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Actress Victoria Lebene Mekpah has tied the knot with her blogger boyfriend, Eugene Safo-Nkansah in a colourful ceremony in Accra. The two had a beach wedding on Tuesday, June 11 at the Rehab Beach Club located in La. They had their traditional marriage earlier in the morning, and continued with a wedding ceremony in the afternoon. Industry players including actors, musicians and colleagues of the two graced the occasion to celebrate with the two. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Ghana has downplayed the role of Canadian security experts in rescuing two of its nationals kidnaped in Kumasi last week. While admitting a team from Canada were in Ghana to see how they could help local security operatives to rescue the victims, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah argued that move was unnecessary as it did little to the success of the Wednesday rescue operation. Some Canadian security experts reportedly arrived in the Ashanti Regional capital on Tuesday to augment local security authorities in locating and rescuing their two nationals kidnapped on June 4 at Ahodwo. “…this Canadian team was in…

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed it took the Ghana National Security agencies only 25 minutes to complete the rescue operation of the two Canadian girls who were kidnapped in Kumasi. They were rescued in the early hours of Wednesday, June 12 at Suwaba, a suburb of Kumasi. According to an earlier statement issued by the Minister of Information, the two – 19 and 20 – were rescued following an operation led by National Security operatives. “Details of the operation and ongoing efforts to ensure that similar incidents are successfully resolved will be made available in a…

Stakeholders in the cocoa business have agreed in principle that they will not buy a tonne of cocoa from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire below $2,600. The agreement was reached in Accra Wednesday at the instance of the two West African neighbours, who supply more than 65 per cent of global cocoa beans. The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, told the media in Accra that the stakeholders, comprising traders, processors and manufacturers also agreed that Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire would not sell produce from the 2020/21 cocoa season until further notice. Mr Boahen Aidoo announced these when…

Stakeholders in the cocoa business have agreed in principle that they will not buy a tonne of cocoa from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire below $2,600. The agreement was reached in Accra Wednesday at the instance of the two West African neighbours, who supply more than 65 per cent of global cocoa beans. The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, told the media in Accra that the stakeholders, comprising traders, processors and manufacturers also agreed that Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire would not sell produce from the 2020/21 cocoa season until further notice. Mr Boahen Aidoo announced these when…

Pentecostal churches in Ghana say they are counting on prayers as the number one weapon to avert a possible attack on churches in the country, measures being put in place by the various churches. General Secretary of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches, Rev. Emmanuel Parriga, said the churches cannot provide detailed security for themselves, but indicated they were doing the little they can to complement that of the country’s national security. “The Bible says we should watch and pray, so as we are praying, prayer is our number one weapon; we are also putting measure in place as back…

Investigations have revealed some schools in Ghana have colluded with officials of some basic schools in neighbouring Togo to register foreigners to sit for the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). At least 28 basic schools in Togo and eight schools in Ghana have been found to be engaging in the illegality, a report by The Eagle, led by freelance journalist Charles Amegashie has revealed. Headmaster of Kekeli Preparatory School in Aflao in the Volta region was on Monday, June 10, arrested by security personnel in the area for allegedly registering Togolese for the ongoing BECE. Figures from the report showed…

Investigations have revealed some schools in Ghana have colluded with officials of some basic schools in neighbouring Togo to register foreigners to sit for the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). At least 28 basic schools in Togo and eight schools in Ghana have been found to be engaging in the illegality, a report by The Eagle, led by freelance journalist Charles Amegashie has revealed. Headmaster of Kekeli Preparatory School in Aflao in the Volta region was on Monday, June 10, arrested by security personnel in the area for allegedly registering Togolese for the ongoing BECE. Figures from the report showed…

Government has appointed the winner of TV3’s Talented Kidz X, Nakeeyat Sam Dramani, as a sanitation ambassador for a two-year tenure. The seven-year-old poet outshone seven other competitors in the grand finale to emerge victorious. Nakeeyat dazzles to the top; wins TV3 Talented Kidz season 10 In a short ceremony Tuesday, June 11 at the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to announce her appointment, Nakeeyat seized the opportunity to pull yet another sterling performance to the amazement of the gathering. Having won the ambassadorial role out of her breathtaking performances on environmental sustainability issues during the competition, she continues…

Government has appointed the winner of TV3’s Talented Kidz X, Nakeeyat Sam Dramani, as a sanitation ambassador for a two-year tenure. The seven-year-old poet outshone seven other competitors in the grand finale to emerge victorious. Nakeeyat dazzles to the top; wins TV3 Talented Kidz season 10 In a short ceremony Tuesday, June 11 at the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to announce her appointment, Nakeeyat seized the opportunity to pull yet another sterling performance to the amazement of the gathering. Having won the ambassadorial role out of her breathtaking performances on environmental sustainability issues during the competition, she continues…