Author: Krobea

The president of South Africa has warned that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, while announcing that lockdown measures are to be eased. Cyril Ramaphosa said a third of the country’s more than 22,000 cases had been recorded in the last week. Despite that, the president said the current lockdown could not be sustained indefinitely. He announced that, from 1 June, more restrictions would be lifted. Mr Ramaphosa was speaking after a mining company in South Africa said 164 workers at a gold mine near Johannesburg had tested positive for coronavirus. There have so far been…

The 2nd Vice Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Henry Haruna Asante, has resigned. 3news.com cannot, however, confirm if the national executive was forced to resign. But he cites personal reasons for his decision. This comes barely three months after he was accused of wrongly transferring party funds into private bank accounts of the National Chairman, Bernard Mornah. Mr Asante was accused of transferring GH¢50,000 into Mr Mornah’s GCB Bank account, a move probed by the party. Finality is yet to be put to the probe. But in his resignation letter sighted by 3news.com, Mr Asante said he wanted…

May 9 2001 – Kumasi Asante Kotoko had taken the lead well in that game. The Porcupines had it under control. They knew they needed just a few more minutes to hold on, keep their lines tight but their arch-rivals Hearts of Oak had other ideas. For them, the “Never say die” mantra had been ingrained in their DNA. Every player knew it wasn’t over until it was finally over. On 75 minutes, the Reds were still quite comfortable. Let’s paint a picture: A long searching ball that was meant to find Nana Frimpong had been hoofed up-field to Jacob…

Award-winning activist and gospel musician Chosen YesuBa has released visuals for his song titled ‘Heaven on my Mind’ off his recently released album titled ‘Last Days’. Heaven on My Mind is a message that encourages every individual and believer going through any life struggle to focus on living right amid the storm. The song talks about the challenges people face in the journey of life and how they need to focus on making heaven. Known in real life as Listowell Acquaye, Chosen Yesuba aims to project the Christian Gospel and godly virtues in alternate genres not popularly known in the…

Gospel musician Patience Nyarko has revealed that remaking hymns will make her a lazy artiste since she has the ability to write her own songs. In an interview on Onua FM’s Efie Ne Fie with Dr. Prekese on Friday, May 22, the Obi Nyanime hitmaker admitted that although she likes to sing hymns, she does not see the need to remake them, put them on her album, and sell them. According to her, God has given her the gift to write her own songs and does not see the need to remake hymns and call it her own. She, however,…

Royal Foam Factory in Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region was gutted by fire Friday evening. The inferno is said to have started around 5:00pm and it took fire fighters well over three hours to bring it under control. Our Ashanti Region correspondent, Ibrahim Abubakar, reported officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) dispatched to the scene found it a tall order to control the situation as there was no water hydrant in the area. About seven fire tenders were, however, spotted at the scene, 3news.com’s correspondent said.   Ibrahim Abubakar reported that two of the officers had to…

A heavy downpour in the evening of Wednesday, May 20 resulted in flooding in some parts of the West Mamprusi Municipality, destroying close to 40 houses and displacing 197 people. Most of the homes in Nabulugu had their roofs ripped off, forcing residents to evacuate. The Municipal Chief Executive, Arimeyaw Somo Lucky, and the municipal NADMO coordinator together with the municipal Police Commander visited the community to ascertain the extent of damage. Commuters and other road users in Walewale, the municipal capital, were also left stranded after hours of the heavy downpour. Major areas including Nayiri fong, Fongni, Moshi Fong…

The New Juaben South Municipality, which covers the capital of the Eastern Region, Koforidua, has recorded two cases of Covid-19. The Birim North District in the Region has also recorded a case. Figures from the collated data from the Regional Health Directorate put the regional case count at 117. The addition of the two new districts brings the total number of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Region to confirm cases to 11 out of 33. All cases are in good condition and responding to treatment, the Directorate stated. Per the cases being managed, 88 per cent are…

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) is set to celebrate African Union Day with a virtual dialogue on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UBA Group worldwide has owned the AU Day celebration for the past few years with a vibrant and colourful presentation of the African culture. As part of the celebration, UBA organizes thought leadership sessions to deliberate on important topics that affect the continent. The topic for this years’ discussion is: ‘Domestic Policies, Regional Growth Plans, and A Global Agenda: SDGs & African Development at Crossroads’. This year’s session will be panelled by Regional CEO,…

Vice Chairperson for the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ebenezer Kojo Kum has questioned the motive behind a motion filed by Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mahama Ayariga against a Constitutional Instrument (CI) from the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The MP for Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region has described the motion as baseless and incoherent. He says the CI has gone through all the required stages in Parliament hence the motion filed against it by the Bawku Central MP is baseless and premature. Speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on the Yensempa morning show on Onua…