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The US has recorded more than 250,000 deaths from Covid-19, a bleak marker as cases soar once again across the country. According to Johns Hopkins University, the country has now reported 250,029 deaths and nearly 11.5 million cases. It has more reported infections and a higher death toll than any other country worldwide. And cases have once again started to soar throughout the US, hitting new daily highs in the last week. Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, top US infectious diseases Dr Anthony Fauci said the country was “going in the wrong direction at a very precarious time”, with…

A Political Marketer and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr. Kobby Mensah, has stated that Presidency’s response to Martin Amidu’s allegations came rather late. Martin Amidu handed in his resignation letter as Special Prosecutor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Monday with allegations of interference in his work. The President, through his Executive Secretary, Nana Bediatuo Asante, in a response on Tuesday, November 17, rebutted many of the accusations by Mr Amidu. But the political marketer says this may not have much impact on the damage caused by Mr. Amidu. Speaking on the issue…

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nation Builders Corp (NABCO) Dr Ibrahim Anyars on Tuesday said an exit plan formed integral part of the programme which seeks to add value and channel personnel unto their preferred career paths. “Personnel at the end of the programme would become better for the job market,” he said. Dr Anyars said this at a graduation ceremony in Accra held for NABCO personnel who had successfully completed courses in various programmes of study via the NABCO Skills and Talent Academy (NSTA) pathways. The training was in partnership with the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence…

The Western Region Minister, Kobina Okyere Darko Mensah, has assured that the Region will witness more developmental projects in Akufo-Addo’s next government after the elections. According to him, government has plans and policies which will ensure the Region continually receives its fair share of national cake. The Minister was speaking on Connect FM’s Asem Yi Dzi Ka political show with Henry Eliud Yankey on various subjects pertaining to the development of his Region. UPGRADE OF EFFIA NKWANTA HOSPITAL The Minister implied that the upgrading of the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital into a teaching hospital is expected to begin next year,…

The Ayeduase shooting is taking an interesting twist as contradictory eyewitness reports have revealed the suspect, Samson Zabanga, may not have shot himself as being reported by police. A oolice statement on Tuesday, November 17 mentioned that the suspect, during a road rage, gunned himself in his KIA Optima after shooting another at Ayeduase near KNUST. But reports Akoma FM is gathering indicate that the suspect did not shoot himself but was shot from unknown location. Speaking on the morning show GhanAkoma on Wednesday, November 18, an eyewitness, who insisted on speaking on condition of anonymity, recounted that “I was…

A number of shops at the Pedestrian Shopping Mall at Odawna near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra has been razed down. The shops were razed down by an inferno which is said to have started around 1:30am of Wednesday, November 18. It is unclear what sparked the inferno but personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) are at the scene to control the situation with investigations expected to begin immediately. There are about eight fire canon so far at the scene, 3news.com can confirm. Shop owners who got wind of the disaster are also trooping in to salvage…

The Office of the President, barely 24 hours after Martin Amidu resigned from his position as Special Prosecutor, has responded to allegations raised in the letter. Find the full response issued by Secretary to the President Nana Asante Bediatuo below: Source: 3news.com|Ghana

The Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the death of suspect Samson Zabanga, who was reported to have shot himself on Tuesday, November 17. Spokesperson for the Command Godwin Ahianyo confirmed to 3news.com that “at about 17:30 hours on Tuesday Samson Zabanga died moments after the victim [Kwame Amoah] passed on at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital — where the two were receiving treatment after sustaining severe gunshot wounds”. His body has been deposited at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy, ASP Ahianyo said. By Nana Asenso Mensah|Akoma FM|3news.com|Ghana 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken exception to allegations by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, in his resignation letter, that he and his deputy, Jane Cynthia Naa Korshie Lamptey, have not been paid since taking office. “Your office received more than a sufficient budgetary allocation to assist it in its anti-corruption fight,” a letter from the Office of the President on Tuesday, November 17 stressed. The letter is in direct response to the issues raised in Mr Amidu’s resignation letter on Monday, November 16. “Remarkably, your letter of resignation alludes to the consistent deprivation of finances and a…

TV3’s Showbiz 360 celebrated its one-year anniversary last Friday, November 13, 2020. To mark the celebration was a bash night with prominent showbiz personalities and the energetic show host Giovani Caleb supported by Akorfa. Lekzy Decomic, the comedian, Fameye, Mr. Drew, Krymi, Kumi Guitar, Joe Mettle, Nikki Samonas, Clemento Suarez, Akwaboah, Moesha Buduong and MOG Music as well as global pallbearers Nana Tafregya graced the show. The one-year anniversary bash couldn’t have started without the Lioness of Africa Wiyaala’s performance. https://twitter.com/i/status/1327350714490818563 Clemento Suarez cracked up and left everyone present in stitches with Giovani’s energy, which is always out of the…