News reports said militants took the hostages, including Japanese, French and Irish nationals, in retaliation for the French-led intervention in Mali.

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According to him, the school which now had a population of 1,700 students made up of 900 boys and 800 girls,was in dire need of a bus to facilitate mobility.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana seems to have started with a limp. Ghana's Parliament has gone for a two-week break to enable the leadership find a lasting solution to the congestion problem in the Chamber.

The rehabilitation would involve staff development, provision of medical and general equipment, office and structural refurbishment, a mechanized borehole and the acquisition of an ambulance.

The 2012 presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr Abu Sakara, says he will contest the presidency again in 2016 on the ticket of the CPP. Speaking to Citi News, Dr Sakara said the CPP stood a better chance of improving in future elections. In the 2012 elections, the CPP managed to poll [...]

[Ghanaian Chronicle]In 2010, during the World Cup, I panicked when I realized that Ghana, which was then coached by the Serbian, Milovan Rajevac would face Serbia in the preliminaries stages. Ghana did win but I have always been bothered by the question of divided loyalties.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Kuntenase-Ashanti -Nana Attakora Bonsrah, Chief of Kronko in the Bosomtwe district of the Ashanti Region has drawn the attention of the government to the deplorable nature of the road network in the area.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]In a few weeks, bank customers can use their ATM cards to shop anywhere in Ghana and make payment on point-of-sale devices with their cards.

Barima Boampong, 48, succeeded his uncle who died last year after a short illness.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The 64th Annual New Year School and Conference opened at the University of Ghana on Monday. This year's theme is "The Key to Future Health of our Country: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene".

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[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, ordered the state to file a formal application confirming a presidential pardon offered to Adamu Dramani Sakande, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, who is serving a two-year jail term.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Sunyani, he noted that most people kept arms in their homes to protect themselves from armed robbers and others for hunting.