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Police have invaded Ekpu, a fishing community near Half Assini in the Western Region, and shooting indiscriminately, leaving residents in intense fear, Onua FM has gathered. Narrating the incident to Onua FM morning show host Bright Kwesi Asempa, the Assemblyman of the Ekpu electoral area, Peter Miezah, described the situation as ‘hostage situation’, adding that the community has not experienced such invasion before. “We are all surprised and terrified by the way the very people who are supposed to protect lives and property would invade a community in the early hours of the day amidst indiscriminate shooting. “Everyone is afraid to…

Argentina have parted ways with national team coach Edgardo Bauza. This was revealed to reporters in Buenos Aires by football association president Claudio Tapia. “We’ve reached an agreement, we’ve told Bauza he’s ceased to be the national team coach,” the president of the Argentina Football Association (AFA) told journalists after a meeting on Monday. Bauza has presided over  a string of poor results with the recent coming in the form of a 2-0 defeat at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia. The match played on March 28 was a 2018 world cup qualifier. The Albiceleste are currently fifth…

Versatile Kumawood actress Nana Ama McBrown has revealed that she does not regret wearing one of the most talked about dresses at the weekend’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. According to her, the dress was given to her by the event organizer, Charterhouse, because she was to present an award that night. She made this known while speaking to Miriam Osei-Agyemang on 3FM’s mid-morning show Urban Blend on the segment dubbed ‘Worker of the Week’. Nana Ama McBrown was nominated as Worker of the Week by her fellow actress Akosua Kekeli of the ‘Efiewura’ Fame. Asked how she felt about her…

The new Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Chief Executive, Osei Assibey Antwi, has averted bloodbath at the Sofoline transport terminal as drivers had planned to attack the Assembly’s engineers, who were to start work on an ultra-modern bus terminal on Monday. Executives of the Sofoline branch of Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU) led by its Chairman, Julius Caesar, is said to have sent a notice on Sunday to the KMA, warning that any attempt to take over the terminal without reaching an agreement will be forcefully resisted. Upon hearing the threat from the drivers, the KMA boss directed an immediate…

The Kumasi Central Market was gutted by fire Monday afternoon. It is unclear what caused the fire but fire officers were at the scene working to douse the flames. Eye witnesses suspect a mattress-carrying truck caused the disaster, which left several stalls in ruins. Property worth millions of Cedis were also burnt to ashes. In an interview with TV3’s William Evans Nkum, Ashanti Region Minister Simon Osei Mensah described the incident as a major disaster to the region. He said the disaster has awoken debate on the need to redevelop the market, which has suffered numerous disasters of similar nature…

The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has condemned the recent attack of the KMA circuit court by political vigilante group Delta Force. In a joint statement with the Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Ghana, Christine Evans-Klock, the former Ghanaian lawmaker is said to have been astounded by the post-elections “acts of impunity” perpetrated by Delta Force. The pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group’s recent show of bravado was on Thursday, April 6 when some members stormed the circuit court and…

About 50 excavators are being sent from gold-mining town Prestea in the Western Region to Accra as a sign of compliance to government’s three-week ultimatum to all illegal miners to stop their activities, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has revealed. Benito Owusu Bio said government’s recent fight appears to be paying off and even a cabinet meeting is ongoing at the Peduase Lodge in the Eastern Region to get a long term strategy in the fight against menace, popularly known as galamsey. The Member of Parliament for Atwima-Nwabiagya Constituency revealed this in an interview with TV3’s Kwabena…

A Kumasi Circuit Court has remanded in prison custody eight members of political vigilante group Delta Force. The eight were arrested last Thursday, April 6 for aiding the escape of 13 of their members standing trial at the KMA Circuit Court. Presided over by Patricia Bonsu, the court on Monday morning ordered the eight to reappear on Tuesday, April 18. TV3’s William Evans Nkum reports that a plea for bail put forward by lead counsel for the accused, Gary Nimako, was thrown out. READ: Heavy security as Delta Force attackers face court Lawyer Nimako argued in court, TV3’s reporter narrated,…

There is heavy police presence at Circuit Court 2 in Kumasi, where members of political vigilante group Delta Force who aided the escape of other members are standing trial. Numbering eight, the Delta Force members standing trial stormed the KMA Circuit Court on Thursday, April 6 and freed 13 of their members who were standing trial for assaulting the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, George Agyei. The accused defied an order by the judge, Mary Senkyere, in open court after she had remanded the 13 in prison custody. They verbally abused her and vandalized court property, exiting through a restricted area…