President Mahama is reported to be unhappy with the salary increment of the President, the deputy, Ministers of state and other officials of the executive.

The Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Presidency, Dr. Tony Aidoo has hit hard at President Mahama for giving a false account of the cause of the current power challenges.

Sir Alex Ferguson has no fresh injuries or suspensions to contend with ahead of Saturday's clash with the Gunners, so the Manchester United boss is likely to ring in the changes from the midweek Capital One Cup defeat at Chelsea and name the same side that beat the Blues 3-2 in the Premier League last Sunday.

Robin van Persie scored against his former club as Manchester United defeated 10-man Arsenal.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has said that forward Peter Odemwingie will no longer be a part of the national team following the playerÂ’s disenchantment with previous regimes.

SaturdayÂ’s

Chelsea missed their chance to return to the top of the Premier League as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Dozens of young men have been shot dead in Nigeria by the military in Maiduguri, residents in the north-eastern city tell the BBC.

Rebels in Syria say they have launched a major offensive to capture a key airbase in the north of the country.

US presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have embarked on a final frenzy of campaigning, four days before the general election.

World Leading manufacturers of top range elevators and escalators, Schindler has joined forces with Altra Electricals as its partner in Ghana.

Thirty-eight year old Samuel Kofi Tettey from Akomadan-Afrancho in the Offinso North District has emerged overall regional best farmer for Ashanti at the 2012 Farmers Day Awards ceremony.

M.Y. Ventures, a natural healthcare center, has initiated a Healthy Living Campaign to promote healthy lifestyles among business people and communities.

Government has re-echoed its commitment to improving agriculture to guarantee food security in the country.

The Controller and Accountant-GeneralÂ’s DepartmentÂ’s (CAGD) on Friday called on employees who have complaints in respect to the October 2012 salaries to report to CAGD Payroll Clinics in the Regions and Districts.

A former activist of the New Patriotic Party and junior brother of the late Jatoe Kaleo who was Member of Parliament for the area in the first republic, Yussif Kaleo Jebuni has given the strongest boost to the sixth term bid of the Nadowli West Member of Parliament, Alban Sumaana Kinsford Bagbin.

A firebrand of the ruling National Democratic Congress and Convener of the Research and Advocacy Platform Felix Kwakye Ofosu has described as “slip” wrong figures provided by President John Mahama during the IEA Presidential Debate on the training of Ghanaian doctors in Cuba.

The mock voting underway at selected polling stations across the country is reportedly picking up slowly as a result of poor publicity.

As an American who visits Ghana frequently, and takes an active interest in the political culture of both countries, I watched last nightÂ’s first Ghanaian Presidential Debate with great curiosity and anticipation.

Ghana in general and Accra in particular suffer from poor public sanitation. Refuse is scattered across most of the capital cityÂ’s streets, and in many neighborhoods it clogs gutters and sits in heaps by the roadside.