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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed its affiliate, the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), in calling for an independent investigation into the arrest, detention, and alleged torture of journalists Emmanuel Ajafor Abugri and Emmanuel Yeboah Britwum. Both journalists, who work for Ghanaian digital media ModernGhana, were arrested and charged with cybercrime on June 27, following the site’s publication of a story criticizing the national security minister. During the raid, laptops  were seized from ModernGhana’s office by national security agents. National civil society organisations denounced the “Rambo style” of the raid. The journalists remained in custody for four days. After their release, they denounced…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to take one week off his official duties from Thursday, July 11. This is part of his annual leave, a statement from the presidency said on Sunday. Before taking his leave, President Akufo-Addo will pay a three-day official visit to France. The visit is at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. Already, President Akufo-Addo has left the country as leader of Ghana’s delegation to the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, being held in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger. The Summit will launch officially the operational…

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has been handed a huge boost as defender Jonathan Mensah declared himself fit ahead of the game against Tunisia on Monday. Mensah, who came in for the suspended John Boye for Ghana’s second group game, played a fantastic game for the Black Stars – getting on the end of everything and blocking shots from the Cameroonians. His injury after the game dealt a blow to Appiah’s defensive line. After sitting out the game against Guinea Bissau, the defender is back in training and is looking very good. “I feel very good now. I’m getting better and…

The Speaker of Parliament, Reverend Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has been advised to investigate the circumstances that led to a proposal by the Parliamentary Service Board, which he chairs, to propose a new chamber for the House. Giving the piece of advice, Dr Alidu Seidu said the matter should not be left to die a natural death. “I think there should be a closure,” the lecturer at the University of Ghana insisted, “and this closure will serve as a lesson for the future.” The Political Scientist was speaking on TV3’s The Key Points on Saturday, July 6. This comes in…

Iran has announced it will break a limit set on uranium enrichment, in breach of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran still wanted to salvage the deal but blamed European countries for failing to live up to their own commitments. The US unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018. It has since reimposed strict sanctions on Iran. The Iranian announcement marks the latest breach of the accord. In May, Iran stepped up its production of enriched uranium, which can be used to make fuel for reactors but also for nuclear weapons. The country has…

Ghana has beaten six other African countries to be named host of the secretariat for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Ghana beat bids from Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Senegal to be selected host of the secretariat. According to 3news.com sources, Ghana was selected by the review committee based on the regional balance formula. The announcement was made on Saturday at an Extraordinary Summit of the African Union’s Heads of State and Government held in Niamey, Niger. The secretariat’s primary mandate will be the implementation the AfCFTA agreement, which has been ratified by 25 countries, according to…

An 85th minute strike by Thembinkosi Lorch was the difference as the Bafana Bafana of South Africa shocked hosts and record champions Egypt in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The 74,000-seater Cairo International Stadium went dead silent as the Pharaohs were knocked out of the tournament by the less fancied South Africa. Egypt had not dropped points going into the encounter with their opponents teetering on the verge of tournament exit, having picked the last spot as one of the four best third-placed qualifiers from the group stage. As expected, the Pharaohs dominated play despite managing only 3 shots…

Nigeria came back from a 2-1 first half to beat defending champions Cameroon 3-2 in the third Round of 16 game at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Alexandria, Egypt. Two goals from Odion Ighalo and one from Alex Iwobi – his first ever Nations Cup goal – were enough to drown goals from Stephane Bahoken and Clinton Njie. The win takes Nigeria to the quarter-final stage, where they will play the winner of the Egypt-South Africa tie. It was a match well-attended by some of the continent’s known legends of the game. Among these were Cameroonian legend and…

The head of training at the National Identification Authority (NIA), Abdul Ganiyu, has clarified the delay in the issuance of Ghana Cards at approved registration centres. Most Ghanaians who have undergone the registration in Accra have complained about their inability to receive the cards immediately after egistration. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show hosted by Winston Amoah, Abdul Ganiyu the cards are not provided right after registration due to problems of connectivity and not about poor service provision as widely claimed. “There are two different ways of registering and one is to be enrolled which means to be registered as…

Ghana defender Baba Abdul Rahman believes the Black Stars have the wherewithal to go all the way to the final at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Black Stars qualified to the knock-out stage after beating Guinea Bissau 2-0 in a game Baba created both goals. He played a long searching ball down the left hand side that found Jordan and he went on to score. The second was a bit more difficult as he had to work his way up the field and carefully pass it to Thomas Partey, who then found the net from close…