President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Education Minister to ensure that the practice of Muslim students being forced to observe the Christian faith in some senior high schools, is stopped immediately.

The Chairman of the National Peace Council, the Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante, wants the electronic media, particularly radio stations, to maintain sanity on the airwaves to promote peace in this election period.

The New Juaben Traditional Council has described as unfortunate the threat by Okogyeaman Ankomah Basapon, that any attempt by the Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area to enter Suhyen would be fiercely resisted and might spell disaster.

Mrs Matervi, 43, a multi-linguist, is a product of the University of Cape Coast. She speaks French, Latin and Arabic and some local languages. She is a translator at Human Resource Advisory Limited, an NGO.

Political parties contesting the December 7 polls have been challenged to demonstrate a commitment to implement their manifesto pledges when elected into office.

Twenty thousand security personnel are to be deployed nationwide to provide security and maintain law and order during and after the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.

Government has approved GH¢388.84 as boarding fees for the first term, for first year students in public second cycle schools for the 2012-2013 academic year, Mr. Lee Ocran, Minister of Education has announced.

Non-traditional exports fetched Ghana $1.1 billion in the first half of this year, Trade Minister, Hannah Tetteh has said. The amount represents a six per cent increase in non-traditional export revenue over the figure for the same period last year.

Ghana must act to lower the cost of production, boost growth in manufacturing and discourage imports else the economy would run neck-deep into the Dutch Disease.

Detective Chief Inspector Charles Adaba, the investigator in the MV Benjamin cocaine saga Thursday told the Accra Fast Track High Court that when he took over, he was handed 25 slabs of cocaine although investigations indicated that 30 slabs were contained in the one parcel of cocaine found on the vessel.

Industrialisation, establishment and expansion of health and educational facilities as well as free education, came up strongly at the second regional town hall meetings held in Takoradi Thursday.

A privately-owned aircraft has been involved in a ground accident at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Thursday.

An ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, Justin Katinan who is currently being held in Ghana for murder, has been discharged by an Accra Magistrate Court.

Media practitioners ought to know that there is no absolute freedom and that the freedom and independence of the media is moderated by other regulations in society in the interest of public order and morality, national security and for the purpose of protecting the reputation, rights and freedoms of other persons.

Business executives and finance experts at a high level breakfast meeting in Accra Thursday, were divided on whether business owners should go for debt or equity to finance their expansions.

It is the responsibility of the Electoral Commission to live up to its mandate of demanding audited accounts from all the political parties that take part in the electoral process.

As at the close of filing of nominations last Friday, a total of 125 candidates from 26 constituencies had filed to contest the parliamentary election in the Volta Region on December 7 this year.

President John Dramani Mahama is urging Ghanaians to show commitment to peace by their words and actions during and after the December 7, 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.