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Former President John Dramani Mahama was the preacher on Sunday during the 2018 Men’s Ministry Day at the Ringway Assemblies of God Church. He preached on the topic ‘Favour’ and stated that he was “favoured” to be chosen to give the sermon. But, of course, he did not resist the temptation to talk about how difficult the economy is currently. “But if you seek the favour of God,” he exhorted, “you will reap hundredfold.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciy1ZdSCmKM&feature=youtu.be&a= By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh

Former Minister of State in charge of Public Private Partnership Abdul Rashid Pelpuo has chided the government for making “unnecessary” promises including the siting of a factory in each of the 254 districts of the country. “It is not possible to have it in this country,” he minced no words. The ambitious promise by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to get factories scattered across the country is considered one reason it was voted into power in 2016. But almost two years since assuming the reins of government, a factory is yet to be commissioned as most of these industrial structures…

Members of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU) are meeting Tuesday to determine whether to adhere to the promise by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Alhassan Tampuli, to rescind their strike. The members said this is not the first time such promises have been given by the NPA boss, hence the decision to meet and deliberate on the latest one. The drivers embarked on a nationwide sit-down strike in demand for better conditions of services. On Monday, September 24, they escalated their action by withdrawing their services, claiming the NPA failed to address…

Luka Modric was named the world’s best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in London. The Real Madrid midfielder, 33, beat former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, now with Juventus, and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the award. Modric won his third Champions League title in a row in May and guided Croatia to their first World Cup final in July. Brazil and Orlando Pride forward Marta won the best female player award. France’s Didier Deschamps – whose side beat Modric’s Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final – was named best men’s coach. Salah received the Puskas award for the…

The co-founders of photo-sharing giant Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are both leaving the firm. Mr Systrom, chief executive, said they were departing to “explore our curiosity and creativity again”. Instagram was purchased by Facebook in 2012 for $1bn (£760m) in cash and stock and has more than one billion users. There had been reports of tension between the pair and Facebook, and the departures add to what has been a troubling year for the parent company. Mr Systrom, 34, and Mr Krieger, 32, started the image sharing site in 2010, and continued to run the service after it…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised concerns with the ongoing limited voters’ registration exercise by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The exercise, which began on Sunday, is expected to be first held in districts to be involved in this year’s referendum for the creation of six new regions. Before it ends on Tuesday, September 25, the entire country would have been covered via an online voter management system, according the Commission. Creation of new regions: Voters’ registration for referendum begins Sunday But the largest opposition party, the NDC says just a day after the exercise took off, it has…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed strong disagreement to critics that the free senior high school programme was rushed in implementation. He said government could not afford to allow thousands of qualified Ghanaian students to drop out after basic education. Critics have argued that investment should have been made into infrastructural development before a full rollout of any policy to allow mass entry into senior high school. The constitution is even cited as backing a progressively free senior high education. Key among these critics are members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). But speaking at the induction ceremony…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the newly introduced policy of teacher licensing is not to put an impediment in the way of teachers but to enhance the quality of education in the country. He said it is a policy which will maintain best practice in the sector. President Akufo-Addo remarked about the policy on Monday, when he joined staff and students of University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to induct its new Vice Chancellor into office. Very Reverend Father Professor Anthony Afful-Broni assumed the reins as the new VC of UEW despite several attempts to stop the ceremony. Induction of…

The Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) has concluded its investigations into the allegations of corruption and match-fixing leveled against some members as captured in the documentary film by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. A statement by RAG on Monday said a five-member investigative committee was set up to look into the conduct of the 75 referees whose names and faces appeared in the film. The referees were interdicted ahead of the investigations. RAG said the committee started work on Monday, August 20 and submitted its report on Saturday, September 8. Consequently, an executive meeting was held on Saturday, September 15 to…

On Thursday, September 20, 51 Ghanaian students will travel to Israel to begin an 11-month intensive practical agricultural training with AgroStudies, an Israeli programme which offers apprenticeship that focuses on agriculture capacity building and promotes food security. This is a collaboration between the Government of Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the State of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Speaking at a send-off ceremony for the apprentices, Israeli Ambassador Designate to Ghana Shani Cooper explained that “the state of Israel sees this project as a great opportunity for a perfect cooperation since Ghana and Israel are equal in the…