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Hajia Alima Mahama[/caption] A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has revealed that attempts by the then-candidate Akufo-Addo to choose a woman as his running mate was met with protests by powerful women’s groups of the political party. Weighing in on the debate that has greeted President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent comment that there has not been enough dynamism in the gender parity agenda of the country, Mr Otchere-Darko said two groups; the women caucus of the NPP in Parliament, women organizers of the party lobbied against the choice of Hajia Alima Mahama as running-mate…

Mr Samuel Kwakye, the Eastern Regional Director of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it is an offence to send any person below 18 years of age to buy tobacco and tobacco products. Again, laws against smoking in public places would be strictly enforced to help protect the society from the high damage that tobacco causes to the body. This was contained in a speech read on behalf of Mr Kwakye at the observation of the World No Tobacco Day Koforidua and the Ghana advocacy agenda on Non Communicable Diseases here in Kumasi. The programme was organized by the…

Facebook has taken steps to stop its apps being pre-installed on Huawei smartphones, Reuters reports. The ban covers the main Facebook app, as well as apps from its subsidiary companies WhatsApp and Instagram. The action was taken in response to US government action in May to bar US companies from using foreign telecom firms it regards as a security risk. People who already own a Huawei phone and have the relevant apps installed can still continue to use them. Facebook said they would also continue to supply updates to existing users on Huawei phones. Huawei has not commented on the Facebook decision. The…

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George, claims that former President Jerry John Rawlings’ call for the revision of the indemnity clauses of the 1992 constitution of Ghana was a swipe at the MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, who is currently standing trial for corruption related allegations. Giving the keynote address at a parade, wreath-laying and durbar to climax activities marking the 40th anniversary of the June 4 uprising at Nungua in Accra Tuesday, the architect of the uprising said there are many constitutional clauses that do not serve the national interest. He observed…

Liberians are angry about the apparent disappearance of state funds – and are planning a protest march on Friday to demand answers. Their anger centres on two scandals: Revelations last year that $15.5bn Liberian dollars ($104m, £82m) of freshly minted currency had disappeared from Liberia’s ports The mismanagement of a 25m US dollar cash injection into the economy last year. What happened? In September 2018, local media reported that shipping containers filled with newly printed Liberian dollars from Swedish banknote manufacturer Crane AB disappeared from Liberia’s entry ports between 2016 and 2017. The Central Bank of Liberia denied the allegations…

The fate of the pupils of the Kori Primary and Junior High School at Sandema in the Builsa North district of the Upper East Region hung in the balance as the rainy season sets in. The early rains of the season have rendered the only linking-bridge on the road leading to the school useless, compelling  authorities to close the school each time the clouds gather. Pupils are also unable to go to school each time it rains because the road, 3news.com gathers, becomes inaccessible. A source close to the school reports that until the rains set in, the school was…

Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is likely to face workers agitation, if it fails to review existing policies on pensions and its computations. Contributors to the Trust gave the caution at the Volta Regional Coordinating Council’s Heads of Departments meeting in Ho, where SSNIT gave an overview of pensions. The contributors, mainly heads of decentralised Departments and Agencies said for instance, the use of basic salary to compute pensions, when allowances and other benefits, which shore up pay were excluded from the calculations disadvantaged workers and therefore called for a review. They demanded a review of the base…

Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is likely to face workers agitation, if it fails to review existing policies on pensions and its computations. Contributors to the Trust gave the caution at the Volta Regional Coordinating Council’s Heads of Departments meeting in Ho, where SSNIT gave an overview of pensions. The contributors, mainly heads of decentralised Departments and Agencies said for instance, the use of basic salary to compute pensions, when allowances and other benefits, which shore up pay were excluded from the calculations disadvantaged workers and therefore called for a review. They demanded a review of the base…

[caption id="attachment_124711" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard[/caption] Mr Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby, has endorsed the call by APO (Africa Press Organisation) founder Mr Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard that African sports federations must professionalised their communication if they want to attract sponsors. Mr Pompigne-Mognard made the call in an interview with Leslie Koroma of African Sports Monthly that was published in the June issue of the magazine. APO Group is a media relation and press release distribution company that started its operation back in 2007 and has today grown to become the foremost and most prominent press distribution company for Africa. The…

Prof. Mike Oquaye[/caption] Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament has written to the High Court in Accra, where Mr Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central is in trial over financial impropriety, to respect the lawmaker’s privileges granted under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. According to the letter, the Speaker drew the court’s attention to provisions in 1992 Constitution of Ghana, and urged it to respect the privileges accorded a Member of Parliament in the constitution. Mr Ayariga is being hauled by the Martin Amidu led Office of Special Prosecutor to the court over alleged tax evasion and procurement…