[allAfrica]Port Elizabeth -Ghana needed a penalty to beat Mali in their African Nations Cup Group B match in Port Elizabeth on Thursday but the Black Stars deserved a larger margin of victory.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Chronicle is totally worried by positions taken by stalwarts of both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its most potent rival, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), over the possible outcome of the petition challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as President-elect of the December 7, 2012 presidential election, sequel to which has been sworn as the Fourth President of the Fourth Republic.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Lawyers for the two former deputy ministers, who sought a change in the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) in pronouncing Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, a former Minister of State and current Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as owner of state bungalow No. 2, Mungo Street, at Ridge, a prime area in Accra, has hit the rock in the Ghanaian judicial system.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has demanded an improvement from his side as they prepare to take on Mali in Thursday's African Nations Cup Group B clash.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The New Juaben Municipal Assembly has organised a sensitisation workshop for residents and other stakeholders in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua, and its environs, to brainstorm on an upcoming decongestion exercise.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Musicians Union of Ghana, on behalf of all Musicians and the other players in the Creative Arts sector, wish to commend the President for fulfilling his promise of elevating the status of governance of the Creative Arts in Ghana. This is indeed a very welcome, positive and bold development.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) in collaboration with the International Budget Partnership (IBP), US-based NGO has called on the government to reduce the country's current voluminous budget into an abridged form.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]When the former gentle Volta Regional Minister and the Member of Parliament for Buem in the Jasikan District, Mr. Henry Ford Kamel passed on painfully during the Christmas festivities, after allegedly suffering from heart attack, rumours started filtering in that the vociferous and well articulate spokesperson for the Rawlingses, Mr. Kofi Adams, would be stepping into his shoes.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]As part of its efforts to extend coverage to various vulnerable groups across the country, the National Health Insurance scheme (NHIS) has registered 401 inmates of the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital near Accra.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Abubakari Kwabena has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for defiling a-thirteen-year-old girl.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Assembly Member for the Kwamoso Electoral Area in the Akuapem North District, Elizabeth Afre, has assured her electorate that the acute water shortage problem affecting parts of the district, and in particular Kwamoso, would be a thing of the past.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Kumasi -A KEEN contest is expected to ensue in the battle for the election of the Ashanti Regional representative to the office of the Council of State.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Management of Ghana Commercial Bank Limited (GCB) has hinted that plans are underway to rebrand the premier bank in the West African country.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The VGMA Board is currently being set up and will be made up of music industry personalities representing the various sectors of the industry.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Last year, the search for the next big thang in gh hip hop a talent reality tv show which was organized by Ghone Entertainment Television Station to unearth an underground hip hop emcee saw many talented young emceeing auditioning for the maiden tv reality tv show.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Ghana coach Akwasi Appiah says his team is fully prepared to face Mali on Thursday. The Black Stars threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with DR Congo in the opening Group B game at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Apart from music, one of the fastest growing industries in Ghana, as far as entertainment is concerned is the comedy industry. Ghana can boast of comedy legends such as Hon. Fritz Baffour, Kwaku Sintim Misa(KSM) and Benson Ohene Boateng, aka Funny Face, who is undoubtedly putting Ghana on the world map when comedy is mentioned.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Available statistics from the Eastern Regional Police Command indicate that about 1,119 recruits were trained at the Koforidua Police Training School last year, with 678 already at various districts and stations across the country.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]THE CRUSADE for the removal of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, which was launched by some leading youth activists and foot soldiers of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has eventually yielded positive results.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Confederation of Africa Football is demanding an improvement in security at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, venue for Ghana's group matches at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.