported. An interior ministry official told Reuters news agency the fighting was between militiamen from the city of Misrata, and a group from Zintan. The two militia groups fought... 

…To release DSP Tehoda    The lawyers for the police officer at the center of the cocaine-turned-baking soda saga have said they suspect the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) intends to continue detaining their client despite a bail granted her on Tuesday. DSP Mawuenyega Tehoda is still in the BNI grips, 24 hours after an Accra Human Rights Court granted her bail to the sum of GH¢100,000. Earlier... 

The Agona Swedru High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to cause the arrest of Superintendent Akorli, Divisional Police Commander of Akim Oda for showing gross disrespect to the Court in a contempt matter against him. The court presided over by Justice Anthony K. Yeboah asked the IGP to produce Supt Akorli in the High Court at Agona Swedru on February 10 this year. It said, “The... 

Over ownership of Atomic lands As another family pops up Naa Koikoi Dugbatey, Queeemother of Dome Kwabenya and a member of the Odai Ntow family, responding to questions from journalists The controversy between the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) and the members of the Onormrokor-Adain family over the 630-acre of land at Dome-Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region continues to rage on as another... 

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Health Minister-designate Information reaching Today indicates that private hospitals in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have vowed not to attend to patients who are under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).   This stand was declared after the authorities of private hospitals in Kumasi met with the National Health Insurance Scheme authorities (NHIS) on the... 

Supporters streamed onto the pitch Three days of national mourning have been declared by the authorities in Egypt after at least 74 people died in clashes between rival football fans in the city of Port Said. Hundreds more were injured as fans invaded the pitch after a match between top-tier clubs al-Masry and al-Ahly. Emergency meetings of the cabinet and parliament have been called. Protest marches... 

Alfred Woyome and Betty Mould-Iddrisu have come under serious fire Further to the statement put out by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, Alfred Woyome, on 31st January 2012, that he earned the controversial GhC51 million judgment debt legitimately,Citifmonline. com has gone a step further to secure a copy of the ruling that led to the payment of such whopping sum.  It appears the... 

THE state-owned Daily Graphic on its page three (3) on Monday, January 30, 2012 carried a worrisome story with the headline: ‘Korle-Bu Children’s Emergency Ward closed.’ What makes the development which was captured in the Daily Graphic report scary was the outbreak of a bacteria-infection called Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) at the ward. WE also gathered from the news item... 

—Veep advises security agencies The Vice President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the Military and other security agencies to conduct themselves professionally to avoid violence and acrimony during the general election in December this year. The security agencies were also advised to endeavour to become advocates of activities that would unite and educate civilians against misconduct and...