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File photo[/caption] Five persons have been arrested by security personnel in connection with a renewed confrontation between Konkombas and Chokosis. Three of them were arrested on Saturday May 18 while the remaining two were arrested in the early hours of Sunday May 19. Twenty four (24) cartridges were retrieved from the suspect on Saturday at Tambo. Two single barrel guns and 49 more cartridges were retrieved from them on Sunday at Bonbaba, Northern Regional Police PRO DSP Yussif Tanko confirmed to 3news.com. “Around 9:00am Sunday 19/05/2019, a group of Konkombas went and burnt Kolli village near Nambiri a chokosi village…

Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have been having a go at each other for years[/caption] Reggae and dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are currently being held by the Accra Regional Police Command for Sunday dawn’s commotion at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs). It appears the two are in police custody in connection with Sunday’s brawl but it is not clear if they would be charged for any act. The rivalry between the two artistes, who have been battling for supremacy, got nasty during the VGMAs, temporarily halting the hitherto an exciting event to celebrate Ghanaian musicians. Stonebwoy pulled out…

Reggae and dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are currently being held by the Accra Regional Police Command for Sunday dawn’s commotion at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs). It appears the two are in police custody in connection with Sunday’s brawl but it is not clear if they would be charged for any act. The rivalry between the two artistes, who have been battling for supremacy, got nasty during the VGMAs, temporarily halting the hitherto an exciting event to celebrate Ghanaian musicians. Stonebwoy pulled out a gun while on stage to pick the coveted award for the Reggae and…

A heart wrenching motor accident that occurred near the Queen of Peace Junction on the Kansaworado highway in Takoradi has claimed two lives The accident which occurred Sunday around 10:15 am involved two vehicles: a taxi with registration number WR 1888-13 and a white private Saloon car Eyewitnesses told CONNECT FM’s OMANBAPA morning show Host, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson the private car was heading towards the Kansaworado direction from Anaji while the taxi was from the Kansaworado direction towards Anaji when suddenly the private salon car being driven by a youngman veered off its lane to the other lane in…

Some artisanal salt winers are lamenting about salt importation into the country, a situation they say is  threatening their livelihood.   Leader of the Ada Songor Salt Cooperative, Aaron Larweh Hushie said the excessive importation does not favour the local salt producers in the country. He said government’s decision to subsidize imports on salt from Brazil and other countries coupled with the state’s inaction regarding the Songor lagoon seawater intake project is taking a toll on their businesses. According to Mr. Hushie, who was speaking in an interview on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show, the sector needed government support to survive. “For…

Some artisanal salt winers are lamenting about salt importation into the country, a situation they say is  threatening their livelihood.   Leader of the Ada Songor Salt Cooperative, Aaron Larweh Hushie said the excessive importation does not favour the local salt producers in the country. He said government’s decision to subsidize imports on salt from Brazil and other countries coupled with the state’s inaction regarding the Songor lagoon seawater intake project is taking a toll on their businesses. According to Mr. Hushie, who was speaking in an interview on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show, the sector needed government support to survive. “For…

Vincent Kompany says joining Anderlecht as player-manager is the “most passionate yet rational” decision he has ever made after announcing he has left Manchester City. The 33-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Belgian club after 11 years at Etihad Stadium, eight of which he spent as club captain. Saturday’s 6-0 FA Cup final win over Watford was Kompany’s final game for City, after winning four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four League Cups. In an open letter on Facebook, Belgium defender Kompany said leaving City “doesn’t feel real”. He defines the essence of the club. For…

Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians and organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards for his actions during the 20th edition of the awards. The award winning artiste pulled out a gun in the early hours of Sunday, May 19 while on stage to receive his award as the Raggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year. Stonebwoy who was just about delivering an acceptance speech after receiving his award was seen advancing towards the edge of the stage with a gun in hand when his long standing rival Shatta Wale and his team were making their way to…

Plans are far advanced to refurbish the Ghana Police Hospital in the Greater Accra region to make the facility the preferred health care center in the country.  Management therefore intends to expand the executive ward to admit more people who prefer VIP treatment, DCOP Dr. Merriam Tetteh-Korboe revealed at the hospital’s 2018 WASSA celebration on May 17, 2019. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Dr Marian Tetteh-Korboe, who is a Paediatric Specialist, is the Medical Director of the Police Hospital in Accra. She indicated that additional five rooms are being refurbished at the Annex Block to increase the bed capacity of the Executive…

The chiefs and people of Mamprugu Magduri District in the newly created North East Region are appealing to President Nana Akufo-Addo to provide them with a District Hospital. 17 years after the creation of the District, it cannot boast of a single clinic but just two health centres serving over 100 communities with some CHPS Compounds dotted around. The Mamprugu Magduri District is one of the 6 districts in the North East Region. The Yagaba and Kubouri Health Centres are under pressure to take care of over 48,000 people in the District. It is even difficult to access these health…