Olivier Giroud’s spectacular second-half goal gave Chelsea the advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie with La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Giroud put the ball in the net with an acrobatic overhead kick and, although it was originally judged offside, a video assistant review showed the ball had come off Atletico’s Mario Hermoso in the […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against trading with Finnish-based company Wiseling Online Investment Company. According to the Commission, the company has not been licensed to carry out any capital market activity in Ghana. It said the activities of Wiseling Online Investment Company is not regulated, as a result. “The general […]
Score of residents of Sekondi Takoradi of the Western Region have been grappling with acute water shortage, which has hit the municipality for months. Whilst some areas have not seen water running through their taps for months, others are enjoying intermittent flow. The most affected areas include the New Site, Sekondi, Nkotompo, Airport Ridge, the […]
Ghana became the fifth country in Africa (after Algeria, Guinea, Tunisia and Gabon) and the 31st in the world to approve the use of Russia’ Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use. But the Sputnik V vaccine may not be the only one likely to be used, as the Food and Drugs Authority has also given […]
Some 102 Ghanaian feminists across the globe have expressed solidarity with LGBT+ Rights Ghana in a statement released on Tuesday, February 23. “We write to show the community that you are not alone,” they said in the statement. Among these signatories are Ghanaians based in USA, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Canada, Netherlands, Nigeria, Senegal and […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted that a consensus needs to be reached between the executive and the legislature over the inevitable increase in the number of appointments he has to make to the Council of State. The 8th Council of State, inaugurated on Tuesday, February 23, is by far the largest in terms […]
A Rwandan Hutu rebel group has denied involvement in the killing of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Luca Attanasio, 43, died in eastern DR Congo on Monday after a UN convoy he was travelling in came under fire. Officials blamed the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). A FDLR […]
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has closed down four unlicensed health facilities in Kumasi and arrested six persons for prosecution. The move is part of activities to weed out unlicensed health facilities and quack personnel operating below the required health standards. Krispat Hearing Center at Oforikrom, De-Castro Home Care at Aboabo, Lake Road Clinic […]
Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa (ACAA) Rev. Opuni Frimpong has challenged Ghanaians, especially opinion leaders not to fall prey to spiritualizing social challenges like Covid-19, LGBTQI, and even road carnages in the country as prophecies, thereby leaving it to fate as the preserve of God rather than dealing with them holistically. […]
Omanhene of Asante Juaben Nana Otuo Siriboe II has been re-elected as Chairman of the Council of State. Nana Siriboe II, who was Chairman of the Council between 2017 and 2021, was re-elected at the maiden meeting of the 8th Council of State on Tuesday, February 23. He served as a member of the Council […]
Lack of health boats for the smooth delivery of work by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) at the various ports is hampering the work of health staff. The Director of Port with the Ghana Health Service in-charge of the Tema Port, Raphael John Marfo, who made the observation, said health staff always rely on private […]
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has added its voice to the raging concern about the movement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) persons in Ghana. Despite condemning the activities of this group, the Council has called on pastors and church leaders to intensify teachings on the family system and God’s purpose […]
The Legal Department of Stanbic Bank Ghana, as part of their Team Legal Club (TLC) programme, has donated educational materials and mattresses to the Senior Correctional Centre, formerly known as the Borstal Home, to aid teaching and learning at the Centre. This follows an appeal made by the Centre when members of Stanbic Bank’s Legal […]
With Ghana expected to receive two approved vaccines; AstraZeneca and Spuntik V by the end of February, there is a growing concern about its storage. The two approved vaccines are said to have a storage temperature of 22°C. Asked how prepared the country is with the storage facility ahead of the rollout plan. Medical practitioner […]
The rush for cryptocurrency keeps soaring after witnessing 300% rise in its trading last year. Thought risky, investors in Ghana are falling for it. TV3’s Nana Akua Mensah-Aborampah spent some time with 32 year old gentleman who has been trading in Bitcoin since 2015. Watch video below… By 3news.com|Ghana
The main contender in the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Odododiodio Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections has painted a dire picture of the party after defecting to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Michael Nii Yarboi Annan said the attitude of some party members and executives at the constituency, […]
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that he is ready to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if the vaccines arrive into the country. He has urged all his constituents and Ghanaians in general to accept the vaccines. In a tweet, he said “As MP for North Tongu, I am absolutely […]
The Executive Director of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh has written in defense of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender and Queer Individuals (LGBTQI) activism in Ghana. “Is an “LGBT Office” or Association per se illegal–they say it’s even a threat to “National Security”–merely because an existing law (with origins in colonial era legislation), […]
A senior member of the opposition National Democratic Party (NDP), Richard Owusu-Cobbiah, says he is the founder of the party and not its two-time Presidential Candidate Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, as has been widely reported. “I want to put on record without any equivocation that I am the original founder of the NDP,” he stated on […]
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has called on government to clearly state its position on the movement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) persons, especially in the face of the recent outdooring of a community space in Accra. Reports are rife the LGBTI movement is making inroads in Ghana, […]
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