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PPP will demonstrate until Ghana is corruption free-Ms Eva Lokko The vice presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP),Miss  Eva Lokko has indicated that the party will not stop demonstrating  against corruption until pragmatic solutions and steps are ruled out by government to curb it. Ms Eva Lokko spearheaded the demonstration against corruption dubbed “ayefe notse” in Accra on Thursday. The party marched through some principal street of Accra to campaign and demonstrate against the canker. Hundreds of demonstrators were clad in red attire, wielding placard with different inscription: some reads “Chop, chop go kill Ghana,” "Incorruptible leadership, our goal," "Say No to corruption," "Abuse of poverty too much,” and "Put our interest first" to drum home their demand. According to Ms Lokko, “From today, we will organize activities to let Ghanaians know what corruption is about and how it is affecting every sing...

Handsome guys, “ugly” ladies. “I promise. I will never date any lady anywhere in this world where I will give the whole of my heart to that lady. I know I deserve this. My friends warned me about ladies infidelity and fickle minds, but I never listened to them. From today, even if I fail my exams now, I will file for re-sit. I know this is my fault for investing my future in a lady who claimed she loved me”. These were the texts of my very close pal in examination hall. I lamented over this hurdle he has to overcome before starting his paper. I said to myself, if a lady can ruin a guy’s life through a relation in the name of love, then all guys are not saved. We must run for “everlasting” shelter perhaps to preserve over heart for “miss right” or better still for God. I have known this guy for years. This friend embodies the qualities fidelity, religious, sincerity and very intelligent both in school and home. What happened? Ladies curiosity, curiosity, th...

Kenya holds inter-faith mall prayers Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are attending multi-faith prayers for the victims of the Westgate mall attack. Hundreds of Kenyans from the Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities are at the service in the capital, Nairobi. Officials say 67 people died after militants from Somalia's al-Shabab stormed the mall on 21 September. On Monday, Kenyan MPs called for camps for Somali refugees in the country to close in the wake of the siege. Al-Shabab, a Somali Islamist group, said the attack was in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia. Kenya is host to the largest refugee camp in the world, Dadaab - home to about half a million people - while it is believed that more than 30,000 Somali refugees live in Nairobi alone. 'United in prayer' The prayers are being hosted by Kenya's Inter-Religious Council with clerics from different faiths, who are sitting together on...

  600 junior nurses strike at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital About 600 junior nurses of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) are on strike over unpaid salaries and other allowances close to a year. The nurses with their red band tied to their wrist, hair, door knob and other places to signify anger and seriousness marched through the length and breadth of the hospital to register their displeasures. According to them, they have explored every available channel to resolve the problem with the hospital authorities but all proved futile. The nurses, exclaimed they are not resuming to their duty post until all arrears is settled. One of the protestors lamented “we want them to come to an understanding with us and sign a memorandum of understanding as to when they are going to pay us”. Another protester bemoaned that they are tired and fed up of working for 21-month without a salary. “In fact the junior nurses do most of the work in Korle Bu than the seni...