The football pitch of the Sunyani Coronation Park used as venue by the National Democratic Congress on Saturday to launch the party’s 2016 manifesto has been damaged. The situation has caused an outstanding Division One League game between Tano Bofoakwa and Bolgatanga FC, which was scheduled for Sunday on the pitch, to be called off … Read more
The football pitch of the Sunyani Coronation Park used as venue by the National Democratic Congress on Saturday to launch the party’s 2016 manifesto has been damaged. The situation has caused an outstanding Division One League match between Tano Bofoakwa and Bolgatanga FC, which was scheduled for Sunday on the pitch, to be called off … Read more
The armed forces are ill-prepared to defend the UK against a serious military attack, a senior commander warned the defence secretary. In a memo before he retired in April as head of Joint Forces Command, Gen Sir Richard Barrons said key capabilities had been stripped out to save money. He said Whitehall was “preserving the … Read more
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union early next year, according to a top EU official. European Council President Donald Tusk said Mrs May had told him the UK could be ready to begin talks by February. The BBC’s Tom Bateman says this is the … Read more
The National Democratic Congress says the promises being made by its flag-bearer, President John Mahama, at his 2016 campaign tours of the country are not for electoral gains. Trade and Industry Minister, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, who said this justified that the numerous campaign promises of President Mahama are about democracy and governance. “It’s [campaign promises] not … Read more
The proposed electronic transmission of the 2016 election results from all the 275 constituencies by the Electoral Commission has been cancelled, 3News can authoritatively report. The Commission took the decision after the companies that bided for the e-transmission contract failed to meet the required criteria, sources within the Commission told 3FM’s Kwakye Afreh-Nuamah Thursday. “We … Read more
A new mayor in South Africa has rejected a fleet of luxury cars he inherited from his predecessors. Solly Msimanga, from the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), said the vehicles would instead be given to a police anti-hijack unit. The DA took control of Tshwane, a metropolitan area which includes the capital, Pretoria, from the ANC … Read more
The question explicit in the title of this article is directed at the political parties aspiring to govern this country. We are by no means ignorant of the fact that nations are infinitely more complex than businesses. Nor are we by ‘business plan’ referring to those multi-year ‘development plans’ favoured by certain ‘political visionaries’ ONCE … Read more
Renowned Kumasi-based Gospel artiste Jack Alolome has openly endorsed the second bid of President John Mahama in the upcoming general elections. The ‘God will make a way’ hitmaker made his declaration during the National Democratic Congress’ Western region campaign taskforce launch Sunday. Many of the supporters of the governing party who were gathered at Bonzo … Read more
Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho was partisan in his ruling on Thursday, 1 September, which scuttled the chances of the Minority to engage the Majority in a debate over the propriety of President John Mahama’s acceptance of a Ford Expedition as a gift from Burkinabe contractor Djibril Kanazoe, Abuakwa South MP Samuel Atta Akyea … Read more
US Republican candidate Donald Trump is to visit Mexico on Wednesday, after repeatedly disparaging the country during his campaign. Mr Trump tweeted that he was looking forward to meeting President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has invited both him and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Mr Pena Nieto said dialogue would help “protect Mexicans wherever they are”. Mr … Read more
Award winning media personality and Forbes Africa correspondent Peace Hyde added another accolade to her profile by receiving the excellence in Journalism award in Los Angeles at the African Boku talent. Honourees for the international Style Africa 2016 Awards are selected individuals from the creative industry who have excelled in their chosen fields. Peace Hyde … Read more
Minority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says a petition that could lead to impeachment proceedings against President John Mahama over a Ford vehicle gift from a Burkinabe businessman is not a witch hunt. “I don’t have anything personnel against the president,” he told Joy News’s Elton John Brobbey in an interview. The Suame MP has … Read more
Germany’s vice-chancellor has warned the future of the EU could be in doubt if the UK’s exit is handled badly. Sigmar Gabriel said the EU would go “down the drain” if other states followed Britain’s lead and that the UK could not keep the “nice things” about Europe while taking no responsibility. It comes as … Read more
The man who crashed his car into the vice presidential convoy Saturday afternoon is to be arraigned on a charge the Police have remained tight-lipped on. Monday will be exactly 48-hours after the man was arrested, and the police are required under Article 14(3)(b) to put him before court within the period. 3News sources within … Read more
[L-R] The second car for the veep lying upside down in the bush and the saloon car that rammed it Ghana’s vice president, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has narrowly escaped an accident, which has left four persons, including journalists and presidential bodyguards injured. A saloon car which failed to heed to the signal of the veep’s … Read more
Miss Elizabeth Akua Ohene was born 24th January, 1945, and attended Mawuli School at Ho, between 1958 and 1964. She gained admission to the University of Ghana in 1964 and graduated with B. A. (Hon) English in 1967. The Minister of State, also attended University of Indiana, Bloomington, Ind. U. S.A. where she obtained Mass … Read more
Mr. Terkper was born in Somanya in the Eastern Region of Ghana, where he started his Elementary School education in the Presby cluster of schools. He obtained his first degree in Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.) from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana. He is also a Chartered Accountant who holds a Master … Read more
Parliament has suspended the approval of the Deputy Local Government Ministerial nominee John Oti Bless. Mr Bless together was hoping to be approved by the House in order for them to begin his deputy ministerial career with five months to go into an election. But the fate of the Deputy Local Government ministerial nominee hangs … Read more
Ghanaian media personality, Founder Aim Higher Africa and Forbes Africa correspondent Peace Hyde named among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The list which was compiled in consultation with a jury made up of young Africans based across the globe has representation from 27 African countries with a gender equity of 62 men and 38 … Read more