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The CEO of Africa Integras, Andrea Pizziconi says she retracted her seeming sexual harassment claims against the vice chancellor of the University of Ghana because she felt threatened by the university and its ability to negatively impact her business. In the wake of the explosive documentary on “sex for grades” by the BBC which included Ghana’s premier university, Pizziconi shared a tweet suggesting her company’s US$64m infrastructure investment at UG suffered as a result of a sex scandal. “I have remained mostly quiet despite the battery of attacks by Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu on my dignity. I was advised not…

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a 26,000-cedi bail with two sureties each to a NADMO officer and a teacher for allegedly defrauding a man of 25,500 under the pretext of enlisting his family and friends into the Ghana National Fire Service and other security services. Kofi Arhin Ghansah, alias Fiifi, 48, NADMO officer was charged for defrauding by false pretense, whilst Samuel Ashong, alias Paa Nii, 46, teacher charged for abetment of crime. Both of them pleaded not guilty to the charges. They are to make their next appearance on November 13 Police Inspector Samuel Ahiabor told the Court…

The 2019 Ghana Football Association (GFA) elections started on September 18, at the Regional Football Association (RFA) levels, as all the ten regions (except the newly created regions) have successfully elected its leaders for the next four years. The election was the first step towards the general GFA Presidential elections. The elected chairmen would resume office of the GFA after the Normalization Committee. Nine out of the ten incumbents were successfully retained their seats with Mr Osei Tutu Agyemang winning the Ashanti Region with 41 votes ahead of Referee Osei Nsiah who amassed 29 votes. After serving the region as…

Government says it would next week make public, its findings after probing into the controversial Power Distribution Service (PDS) deal which was fraught with “fraud”. Energy Minister Peter Amewu said the government will “come out with credible evidence” and bring closure to the brouhaha surrounding the PDS concession agreement with Electricity Company of Ghana. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah had told journalists on August 1 that the probe would take 30 days. However, the government has yet to make any disclosure on its findings, a month after its own deadline. But the Energy Minister would not accept that the government…

Parliament will sit on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years to vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. The PM has been trying to convince MPs to support the agreement he secured with the EU, ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons. His former DUP allies and opposition parties plan to vote against it. But at least nine Labour MPs are expected to rebel and the PM is hoping to be backed by some of the Tory MPs he sacked for opposing him last month. BBC deputy political editor John Pienaar said…

Many singers and rappers showed up at TV3’s premises in Accra to audition for the “reloaded” Mentor. From far and near, hundreds of people interested in pursuing a career in music were present to showcase their talent to judges with hopes of being selected amongst the Top 12 for the competition. While some of the rappers and singers who took turns to showcase their act were lucky enough to be okayed for the next stage of the audition process, others failed to impress judges and were shown the door. The Accra auditions continue on Saturday, October 19 at the TV3…

Many singers and rappers showed up at TV3’s premises in Accra to audition for the “reloaded” Mentor. From far and near, hundreds of people interested in pursuing a career in music were present to showcase their talent to judges with hopes of being selected amongst the Top 12 for the competition. While some of the rappers and singers who took turns to showcase their act were lucky enough to be okayed for the next stage of the audition process, others failed to impress judges and were shown the door. The Accra auditions continue on Saturday, October 19 at the TV3…

Lady Gaga took a big fall from the stage last night. While performing during her Enigma residency in Las Vegas on Thursday, a fan — who had picked her up while dancing together — accidentally stumbled and they both fell from the stage. He appeared to have landed on top of the petite songstress. The fall was captured on video and there were gasps and screams from concert-goers. https://twitter.com/laur_calderone/status/1185052814889738240?s=20 However, it was on with the show for the performer as she got back up on the stage — well after she could find the stairs. All the while she was reassuring…

A landslide on the Adenta-Aburi road has caused a section of the major road to be blocked, causing gridlock along the Peduase – Ayi Mensah stretch. The landslide was triggered by heavy rains in the area Friday afternoon. It sent mud and rocks from the Akuapim Ridge onto the road at a sharp curve, just about 400 metres away from the popular Peduase Lodge. “Lots of sand and rocks have fallen onto the road [from Aburi to Accra stretch],” an eyewitness, Mamle Amenya told 3news.com a while ago. Traffic from Adenta towards Aburi has now been re-routed to the other…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged newly commissioned officers of the Ghana Armed Forces to discharge their duties professionally and diligently, fearlessly and efficiently, and act to promote national integration and cohesion. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Regular Career Course 59 and Short Service Commission/Special Duties Course 57 Officer Cadets of the Ghana Armed Forces, on Friday, 18th October, 2019, President Akufo-Addo urged the new officers to remember that Ghana occupies a respectable and envious position on the world stage. “We are regarded as a beacon of peace and stability on the continent, and as an established,…