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In what is said to be a “love letter to Africa” and seeking the best talents from Africa, thoughts of why Beyoncé chose controversial dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale to feature on her latest album “The Lion King: The Gift” remains miraculous news to Ghanaians and the  music industry.  Africa over the years has seen great talents  in wonderful musicians  like Angelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti, Yvonne Chakachaka, Kojo Antwi and many others. I was fortunate to have witnessed these musicians deliver their best of talents which not only entertained but spoke volumes of our culture as Africans. To many, Shatta Wale…

A Nigerian imam, who saved 262 Christians from killer herdsman by hiding them in his mosque and home, has been honoured by the US government. Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, 83, received the International Religious Freedom Award alongside four others from Cyprus, Sudan, Brazil and Iraq. The imam had saved the Christians in Barkin Ladi area of Plateau state in central Nigeria who were running away from the killers. More than 80 others were killed in the attack that targeted Christians in the area, and the number could have been more without the intervention of the imam. The imam had told the…

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), has increased the annual grant for member association from $100,000 to $200,000. Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, President of CAF announced at the 32nd General Assembly of CAF held at Marriots Hotel in Cairo on Thursday. Addressing delegates Mr. Ahmad said the increment forms part of the reforms instituted towards the growth of the game. “Another measure which deserves your attention is the differential increase in indemnities of allowances paid to match officials and taken into account by CAF. “These decisions all come into a new wave of reforms and are meant to give a new…

Head of Communications at Jospong Group, Sophia Lissah, has asked public relations practitioners to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset to drive the development agenda of their various companies and the country at large. “Such a positive mindset will also drive them to be passionate and innovative about the work they do, yield great results and impact society,” she stressed. Ms Lissah gave the advice at the 3rd Women in Public Relations (WiPR) Ghana summit held in Accra on the theme ‘Collaborate, Inspire, Lead’. WiPR is a professional platform created for women in the communications and the media. The event brought together…

Head of Communications at Jospong Group, Sophia Lissah, has asked public relations practitioners to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset to drive the development agenda of their various companies and the country at large. “Such a positive mindset will also drive them to be passionate and innovative about the work they do, yield great results and impact society,” she stressed. Ms Lissah gave the advice at the 3rd Women in Public Relations (WiPR) Ghana summit held in Accra on the theme ‘Collaborate, Inspire, Lead’. WiPR is a professional platform created for women in the communications and the media. The event brought together…

The Ghana Education Service has admitted that its directive asking heads of senior high schools to withdraw all teaching staff who acquired their degree through distance education and sandwich was in error. The affected teachers, the letter dated April 15, were to be re-posted to render their services in basic schools. “Do well to cooperate with these serious directives,” a copy of the letter addressed to the headmaster of St. Fidelis Senior High School, sighted by 3news.com caused apprehension among teachers. Following 3news.com’s publication which drew attention to the directive, the Ghana Education Service recoiled and issued another directive to calm…

 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has estimated that about 820 million people around the world do not have enough food to eat, according to its 2019 report on the state of the World’s Food Security and Nutrition. Launched on Monday, July 15, the report seeks to address the zero-hunger goal in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goal 2 and highlights the compositions of undernourished people in the world and the strides continents are making to improve lives. Key in the report is the continuous increase in the number of undernourished people in the world…

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong says interest rates charged by banks in Ghana are too high, thereby raising the cost of doing business in the country. As a result, he continues, Ghanaian traders will not be able to compete with their counterparts from India, China and Nigeria who access loans at lower rates. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP was contributing to a statement tabled by Manhyia North MP Collins Owusu Amankwah on the floor of the House over the involvement of foreigners in retail trade. “The reality is that it is very easy for…

Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah[/caption] An Accra High Court in the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and one other will on Wednesday, July 24 hear a motion for Stay of Proceedings filed by Dr Opuni through his counsel. The Court presided by Justice Clemance Honyenugah, an Appeal Court Judge, sitting as an additional High Court Judge adjourned the matter because the Court and other parties had not been served. The Motion was filed by Mr Samuel Cudjoe, the Counsel for the first accused after the Court had rejected the tendering of a document through the prosecution witness. Mrs Yvonne Attakora-Obuobisa, the Director…

Calm has been restored at the Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC Ltd) in Awaso of the newly created Western North Region. This was after the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Michael Ansah, led a delegation to pay a working visit to the company. The delegation comprised of a member of the Board of Directors of GIADEC, Benito Owusu-Bio, who is also a Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, and some members of the GIADEC management team. The Municipal Chief Executive  of the Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Authority (BABMA), Alfred Amuah and representatives…