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President Mahama goes all the way to Bole amid heavy showers to verify his Name  process to ensure he can vote come the December 7 general elections. Mahama, who is seeking re-election, travelled to his hometown Bole on Tuesday to confirm his name in the voters’ register. He later tweeted to encourage Ghanaians to participate in the exercise: Meanwhile, Mahama’s main contender and the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has also been at the Rock of Ages polling station in Kyebi to verify his name in the voters’ register. Addressing media personnel after the exercise, the NPP flagbearer expressed his satisfaction with the “simple” process, adding that “I have one vote in the bank for myself” in this year’s presidential election. https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1030762564647789157#editor/target=post;postID=7931326551694155799 Nana Akufo-Addo urged NPP agents at the polling station to r...

An Emirates plane has caught fire at Dubai International Airport after it crash-landed because of a mechanical failure. Footage taken by a British passenger in another plane showed the aircraft skidding as it hit the tarmac resting on its right wing, with smoke pouring out of one side. Photos showed the smoke thickening after the plane came to a stop, rising into the air in a black plume on Wednesday. Krishna Bhagavathula, who was at the airport, wrote on Twitter that the flames had burned through the top of the aircraft before being brought under control. A spokesperson for the Dubai media office, which represents the Emirate's government, said flight EK521 was arriving on schedule from India when it "crash-landed". "All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far," a statement added. "Authorities at Dubai International Airport are dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all." The ...