Election 2012: Watch out for serial arsonists – security expert warns

[Translate] A security analyst is calling on the government, the police and the courts to play their respective roles actively to curtail the activities of serial arsonists gaining grounds... 

Business

Gov’t denies Minority claims on $3bn CBD loan but concedes it made errors in documents before Parl.

[Translate] Seth TerkperGovernment has denied claims that the country will pay as much as 2.3 billion dollars more for the loan it is contracting from the Chinese Development Bank in addition... 

• Ghana to consolidate economic gains with US$100m WB budget support
• Fuel prices to remain unchanged despite removal of illegal levies
• Parliament Approves Report On Tax Waiver
• Did Mills Read Through $3 bn Loan Agreement? How Can You Owe Someone 4cedis & Pay 7cedis???

Sports

Gabon down Morocco to book historic quarter final

[Translate] Gabon players in amazing run of victory into quarter finalsCo-host Gabon have booked a historic qualification into the quarter finals of the ongoing Nations Cup in a breathtaking... 

• Afcon: Cote D’Ivoire Secure Quarter Final Place
• CAF Impressed With Facilities At Ghana’s Camping Base
• Jonathan Mensah Ready To Stand-in For Suspended Mensah
• Afcon: Anthony Annan: I Feel Responsible For John Mensah’s Red Card

Education

Teachers threaten strike in two weeks if…

[Translate] The Greater Accra Regional GNAT executives addressing the press conferenceThe Greater Accra Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has threatened... 

• Takoradi Pupils Form Prostitution Clubs
• Robbers Storm Female Hostel; Students Raped And Robbed
• Tullow to support training of graduates in oil and gas
• Polytechnics urged to move away from shadows of varsities

Crime/punishment

Fresh Attacks On Fulanis…In Gushegu

[Translate] Fulani herdsmenPeacefmonline.con can confirm reports of fresh attacks on Fulani herdsmen in Gushegu by some unknown Konkombas just two weeks after a similar attack led to the... 

• Robbers Kill 23-Year-Old Woman As They Loot LPG Sales
• 4 Chinese Busted With Gold & Guns
• Ashaiman Thieves Busted
• PHOTO: The Accra Academy Students Busted For Dzorwulu Boutique Robbery

Entertainment

Michael Jackson’s kids immortalize dad’s glove, footprints

[Translate] Michael Jackson's three children Prince, Blanket and Paris Jackson, have been more public in recent monthsMichael Jackson’s oldest son, Prince, compared putting the... 

• Okomfo Kwadee to release new album
• Chris Attoh And Nadia Buari Stars In New Movie ‘Be My Guest’
• Eazzy Likes ‘Em Tall
• Paul of P-Squre In Quiet Romance With BBA Star Tatiana

Politics

MPs worried with biometric registration date

[Translate] The leadership of parliament is preparing to meet the Electoral Commission to negotiate for a convenient date for the biometric registration exercise to ensure that Members of... 

• NPP’s 2008 loss is a ‘blessing in disguise’ – Agyarko
• Martin Amidu has put Kunbuor in a tight corner – Kofi Adams
• Ghanaians must wake up; NPA is breaking the law! – Kwaku Kwarteng
• Why hire Bature to do PR when we have a PRO? – Korle-Bu Board Member fumes

World

Nigeria Supreme Court sacks five governors for overstaying in office

[Translate] Nigerian President Goodluck JonathanThe Supreme Court of Nigeria has sacked five governors of Cross River, Sokoto, Kogi, Bayelsa and Adamawa state. In a unanimous decision, the... 

• Nigeria’s police chief Hafiz Ringim ‘forced to retire’
• Nigeria arrests dozens of Boko Haram suspects in Kano
• Govt officials, clerics gathered for peace prayers in Kano
• Nigerian city on edge after bombings

Science & Technology

iPad a solid education tool, study reports

[Translate] Apple's new iBooks 2 app is demonstrated for the media at the Guggenheim Museum on January 19.More and more schools are jumping on the digital bandwagon and adopting iPads... 

• Yahoo: New CEO, Same results
• Google in privacy policy changes across its services
• Apple’s $46 billion sales set new tech record
• Super Bowl gets social-media command center