Turkey’s Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 metres (eight foot three) the world's tallest man, has wed a Syrian woman he called the "love of my life", though he towers over his 1.75-metre bride.

The name Kwame Nkrumah resonates far and near, and one of the reasons is the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, usually on the lips of many using the host of lorry terminals there to transit from one area to another in Accra or even other parts of the country.

The Ghana-Ivory Coast Rice Importers and Sellers Association has made a passionate appeal to President John  Dramani Mahama to, as a matter of urgency, lift the ban imposed on the importation of rice through all landed frontiers in the country.

The increasing free movement of cattle in the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs is creating great risk for motorists and other road users on major streets in the metropolis.

Some residents of Teshie in Accra, have raised concerns about  the rate at which the newly-installed prepaid meters are catching fire.

In recent times, there have been calls from well meaning personalities in our society to teachers and other stakeholders of education to help arrest the nose-diving trend of formal education in the country. This is a welcome call since it serves as a pointer to all of us to gird our loins to improve the situation in our schools.

Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah may be immuned to controversy, as they say “odwanfunu nsuro sekan” to wit dead sheep does not fear the knife, because at the birth of the Fourth Republic, he stood as a parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and said so many bad things about the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The Second Lady, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has inaugurated an Information and Communication Technology and Teachers Resource Centre for the people of Lower Bobikuma in the Central Region.

Ghana is ranked 14th among the world’s 20 fastest growing countries for 2013, according to research conducted by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), an independent business within The Economist Group.

The initiative by the Northern Sector Action on Awareness Centre (NORSAAC), which led to the formation of Maternal Male Champions (MMC) and Pregnant Support Group (PSG), is yielding positive results.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) to stay execution of a judgement debt awarded against it in favour of one of its former managing directors.

A 39-year-old ex-convict who succeeded in robbing a rural bank and a licensed gold buying company in Kumasi has been sentenced to 65 years’ imprisonment.

Telecom services in some rural communities in the country may soon receive a boost as the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) will by the end of the year erect 50 telecom masts in some under-served communities throughout the country.

Markets, especially those in Accra have been flooded with the new water sachet products sold at lower prices than popular brands following the recent increase in the price of sachet water.

President John Dramani Mahama has called for greater commitment from donors, vaccine manufacturers and partners of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) to enable countries across the world to deliver long-term,  sustainable and routine immunisation programmes.

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to reinstate two policemen, Corporals Forster Mensah and Daniel Agitator, who were dismissed from the service for misconduct.

At exactly 1.22 p.m. on Sunday, November 3, 2013, Ghana and other parts of West Africa will experience a partial solar eclipse.

The Chairman of the Lepers Aid Committee, Rev. Fr Andrew Campbell, has  outlined inadequate infrastructure, lack of social amenities and inadequate funding as the major challenges facing the  Weija Leprosarium in Accra.

Businesses in the country should cede part of their advertising budgets to online media or risk losing out on the large number of Ghanaians who spend more time on the Internet than on the traditional media, the country manager of online advertising firm, Wild Fusion, has advised.

The fourth Ghana UK based Achievement (GUBA) Awards  that seek to celebrate the British Ghanaian Community and also reward outstanding Ghanaians at home andin the United Kingdom (UK), has been launched in Accra.