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  There is no doubt that Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale is one of the biggest musicians in Ghana ans with a huge fanbase that is completely loyal and will do almost anything he says. However, Highlife musician Anthony Akablay, says Shatta Wale is having a negative impact on the youth. “With his large fan base I don’t expect Shatta Wale to use certain words and engage in indecent acts. I know he has the largest fan base in Ghana at the moment but what impact is he making on them? The youth are engaged in all sorts of bad…

Urban development specialist Farouk Braimah says Ghana stands a chance to meet the first seven Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a go if it succeeds in upgrading Nima and Maamobi as planned. Mr. Braimah who was speaking on 3FM Sunrise morning show said an upgrade of such a magnitude could lead to significant livelihood development of the area. On Tuesday May 14, Works and Housing Minister Samuel Atta Akyea announced that government has planned to transform Nima, Maamobi and other populated areas into world-class residential districts. “We are creating a housing arrangement for them. They will move in free of…

A young man identified as Surakatu Misbawu believed to be in his mid thirties and a nurse at Abrumase Health Centre in the East Gonja Municipality has drowned in the Volta Lake. The incident occurred between Kejewu Bato and Kafaba in the early hours of Monday May 13, 2019 when the victim and five others were traveling in a flying boat from Abrumase to Kafaba. Information gathered indicates that the boat capsized pouring all six onboard into the water. It is still unclear what caused the boat to capsize. But two who are fisher folks were able to swim to safety.…

Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion in almost all cases, the strictest such US law. The state Senate approved the law by 25 votes to six, rejecting exemptions for cases of rape or incest. It will now go to Republican Governor Kay Ivey. She has not said whether she will sign it, but she is seen as a strong opponent of abortion. Restrictions on abortion rights have already been introduced this year in 16 US states. Activists hope the new Alabama law will challenge a landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalised abortion in the US. The…

The journalist who stood surety for the Chinese woman alleged to have been involved in illegal rosewood logging, Mohammed Bundrigbum, has confessed he knows the whereabouts of Helen Huang, who is currently on the run after jumping bail. Mr Bundrigbum was put in police custody after he failed to produce Ms Helen after she had breached her bail conditions. The Tamale Circuit court Monday  presided over by Justice Twumasi Appiah declined to grant him bail after he failed to meet the conditions of two government workers who earn Gh¢ 3,000 each or landed property worth about Gh¢ 130,000. Even though…

The ongoing end of semester examination of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) was Tuesday evening disrupted by a confusion between management of the university and students. Information gathered by 3news.com indicated the school authorities sacked students, some of whom were suspected not to have fully paid their fees or registered, from taking part in the exam. A video available to us shows a woman said to be the Assistant Registrar of the University, Mrs Armah, directing students to leave the exam hall amidst some reluctance from the students. Some of the students who spoke to the…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Four companies have donated various items including food products, household consumables, and soft drinks through the May 9 Foundation for families of victims of the Accra stadium disaster.  The companies, GBfoods, distributors of Gino brand of food products; Interplast Ghana, producers of plastic pipes; the Coca Cola and a Chinese company operating in Ghana, Sunda International, also donated undisclosed sums of money to the Foundation. The donations form part of activities to mark the 18th anniversary of the tragic stampede which occurred during a soccer game between rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko on May 9, 2001.…

Shock and anguish have gripped residents of Sekondi-Takoradi after news of a 59 year old woman who was killed on her way to visit her sick husband at the hospital got to them. The deceased, Comfort Arthur had prepared some meal on Monday dawn, May 13, 2019 and was on her way to the Kwesimintsim Hospital to visit her husband who was on admission. According to eye witnesses, Auntie Connie, as she was affectionately called, was crossing a section of the road at Anaji on the new Kansaworado highway around 5:30am when she was knocked down by the speeding Taxi…

Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says Ghana has been “hoodwinked” and “deceived” by the previous government into thinking the Komenda Sugar factory was operational. According to the deputy minister, it was “unthinkable” for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to borrow $35 million and “sink all into building a factory which true value is less than half the amount”. He expressed dismay at the erstwhile government for what he says was a problematic planning and execution of the Komenda Sugar factory. “We were all hoodwinked and deceived into thinking that this factory was operation. In fact, a huge public funfair…