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12-year-old Elijah Zachary Lamaiyan Sime, a student at Lamaiyan Academy in Nairobi received a standing ovation from hundreds of delegates after delivering the opening remarks at a United Nations conference on Aids on Sunday. "We are children, we have rights, we have a future,". Elijah told the UN event on Ending AIDS by 2030 that was co-chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

112 Nigerian and Sudanese migrants were rescued by MSF Sea ships, Argos and Dignity, from the Mediterranean sea on Sunday, September 27. Among the rescued is this little Nigerian girl named Miracle.

13-year-old Harendra Singh Chauhan got a check for 500,000 rupees (approximately $7,500) from the Uttar Pradesh government after a photo of him studying on the ground outside the Noida City Centre metro station in Noida, India, went viral on Facebook.

IT is so! The United States athletics team were even intimidated by a drink with Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt's image on the label. For long, rumours circulated that members of the United States team, which participated in the World Championships in Beijing, China last month, refused to even take a sip of the sport energy fluid Gatorade, all because Bolt advertises the product and the producers of the commodity proudly display the Trelawny-born's photograph on certain bottles.

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has released prices of petroleum products of the various Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) as at Wednesday, September 23, 2015. The prices chart, according to the Chamber, would help Ghanaians to know which OMC sells the cheapest fuel on the market since the deregulation exercise started. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on June 16, 2015 allowed OMCs to set their own ex-pump prices for petroleum products.

“I came to contribute my quota to ensure that our nation develops. If it was all about money, I would have stayed in law and in business. Have confidence in me that I am coming for the development of our nation, because we are not entitled to be a poor country, but a prosperous one” says flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo.

The pastor of the Mount Zion Methodist Church at Sakumono in Accra, Rt. Rev. Col. Paul A. Brewu, has assured the Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo, that he will be President in 2017 if he is able to instill discipline within the rank and file of the NPP. It is unclear whether the pastor was merely offering counseling to Nana Addo or was giving a prophecy. The pastor made the comments when Nana Addo on Sunday, September 27, attended a thanksgiving service held at the church for the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate for the Tema West constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah. Accompanied by the National Women’s Organizer, Otiko Afisa Djaba; his Political Assistant, Francis Asenso-Boakye; and his Press Secretary, Eugene Arhin, Nana Akufo-Addo, the NPP flagbearer, was given a rousing ovation by the congregation, as he made his way into the church’s auditorium.

Barely 24 hours after Nana Ansah Kwaw IV confessed his unquenchable love for Gifty Anti on air, the TV goddess has responded in an even more romantic fashion, online. Anti took to facebook and poured her all; her undying love for the Royal Highness the host of Joy FM's That's My Opinion. Prior to what can now be described as a who loves who more contest in the media, the two love birds for months remained tight-lipped on their relationship.

Seven parliamentary aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stepped down while three others were disqualified before the party’s vetting committee in Tamale in the Northern Region. The Northern Region recorded the highest number of parliamentary nominations with 120 aspirants filing to contest in the 31 constituencies in the region. The stepped down candidates include Alfred Donkor Odzidzator, Tamale South constituency, Bernard Jagri Bagyepu and Noah Megma Shei both from Bimbila Constituency, and Mohammed Ali, Yagaba/Kubori Constituency.

Three parliamentary aspirants in the Western Region who were vetted by the Vetting Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been disqualified from contesting in the party’s primaries slated for November 1. They are Mr. Emmanuel Owusu Ansah, Sefwi-Bodi constituency, Mr. Bismark Gyenim, Bibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai constituency and Mr. Issah Mumuni, Sefwi-Ankontombra constituency. They were disqualified for various reasons including alleged involvement in fraud, forgery and failure to appear before the Vetting Committee.

The overwhelming majority of Burkina Faso’s citizens prefer democracy over all other forms of government and affirm that elections are the best method for choosing leaders, new Afrobarometer survey findings show. Clear majorities also reject military rule and believe that neighbouring countries have a duty to try to guarantee free elections and prevent human rights abuses in Burkina Faso. Based on a national survey conducted in May 2015, these findings highlight firm public support for democracy as the country pursues its political transition in the wake of a coup d’état by the presidential guard. The African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the United Nations have condemned the coup, and Leaders of other West African countries have taken an active role in mediating the crisis.

The Ashanti Regional office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has begun a pre-installation survey of all government institutions and agencies to assess the viability of rolling them onto prepaid meters to enable them to become more responsible to reduce the government’s indebtedness to the company. The programme is in line with the government’s directive in 2014 to all metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to be rolled onto prepaid meters to avoid wastage of power and reduce debt.

Fifty-four students between 14 and 19 years tested positive for HIV in the Tema metropolis between January and September this year. Thirteen others aged 13 to 19 also tested positive for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and have since been put on counselling and treatment. According to health officials, children between nine and 10 years had become sexually active, but they were unable to take precautions owing to the lack of sexual education.

The local gold market has been hijacked by Indians which is adversely affecting Ghanaian players in the sub-sector, BUSINESS GUIDE has gathered. In 2014, gold export from Ghana (small-scale sector) to India was about $ 1,925 billion. Owing to the situation, state-owned firm, the Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited (PMMC), is struggling to survive. Ironically, PMMC continues to issue licenses to the Indians at a fee of about $5,000.

The Koforidua Polytechnic faces imminent closure if electricity supply to the institution is not restored. It has been over four weeks since the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cut power supply to the polytechnic over the nonpayment of outstanding electricity bills. The polytechnic had earlier indicated that they spend close to 1,500 Ghana cedis daily on fuel for their power generating plant.

Two 13-year-old girls from Sydney are attempting to launch a line of fashion bracelets and fulfil their dream of running a business together. While most teenagers are busy relaxing during the school holidays, twin sisters Summer and Piper Workman have launched a crowdfunding campaign to get their business idea off the ground. The pair is asking the public to collectively pre-order $8000 worth of their bracelets to fulfil the minimum quantity requirements of their manufacturers. They have already raised $400 in the first 24 hours of their Kickstarter campaign.

All newly trained teachers in Ghana will soon be required to acquire licences after their professional training to be able to practise as qualified teachers, the Director of the Teacher Education Division of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Mrs Evelyn Owusu Oduro, has said. Currently, a draft Pre-tertiary Teacher Professional Development and Management (PTPDM) policy project is being fine-tuned to outline the implementation plan, including the framework for the career progression of teachers. The project is being implemented by the GES and the National Teaching Council (NTC), with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

It may look luxurious and fashionable, but it has now been declared a major medium of transmitting infections for women. If you wear G-String, the bad news is that health experts have warned that a new study shows that they are dangerous for your health.

The Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood has warned “no judge is above the laws” of Ghana, adding her office is bent on investigating the bribery scandal which has hit the judiciary. Thirty-four judges have been allegedly caught in the web of corruption to compromise cases before them after a two-year painstaking investigations by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper Kwesi Pratt Junior has commended investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas for his investigative piece that has uncovered massive corruption in Ghana’s judiciary. According to him, regardless of the ethical and professional concerns people are raising over the manner in which Anas procured the video evidence against the judges, one must admit that he has done greater good to the democratic journey of the country.

Ghana’s president John Mahama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will today host in New York, a major event aimed at preparing the world to better manage any health crisis that arises. The “Securing a Healthy Future: Resilient Health Systems to Fight Epidemics and Ensure Healthy Lives” event will take place on the margins of the UN Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Developmental Agenda.