Bayern Munich’s relentless march through this season’s Champions League continued as they brushed aside Lyon to book an 11th appearance in the final of the competition and a showdown with Paris St-Germain. The German champions have barely had a glove laid on them in Europe this season, with this their 10th straight Champions League win […]

A Fraud and Security Consultant, Richard Kumadoe, has called on the government to scale up public safety ahead of this year’s elections. He expressed concerns about the isolated cases of violence associated with the just-ended voter registration exercise undertaken by the Electoral Commission (EC). Speaking in an interview with 3FM, Mr Kumadoe called on the […]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced on Wednesday, August 19 that eight more persons have died after contracting Covid-19 This pushes the total number of deaths to 256, the GHS indicated. Also, the country recorded 110 new cases bringing the total number of cumulative cases to 43,094. The active cases currently stand at 1,875, […]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has initiated investigations into a list of examiners making rounds on social media. The list is said to be a version of an Examiners’ List for the 2020 West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). It is unclear who is behind the publication of the list but WAEC accepts […]

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, STAR-Ghana, a civil society organisation, has been training health practitioners on how best to communicate information on the pandemic to rural folks in a language they will all understand. The training is aimed at simplifying technicalities that come along with information dissemination on the virus. Speaking […]

Former Deputy Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu says there is no sector that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has done better in than the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He made this assertion following a presentation by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday, August 18 on government’s infrastructural achievements. Dr Bawumia, at a virtual townhall […]

Dancehall artiste, Epixode, has said has questioned the motivation behind some Ghanaian dancehall songs According to him, it is difficult to figure out what factors informed the dancehall songs in Ghana.   “A month ago, one artiste in Jamaica lost three friends to a shooter, that’s what happens in Jamaica so they end up motivating […]

Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has stated that government is set to roll out a new Covid-19 testing system. According to him, the new testing system would give results within 15 minutes. Speaking on TV3’s Covid-19 360 on Wednesday, August 19, the Minister announced that “we are rolling out a system that can do […]

Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has questioned the motive behind the Akufo-Addo government’s decision to pass the controversial agreement between the Agyapa Mineral Royalty Limited and the government of Ghana, despite the  Minority in Parliament raising serious questions over the deal. Addressing supporters of the NDC at Dzodze as […]

MTN Group has announced that the current group Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of the Group, Ralph Mupita, has been appointed as the new Group President and CEO with effect from September 1, 2020. Ralph has served as the MTN Group CFO since April, 2017 and has played a critical role in the development and execution […]

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced that the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for July 2020 was 9.3 per cent. According to the GSS, this rate indicates that between July 2019 and July 2020 (year-on-year), “the PPI increased by 9.3 percent. This rate represents a 0.2 percentage point decrease in producer inflation relative to the […]

Son of former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Farouk Aliu Mahama, who is also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Yendi Constituency, has said the people of Dagbon will now begin to see a lot of development projects following the installation of the new Ya-Na. He said on TV3’s New Day that […]

Minister for Informaton Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the Accra Sky Train project, which was scheduled to start operating this August, has not started. The government of Ghana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in November, 2019 with South African firm Africa Investment (AI) to construct the Accra Sky Train project. Railways Development Minister […]

Private legal practitioner, Serwaa Sarfo Mensah, has reminded the public that releasing the nude pictures of anyone on social media or any other public platform is an illegal action that puts culprits at the risk of being jailed. She explained on TV3’s New Day Wednesday August 19 that Ghana’s Criminal Code 1960, Act 29 Section […]

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed a three-man ad-hoc committee to work with two consultants in putting together a strategic business plan for the federation and also a document on the contribution of football to Ghana’s GDP. The committee is chaired by Ransford Abbey with George Amoakoh and Frederick Acheampong to serve as members. […]

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says testing for Covid-19 has not stopped.  Speaking on TV3’s Covid-19 360 on Wednesday, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said “the number of tests being done today are not the same as before because the number of possible cases have come down”. This comes in the wake of comments made […]

Civil Society Organizations including Action Aid Ghana, Centre for Local Government Advocacy, and Syria Development Organisation are partnering the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to embark on a sustainable agriculture programme. The European Union-project dubbed ‘Civil Society Organization Sustainable Development Rise Programme’ is expected to help provide food for the people of Ghana. Speaking on […]

The soldiers who ousted Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta say they plan to set up a civilian transitional government and hold new elections. The spokesman for the soldiers said they acted to prevent the country falling further into chaos. President Keïta resigned on Tuesday night saying he did not want “blood to be spilled to […]

The People’s National Convention (PNC) have opened nomination for presidential candidates and national executive officers. The party has called on all interested and qualified members to pick up nominations from Wednesday, August 19 to Tuesday, August 25. In a statement signed by the National Chairman of the party, Bernard Mornah, the National Executive Committee (NEC) […]

Traders in parts of the central region believe Coronavirus (COVID-19) is not a serious infectious disease as it is being portrayed, a survey has found. According to the health authorities in area who conducted the survey, most of the traders in almost all the big markets believe coronavirus is like malaria. Deputy central regional health […]