General News
Doctor narrates ordeal in the hands of armed robbers
A medical officer Wednesday told the M M Koforidua Circuit Court how two accused persons, armed with a gun and a machete, locked him up in a toilet and went on to “molest†his two female guests in one of the rooms at his residence.
Dr Fidelis Gligui said although he had heard the women screaming, he could not do anything to rescue them, since he had been “imprisoned†by the two armed men who were among a gang of eight suspected armed robbers who had attacked residents of the Koforidua Medical
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MPs To Get Offices — President
PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday assured Members of Parliament (MPs) that their age long problem of office accommodation will soon be resolved. “I am pleased that MPs would soon have decent offices from which to conduct their businesses. The days of using our car trunks to conduct businesses will finally be a thing of the pastâ€. The President stated [...]The post MPs To Get Offices — President appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Politics
NPP Annuls Local Polls
THE National Elections Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday annulled the party’s polling station, electoral area co-ordinators, and constituency elections in six constituencies. It further annulled the NPP’s Ashanti and Western regional NASARA elections. NEC directed that fresh elections should be held in all the affected areas not later than Friday, March 21, this year. A statement [...]The post NPP Annuls Local Polls appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Foreign
Barca Pays $18.6m To Tax Office Over Neymar
BARCELONA paid 13.55 million euros ($18.6 million) to Spanish tax authorities to cover any potential irregularities in its signing of Neymar, while maintaining its innocence of fraud charges. The Spanish champion said in a statement Monday it had paid the amount to cover any “eventual interpretations that could come out of the contracts signed relating to the transfer of Neymar. [...]The post Barca Pays $18.6m To Tax Office Over Neymar appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Business
Free e-Agriculture & Extension Platform For Farmers Unveiled
As part of the government effort in promoting productivity in the agricultural sector, the government in collaboration with the World Bank, and the West Africa Agricultural Production Program (WAAPP) has started piloting the e-agriculture and extension programme throughout the country. The e-agriculture and extension programme which is being spearheaded by an indigenous company, Prep-eez Limited, is working on expanding a [...]The post Free e-Agriculture & Extension Platform For Farmers Unveiled
Sports
Hearts Still Fail To Impress
COACH Mohammed Polo has failed in his bid to get a first home win as Accra Hearts of Oak were held to a goalless draw by Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs in their week 18 First Capital Plus Premier League clash at the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday. A virtually empty stadium saw a beleaguered Phobian side unable to create clear scoring [...]The post Hearts Still Fail To Impress appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
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Don't lose interest in Greste: colleague
A COLLEAGUE of imprisoned Australian journalist Peter Greste has urged the public and media not to lose interest in his case. Speaking to a rally of about 20 people at Martin Place in Sydney, Al-Jazeera's Andrew Thomas said the case in Egypt was ...
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Chelsea, Galatasaray battle to draw in Champions League
Didier Drogba couldn't find a way to score against his former team in Istanbul on Wednesday. Michael Regan/Getty Images. ISTANBUL (AP) - Fernando Torres scored a valuable away goal for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at Galatasaray in the Champions League ...
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