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General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says the PDS deal is the “biggest corruption scandal” in the history of Ghana and they will demand probity and accountability from the Akufo-Addo government. He told journalists on Monday that the outcome of the PDS deal underscores NDC’s status as a credible party in the fight against corruption. Mr Asiedu Nketiah was speaking to journalists at the NDC headquarters in Accra on the back of the termination of the concession agreement between the government and the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited for the management of the Electricity…

The Chair of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah, says Ghanaians have lost their values including hard work, patriotism and integrity in the society. She said almost everybody in Ghana at the moment is finding means of making quick money without working hard work. She told Winston Amoah on 3FM’s Sunrise Monday that: “We have lost quite a lot of our values in Ghana. We have lost values of honesty, integrity. We have lost values of true patriotism, we have lost values of discipline and hard work. “Today everybody is interested in making a quick buck or…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will adopt a “bottom-up” manifesto for the electioneering campaign next year. This is what has informed a stakeholders’ tour ahead of the unveiling of the party’s manifesto in the quest to reclaim power. “We don’t think that it is good to make [the manifesto] top-to-bottom,” he said on Monday, October 21, when he met leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA). “It is bottom-up so that we incorporate what the genuine opinions of people who are working in those particular sector have to influence government policy so that when…

The fight against the corruption menace will not be successful if those caught in the act are let off the hook or treated with kids gloves, Josephine Nkrumah, Chair of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), has said. Ms Nkrumah told Winston Amoah on the Sunrise proramme on 3FM Monday October 21 that if persons caught in the act of corruption are not reprimanded severely, it will serve as an incentive to others to also engage in the questionable act. “If these people get away with these corrupt practices it makes it easier for people down the ladder to…

Popular female sports journalist Nana Akua Amankwa Quaye has called on females in the sporting fraternity to inspire others into the sector despite its male-dominated nature. The visibly excited sports journalist was one of the personalities awarded at 2019 Ghandour WISA/Omy TV Awards held at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Speaking after receiving her award, Nana Akua Amankwa said, “This is a very auspicious moment for me as we celebrate the success of Women in Sports this year. It is a great honour for me and my colleagues to be recognised and we say a big…

The Western Region Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association has instituted a comprehensive health insurance for retired journalists in the Region. The comprehensive health insurance package, totaling GHS68,000 has been borne by mining giant Goldfields Ghana Limited. The current number of retired journalists in the Western Region is estimated to be around 20. Per the package, each retiree is entitled to a medical care worth the sum of GHS25,000 annually. An elated Western Region Chairman of the GJA, Moses Dotse Aklorbortu, speaking to 3news.com after the presentation of a cheque for total amount by Goldfields Ghana, explained the health insurance…

A 21-year-boy said to be the most wanted thief in Jukwa in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region has been arrested. Bismark Agyei, popularly known as Akokodompe, was arrested in Tarkwa in the Western Region after stealing GH¢22,000 belonging to a relative of his. The relative is said to be a worker at Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) and the money was meant to pay other workers. The suspect has been on the police wanted list for a while and, according to the police at Jukwa, he broke jail a few times. “We sent his pictures…

Elections have been held for the chairmanship positions of the 10 Regional Football Associations (RFAs) across the country. The elections follow a roadmap by the Normalisation Committee to re-structure the Ghana Football Association (GFA). It was scheduled to be held one clear week before the presidential elections, which will, in turn, be preceded by the Executive Council elections – precisely on Thursday, October 24. Before the regional chairmanship elections, two candidates were disqualified. Alhaji Fuseini Mahama was disqualified from contesting the Western Regional FA elections while Roy Arthur was disqualified from contesting the Central Region polls. On Friday, October 18…

Lady Gaga took a big fall from the stage last night. While performing during her Enigma residency in Las Vegas on Thursday, a fan — who had picked her up while dancing together — accidentally stumbled and they both fell from the stage. He appeared to have landed on top of the petite songstress. The fall was captured on video and there were gasps and screams from concert-goers. https://twitter.com/laur_calderone/status/1185052814889738240?s=20 However, it was on with the show for the performer as she got back up on the stage — well after she could find the stairs. All the while she was reassuring…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has alleged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo held not less than three meetings with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in the US. But he stated that the outcome of those meetings were kept away from the good people of Ghana. Addressing journalists in Accra on Thursday, October 17, Mr Asiedu Nketia said the meeting was to soothe the otherwise damning consequences of the allocation of the power compact that saw the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) taken over by the Power Distribution Services (PDS) in a deal that…