Author: Krobea

A man parading himself as a lawyer was on Wednesday, February 5 arrested on the orders of Justice Alexander Graham inside the Techiman Circuit Court in the Bono East Region. Iddrisu Yahaya was representing some four accused persons involved in a case of robbery, kidnapping and murder when he asked to be arrested. He had collected a sum of GH¢25, 000 from the four accused to represent them in court. The case has been under investigation by the police in Techiman. But luck eluded him as he was arrested in court. Journalists were asked to take a photograph of him.…

Malawi’s president Peter Mutharika says he will contest a court ruling that overturned his election last May. Mr Mutharika, Malawi’s president since 2014, won the election with a 38.5% share of the vote. Opposition party leader Lazarus Chakwera came second with 35.41% On Monday, judges annulled the vote citing irregularities and ordered a new election within 150 days. There have been regular anti-government protests since the election. Mr Mutharika said he will lodge an appeal against the ruling by five judges. This was the first time a court had annulled an election in Malawi, creating further uncertainty in the southern…

Ghana AIDS Commission on Friday, January 31 hosted contestants of currently the most sought after music reality show on television Mentor Reloaded at the Commission’s headquarters in Accra. The meeting was to afford the contestants the opportunity to have a deeper insight into the operations of the Commission, which is the highest policy-making body on HIV and AIDS with the mandate to provide effective and efficient policy formulation, coordination and management of the national response to HIV and AIDS in partnership with all stakeholders. Receiving the contestants, the Acting Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Mr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, expressed…

Earlier last month, Vacation Initiatives in Science Africa (VISA),  a registered nongovernmental educational establishment that has the foundational goal of encouraging the study of practical science at all levels of education in Ghana and Africa, engaged more than 200 students in Oda, Ghana, in infectious disease outbreak activities. As part of the engagement activities, we discussed the occurrence of disease outbreaks, the role of infectious disease scientists and the community in containing the outbreak, as well as preventing secondary infections. With this, we discussed the importance of proper personal hygiene, laying emphasis on effective hand washing in preventing infections. We…

Accra Great Olympics’ head coach Prince Koffi has stepped down, the club has confirmed. He stepped down a day after the side lost 0-1 to WAFA on Matchday 7 of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League. Assistant Coach Seth Hoffman has been handed temporary charge of the side. More soon Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Kenya’s Ministry of Education has requested the assistance of its Ghanaian counterpart to run a double track system. Kenya is implementing a transition for two cohorts of learners who will transition to secondary school in 2023. A letter written to Minister of Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh and sighted by 3news.com requests a government-to-government technical support. “I applaud you for the robust reforms that your country has embarked on and the success stories that are emerging,” the letter signed by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, Professor George A. O. Magoha, said. “It is in this regard that I am writing to you…

A student of Alhassan Gbanzaba Memorial School, Nadia Chelpang Mashoud, has been crowned the 2020 Spelling Bee winner. She beat competition from 150 other contest to emerge winner. The final of the competition was held on Saturday, February 1 at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). By her feat, Nadia becomes the first person from the Norther Region to win the competition. She takes over from Kwabena Adu Darko-Asare, who won last year’s edition. As a result of winning the competition, Nadia will represent Ghana in the 93rd Scripts Spelling Bee contest to…

Tokyo 2020 qualifier Joseph Amoah reclaimed his 200m INDOOR national record clocking 20.75 secs at the 2020 Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational Competition in Boston, USA. Amoah’s time is the third-fastest in the nation this season and breaks Martin Owusu-Antwi’s school-record of 20.79sec. “I am very happy about it and I know there is more to come,” he said. “I have been training very hard for moment like this so I think it is right for me to get such results anytime I step on the track.” On January 26, 2020, Amoah broke Coppin State University’s school-record in the…

Adenta Youth Sports Academy emerged champions of the maiden edition of the Onua FM and Onua TV Community Soccer Gala at the Wembly Sports Stadium in Madina. In all, 14 teams took part in the maiden edition as they vied for the bragging rights. Media General played with One Corner FC in the curtain raise. The select side from the Adentan community emerged victorious. The Adenta Youth team won the ultimate trophy after beating Vision FC 3-1 in the final and were awarded football kits and a trophy. Addressing the teams after the final, General Manager of MG Radio Francis…

The Coalition of Aggrieved customers of Gold Coast Fund Management on Monday appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to guarantee full payment of their locked up investments. President Akufo-Addo in 2019 directed the Ministry of Finance to work with the Bank of Ghana to ensure a 100 per cent payment of depositors of failed banks, microfinance, and savings and loan companies whose licenses were revoked. The aggrieved customers said the capped amount of GH¢10,000.00 to GH¢20,000.00 as proposed by the Ministry of Finance for customers of locked up funds was unacceptable considering the different levels of individual investments, which…