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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the strongest indication yet that “tough, prudent and innovative” measures will be adopted to restore the country to its economic viability. According to him, the last eight years have seen Ghana’s debt stock rise to 74 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), a situation that leaves the economy on the brink of collapse. “There is practically no fiscal space left,” he stressed. But the president assured that: “I will not allow the economy to collapse under my watch.” President Akufo-Addo gave this assurance in his maiden state-of-the-nation address to Parliament on Tuesday,…

Supreme Court judge Justice William Anaam Atuguba acted in the stead of Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood on Tuesday at the maiden State of the Nation address by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Her Ladyship Wood is said to be in Cairo, Egypt, attending the Conference of Chief Justices. She has attended every single State of the Nation address since becoming Chief Justice in 2007. Wood JSC attended the sessions under John Agyekum Kufuor, John Evans Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama, whose last address was on January 5, 2017. Curiously, Justice Atuguba acted as Chief Justice of the Republic…

https://youtu.be/ySbs0a0I-QQ Out of invisible boundaries Africa was needlessly partitioned displacing families and creating an illusion of a different African people. Till today Africa has been unable to erase these invisible lines. The scramble for Africa during the period of New Imperialism between 1881 and 1914 caused the death and denigration of many Africans. Slavery and colonization held back the growth and civilization process of Africans, mentally erasing and blinding Africans of their immense contributions towards humanity. The colonization of Gold Coast by the British for the sake of natural resources and minerals was a difficult moment as the people resisted…

A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that 100,000 people are facing starvation, with a million more on the brink of famine. A combination of civil war and an economic collapse have been blamed. There have been warnings of famine in Yemen, Somalia and north-eastern Nigeria, but South Sudan is the first to declare one. Last week, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that more than 20 million people may face starvation in a series…

The President of the Northern Regional House of Chiefs, Yagbonwura Sulemana Tumtumba Boresa, has sent a delegation to Bimbilla to console the families of the deceased from the recent disturbances in the area. They also appealed to the feuding factions to use due process of the law to resolve any differences. The delegation was made of representatives of Ya Na, the over lord of Dagbon, and Nayiri, the overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area. The delegation was led by Tule Wura, Alhaji Rashid Mahama. The delegation met with the two feuding factions at their respective palaces on Saturday. At the…

Ghana Premier League side Bechem United have been eliminated from the 2017 Caf Confederation Cup qualifiers. The Hunters were beaten 4-1 at the July 5 Stadium in Algiers by MC Alger, who qualify on a 5-3 aggregate. The Ghanaian side had beaten the Algerians 2-1 in the first leg of the preliminary round played at the Accra Sports Stadium. That match was the first continental outing for the Brong Ahafo Region club, who had made it to represent Ghana after winning the 2016 FA Cup. Two goals from Abdulrahman Hachoud and one each from Mohamed Segeur and Zakaria Mansouri ensured…

The Acting Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu, has rung yet another shake-up within the senior ranks of the Ghana Police Service. Among the changes, which took immediate effect upon a press release on Friday, February 17, sees the Public Relations Officers (PROs) of the Ashanti, Eastern and Northern regional commands making moves. Popular gospel musician SP Kofi Sarpong has also been transferred from the Ashanti Regional Command to the National Headquarters to be in charge of Procurement. Find the changes below: Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Leader and founder of Glorious Wave Chapel Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi has added his voice to who headlines Ghana’s 60th anniversary and he believes a Ghanaian musician should headline the concert. Few days ago when the National Planning Committee of the Ghana, 60 Years On announced that American prolific gospel musician Don Moen was going to headline the anniversary gospel concert, it did not go down well with many Ghanaians including gospel musicians and entertainment critics. Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, who is also not happy with the whole idea, in an interview with Christian Agyei Frimpong on Accra-based Onua 95.1…

INK Africa on Saturday mounted the stage at TV3’s blood donation event to treat all gathered to renditions of some popular Ghanaian music. The Nakupenda hitmakers kept donors and staff of TV3, 3FM, Onua FM and 3news.com on their feet as they performed songs such as Brother Brother by Bisa Kdei, Show Your Love by Paapa Yankson and Serwaa Akoto by Yamoah’s Band. The Mentor VII products were backed by Classic International Band. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Newly appointed British High Commissioner Iain Walker has expressed delight about his upcoming role in Ghana. He is, however, worried about the vacuum he would have to fill on social media short messaging site Twitter as a result of the departure of Jon Benjamin. Delighted to be appointed High Commissioner designate to Ghana starting in August. Big twitter shoes to fill after @JonBenjamin19 — Iain Walker (@walkeriain) February 17, 2017 Mr Benjamin leaves Ghana at the end of July for “another Diplomatic Service appointment”. He has been very active on Twitter and has stirred public controversy with some of his…