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The Vice President is promising to match the opposition New Patriotic Party boot for boot in what is likely to be a democratization of insults ahead of the 2016 elections in December. Dr Papa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur told electorate at the Central Region, where he has been campaigning, that his party has in the past tolerated insults from the opposition party but warned that will no longer be countenanced. Henceforth, he warned, his party is ready to give a double dose of the insults the NPP will throw at them. The Vice President's comments come at a time the president has been admonishing all players in the political field to eschew the politics of insults. At the recent campaign launch of the NDC's campaign in the Brong Ahafo Region, the president accused the NPP of engaging in the politics of insults and cautioned all parties to desist from it.

Residents of Tinga in the Bole District in the Northern Region have been thrown into a state of fear and mourning following a gas explosion that killed six persons, including two females. The explosion, which also injured five others, occurred in the morning of yesterday, August 28, 2016. The horrific scenes created by the explosion sent many of the residents wailing, while others stood in groups to discuss the terrifying accident. Scenes The sound of the explosion drew many people, including children, to the accident scene. Pieces of the container in which the pipes and the gas cylinders were kept could be seen on the road and in nearby houses, with some of the pipes spread on the road. Buildings around the scene of the explosion were badly damaged, with some having their roofs ripped off. The cylinders, believed to have contained oxygen and belonging to Nasara Logistics, were being transported from Kpone, near Tema in the Greater Accra Region, to the Wa Government

'Boko Boko' hitmaker, Mzvee, has made it clear that when it comes to music, she doesn't want to be pigeon-holed, period.  During an interview with Delay, the young vibrant singer explained her "dancehall queen" proclamation in a song with "dancehall king" Shatta Wale by saying it was not a jab at fellow musician Kaakie, but rather a showcase of love. The host pushed her by asking, "so you're not the dancehall queen?", and she responded "yes, I am a musician".  I wouldn't like to be restricted to particular genre because i do all sorts of music- she added.  According to her, Shatta Wale and herself played some sort of "love interest" on the song My Everything and the dancehall king and queen names, somewhat were just "pet names", like lovers have. "People just misunderstood the context of how it came out"- she added. The 2016 VGMA best female vocalist ended by saying that she has no animosity towa

Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was last Saturday named the Journalist of the Year 2015 at the 21st Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards, at which the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, urged media owners and journalists to resist any attempt to be used as mercenaries in the run up to the December general election. “Doing so will hinder the growth of the media and turn the admiration people ought to have for the media into disdain and contempt. A journalist who allows himself or herself to be used as an agent of destruction is not different from the proverbial goat which aims at destroying the wall but ends up losing its fur,” she stated. She said the power of the media as a constructive and destructive force ought not to be underestimated, noting that the use of that power ought to be geared towards the desire and willingness to ensure that the right things would be done in the country. Towards that end, she said, the c

Members of Parliament (MPs) have been recalled for a sitting on September 1, 2016 to consider a motion on the Ford vehicle gift to President John Dramani Mahama. The Majority Chief Whip, Mr Muntaka Mubarak, confirmed the recall to radioxyzonline  yesterday. Investigations The Ford vehicle gift to the President by a Burkinabe contractor came to light following an investigative piece by Manessah Azure of Joy FM. Following the reportage, a government statement indicated that the President had received the vehicle as a gift. The statement, signed by the Minister of Communications, Dr Omane Boamah, stated that the vehicle had since been added to the pool of vehicles at the Presidency. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has initiated investigations into the matter following petitions by some Ghanaians. Motion The Minority in Parliament sought for the motion on the Ford vehicle to be moved in the House during the last meeting of Parliament.