By: Ohemeng Tawiah/Nhyira Fm/Kumasi-Ghana – Ghana’s President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills says his government is unable to contribute troops to any ECOWAS mission to oust incumbent president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, should the regional body make do with its threat. He said the country’s military was overstretched, engaged in many peacekeeping assignments around the world and that he was not about to risk Ghana’s internal peace to remove Mr. Gbagbo. The Ivorian president is now a political pariah who is not recognized internationally by the United Nations, ECOWAS, Africa Union, America, France, United Kingdom –and several other... Continue Reading
By: Ohemeng Tawiah/Nhyira Fm/Kumasi-Ghana – The government of Ghana has denied five of its nationals being held by forces loyal to Alssane Outarra, one of the claimants of Ivory Coast’s presidency are mercenaries working for the embattled Laurent Gbagbo. Rather, Deputy Information Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the five, who are been kept at Boake are ordinary masons who have been in that business for more than a year. Those arrested have been identified Johnson Agbeko, Atsu Agbeko, Kobina Agbeko, Awana and Abdulai are in custody in ivory Coast. The arrest of Ghanainas comes at a time that the Economic... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – Government has stipulated the fees and regulation for oil and gas exploration to facilitate the issuance of licences. According to Mines and Minerals Development minister Maxwell Mwale, a statutory instrument (SI) was signed on Thursday, December 16, 2010 to allow companies that were selected to conduct exploration to proceed. “I have signed a statutory instrument which prescribes the fees and regulations. This means that those mining firms that were chosen can now be issued with exploration licences,” he elaborated. Seven firms were selected to undertake exploration of oil and gas within 23 blocks in five provinces.... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Sudan President Omar al-Bashir told al-Jazeera TV that Southern Sudan will face instability if it votes to secede from the north in a forthcoming referendum saying it did not have the ability to create a stable state or provide for its citizens. In an interview with the Arabic news channel al-Jazeera, Mr Bashir said he understood why many southerners wanted independence, but he expressed concern at how the new nation would cope. “The south suffers from many problems,” he said. “It’s been at war since 1959. The south does not have the ability to provide for... Continue Reading
By Ohemeng Tawiah reports from Nhyira Fm,Kumasi- Ghana – Three traditional rulers from Agona Kwamang in the Central Region of Ghana and a driver died on the spot when a taxi cab they were travelling in rammed into an abandoned articulator truck at Akyem Asafo near Apedwa on the Accra-Kumasi road. The deceased have been identified as Nana Tobor-Kyidomhene, Nana Kwame Gyan- Abusuapanin and Nana Kwaku Mensah, Benkumhene. The fourth chief, Dwaantoafohene who sustained serious injuries is on admission at the Suhum Government Hospital in the Eastern region. Nhyira Fm’s Ohemeng Tawiah who chanced on the accident reports the deceased... Continue Reading
