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News of on-air goddess Anita Erskine joining the Media General family to pair with Giovani Caleb as co-host of 3FM Drive beginning April 1 was hailed by radio lovers but their joy was short-lived when it was revealed the announcement was a prank Anita Erskine joins Giovani on 3FM Drive While Ghanaians engaged each other in the April fool frenzy on Monday, little did they know that the big announcement which grabbed entertainment headlines last week, was the Accra-based radio station’s way of pulling an April fool prank. A lot of people fell for the April fool prank, especially when…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Tuesday, called on African countries to institute legislative framework to address the incidents of maritime safety, security, plastic pollution and ocean governance in order to build resilient economies. He expressed dismay that about eight million tonnes of plastics were dumped into the ocean annually, and cautioned that if urgent measures are not taken right now to address the phenomenon; by 2050 there would be more plastics in the ocean than aquatic life. “Our national and continental strategies should take into consideration the environmental dimension of the blue economy so that we can together preserve our…

A 36-year-old unemployed man who got frustrated over washing the panties of his wife was arrested Sunday by the police at Agona Nkwanta for attempting to spiritually harm the woman he claimed has neglected him. The man, Emmanuel Obeng, who married the ‘successful’ businesswoman last December, claimed his 34-year-old wife [name withheld], was being promiscuous and has failed to take care of him since losing his job. He thus approached a fetish priest in the area, Nana Nzema, to cause the wife’s breast and vagina to rot, and also to swap the woman’s wealth for him. Obeng then presented a…

Winner of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB), Abena, has launched a project to campaign for behavioural change on HIV and AIDs. The ‘Obaa Nao’ project will be in two phases, the first of which is dubbed “are you aware” and seeks to keep reminding the youth and the elderly that HIV and Aids is still prevalent in Ghana. The second phase, ‘Gyewo 1’, will focus on carrying out social media campaigns to create awareness about HIV/AIDS as well as see to the distribution of free condoms to propagate the need for people to always get protected. General Manager in charge of Shared…

Member of Parliament for the Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region, Kwame Agbodza, has alleged government’s plans to review import duties is nothing but a ploy to gain political favour from the public in the 2020 general elections. President Akufo-Addo announced over the last weekend while addressing a townhall meeting of Ghanaians resident in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States of America, that his government will soon review import duties. “We have realised from the studies we have done that our ports are not competitive, and the import regime in our country is far too high. We are dealing with…

The World Bank has pledged to support Ghana in four thematic areas including; capacity building, regulatory framework, digital platforms and infrastructure enhancements as part of a Digital Infrastructure Moonshot for Africa. The pledge came after Ghana’s Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful asked for assistance from the Bretton woods institution towards the expansion of the e-Transform Project and other government of Ghana programmes aimed at bridging the country’s digital divide. Responding to the Minister’s request when he paid a courtesy call on her Tuesday 26 March 2019, the World Bank’s Vice President for Africa Hafez Ghanem said: “What we are going to…

Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2017 finalists Baaba and Serwaa joined hands with Wasi3ni, a community service group, to organize a reproductive health forum for students of Adjena Senior High School in the Eastern region. The forum, which marked the third of its kind organized by the Wasi3ni group, dealt with various issues facing the youth presently, ranging from online safety, sexual reproductive health issues, and substance abuse. Speaking at the event, the 2017 first runner-up, Baaba identified lack of parental care as one of the underlying causes of substance abuse among the youth. “You are likely to learn some of these…

The Skoll Foundation has kicked off next week’s 16th Annual Skoll World Forum with the announcement of mPedigree as one of five winners of the 2019 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. “mPedigree is one of the transformative organisations on the frontlines of solving the world’s most pressing problems,” said Jeff Skoll, Founder and Chairman of the Skoll Foundation. “Social entrepreneurs of the calibre of those at the helm of organisations such as mPedigree share a relentless pursuit of impact and the desire to create a more just world,” he added. The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations disrupt the…

Contestants of TV3’s Talented Kidz stimulated nostalgic memories among studio audience and viewers of the show Sunday night when they took to performing some old classics. One after the other, the contestants gave thrilling performances of different high-life and other hit tunes that ruled the airwaves back in the day. From dancers, through singers to saxophonists among others, each one of the contestants gave off their best to entertain viewers and audience. The first band to perform kicked off with Tarrus Riley’s ‘She’s Royal’. Shirley came through with Akosua Agyapong moves as she performed her hit single, ‘Frema’. Prince…

Joy News has sighted a report by the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) into some allegations levelled against former Vice-Chancellor, Prof Mawutor Avoke, in April last year. The former Vice Chancellor and four other officials were dismissed following an emergency meeting, prompting an EOCO probe. The anti-graft agency has concluded its probe and found among other things, that Prof Mawutor Avoke did not abuse his office nor breach procurement laws. The report said the allegations that the mode of selection of one Paa Badu Construction Limited and C-Deck limited for the award of various contracts by the University did not follow procurement…