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In yet another example of his love for humanity Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has built, furnished and formally handed over a two-bedroom house to an 82-year-old cured leper, who had been abandoned by her family at Motori in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. Dr Bawumia’s humanitarian gesture was inspired by a Joy News documentary, which depicted the plight of Daari Pogo, who was forced to live in a dilapidated 5 by 6 meter mud hut with her grand daughter, Adjara, after her abandonment. Touched by her appalling circumstances, Dr Bawumia immediately mobilised resources and within…

“10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar; this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. 11So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan valley, and Lot journeyed east; thus they separated from each other.”— Genesis 13:10-11 [RSV] Some things don’t look the way they appear. Some people are like whitewashed tombs— so beautiful on the outside but deep inside is death. In this life, it is a blessing to have great wealth. However, it…

Savana Signatures with funding from UNESCO Ghana and its partners are implementing the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP). The Project is aimed at introducing adolescent girls and boys to an accurate and age-appropriate integrated model of Reproductive Health Education (RHE) in the South and Central Tongu districts of the Volta Region of Ghana. At a stakeholder engagement organized by Savana Signatures, the Director of Education for Central Tongu District, Mr Henri Hevi, bemoaned the fact that “the district has recorded the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the whole of Volta region, thus having a great effect on the girl child been…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated his “boss” Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his selection as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Akufo-Addo was selected to chair the sub-regional body at its 57th Summit in Niamey, Niger on Monday, September 7. “This is a confirmation of your stellar leadership that we experience every day in Ghana,” the Vice President wrote on his Facebook page on Monday. “As the world transition through the new-normal, your visionary leadership will be instrumental for ECOWAS member States. “May the Lord continue to make you great and…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has defended the 2020 manifesto of his party, saying it is going to solve, once and for all, all the developmental challenges of the country. He said the document, just like the 1992 constitution formulated by an NDC government, was put together after a thorough intellectual exercise. “For the first time in the history of any political party in this country, we are presenting to you a manifesto that was not developed by leaders of the party who have arrogated to themselves the power of thinking for other people.”…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched its 2020 manifesto with the theme; ‘Jobs, Prosperity and More’ and dubbed ‘The People’s Manifesto’. It was launched at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on Monday, September 7, eactly three months to the general elections. Click HERE to read the full document By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, says the next administration of the party will transform the country’s education to meet 21st century demands. According to her, the free education policy, for instance, will be more inclusive to cover students in private senior high schools and underserved and deprived parts of the country. Speaking at the launch of the 2020 manifesto of the leading opposition party, Prof Opoku-Agyemang said her experience as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the past will come handy in the next NDC administration.…

The Chairman of the Manifesto Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Kwaku Danso Boafo, says the drafted document to guide the electioneering campaign of the party was based on “reliable, valid and verifiable data”. He said consultations covered a wide range of individuals and civil society groups, who had specific concerns that needed to be brought to the fore. For him, the 2020 manifesto of the NDC, dubbed ‘The People’s Manifesto’, will win the party the December 7 elections. “We have produced a document whose philosophy is not only grassroots-based, people-oriented, inclusive and bottom-up, but more importantly, a…

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has waded into the ethnic banter ongoing between leader of his party and that of the New Patriotic Party (NDC). The exchanges followed a Facebook post by John Dramani Mahama after he shared an article written by Member of Parliament of Bolgatanga Central Constituency Isaac Adongo. Former President Mahama had annotated the article with the expression “Akyem Sakawa Boys”, much to the provocation of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Meeting members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference last Friday, the president wondered why the clergy and senior citizens have…