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About 120 members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bugya Pala community in the Walewale Constituency in the North East Region have defected to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement, the Deputy Regional Secretary of the NPP in the North East Region, Ibrahim Yamusah said the move was as a result of the good developmental projects that the New Patriotic Party was executing in the constituency. It all started when Chief Paabobadana had a dream to move his family from the NDC to the NPP. Below is the full statement: MASS DEFECTION HITS NDC…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has equated locally manufactured face masks to internationally accepted N-95 masks for use by health workers. In a write-up, the FDA said a head-to-head comparison of the locally manufactured masks using the American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM) methods proved that they are equivalent to the N-95 masks. Find the write-up below: LOCALLY MADE MEDICAL FACE MASKS ( Equivalent to N-95 Face Mask) Specification: In accordance with Public Available Specifications (GS PAS 4:2020) and FDA requirements for registration of locally made Face Masks. Description: Three layered Face mask ie. a two layer fabric…

Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA) Professor Peter Twumasi has revealed that contact sport football could not resume as football fans anticipated because of how expensive it is. Football in Ghana will remain suspended until at least 31st July, 2020, as government announced further lifting of restrictions enforced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking on Onua TV’s sports show Agoro Fie on Monday, June 1, the Director General said the protocols and the cost laid before the government’s COVID-19 task force were expensive. “When we met the Ghana COVID-19 task force team, the protocols and its…

Acting Director of Public Affairs for the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Sylvia Annor says the divergent opinions held by political parties at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) level is not new. Madam Sylvia Annor says different stances have been taken by political parties but the EC always comes in as an arbiter. She was speaking on Monday, June 1 on Onua TV’s 100 Degrees hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been on collision course with the EC over the neglect of existing voter ID cards as one of the basic required documents for the compilation…

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Kofi Dzamesi, has issued further directives pursuant to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s announcement that religious services can restart from Friday, June 5. Addressing journalists in Accra on Monday, June 1 as hinted by the president in his address on Sunday, Mr Dzamesi said though churches and mosques are to reopen, strict safety measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 apply. Key among the protocols for churches is that there must not be crowd-dancing and waving of handkerchiefs during services. Singing in groups is also discouraged with pre-recorded songs or solos rather recommended.…

The discussion on how to project gospel music in Ghana to the international world has been on a lot of media platform and the latest to comment on the issue is international evangelist Dr Lawrence Tetteh. Dr Tetteh has admonished Ghanaian gospel musicians to at least belong to a church. The debate, which was spark by award winning radio/TV broadcast journalist and host of Onua 95.1 FM’s entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre Christian Agyei Frimpong, has gained attention on almost all entertainment talk shows in the country. Commenting on the way forward to project Ghana gospel music, Dr Tetteh advised…

Corona has afforded many the opportunity to discover their talents and one of such is a budding vocalist, Eddy Folley. The young gospel artiste, with over a decade experience, has done a couple of covers and music lovers are already in love with them. One of his covers that has recently moved his fans to tears is that of Osibisa’s ‘Woyaya’ released in 1971. https://youtu.be/z_Ykqdf0CyM Speaking in an interview, the young talent said, “My team and I are prepared for greater works like never before. We are here to touch lives.” https://youtu.be/-I9H4hhZSts Eddy Folley has a praise medley to his…

A parliamentary aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kwesimentsim Constituency of the Western Region, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has provided insurance cover for all 372 delegates in the constituency. The one-year insurance package covers their spouses and three children each. The insurance package offers an amount of GH¢5,000 each for group cover, critical illness, Covid-19 and spousal cover while it offers GH¢3,000 for child cover and GH¢1,000 for medical expenses. Speaking to 3news.com after handing over the package to the beneficiaries, Dr. Prince Armah explained the gesture is to help delegates overcome risks they face while working…

Policy think tank IMANI-AFRICA and the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) have petitioned the Asantehene and Asanteman Traditional Council over the new voters’ register. The two civil society groups described as worrying the entrenched position taken by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register. The EC has resolved to compile a new voters’ register for the December 7 general elections, starting late this month. But some political parties, including the leading opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), are against the decision. Civil Society Organizations like IMANI-AFRICA have consistently questioned the timelines set by the EC…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his deep condolences to the family and loved ones of the late George Floyd. The Ghanaian leader said the death of Floyd, 46, will inspire change in the United States of America (USA) as regards racism and hate. Floyd lost his life on Monday, May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pinned him down with his knee for eight minutes 46 seconds, in a video that brought the incident to light. The police were phoned by a neighbourhood grocery store alleging that Floyd had paid with a counterfeit $20 note. The…