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Joseph Ade Coker[/caption] The Greater Accra chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker has backed calls on persons seeking positions in the party, especially the flagbearers, to run a low key campaign in the build up to the 2020 elections. He conceded that in 2012 and 2016, the NDC had an “expensive campaign”, but noted that the advice for a moderate campaign was not because the party is in opposition. Mr. Ade Coker maintained that the level of hardship in the country, where people are unable to afford three square meal a day, he said, it was…

Dr Eric Asare Bossman[/caption] Dr. Eric Asare Bossman , a deputy chairman at the Electoral Commission, has promised the Ghanaian electorate that the EC would deliver “very fair”  elections at all levels. He told TV3 in an exclusive interview that the transparent manner elections would be conducted in the country would ensure that those voted for are those who get to lead. His assurance on Friday, comes two days after President Akufo-Addo sworn-in Jean Adukwei Mensa as the new EC boss and her two Deputies, Samuel Tettey and Dr. Eric Asare Bossman. A corporate legal practitioner, Ms. Adwoa Asuama Abrefa, was also sworn in as…

Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio and Vinicius Junior showed their ample abilities in Saturday’s ICC match against Juventus Nobody said replacing Cristiano Ronaldo would be easy, but Real Madrid may just have the talent to pull it off. The Portugal star left the Blancos last month, sensationally joining Juventus in a €100 million (£88m/$117m) transfer . Madrid have been linked with a number of big-money replacements for Ronaldo but on Saturday, ironically against Juventus, the Blancos showed they may not need to break the bank for the likes of Eden Hazard or Neymar this summer. The Blancos were disjointed and devoid of ideas for much of the first…

Ghana’s Richard Commey proved too strong for Yardley Cruz as he recorded a convincing win over Mexico’s Yardley Cruz. The Ghanaian destroyed the Mexican in round two on Saturday night in USA in their lightweight contest. Commey, who is IBF number one contender used the fight to stay fit ahead of his yet to be confirmed World title against IBF belt holder Mikey Garcia. With the win, Commey has improved his stats to (27-2, 24 KOs), while Cruz current record stands at 24-11, (14 KOs) Source: Fightnews]]>

Kwaku Addae Antwi-Boasiako[/caption] Chief Executive officer of the Minerals Commission, Kwaku Addae Antwi-Boasiako has bemoaned the fact that Ghana and for that matter Africa has failed to harness its mineral resource endowment for it socio-economic development, and as a result remains poor despite its significant mineral resource. Speaking at the 5th UMaT biennial international mining and mineral conference at Tarkwa in the Western region, he stated that the continent will remain at the mercy of commodity prices until it applies technology, innovation and creativity. “2016 report by SNL Metal and mining shows Africa is leading when it comes to the…

[caption id="attachment_93978" align="aligncenter" width="624"] President Maduro (centre) and his wife Cilia Flores (left) react to a loud bang during the military event pic:REUTERS[/caption] Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he has survived an assassination attempt involving explosive drones. Mr Maduro was speaking at a military event in Caracas when the alleged attack occurred. Live footage of Mr Maduro’s speech shows the president suddenly looking upwards – startled – and dozens of soldiers running away. Mr Maduro has blamed Colombia for the attack – something denied by Bogota as a “baseless” accusation. Seven soldiers were injured, and several people were later arrested,…

When FamilyShare asked you, our readers, what questions you want to get a therapist’s opinion about, we discovered one great fear is if their spouse will change after marriage, and if they do, how? Why do people change after marriage? We talked to psychotherapist Mary Fisher to find out why. Q. What is your initial response to why people change after marriage? For many people, marriage is a monumental event that bears huge significance and involves lifelong hopes and expectations. We can’t help but have expectations about what marriage will be like and how marriage will change us, but whatever we expect…

Zenith University College is on course to becoming an autonomous university, Professor Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has said. He said the role of mentoring institutions such as the UCC was to nurture the partner college like Zenith University under it to share good practices with it, so that it matures a fully grown autonomous university. “Zenith University College is on course in meeting the requirements of its affiliation with UCC,” Prof Ampiah stated in a speech read on his behalf at the August 2018 congregation of the Zenith University College over…

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah[/caption] A lot of people are willing to enjoy the benefits that come with a political party but are not willing to make any sacrifice, National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential hopeful, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has observed. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise Thursday, August 3, he said doing politics is not like office work where one expects to be paid at the end of the month, but more or less a sacrificial work. “Political party work is not a salaried work, it is not office work but field work. It is moving around, it is also a lot of volunteering”. He added,…

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to implement targeted, deliberate policies to make Ghana self-sufficient in chicken production and save the nation from the huge poultry import bill. This follows an announcement by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, that there was no maize imports this year after the implementation of policies such as the Planting for Food and Jobs which resulted in a bumper harvest. The Vice President has therefore challenged the Ministry to replicate this success in the poultry sub sector to ensure a drastic reduction,…