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The next government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will prioritise measures aimed at further addressing challenges faced by people living with disability. The party’s presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, announced this on Wednesday in Wa at the start of his four-day tour of the Upper West Region. Addressing the Wa Naa and his people during a courtesy call at his palace, former President Mahama said special attention will be given to the needs of people living with disability in his next government. He said the next NDC government will increase the allocation given to persons with disability under the…

This Sunday, September 6, promises to be fun-packed and a night of fireworks when the remaining seven contestants of the 2020 Ghana’s Most Beautiful contestants mount the stage for this week’s episode. The night will witness the last eviction of this year’s edition of the most watched beauty pageant and the search for a lady who is bold, intelligent, beautiful, charismatic and understands the essence of being a Ghanaian woman and an African at large. Your guess is as good as mine. Who makes it to the grand finale? Will it be Greater Accra’s Naa, Ofosua from the Eastern Region,…

After the CAS ruling on the Osei Kweku Palmer and the Ghana Football Association case, lawyers Eva Okyere and Naa Odofoley Nortey explain the terms in the final verdict on TV3’s Midday Live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmz6jHjq3SU Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Three Paris St-Germain players have tested positive for coronavirus, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. The French champions, who lost in the Champions League final last month, have not revealed the players involved. “All of the players and coaching staff will continue to undergo tests in the coming days,” a club statement said. The French league is already under way but PSG are due to start their title defence at Racing Lens on 10 September after being given an extended break. The opening game of the Ligue 1 season between Marseille and Saint-Etienne had to be postponed last month…

The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabialamila, is at the head of high powered Nigerian delegation in the country for a two-day visit to the Parliament of Ghana. He was met on arrival by his Ghanaian counterpart, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye. The two are expected to hold talks on matters pertaining to relations between the two countries following the implementation of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act 2013, Act 865. Setting the tone for the visit when he welcomed the Nigerian delegation, Prof. Oquaye said Ghana and Nigeria are like the tongue and the…

Thousands of people on Tuesday night welcomed the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, to the Upper West Region ahead of his four-day campaign tour. He was met by several thousands of motorbike riders amid joyous songs and dance, and was taken through the principal streets of Wa. Mr Mahama arrived a day early to embark on his tour from Wednesday to Saturday. He will meet with chiefs, opinion leaders, organised groups and leaders of religious bodies. The NDC presidential candidate will also address people in various communities during his tour of the Upper West…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Moontouch Travel Limited, Radia Adama Saani, has advised government against admission of foreigners from high-risk coronavirus countries into Ghana. The country opened the Kotoka International Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 to passengers and businesses in order to bring back socio-economic activities which had been halted following the outbreak and subsequent spread of coronavirus in the country and across the globe. Madam Adam Saani applauded government for setting up good safety protocols in preparing the airport for re-opening, especially with the introduction of a rapid mandatory Covid-19 PCR test for all passengers arriving in…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings was in Lome, Togo on August 30, to commiserate with the family of Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo, a former Prime Minister of Togo, who passed away in April this year. The late Mr Kodjo, popularly known as “Edem Kodjo”, was also a former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). A statement issued by Mr Kobina Andoh Amoakah, the Communications Director of the Office of the former President, which was copied to the Ghana News Agency said the former President was received in Aflao by Togolese Minister of Security, General Yark Damehane, Professor Robert Komlan…

The Savannah Regional Coordinating Council has inaugurated a foundation in memory of 90-year-old Akua Denteh, who was lynched at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality. The Coordinating Council also swore in an eight-member committee charged with the responsibility of engaging stakeholders to curb the menace. At a short inaugural ceremony at the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council, the Savannah Regional Minister, Adam Salifu Braimah, noted that the recent attacks on women is a threat to security in the region. He indicated that the foundation will provide an avenue to enlighten the people of the region on the negative effects of witchcraft…