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Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency Kobina Tahir Hammond has given notice he will issue legal proceedings against Joy FM shortly for a recording which has brought him public condemnation. He has already lodged an official complaint with the National Media Commission (NMC). According to the lawmaker, Joy FM maliciously put the recording in the public domain “with such reckless abandon”. It was an interview he had last Friday with the parliamentary press corps on the presence of some armed security officers in the Volta Region. In explaining himself, as put out in a statement he issued on Tuesday,…

Following the cancelation of the Ghana Premier League on Tuesday, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will continue discussions on Thursday, July 9 to make decisions on when the league can return. The next Ghana Premier League season’s start date is uncertain at this moment following the cancelation of the current season. As per information reaching 3news.com, the clubs are against an immediate comeback. This, therefore, rules out a return in September along with other major leagues around the world. Also on the agenda, the GFA’s Executive Council will decide when the next Congress will be held. The GFA has announced…

The arts and entertainment industry has over the years grown from just being a medium of entertaining people to a more business oriented space. However, in spite of the attempt to merge the two, there is a huge gap between making practitioners of the arts benefit from their works. Well-meaning industry players and personalities have for years tried to revamp the Ghanaian showbiz industry more lucrative. Some progress has been made and it is in this light that TV3, the best station when it comes to entertainment, is once again out with another entertainment show. In recent times, several stakeholders…

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has condemned actress Rosemond Brown, known in showbiz as Akuapem Poloo, for a nude picture she shared on social media. Akuapem Poloo had posted the picture, naked in front of her son, who is in briefs, to mark his seventh birthday on Tuesday, June 30. But the image received wide condemnation from the public with many ascribing child abuse to it. Non-governmental organization Child Rights International, in condemning the act, reported the matter to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Akuapem Poloo has since rendered an apology for…

Actress Akuapem Poloo, after widespread condemnations, has apologised for a nude photo she posted on social media, with her son. The controversial actress shared the racy photo, showed her completely naked squatting before her son, who wore only briefs, as they held hands to mark his seventh birthday. Akuapem Poloo got social media buzzing on Tuesday, with a greater number of people in an out of Ghana, condemning her for the photo she shared on Instagram. Several commentators bashed her act as an abuse of the rights of her son. The Child Rights International, in a letter to the Criminal…

Chief Executive Officer of Accra Hearts of Oak Frederick Moore says the decision by the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association to cancel the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League is a no-brainer. Speaking to Juliet Bawuah on News 360 on TV3, Moore said given everything happening around Covid-19, it was the most practical decision to take, adding the club has no issue with the outcome. “We are into football and would have preferred playing football but if the EXCO makes that decision that it’s been cancelled, we respect that. “With everything that is going on, it is probably the best…

Asante Kotoko and Ashanti Gold have been penciled down as Ghana’s representatives for next year’s CAF inter-club competitions. Both clubs have been given the first right of refusal to a proposal by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to have them represent the country. Should they accept, both clubs will represent Ghana in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup respectively. GFA’s Executive Council, in deciding Ghana’s representatives for next year, found a safe haven in the erstwhile Normalization Special Cup competition, which was used to choose the country’s representatives for the Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup competitions. Kotoko…

The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency has urged the public to disregard “twists” and “mischief” he claims some persons and media houses have put on responses he gave to questions by a group of journalists last Friday. Kobina Tahir Hammond said: “I am educated, old and mature enough to know the history of Ghana and to understand the debilitating effect of ethnocentricity and bigotry in any community”. KT Hammond is reported to have referred to residents of the Volta Region as non-Ghanaians and told the parliamentary press corps that the military presence in the Region could be as…

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cancelled the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season. A decision was reached in a marathon meeting held on Tuesday, June 30. The meeting was to decide on the way forward. Prior to Tuesday’s meeting, the GFA, despite incessant pressure, maintained that it was only going to communicate its resolution by the end of the month. The decision paves way for clubs to look beyond the season and plan ahead for the next one. The Ghana Premier League was in its 15th week before Covid-19 forced its suspension. By Daniel Nana Kwame…

Former Member of Parliament David Apasera has thrown in his interest to be flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) for the December 7 elections. The stalwart member of the PNC appears to be the favourite of all and already some of the party’s bigwigs are rooting for him to lead them into the eighth elections of the Fourth Republic. If he is elected flagbearer, the former Bolgatanga MP will be only the third presidential candidate of the party after founder Dr Hilla Limann. PROFILE OF HON DAVID APASERA HON DAVID APASERA WAS THE PNC MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR BOLGATANGA…