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A trailer hauling a fully loaded 20 feet container has struck the concrete beams on the Ashaiman Interchange causing cracks underneath the bridge at the Tema-Accra stretch of the busy motorway. It is unclear what caused the Maersk branded trailer, which was moving towards Accra, to hit the beams, but it is believed to have been caused by the decoupling of the trailer head just under the interchange. As at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, the head of the truck had been moved from the scene. The tip of the trailer was however hooked up to the bridge causing the container to…

 MPs and peers will return to Parliament later after the Supreme Court ruled that its suspension was unlawful. Boris Johnson, who is flying back early from a UN summit in New York, faces calls to resign from opposition groups. The PM has said he “profoundly disagreed” with Tuesday’s landmark ruling but he would respect it. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, said he would not criticise the court, but he “disagreed with their position”. Commons Speaker John Bercow said MPs will sit from 11:30 BST. There will be no Prime Ministers’ Questions but urgent questions, ministerial statements…

Over 90 per cent of students who sat for this year’s Ghana School of Law entrance examination failed to make the cut for admission. Results showed that of  the 1,820 candidates who sat for the entrance exams, only 128, representing 7 per cent passed.  The mass failure comes on the back of a similar failure in the Ghana Bar exams few months ago. More than 90 per cent of the 727 students who wrote that exams failed, sparking agitation amongst the students. The affected persons marched to parliament where they presented a petition to have the General Legal Council address…

Over 90 per cent of students who sat for this year’s Ghana School of Law entrance examination failed to make the cut for admission. Results showed that of  the 1,820 candidates who sat for the entrance exams, only 128, representing 7 per cent passed.  The mass failure comes on the back of a similar failure in the Ghana Bar exams few months ago. More than 90 per cent of the 727 students who wrote that exams failed, sparking agitation amongst the students. The affected persons marched to parliament where they presented a petition to have the General Legal Council address…

Asomdwee Ne Bohye Asase Ministries (ABAM), otherwise known as Peace and Promised Land Ministries, on Monday, September 23 embarked on its annual healthwalk in Accra. The walk, the fourth in its edition, began at Ritz Junction on the Adentan-Madina Highway to its Botwe Assembly at Ashaley Botwe. Scores of church members – mostly the youth – danced to brass band music as they marched along the main street to Ashaley Botwe. They march through the Aviation House, Third Gate and took a detour in Botwe through the St Francis of Asisi Catholic Church area. At the final destination, the Botwe…

A Deputy Minister of Defence, Major Derek Oduro (Rtd),  has disclosed that about 140 Ghanaian soldiers have lost their lives, as of May 2019, while serving in the United Nations (UN) Missions around the world. He said the lost heroes and heroines showed acts of selfless sacrifice and dedication to the protection of their fellow men and would never be forgotten. The Deputy Minister said this on Tuesday at the Army Week Celebrations’ Wreath-Laying ceremony at the Cenotaph of the Peacekeeping Memorial at Burma Camp in Accra. Major Oduro said the gathering was a testament of the commitment to honouring…

Planned Caesarean delivery can be the safest option for women who have had a Caesarean in the past, according to new research in PLoS Medicine. Attempting a vaginal birth was linked with a small but increased chance of complications for mother and baby compared with repeat Caesareans. The findings come from more than 74,000 births in Scotland. Experts say mums-to-be should be offered a choice of how to deliver – vaginal or Caesarean – when possible. A recent investigation by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme suggests this is not always happening, with many women requesting a Caesarean being denied one.…

The Dagliboari Primary and Junior High Schools have been closed down following the outbreak of strange skin disease in some communities in the North East region. 3news.com gathered that the schools were closed down on Tuesday September 24, after medical professionals from the Gambaga Municipal Health Directorate confirmed a widespread of scabies in the Dagliboari community. The Gambaga Municipal Director of Education, Hawa Yussif Pont who disclosed this to 3news.com said the Municipal Assembly is considering closing down more schools. Madam Hawa Pont pointed out that the closure was based expert advice. “Information my HR brought from the municipal assembly…

Planned Caesarean delivery can be the safest option for women who have had a Caesarean in the past, according to new research in PLoS Medicine. Attempting a vaginal birth was linked with a small but increased chance of complications for mother and baby compared with repeat Caesareans. The findings come from more than 74,000 births in Scotland. Experts say mums-to-be should be offered a choice of how to deliver – vaginal or Caesarean – when possible. A recent investigation by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme suggests this is not always happening, with many women requesting a Caesarean being denied one.…

Dreams FC president Kurt Okraku is convinced he is the right man to lead Ghana football out of what he says is the oblivion it has sunk into since the airing of the Number 12 documentary that brought an end to Kwesi Nyantakyi’s time as GFA president. Mr. Okraku was one of the members of the Executive Committee at the time, but at the launch of his manifesto in Accra, he made no mention of his former boss. Instead, he laid out in eloquent terms what was wrong with Ghana football and how he is the man to fix it…