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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed a former Member of Parliament for Yagaba/Kubori Constituency, Mustapha Ussif, as Executive Director of the National Service Scheme. Mr Ussif is expected to assume an acting role from Monday, February 6, pending the constitutional approval of the National Service Board. The appointment was made in pursuant to Section 15(1) of the Ghana National Service Scheme Act, 1980 (Act 426). Mr Ussif lost his seat in the 2016 elections to National Democratic Congress’ Abdul-Rauf Tanko Ibrahim, a former Chairman of the Hajj Board. Meanwhile, Henry Nana Boakye, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s…

The Abola Piam We of the Ga State over the weekend enthroned Nii Ajumako Nunoo as new Ga Mantse. Nii Nunoo, a former head of the Lands Commission, becomes the fourth claimant to the Ga stool. He was given the stool name Nii Tackie Obli II. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Recently, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia revealed the previous government awarded a 13.9 million dollars on the a yet-to-be-completed vice presidents’ official residence at Cantonments, Accra. Meanwhile the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the vice presidents revelation as unfortunate, as its officials challenge the figures. Below are photos of the veep house By Ayerkie Narnor|3news.com|Ghana

Electronics giant LG has admitted its new premium-priced computer displays experience “performance issues” when placed near a wi-fi router. The LG Ultrafine 5K monitor costs almost £900 and is promoted as an external display for Mac devices. But customers noticed the display flickered or switched off when near a wi-fi router and some posted negative reviews on Apple’s website. LG told the BBC that customers should change the location of their display. “Monitor arrived today and the picture flickered on or off when using with a brand new Macbook Pro,” wrote one reviewer. Another added: “The device is not properly…

Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops and spreading rapidly across Africa. The fall armyworm poses a major threat to food security and agricultural trade, warns the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (Cabi). It says farmers’ livelihoods are at risk as the non-native larvae threatens to reach Asia and the Mediterranean. The Food and Agriculture Organization plans emergency talks on the issue. The armyworm, so called because it eats its way through most of the vegetation in its way as it marches through crops, is native to North…

It’s hard to believe (and accept) that our significant other might ever even think about being unfaithful. But it happens, and in many cases, the signs are right there in front of us — and we ignore them. In the interest of protecting ourselves from heartbreak, we asked the experts to identify 16 key signs that could indicate when someone is thinking about committing the ultimate betrayal. Here’s what they said: #1. They’re guarding their phone. Today, it’s normal for people to be attached to their phones. But if you get the sense your partner is hiding it from you,…

Black Stars players Christian Atsu and Daniel Amartey have been named as part of the best eleven players at the just-ended Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The selection was made by the Technical Study Group of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) after the tournament, which was won by Cameroon after beating Egypt 2-1 on Sunday. While Atsu made a third successive tournament in Gabon, Leicester City midfielder Amartey was making only his second appearance at the tournament. Atsu was named the Most Valuable Player in the last tournament in Equatorial Guinea but lost that accolade to Cameroon’s Christian…

Cameroon came from a goal down to beat record African champions Egypt 2-1 in the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Goals from Nicolas Nkoulou and Vincent Aboubakar ensured that the Indomitable Lions cancel Mohamed Elneny’s first half goal to win their fifth African title. Egypt had won Group D and had beaten Morocco and Burkina Faso – the eventual third-place winners – prior to the final. Their opponents had moved out of their group as Group A runners-up, devouring Senegal’s Teranga Lions and Ghana’s Black Stars in the knock-out stage. The Pharaohs were favourites going…

Suspended Black Stars midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has lamented Ghana’s fourth-place finish at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, describing it as “unbelievable”. “I hope now we will see all those big changes we all hope for,” he tweeted on Saturday, February 4 after the Stars lost 0-1 to Burkina Faso in their final game at the tournament. Ghana had aimed at ending a 35-year wait for the continental title prior to the tournament. But that dream was crashed in the semi-final by Cameroon. Hitherto nonchalant fans raised their voices to express disappointment with some calling for the head of goalkeeper…