Nigeria Denies ‘plastic Rice’ Reports
Nigeria’s government has denied reports that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after the customs service said 2.5 tonnes of the contraband had been confiscated. Health Minister...
Category: Politics
Akufo-Addo Saddened By Trade Fair Gas Explosion That Killed 5, Injured Over 30
Ghana’s president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has underscored the need to take a second look at the siting of gas filling stations across the country in the wake of Thursday’s gas...
KNUST Appoints Andrews Kwasi Boateng As New Registrar
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Andrews Kwasi Boateng as its new Registrar for a five-year term. The Council of the University took the decision at its...
Minority Threatens Boycott of Deliberations Without Handing-Over Notes
The Minority in Parliament has expressed disappointment and disagreement in government for delaying hand-over notes and yet recruiting and contracting loans. Addressing the press at Job 600 of the...
Chief Justice Signs Judicial Anti-Corruption Compact Agreement
Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood has signed the Judicial Anti-Corruption Compact agreement with the International Bar Association here in Accra. This means Ghana has adopted the International...
Ghana End 2016 Ranked 53rd
Ghana ended 2016 in one of its worst positions on the FIFA Ranking at year-end. Ghana dropped out of the Top 50 for the first time in 10 years last month from 45th to 53rd. The 2010 World Cup...
Events House Holds First X’mas Fair In Accra
Christmas is a season of celebration, a time filled with great joy, laughter, light and music but most importantly a moment of giving and sharing for all. As a result, most people engage in lots of...
Cat Who Was Abandoned For Years By Her Alzheimer’s-Suffering Owner Is Found Covered In ‘dreadlocks’
Horrifying photographs show a neglected calico cat named Hidey with matted fur forming ‘dreadlocks’ on her body. Images of the overweight feline, who belonged to an elderly man with...
Nana Addo Tours the North
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to begin what appears to be a Thank You tour of the north from Thursday, December 22. He is expected to touch down at Tamale Airport in the...
Speak Up Else Mahama-Govt Will Make Ghana Ungovernable For Nana – Amidu
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu is asking Ghanaians to overcome their fears and rise up in defense of what is right as he cites the outgoing government of deliberately putting impediment in the...
Man, 35, Nabbed For Attempted Robbery
The Nanumba-North District Police Command has arrest a resident of Kurani community in the district, Npeyin Bonduri, for suspected case of robbery. Npeyin Bonduri, 35, together with a gang of three...
WAEC Releases Results of Private Candidates; Withholds 668 Over Malpractices
Results of 668 candidates who sat for the private West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in August have been withheld over alleged exam malpractices. The West African Examination...
Minority Shoots Down Passage of Right To Information Bill; Raises Red Flag
The right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the country’s 1992 Constitution and recognized as a right under International Conventions on Human rights. The current...
One-District, One-Factory Feasible But… – Expert
A financial and investment management consultant Dr. Raziel Obeng-Okon says though the proposed one-district one-factory policy by the incoming government is feasible but wants its implementation to...
The 2016 Ghana Elections – Issues With the Voter Turnout
The just ended successful Ghana elections have deepened the country’s democratic credentials as a beacon of hope in Africa. In this respect, it is necessary to commend all stakeholders including...
NDC National Executives Asked To Step Aside
The leadership of the National Democratic Congress at the national level are being pushed to step aside to give way for investigations into factors leading to the party’s abysmal performance in the...
Ghanaians To Suffer Loadshedding Early 2017
Power supply is scheduled to be managed in February and March, 2017, according to a letter intercepted by 3news.com. The letter was written by the Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority...
Fifa Proposes Two-Year Ban For Nigeria’s Amos Adamu
Nigerian administrator Amos Adamu is facing another ban from all football-related activities by Fifa. The investigatory chamber at the world governing body’s ethics committee has been looking into...
Gambia’s President Lambasts Mediators
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be intimidated. The West African regional bloc Ecowas had called on him to honour his...
Mon & Tue Declared Public Holidays
President John Dramani Mahama has by Executive Instrument declared Tuesday, December 27 and Monday, January 2 as public holidays. The two days replace Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, which fall...