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The Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie, says his outfit is liaising with the Ghana Education Service (GES) for a consideration to have all students screened before admission into senior high schools (SHSs). This decision comes in the wake of deaths recorded at Kumasi Academy Senior High School in the Ashanti Region. Four students have died in the past four days with the cause yet to be known. Though many attributed it to meningitis, initial tests have proven otherwise with bacterial infection said to be the cause. Speaking on 3FM’s Late Edition hosted by…

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo says Ghana football has taken a step back in development due to the growing level of corruption in the local game. He was speaking at the launch of the National Anti-Corruption and Transparency Week in Accra, a government initiative to tackle corruption in Ghana. Mr Osafo Marfo’s comments echo the growing concern of the Ghanaian populace that football games in the Ghana Premier League is clouded by bribery that breeds friendliness despite the calls for competitiveness in the top flight to enhance the beauty of the game. Results in the League are widely thought to…

Your resume is your first chance to make a good impression with hiring managers. One misspelled word might not seem like a huge deal, but it can mean the difference between looking competent and appearing lazy. A 2014 Accountemps survey of 300 senior managers found that 63 percent of employers would reject a job candidate who had just one or two typos on their resume. Most misspellings on resumes slip through the cracks because spellcheck doesn’t catch them. The most common misspelling on resumes is a shockingly simple word—or so you’d think. Career coach and resume writer Jared Redick of Resume…

The Swiss government has announced that it will return $320m (£240m) of the money allegedly stolen by Nigeria’s late military ruler Sani Abacha. The money was frozen in 2014 by a Swiss court after a legal procedure against his son, Abba Abacha. Originally deposited in Luxembourg, it is a fraction of the billions of dollars allegedly looted during his rule from 1993 to 1998. Recovering the “Abacha loot” has been a major priority for Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari made the recovery of stolen assets a major part of his 2015 election campaign and this will be the largest yet. Although…

A man of God based in Old Tafo, a suburb of Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region says he has had a revelation from God to resurrect the late Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong, popularly known as KABA. The late host of Asempa FM’s late afternoon show Ekosii Sen died on Saturday, November 18 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. His burial has been scheduled for Saturday, December 16. His death brought sorrow onto many especially the media fraternity most of whom were present at his one-week memorial. But speaking to www.3news.com on Monday, man of God Patrick…

It was a weekend of pure football insanity as was the display of consistency by one of European football’s most in-form clubs this season. All across Europe, there was drama in the top leagues as Manchester City maintain their hold at the top of the Premier League, Barcelona will have concerns as other La Liga sides jump into the race. There’s also the conviction that Real Madrid may have lost their fear factor and the desire to remain the cream of the crop after two trophy laden years. We have a summary of what the five major points you should…

An Australian MP has proposed to his partner during a parliamentary debate on legalising same-sex marriage. Tim Wilson’s proposal to Ryan Bolger, who was sitting in the public gallery, was met with a loud “yes” – reaffirming a commitment they made nine years ago. The House of Representatives began debating the bill on Monday, five days after it was passed in the Senate. Mr Wilson is believed to be the first MP to propose on the floor of the house, officials said. “In my first speech, I defined our bond by the ring that sits on both of our left…

Veteran Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor has died aged 79. Kapoor, who acted in huge hits like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie, had been ill for some time and was in hospital. He was a member of the Kapoor dynasty, which has dominated the Hindi film industry for decades. He won several national film awards and was awarded the Padma Bhushan civilian honour by the Indian government in 2011. He also acted in a number of British and American films. Kapoor began his career as a child actor and appeared in more than 150 films, including a dozen in English,…

The bodyguard of award-winning dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, Biggy, who was slapped last Friday during the S-Concert at the Accra Sports Stadium, has taken on critics, saying they should mind their own businesses. In a Facebook Live video on Monday, Biggy was seen around Shatta Wale asking ‘haters’ to stay away from talking about the ‘act’. The incident dominated discussion on entertainment shows with many calling for the arrest of the self-acclaimed dancehall king. But Biggy in the video said he will be with Shatta Wale even “to the grave”. Watch below: Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

The producers of multiple award-winning film ‘Keteke’, OldFilm Productions have commenced yet another production for its new movie set to hit the screens soon. Titled ‘Sidechic Gang’, the movie is set to thrill audience across the world. ‘Sidechic Gang’ tells the story of three female friends who decided to make fortunes from exposing cheating husbands and boyfriends. The three friends quit their ushering job to set up a gang, an agency dedicated to clamping down on the side chick menace. After a few deals, the gang becomes popular, attracting traffic from victims of side chicks with their greatest opposition being…