The 6th West African Herbal & Alternative Medicines Awards 2023 in conjunction with the Africmedia Galaxy and the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) of the Ministry of Health awarded Hijama Herbal Clinic the Best Cupping Treatment Center of the Year, Islamic Medicine Research Center of the Year and Islamic Medicine School of the Year in Ghana. The West African Herbal and Alternative Medicines Awards is an annual event seeking to acknowledge our gallant men and women who through natural means, treat people with various kinds of diseases through herbal and alternative practices. Dr. Iddris, who received the three awards, said...
Invalid Islamic marriages: Making registration requirement for validity unfair – Expert
A private legal practitioner has bemoaned the law that requires that for an Islamic marriage under Mohammedan law to be considered valid, the union must be registered within seven days after the marriage ceremony. According to Irene Aborchie-Nahye, when considering customary marriages under the same law, flexibility on when to register a marriage was allowed. The Director of Legal Assistance Network Ghana said the law had been framed such that it did not invalidate the customary marriage even if it had not yet been registered. Comparing the manner in which the law treats both marriages —customary and Mohammedan—the lawyer said...
NDC flagbearership race: Mahama to be vetted today
Former President John Mahama will be vetted for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s flagbearership contest today. The vetting is expected to commence at 10 am and the party’s headquarters in Accra. This is according to publicity material issued by the Mahama communications team. Ahead of the exercise, the Chairman of the elections committee of the party, Kakra Essamuah has said the committee will thoroughly vet the aspirants on their qualifications for the position, ideologies and vision for the party. “I think this has been a wonderful experience. They came to file their nominations, and you can see that it was an...
Investments, entrepreneurship, digital inclusion to feature Kamala Harris’ visit to Ghana
Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris says that her trip to Ghana and other African countries will focus “on increasing investments here on the continent and facilitating economic growth and opportunity 1.2s specifically in the areas of economic empowerment of women and girls. 1.5s Empowerment of youth”. “Entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, and supporting the work that must be done to increase food security, including adaptation to the effects of the climate crisis.” She had previously met Ghana’s Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Tanzania’s Suluhu Samiya and Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema in 2021. “We will build on the previous meetings I have had...
Afro Arab Group CEO dedicates 40Underforty Africa Award to Youth in Nima and Maamobi
The CEO and Founder of the Afro Arab Group of Companies, Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu, has dedicated his recent award to the youth from the Nima and Maamobi communities in Accra, Ghana. Alhaji Amadu was recognized as the top performer in the banking and finance category at the 40underforty Africa Awards ceremony held at the Leonardo Hotel-Sandton in South Africa on March 25, 2023. In his acceptance speech, Alhaji Amadu expressed his gratitude to the organizers of the event and thanked the Almighty Allah for his mercies. He also called on global investors to do business in Africa, highlighting Ghana...
Minority MPs oppose approval of 2 Supreme Court Justice nominees
Parliament is debating the nomination of four nominees by President Akufo-Addo to the Supreme Court. Two of them, Barbara Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Adibu Asiedu, have already been approved by the House. In the President’s letter to Parliament in July last year, he indicated that the appointments have gone through the Judicial Council and also the Council of State. There is, however, some contention regarding the remaining nominees whose approval has been pending. They are Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu and Justice George Kingsley Koomson. The Minority says Justice Gaewu’s past as a Parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) disqualifies...
Nigerian Senator and wife found guilty in organ harvesting plot
A senior Nigerian politician, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta have been found guilty in a plot to harvest the kidney of a young Nigerian man in London. On Thursday, March 23, a Jury in London determined that the trio were guilty of conspiring to exploit the trader from Lagos for one of his organs for their daughter, Sonia, who has a renal condition. The landmark trial which had been running for close to a year shocked the United Kingdom and set tongues wagging in Nigeria. Prosecutors told the court that the former senate president, 60, and his wife Beatrice Ekwerenadu,...
Semenyo insists he doesn’t need to start games to be useful
Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has expressed his readiness to give his best for the Black Stars, irrespective of whether he is included in the starting line-up or not. The 23-year-old player was instrumental in the Black Stars’ victory against Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers held in Kumasi. Semenyo scored the winning goal for the team in the 96th minute of the match, after being brought on by coach Chris Hughton. The game was largely dominated by the Black Stars, but they struggled to make headway in attack until the introduction of Semenyo, who was determined to make...
Gyan calls for patience following Black Stars’ uninspiring start under Hughton
Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has called for patience from Ghanaians following the team’s uninspiring performance in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Angola on Thursday. It was the first game under new coach Chris Hughton, and the Black Stars struggled to assert themselves despite having the lion’s share of possession, according to Gyan. While acknowledging that the team’s performance left much to be desired, Gyan pointed out that a number of factors, such as weather conditions, may have contributed to their lack of urgency and ambition on the pitch. However, he stressed that the most important thing...
Transformers to be metered by year ending to check power theft – ECG MD
Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama has disclosed that his outfit plans to have every power distribution transformer metered by end of 2023 to help prevent power theft. The MD disclosed that the contract has already been awarded to facilitate the metering and completion on time. Speaking in an interview on the Point of View on Citi TV, Mr. Mahama bemoaned the volumes of power lost to theft annually and said some residents actually factor power theft into their building plan and often get away with that, but that is soon coming to an end. “It has...