The Adamawa State House of Assembly has removed a member, Ayuba Joseph Kwada who defected from the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the main opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC). The Assembly effected the removal of Ayuba at its sitting on Wednesday, declaring his seat vacant by relying on Section 109(1g) of the Constitution. Ayuba had last weekend announced his defection from the PDP, saying he had been sidelined and he needed to join the APC where he expected to be better treated.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has sought the support of the United Kingdom’s Parliament in the area of insecurity, parliamentary diplomacy, as well as political and economic prosperity in Nigeria. He believes Nigeria remains a key player in global affairs and that its Parliament plays an important role in addressing issues through legislation. Gbajabiamila spoke during a visit to the Speaker of the UK’s House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, in Westminster on Tuesday,

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina at the State House in Abuja. Their talks centred on food security for Nigeria. President Buhari applauded the $1.5 billion African Emergency Food plan developed by the AfDB, which is awaiting ratification by its board. The plan was developed to forestall food crisis in Africa owing to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. According to the President, “We are very much aware of the need for food

Mr. Alex Quaynor, the Chairman of the Lands Commission, has led a delegation from the Commission to pay a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, at his residence at Fadama, Accra. The call was to ask for his blessings as the Commission embarks on a sensitisation campaign on the provisions of the Lands Act 2020 (Act 1036), which governs land administration in the country. The Commission has identified traditional authorities and the clergy as major stakeholders in educating

The Upper West Regional President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Mr. Ubeidu Siddique, has advised persons desiring to pursue career opportunities in law not to allow material things to be their motivation. He said lawyers must exhibit high personal integrity and discipline to serve saying, “If money is your motivation, you will be exiting just as you are entering.” Mr. Siddique gave the advice at the Law Express Per-Season Forum at the SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development

The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, has revealed that 11 out of 13 pharmaceutical companies operating under the 1D1F Initiative have received support to the tune of GH¢415.3M for expansion, retooling, working capital or building entirely new manufacturing facilities in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of the Atlantics Lifesciences Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company at Larkpleku in the Ningo Prampram District of Greater Accra recently, he said the acceptance of Atlantic

The Adansi-North District Director of Health Services, Mr Isaac Awuku Odame, has revealed that Ghana is the tenth most malaria endemic country in the world, accounting for 2% of the global malaria infection in 2021. According to him, 5.7 million Ghanaians contracted the plasmodium driven parasite in 2021, with a corresponding fatality figure of 308 people. Mr Isaac Awuku Odame noted that World Health Organisation (WHO) had forecasted that Ghana’s malaria outlook would reach 5 million and this

The renowned DJ Tim Westwood has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women who claim he misused his position in the music industry to take advantage of them. Three women have accused the DJ of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour, while four others allege they were groped by him at events. The women, who were in their late teens or early 20s when they say the incidents happened, described their experiences to the Guardian and BBC News as part of a joint investigation into the former

Delay is reluctant to return to the airwaves as a radio host at the moment but Chairman Wontumi won’t take no as her answer. With a similar enthusiasm that he used to bid for Chelsea’s purchase, the Ghanaian millionaire is now bidding for Delay to become a radio presenter at his radio station known as Wontumi Radio. Four days ago, the Ghanaian TV host became a guest presenter at the radio station owned by the Ghanaian business mogul cum politician. “Tune in. Will be live on air

Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale is mad at the constant comparisons of his craft with other Artistes, especially new crop of Artistes. In a Facebook live video to vent his spleen on some industry players, Shatta Wale said that he is aware of a cabal to sink his brand just as they did to Samini. “This boy Black Sherif who just came up, you are comparing him to me. I have made money in this industry. Do you know what is on my neck and how much it is? Do you know how much is on my wrist? It is $59,000

Actress Akuapem Poloo has revealed that trending on social media brings more advertisement and acting businesses to her. In her view, the attention she gets from being controversial and twerking is like a magnet that attracts more visitors on her pages which in turn is used for brand ambassadorial deals. Speaking on ‘The Delay Show’ on Sunday, she said as a celebrity, if she stays quiet, brands and other businesses would not patronise her services. In 2021, she was sentenced to 90 days in prison

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health authorities have declared a new Ebola virus outbreak in Equateur Province on Monday – its third since 2018. With help from the World Health Organization, it has identified more than 100 contact cases. WHO says those who came into contact with the 31-year-old man from Mbandaka are being closely monitored; vaccinations will start later this week. The man has since died after experiencing symptoms earlier this month. He had been admitted to an Ebola health

Malian authorities have accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” when it used a drone to film what France alleged were mercenaries burying bodies near a military base. The drone flew “illegally” over the Gossi base on April 20, the day after French forces handed the site back to Mali, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. The following day, the French army shared a video it said showed Russian mercenaries covering bodies with sand to falsely accuse the departing

Palestinian legal experts, academics and digital rights groups have expressed outrage over an incoming Israeli policy for the entry and residence of foreigners in the occupied West Bank, which they say further complicates the rules of movement, and adds restrictions to an already convoluted system. The 97-page ordinance, called Procedure for Entry and Residence for Foreigners in Judea and Samaria Area (PDF), replaces the current four-page document. Judea and Samaria is the term the Israeli government

Poland and Bulgaria have accused Moscow of “blackmail” after the Russian energy giant Gazprom said it had cut off gas exports to the countries. Poland’s deputy foreign minister, Marcin Przydacz, told the BBC that Russia was seeking to “foster divisions” between Western allies. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the move showed Russia’s “unreliability” as an energy supplier. The Kremlin insists it is still a reliable energy partner. Gazprom’s

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has found former leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption, the latest verdict in a series of secret trials. Ms Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since February 2021 when a military coup ousted her elected government. The 76-year-old Nobel laureate has been charged with a raft of criminal offences including voter fraud. She denies all of the accusations and rights groups have condemned the court trials as a sham. The closed-door hearings in the capital Nay Pyi

The Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday that it has banned entry to 287 British MPs after the UK blacklisted Russian lawmakers over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine.  “In response to the decision taken by the British government on March 11 to add 386 State Duma deputies to a sanctions list, in a reciprocal move, personal restrictions are being placed on 287 members of the House of Commons,” the ministry said in a statement. It said that the MPs are barred from entering the country

Gold Fields Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has marked World Malaria Day at Hunni-Valley in the Prestea Hunni-Valley Municipal, with a durbar at the Forecourt of the Hunni-Valley Health Center. In attendance were over 300 expectant and lactating mothers, drawn from the eight host communities of the mining company, midwives, nurses, traditional leaders, and assembly members. Nana Ama Saarah I, Queenmother of Bompieso, Nana Ama Ampomah, Nana Theresa Hayford, Nana Akua Ayaa,

The Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) is to hold its annual Malaria Awareness Campaign for 2022, with research on mosquito breeding sites at Kwabenya in Accra to help develop malaria control measures. The two-week research exercise, which starts today, Thursday, April 28, 2022, will also assess bed net ownership and usage among the residents of Kwabenya. This was made known by the Director of BNARI, Dr. Michael Osae, during

Alternative Dispute Resolution As long as human interactions exist, disputes will remain inevitable. Long before Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms were formally recognised as a means of settling differences, parties to disputes resolved matters by some form of ‘back and forth discourse’. This discourse, which was largely informal, were saddled with innumerable challenges. This, therefore, informed the need for a more formal and standardized mode of resolving disputes. ADR, thus,