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Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko has passed on, 3news.com has gathered. Mr Agyarko died on Wednesday after a long illness which has kept him out of Parliamentary proceedings since September, 2018. He was born on December 10, 1957 at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He has held the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat since 2009, succeeding current Chief of Staff Frema Osei Opare as New Patriotic Party’s candidate. He was a brother to former Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko. He held a Bachelor in Pharmacy from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and…

All four telecommunication networks have been fined a total of GH¢34,065,000 for non-compliance to requirements of the National Communications Authority (NCA). AirtelTigo, MTN, Vodafone and Globacomm were fined for poor quality of service in the third quarter of the year. AirtelTigo received the heaviest fine of GH¢11,635,000. MTN followed with a fine of GH¢9,080,000 while Vodafone received a fine of GH¢8,890,000. Glo received the least fine of GH¢4,460,000. The NCA undertakes a quarterly monitoring of the quality of service of the mobile network operators “to determine [their] compliance with their license conditions and to ensure that consumers receive the quality…

The Minority in Parliament has expressed worry over government’s intention to increase the number of presidential staffers from 998 to 1,614. This is said to have been captured in Appendix 7 of the full budget statement presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. In April 2018, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in compliance with Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), presented to Parliament a total number of 998 as workers at the Jubilee House. This generated public outcry as some of the positions were questioned. Lady-In-Waiting was, for instance, questioned by critics as…

African champions Nigeria shrugged off their opening day defeat to South Africa to record a resounding 4-0 win over Zambia on Match Day 4. The Super Falcons came up against the Shepolopolo, who had beaten former champions Equatorial Guinea in their opening match. Desire Oparanozie, Francisca Ordega and Grace Okoronko were the goal scorers for the West Africans at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium. Nigeria’s win open the group with South Africa, who beat them, yet to play Equatorial Guinea in their second game in Group B. The final group games will be played on Saturday. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

The five school girls of Assin Atobiase D/A Basic School who met their untimely death after an articulated truck ran over them were laid to rest on Wednesday, November 21. The burial ceremony was held at the forecourt of the Assin South District Assembly in the Central Region. The girls with some school mates had gone to watch their school team train for an upcoming game. Unfortunately, an articulated truck fully loaded with cement bags developed a fault and the driver lost control. The truck with registration number AS 8123-16 ran over them, killing five instantly. Only two survived. Opinion…

Twenty two months into the administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana is on the rise again, with prospects for growth and development bright, the Vice President of the Republic has stated. According to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, ongoing structural and policy initiatives, including a commitment to transforming the Ghanaian economy through the use of technology while paying greater attention to human resource development, will set the stage for a brighter future for Ghana. “By any stretch of the argument, if one looks at the progress made in the last 22 months there is no doubt that Ghana is on…

Ghana’s Black Maidens secured top spot in Group A after beating New Zealand 2-0 in their final Group A match at the Estadio Charrua in Montevideo, Uruguay on Tuesday. A dull first half was triggered into exciting action in the second as the two sides battled for top place and a 100 per cent record. It was captain Mukarama Adbulai who made it count for the Africans, however, as she controlled the ball with what looked like her hand in the 60th minute to slot in her fifth of the tournament. But she scored her second in the game after…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Constituency Cassiel Ato Baah Forson has bemoaned the increase in the country’s public debt  under the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government just 18 months into power. Discussing the 2019 budget statement presented by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta last Thursday, Mr Forson said from GH¢122 billion the debt has risen to GH¢170.8 billion. Delivering the budget, the Finance Minister said the total stock comprises GH¢86.6 billion external debt and GH¢84.1 billion domestic debt. “The overall rate of debt accumulation in 2018 is 19.8 percent, driven primarily by the cost of the…

Mali pulled a surprise at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday, when they beat hosts Ghana 2-1. It was the two sides’ second Group A encounter. Ghana’s Black Queens had picked all three points in their opening game against Algeria heading into the match while the Female Eagles had relinquished a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 to Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses. A 26th minute penalty converted by eventual Player of the Match Bassira Toure shot the Malians into the lead. It was an infringement called by Eswatini referee Leticia Viana against goalkeeper Patricia Mantey. Though the Queens dominated play, they could…

A former coach of Hearts of Oak, Yusif Abubakar, has died. Yusif Abubakar also coached King Faisal, Heart of Lions, Techiman City, Berekum Chelsea and until recently Aduana Stars, with whom he won the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League. He was, however, relieved of his role during the side’s CAF Confederation Cup group campaign and replaced with Kenichi Yatsuhashi. Yusif Abubakar was one of the coaches considered for the Asante Kotoko job prior to the appointment of CK Akunnor. He was just last month appointed Head Coach of the Black Meteors to prepare the national U-23 men’s soccer team for the…