Fifty years ago, the African Union, formerly known as the Organisation of African Unity, was born. The organisation came into being at the Addis Ababa meeting of all the then independent nations of Africa—spearheaded by the unremitting efforts and initiative of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has debunked rumours in the Ashanti Region that the region is being discriminated against in power distribution.

Member states of the African Union (AU) represented in Ghana on Friday embarked on a peace walk, to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Union.

A justice of the Court of Appeal,has called on media practitioners to be circumspect, particularly when they are reporting on court issues in order not to misinform the public.

Forty-nine shops were destroyed by fire at the Makola Shopping Mall in Accra, last Friday.

About 100m away from a pedestrian crossing, what is popularly known as zebra crossing, an elderly woman with three young children, try to cross a main road. Watching her spending some few minutes in the scorching sun and trying to cross the road without success, I offer to help by drawing her attention to the zebra crossing, which is the safer and convenient area to cross the road only a few metres away.

Last Saturday, the Makola Shopping Mall became the latest casualty of the numerous fire outbreaks that have engulfed our commercial centres in recent times.

FOUR VEHICLES under repairs got burnt at the Old Amakom fitting centre, one of the biggest auto mechanic areas in Kumasi on Friday, evening following a ferocious blaze that hit the place.

First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, has been elected the 1st Vice President of OAFLA, the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV Visit Peace FM Online for latest news, breaking news, audio and feature stories in Ghana Large sections of the Kasoa township in the Greater Accra Region are reported to have been engulfed by flood waters.

Employees are being advised always negotiate for better basic pay and not allowances, since it was the basic pay that would enhance their pension contributions.

Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu Constituency in the Central Region Alexander Afenyo-Markin has descended heavily on African leaders, saying they look for their own interests instead of those of the people they serve.

A man believed to be in his 20Â’s was on Sunday found dead at the Dansoman SSNIT flats.

The Bureau of Public Safety has called on the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to provide sufficient oversight over the buzzing Kantamanto market.

A mason, Stephen Kofi Acquah and two others have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old class six pupil.

A MUM of two told last night how her quest for a bigger bottom left her a quadruple amputee – and 24 hours from death.

Alhaji Mahama Abdulai Silimboma, Northern Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has indicated that the Tamale Central Market is at the risk of a fire disaster due to congestion and poor electrical wiring.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Ms Helen Adjoa Ntoso, has said that government would not rely on petitions and complaints against Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) to fire or retain them.

The people of Kwashiekuma, near Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region, currently living in fear as a result of continuous landguard attacks, have appealed to the Ministry of Interior for the protection of lives and property.

A few months before I went to medschool, I was involved in a minor RTA. A 'troski' swerved into my lane without warning and in spite of my best attempts to avoid a collision, one side of my bumper got rammed!

Brazil has announced that it will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£600m) worth of debt with Africa.