According to numerous reports reaching us, Asamoah Gyan got away unharmed Sunday in a serious boating accident with several of his friends. The Black Stars striker returned from Brazil after the World Cup benefited from holidays on the Volta Lake with several of his friends.

The attention of Akufo-Addo For 2016, UK, has been drawn to another vicious lie against Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The new lie is that Nana Akufo Addo has serious health issues and may not contest for the NPP presidential candidate race.

The pioneer Chairman of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Justice Emile Short, has been going on and on about a National Anti-Corruption Action Plan, reportedly put together co-operatively about three years ago, as the panacea for the monster of corruption devouring Ghana. When he first broached the subject publicly about late last year, Justice Short pleaded with President John Dramani Mahama to the release the NA-CAP document, which was submitted to him while he was Vice-Preside

The Akatsi North District Assembly has cut the sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art shopping center that would not only improve economic activities in the area, but also give Ave-Dakpa a befitting status as the District capital. The project, which has already started by Unimensil Ltd, with Procurement and Project Management Consultancy as Consultants, would be completed within 18 months. They include the construction of a 2-storey building, 40 rooms as shopping Center, the construction

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is the apex bank in Ghana, and, therefore, presumes to have all the expertise when it comes to modern banking practices, but the decision to ignore a legitimate court order, resulting in a GH¢14,000,000 judgement debt hanging on the neck of the government, remains a conundrum begging for solution.

The Skipper of the Senior National team, the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan, escaped death through divine intervention, but one of his friends in the music industry, Theopihlus Tagoe, popularly known as Castro, is dead.

The Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipal Directorate of Education has recognised selfless and dedicated teachers in the municipality.

The Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), ranked eighth best in that West African nation, has explored educational partnership with the International Community College (ICC) of The Gambia following a visit to the country on Friday by a two-member delegation.

Accra -VODAFONE Ghana has announced the appointment of Agnes Emefa Essah as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

Accra -THE Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has secured government's approval to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange.

Ghana's disappointing performance at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil should be investigated, the country's president John Mahama has demanded.

Takoradi -DEPUTY WESTERN Regional Organizer of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Madam Araba Tagoe has expressed disappointment with the negative reaction to the decision by the government to use part of the $156 million loan facility to purchase sanitary pads for onward submission to school girls in rural areas.

The Assistant Commissioner in charge of Policy and Programs with Domestic Tax Revenue Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Edward Gyemerah, yesterday told the Judgment Debt Commission that his outfit would follow due process to compel African Automobile (AA) to honour its GH¢6.1million tax liability to the state.

There is a type of tribal chauvinism sweeping through the National Democratic Congress grassroots that must be seriously watched and properly handled by the party leadership.

THE ASHANTI Regional Assistant Forest Services Division (FSD) Manager, Mr. Isaac Noble Eshun has said his outfit is logistically constrained in their crusade against illegal felling of tress and mining respectively.

"Should MPs declare support for Presidential Aspirants or not? Again, the General Secretary went haywire when he attempted to further extend his tentacles to the party's Members of Parliament. His directive to the MPs not to declare open support for any of the aspiring Presidential aspirants is crude, anachronistic, retrogressive, unproductive, capricious and whimsical."

Netherlands kept their World Cup hopes alive after beating Mexico 2-1 in the Round of 16. In the sweltering heat of 97 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degree Celsius), the Europeans played one of their worst games.

THE ASHANTI Region branch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is on fire, following threats by five dismissed Constituency Executives for Kwabre East to go public with secret information concerning the regional hierarchy of the party, if their suspension and dismissals are not immediately reversed.

Actress Genevieve Nnaji has said she will retire from acting when she becomes too old and weary to carry on.

At independence, our forefathers who toiled to get freedom, meant well for our growth, development and survival as a new nation-state. They envisaged a nation in which the people would be self-reliant and sufficient in almost all sectors of the economy. They inculcated in us a sense of patriotism and nationalism to be each other's keeper. In a nutshell, they gave us hope for a bright future.