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President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid a glowing tribute to celebrated African music icon and activist, Hugh Masekela who died on January 23, 2018, aged 78. The president recounted with fond memory the over 50 years friendship he had with the singer considered the father of South African jazz. Nana Akufo-Addo said Masekela playing at his inauguration as the president of Ghana would be unforgettable. “Last year, he did what we had both talked and dreamed of for decades – he played at my inauguration, as President of the Republic of Ghana, on 7th January, 2017. He played on two occasions…

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has sought knowledge from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) towards its decision to reconstruct the Takoradi Market Circle and Sekondi Market into state of the art markets. The two markets built about 100 years ago  have been placed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with several companies including  Brazilian construction firm, Contracta, expressing interest to redevelop them. The Chief Executive Officer of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Anthony Kobina Kurentsir Sam, in an interaction with Akoma FM’s Antwi Boasiako when he led a team of technical personnel to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to understudy the Kumasi…

An Accra Circuit Court has convicted two of the escapees in the Kwabenya cell break of Sunday, January 21. The two – Prince Osei and Atta Kwadwo – were convicted on their own plea after they pleaded guilty to Count 3 and 4 of conspiracy to commit crime to escape from lawful custody. The third accused person, Kofi Darko, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Court, therefore, deferred judgement to Tuesday, February 13. Presiding Judge His Honour Aboagye Tandoh urged prosecution to consult the Attorney General on Count 1 and 2 which borders on possession of firearm without…

Minority in Parliament is set to go to court to seek clarity and a review of constitutional provisions which require the swearing of the Speaker of Parliament as President in the absence of the President of the Republic. There has been growing course for the review of Article 60 of the constitution which allows the swearing in of the Speaker as President in recent times. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise on the issue, Tamale Central MP Alhaji Inusah Fuseini said the court has not properly settled the issue regarding the confusion surrounding the judgment it passed. According to the Member of…

Deputy Executive Secretary of the Micro Finance and Small Loans Centre, Afia Akoto has unreservedly apologised to the CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, after being joined in a defamatory suit. Afia Akoto, who is the 3rd defendant in an 8 million suit, had accused the CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors of offering a 1 million bribe to the CEO of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company, Alfred Obeng. But the MASLOC Deputy Executive Secretary has since written a signed letter, in which she apologized and retracted the comments made against Senyo…

The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum at the end of May on whether to reform the country’s near-total ban on abortion. The vote will decide whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that effectively bans terminations. Currently abortion is only allowed when a woman’s life is at risk, but not in cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormality. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said that he will campaign for reform. The ballot will not be on specific terms of any new law, but on whether to retain or repeal article 40.3.3 of the constitution, known as the…

The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum at the end of May on whether to reform the country’s near-total ban on abortion. The vote will decide whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that effectively bans terminations. Currently abortion is only allowed when a woman’s life is at risk, but not in cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormality. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said that he will campaign for reform. The ballot will not be on specific terms of any new law, but on whether to retain or repeal article 40.3.3 of the constitution, known as the…

The two former Guantanamo Bay detainees are currently self-employed as they run their private business in Ghana, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has confirmed. This has become possible due to the refugee status conferred on them by the government of Ghana through the Refugees Board in 2016. However, a Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Charles Owiredu who disclosed this on TV3’s News 360 on Monday would not divulge the kind of business they two have been engaged in. The two-year bilateral cooperation between the governments of Ghana and the United States of America to keep Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid…

The Ghana Journalists Association has presented prizes to awardees of the 2016 GJA Awards.  Journalist of the Year Kwame Sefa Kayi, though not present at the event, received a 200,000 cedi-three bedroom house while other award winners received cash prizes ranging between 2,000 and 7,000 cedis and plaques. TV3’s Portia Gabor, who received the Komla Dumor Most Promising Journalist and Best TV News Reporting awards, took home two plaques and a cash prize of 7,000 Cedis. Peter Quao Adattor also of TV3 who was awarded the Best TV Health Reporter received a cheque for 2,000 Cedis and a plaque. Journalists who received…

Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts Catherine Afeku has said plans are far advanced for the establishment of a cocoa factory to honour Tetteh Quarshie for bringing cocoa to Ghana. Speaking at the ‘Meet the Press’ series in Accra on Monday, the minister said establishment of a museum also forms part of the government’s efforts to encourage local consumption of cocoa. She further said the museum will also attract tourists to explore the numerous cocoa products produced locally. “The project is a public-private sector initiative, and it will take tourists through the processing of cocoa into a variety of products,”…