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Mr Abraham Osei-Aidoo, former NPP Majority Leader of Parliament said his decision to go independent in the Tema West Parliamentary contest for 2012 was non-negotiable and irrevocable. Mr Kwasi Poku Bosompem, his spokesperson, stated in a…

The Parliamentary Centre, a Canadian not-for-profit, non-partisan organization devoted to improving the effectiveness of representative Legislative Assemblies around the world, will on Tuesday June 7, hold a special ceremony to launch the…

The Kpando District Assembly is exploring pragmatic economic strategies towards maximizing its Internally Generated Fund (IGF) beyond a hundred per cent mark. The Assembly has therefore charged its Finance and Administrative and Economic…

Mr Emmanuel Asiedu-Mante, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has said most rural banks should merge because of the new capital adequacy requirement and competition from the increasing number of universal banks. “I think the…

The management of New Alpha Refinery-Ghana, a South African based company with a subsidiary in Ghana is undertaking feasibility studies to establish a tank farm and second refinery in Ghana. The refinery will be located in the Western…

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrested one of the West African nation's top politicians Sunday night on suspicion of defrauding the oil-rich country, an official said. Officers arrested outgoing House of Representatives speaker Dimeji…

Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders eyed this week's OPEC meeting and mulled signs of slowing U.S. economic growth that could undermine crude demand. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down eight cents to…

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has cut its profit forecast for the airline sector further because of rising fuel costs. Iata said it expected airline industry profits to be just $4bn (£2.4bn) in 2011 as rising fuel…

Xiao Zheng, from the country's south-eastern Anhui province, is believed to have met a broker on the internet who said he could help him sell his kidney for £1,825 (Yuan 20,000). He is said to have left a message for the middleman saying:…

It was a monumental project with modest beginnings: a small group of scholars and some index cards. The plan was to explore a long-dead language that would reveal an ancient world of chariots and concubines, royal decrees and diaries — and…