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The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says he believes most of the people who attended the party’s ‘Unity Walk’ over the weekend in Kumasi are supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). He said the NDC believe that the supporters are tired of the government that is why they came out in their numbers to support the NDC’s Unity Walk. There was a massive turnout at NDC’s 8th Unity Walk over the weekend in the Ashanti Regional capital but the governing party has dismissed the huge turnout as “crowd renting”. Commenting on…

People might think battling obesity is down to sheer willpower, but medical research says otherwise. Here are five potentially surprising factors that can affect your weight, as unearthed by The Truth About Obesity . Gut microbes Gillian and Jackie are twins – but one weighs over six stone (41kg) more than the other. Prof Tim Spector has been tracking their progress over 25 years, as part of the Twins Research UK study. He believes a lot of their weight differences are down to the tiny organisms – microbes – that live deep in the gut. “Every time you eat anything,…

Ghana’s undisputed greatest boxer Azumah ‘Zoom Zoom’ Nelson has congratulated new world champion Isaac ‘The Royal Storm’ Dogboe on annexing the WBO Super Bantamweight belt. Dogboe beat American Jessie Magdaleno last Saturday to become Ghana’s newest world champion, and, more significantly, the youngest ever at 23 years. The 2012 Olympian stopped the hitherto undefeated title holder in Round 11 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “I watched with excitement and pride how you demonstrated bravery, determination and resilience against an undefeated Champion Jessie Magdaleno in his country and more importantly not allowing judges to decide the outcome of the…

Isaac Dogboe boxed his way into Ghanaian boxing history when he knocked out Jessie Magdaleno in 11 round to become the new World Boxing Organisation junior featherweight champion. The 23-year-old recovered from a first round knockdown to floor his opponent three times enroute to his 19thwin in 19 fights, 13 of them via knockouts. “It is a great feeling”, he said afterwards. “I did what Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey and other great Ghanaian champions did.” They would have been proud watching him execute the latest victory for a Ghanaian at the highest level of world boxing. Dogboe showed grit, tenacity,…

Isaac ‘The Royal Storm’ Dogboe became the new WBO Super Bantamweight Champion following his 11th round technical knock-out (TKO) to American Jessie Magdaleno. By Saturday night’s feat, the 23-year-old Ghanaian boxer becomes the country’s youngest ever world champion. He breaks Ike Quartey’s record set in 1994, when he annexed the WBA Welterweight title at 25 years after beating Venezuelan Crisanto Espana. The two went into the bout at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with enviable unbeaten records. The American’s stood at 25 wins while Dogboe’s was at 18. But the Ghanaian brimmed with confidence ahead of the title fight, promising…

This weekend in the Ghana Premier League promises a lot of entertainment as even so early in the season, expected tensions have been high at some league centers. All clubs are hoping for three points but for different reasons, some have the extra pressure of keeping famous records. Battle of early risers For leaders Ashanti Gold, they will hope to maintain their lead at the top by winning against fifth placed Medeama who will hope for 3 points to stay in touching distance with the leaders. Only four points separate them. C.K. Akunnor has begun the campaign well and he…

“Watch it or not to watch it? That is the question!”. This sentence mostly sounds like the opening phrase of a soliloquy spoken by Prince Hamlet in the so-called “nunnery scene” of William Shakespeare. But what we are mainly going to talk about doesn’t have anything to deal with comedies or soliloquies: what this modified famous quote wants to describe, indeed, is a pattern of the most important games played this upcoming weekend in Europe’s leagues and concentrate on which ones we should keep an eye on. Barca on the verge of La Liga victory Let’s start off by highlighting…

Ace sports broadcaster Yaw Ampofo Ankrah has opened up on 3FM’s Easy Stream, talking about his likes and dislikes as well as his experiences drawn from over two decades in the profession. One of the dislikes the former host of BBC’s erstwhile Fast Track sports show mentioned is about boxer shorts. “I don’t wear boxer shorts,” he said on the Famous Friday edition of Easy Stream hosted by MC Bobby. “It doesn’t mean I am not wearing anything,” he clarified. Dared to show what he was wearing, he showed a little bit in the studio, jesting he would have shown…

A 37-year-old police officer, Gasty Yahaya Seidu, a 35-year-old security man, Seth Kponyo Dodzi, and a third person have been arrested in connection with a robbery incident at Okwenya Filling Station  in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality. The robbery incident took place on Monday, March 26. Police reports indicate that the suspects inflicted machete wounds on two security men on duty. Several items were found on them after their arrest. Superintendent Asare Nyarko said one of the security men who was beaten mercilessly helped in identifying the three suspects. He is currently recovering at a health facility. By Yvonne Neequaye|3news.com|Ghana…

Ghanaian midfielder Kingsley Sarfo has been charged with two counts of statutory rape of a minor. Prosecutor Rikard Darell announced in the Swedish city of Malmo that there is enough reason to charge the player who has been in custody since February. “Now the investigation is complete and I think I have sufficient reason for prosecution,” Darell told local media. The 23-year-old is accused of two counts of rape of a child under 15 in September 2016 and June last year. Sarfo, who plays for Swedish champions Malmo, reportedly admitted to having sex with the minor but denies committing a…