[Ghanaian Chronicle]Ecobank Capital, the investment banking arm of Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank, announces that it has successfully raised, on behalf of Orion Oil Ltd (Orion), the sum of US$ 500 million to be utilised for the prepayment of crude oil cargos to be supplied by Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (The National Oil Company of the Republic of Congo, "SNPC").

[Ghanaian Chronicle]An Accra Commercial Court is expected today, to hear an application brought before it by Mr. Tony Lithur, counsel for Fortiz Equity Fund, against the action taken by Andrew Awuni, the Executive Director of the Center for Freedom and Accuracy (CFA), an advocacy group, to revert the sale of Merchant Bank.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Kumasi -TWO PERSONS, Abdul Rauf, 23, and Prince Adongo, 20, suspected to be armed robbers are in the grips of the Asokwa Police Command for robbery.

[Africa Top Sports]After the 2014 Brazil World Cup final draw known on Friday, African countries involved start thinking of how to get their best preparations in order to overcome group opponents.

[Africa Top Sports]Black Stars of Ghana were found at the 2014 World cup final draw in a deadly group alongside Portugal, Germany and the USA.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Afram River has served as a major source of livelihood for many communities along its banks for years. The fish resources in the Afram river also contribute significantly to the country's nutritional needs and drives the economy of communities along its banks. But all too soon, this valuable resource has become depleted, due to bad farming practices, illegal and unapproved fishing methods. Daniel Nonor writes;

[Ghanaian Chronicle]A Ghanaian returnee, Mr. Collins Fosu, is accusing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of frustrating his efforts at getting justice and compensation from the French government for atrocities meted out to him while he worked in France. Mr. Fosu, 60, who suffered some brutalities and ruthless human rights abuses, as a result, petitioned the Legal Department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry to prevail upon the European Council for Humans Rights, which is headquartered at Strasburg in France, where he (Collins) li

[CAJ News]Accra -BRITISH Airways (BA) has reduced fares on some local routes as part of its Christmas season package.

[CAJ News]Accra -GHANA has directed that all flags in the country fly at half mast until Sunday in honour of the South African President Nelson Mandela.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Mr. Kwaku Fosu and Aboboya Agro Chemicals last Friday became the Best Farmer and the Best Agro Chemicals Distributor in the Kumasi Metropolis respectively during the 29th Metro Farmers Day celebration.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]A Tribute by Nana Akufo-Addo To Nelson Mandela (18/07/1918 - 5/12/2013)

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Cape Town -OLD MUTUAL Plc, a global long-term savings and investments, protection and banking group, headquartered in South Africa, has expressed interest in a number of infrastructural projects in Ghana, following its recent take-over of Provident Life Assurance Company Limited.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Cape Town -Ghana Mineworkers' Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, says if government sticks to its guns and remains adamant in withdrawing the military and other state security personnel from the mining concessions of the major mining companies, the Union may withdraw labour for fear of attacks and reprisals from illegal miners on its cherished members. The Deputy General Secretary of GMWU, Eric Gyima has warned.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]FOR years, it seemed as though only one photograph of Nelson Mandela existed. It showed him with bushy hair, plump cheeks, and a look of serious determination. But it was a black-and-white shot, so grainy it looked ancient - a visual documentation of an era and an individual whose time had long passed.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Cape Town -Ghana's Dream Sales Limited, a subsidiary of Dream Holdings, opened an ultra-modern IT consumables and mobile device shop at Tudu, Accra.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Fifty-five year old Alhaji Mohammed Awal has been adjudged the 2013 Overall Best Farmer in the Ashanti Region when 22 farmers and institutions, including the Akrokerri College of Education and Deeper Christian Life Ministry, were honoured.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The feud between the Central Regional Minister, Samuel Sarpong (Hercules II), and a tipper truck driver, Yaw Owusu, has taken a dramatic turn, with the police jumping to the defense of the political head by dragging the latter to the court to answer charges of careless driving.