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Two Chinese nationals are in the grip of the National Security for allegedly destroying land belonging to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).

Li Wen Qieng, 28, and Mo Sin Shan, 35, were arrested in Wassa Saman in the Wassa Mampong District in the Western Region on Saturday, October 22, 2016.

Briefing the media, the Deputy Intelligence Manager of COCOBOD, Mr Wisdom Delali Amehame, said a security guard of the Seed Production Department of the COCOBOD spotted the two who had erected canopies and were using two bulldozers to clear the land for mining.

The 12 presidential aspirants who are in a desperate legal tussle to overturn their disqualification by the Electoral Commission have yet another hurdle to cross.

The disqualified candidates, who are now suspects have been issued arrest warrant to appear before the police Criminal Investigative Department by close of day, Friday, 21st October, 2016 or risk being arrested by the police.

They face multiple charges of fraud, voting irregularities and have questions to answer, CID boss, Joseph Benefo Darkwah told Joy FM, Friday.

A shock defeat to Gastao Elias in the Stockholm Open has dented Gael Monfils' chances of featuring in the ATP World Tour Finals.

Gael Monfils' hopes of securing a place in the ATP World Tour Finals took a blow with a shock second-round defeat to Gastao Elias at the Stockholm Open.

Frenchman Monfils sits sixth in the rankings and was the top seed in Sweden, but a 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 loss on Thursday cost him the opportunity to cement a spot at next month's tournament at the O2 Arena in London.

Prime minister angers European leaders at first EU summit by saying Britain wants to maintain central role until it leaves

Theresa May has angered European leaders by telling her first EU summit that she expects Britain to be at the centre of European decision-making until Brexit takes place.

In a brief speech at the end of an EU dinner in Brussels, the prime minister said Britain wanted to continue to play a central role in meetings and decisions until it leaves the EU.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's first lady has openly questioned her husband's work and said she may not support him if he runs again — comments that President Muhammadu Buhari laughed off, saying, "I don't know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room."

His comments to reporters in Germany prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel, standing at his side, to give him a short glare and then laugh.

Whether it's Melania, Bill or Michelle, the other halves of America's bruising presidential campaign have regularly been called upon to defend their embattled partners.

Nigeria's president is probably wishing his wife had kept quiet.

In a candid interview with the BBC, Aisha Buhari revealed Friday that she may not back her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, if he stands for reelection in 2019.

Ghana coach Avram Grant is anxious to have injured duo Jordan Ayew and Kwadwo Asamoah back to full fitness to revive their hopes of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup with a cracking game against Egypt looming large next month.

The former Chelsea manager is under mounting pressure to rewrite the script after his side laboured to a goalless drawn game against Uganda in their opening group E clash last Friday.

Ayew is scheduled to return to action at the end of the month with Asamoah's road to recovery seeming far away.

A fight between IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko is "very close", promoter Eddie Hearn says.

On Wednesday, Briton Tyson Fury - who had withdrawn from two scheduled rematches with Ukraine's Klitschko - relinquished his WBA and WBO belts.

That leaves Britain's Joshua and Klitschko free to fight for the WBA and IBF titles in a unification bout.

"It is the big favourite to be the next fight for both," Hearn said.

Oct 4 Two of Nigeria's 10 presidential jets have been put up for sale as part of a drive to cut costs, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday.

Buhari, a 73-year-old former military ruler who took office last year, has vowed to crack down on corruption and mismanagement of public funds that has seen a rich elite benefit from the OPEC member's oil wealth while most Nigerians live on less than $2 per day.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning of a full-blown financial crisis for Ghana if aggressive measures are not taken to check government’s rising debts.

The Fund gave the warning in its staff report sent to its Executive Board requesting it pass Ghana’s performance under the third review of the program.

According to the IMF staff, their fears are based on some tight financing conditions facing government as a result of challenges with revenue mobilization, a development that could result in some overruns in the coming weeks, as the election season approaches.