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The Ga Paramountcy has denied knowing one Nii Adama Latse II as Ga Mantse after he was purportedly snubbed by some appointees of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a statement, the Paramountcy stated that Nii Adama Latse II is not the Ga Mantse of the Ga state as reported in the story published on 3news.com. Below is the full statement: The attention of the Ga Paramount Stool Dsase has been drawn to a news item circulating on Social Media and purported to be pinned to 3news.com with a heading “Call your Men to Oder” which seeks to put…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced it will commence a mop-up exercise for the Ghana Card registration in the Volta and Greater Accra regions after it fell short of meeting its target. The Authority said it was not in a position to discriminate against any Ghanaian for any political reason and will “not in any way by our action and inaction try to exclude some people”. Head of Public Affairs at the NIA Francis Palmdeti, who announced this in interview on TV3, noted that the Authority had met to consider the concerns of some people in the Volta Region…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the commencement of the second Phase of the Tamale Airport project to be completed in 30 months at an estimated cost of 70 million dollars. It will encompass construction of a modular airport terminal building of approximately 5,000 square metres, which will be expandable in the future; a Hajj facility of approximately 1,000m2; a single carriageway access road; landside and airside infrastructure adapted to the terminal size; and construction of water, power and sewerage infrastructure deemed necessary for normal operations. The construction of an ultra-modern terminal building, together with a multi-purpose…

For months, there have been speculations of award-winning radio and TV personality Berlinda Adardey, aka Berla Mundi, quitting EIB Network to begin a new chapter of her career with TV3. Those claims were however debunked by her colleagues at GHOne TV. But it is now confirmed! The award-winning bubbly presenter is finally exiting EIB after five years as a radio and TV show host. And her next destination is Media General. In a long Instagram post Thursday morning, Berla extended profound gratitude to the CEO of EIB Network Bola Ray for harnessing her potential as an individual and a media…

For months, there have been speculations of award-winning radio and TV personality Berlinda Adardey, aka Berla Mundi, quitting EIB Network to begin a new chapter of her career with TV3. Those claims were however debunked by her colleagues at GHOne TV. But it is now confirmed! The award-winning bubbly presenter is finally exiting EIB after five years as a radio and TV show host. And her next destination is Media General. In a long Instagram post Thursday morning, Berla extended profound gratitude to the CEO of EIB Network Bola Ray for harnessing her potential as an individual and a media…

Government says it has spent a whopping 198,200,000 cedis in paying allowances of trainee nurses in public institutions across the country from September last year to June this year. Each trainee nurse, the government said, received 400 cedis every 10 months in each academic year to support their academic and clinical work. A statement issued by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday said government last Thursday released money for the payment of “final part” of the allowance for the 2018/2019 academic year. “In all, the government has released a total of 198,200,000 from September 2018 to June 2019 to pay…

Security and political stability provide foundation for peace and development. Hence, when threats to security appears to be rampant, this raises concerns for many. Such is the situation of organized crime in West Africa today. Networked crime has remained resistant to policy responses and is now linking up with political terrorism in the sub-region. In this write up, I provide an overview to these linkages and point out why they have to rather be approached as collective security threats than as threats to the security of individual nation states. Organized crime – kidnapping for ransom, armed smuggling, human trafficking, drug…

The Coalition of Aggrieved Menzgold Customers say they expect nothing more than how and when their investments would be refunded as the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold speaks to the press on Monday. The CEO of the troubled gold dealership firm, Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM1, in a tweet on Wednesday assured that he will provide “final practical resolutions” to all challenges confronting his companies. “I will address the press on the 19th August,19, regarding the state of affairs of our companies, with final practical resolutions to all pending teasing matters, geared towards a highly possible rebound soon.…

Seventy teachers within the Kwahu East municipality of the Eastern Region have received full scholarship from the Bryan Acheampong Foundation (BAF) to undertake postgraduate courses at the Presbyterian University College. The beneficiaries of the 429,000-cedi scholarship package have taught for at least 10 years. A cheque for 208,250 cedis has been presented to authorities of the University to cover part of the scholarship by the non-governmental organisation founded by the Member of Parliament for Kwahu East, Bryan Acheampong. Presenting the cheque, Mr Acheampong said additional 30 teachers in the area will be shortlisted to pursue undergraduate courses at the Presbyterian…

The Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, has denied rumours that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been scrapped. He said the junior high school curriculum is yet to be reviewed. He made this known on Thursday, August 15 when he addressed journalists on some developments in the education sector. There were reports that the review of the educational curriculum will lead to the scrapping of the BECE. The Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Dr Prince Hamid Armah, is quoted as saying the BECE has outlived its…