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President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that his government is close to clearing all the debts owed contractors which he inherited from the Mahama-administration. “I have been urged to pay contractors, I am paying them. In 2017 nearly 1 billion cedis of which the government of Ghana provided 305 million and the road fund provided some 660 million of the 1.6 billion owed contractors was cleared,” he stated. The president was addressing journalists in his second media encounter at the Flagstaff House on Wednesday. This appears to be an indirect response to former President Mahama who accused him of reneging on…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his confidence in the Office of the Special Prosecutor to deal with corrupt government officials. Speaking at a media encounter in Accra, the President said the Office is expected to get rid of the fear of partisan prosecution among Ghanaians. According to the President, the Special Prosecutor will deal with all corrupt officials regardless of their party affiliations. “Let me state again, that current office holders are as likely to be investigated and prosecuted by the Special Prosecutor if a case is made out against them, as past office holders,” President Akufo-Addo said.…

The NDC Minority in parliament has condemned  the “completely unjustifiable” attempt by EOCO to “forcibly evict ” the deputy EC chairperson Georgina Opoku Amankwah out of her office on Monday. Madam Opoku Amankwah clashed with officials of EOCO after she disregarded an order by the anti-graft agency to stay away from her office. She was asked by EOCO to step aside in July 2017 to enable the latter commence investigations into some GHc480,000 believed to have gone missing from the EC’s Senior Staff Endowment Fund But Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, Minority Ranking Member, Communications Committee, issued a statement on Tuesday expressing…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated boxer Isaac Dogboe for winning the WBO Interim Super Bantamweight title with a fifth round knockout of Mexican Cesar Juarez at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday January 6. Flt Lt Rawlings described Dogboe as a hungry boxer whose chances of clinching the world title are quite good but cautioned that the real test will come after he has won the title. “What state of relaxation you end up in or whether you can maintain the same hungry outlook in order to maintain your title will be the real test. You can’t afford…

There has been an oil spillage into the sea at Ada Ayigboe in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region on Tuesday evening, 3news.com has gathered. According to residents, a container was washed ashore in the early hours of Tuesday but disappeared later in the afternoon. They later found the sea water changing colour, suspecting that the container might have spilled some dirty oil. Resident said the polluted water started emitting some offensive odour in the area. More to follow Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Special Prosecutor nominee may obviously not have a problem with the US President’s vulgar comments on Africa just as I am not. This is because he has proven to be a man full of clean thoughts and will. I have always wondered how a person in this ‘propanga politicising’ region could live by such a strong conviction to do right. The insult is not certainly directed at the ‘Martin Amidus’ nationwide. I bless God for such a faithful, committed and good will son of our beloved mother Ghana. Though Martin Amidu may not be bothered about Trump, I think Mr.…

A private legal practitioner, John Darko has urged deputy chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Georgina Opoku Amankwah, to sue the  commission and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for keeping her out of office ‘illegally’. Madam Opoku Amankwah was directed by EOCO to proceed on leave in July 2017, to enable investigations into GHc480,000 believed to have gone missing from the EC’s Senior Staff Endowment Fund. After seven months of what she perceived to be undue delay just to frustrate and get her removed from office, the deputy chair defied the order and resumed work on Monday. She however had a…

The Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant-General Obed Akwa says the security agency is determined to employ force to bring a closure to the menace caused by nomadic herdsmen at Agogo. He reiterated that the military cum police detailed to the area would increase the force that ought to be applied if they face any resistance. Lieutenant-General Akwa was  addressing the Agogo Traditional Council in the Ashanti region on a fact-finding mission to end the conflict between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities at Asante Akyem North and Sekyere Afram Plains Districts. “We need to make this point very, very clear, that no…

Government through the Ministry of Education is set to establish a joint admission board to allow prospective students tender just one application to different tertiary institutions. According to the Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, proposals have been made to enable prospective students desist from applying to universities separately. “We will adopt the joint application mode where one makes a single application. This will be just like going to high school where students make selections in one application process,” the Minister said. Professor Kwesi Yankah was speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise on Tuesday, pointing out that…

Kingmakers and elders of James Town in Accra, barring any unforeseen circumstance, will install an Acting James Town Mantse on Thursday 18th January, 2018. Information available to 3news.com indicates that the principal kingmakers and elders of Ngleshie Alata Traditional Area will perform a traditional rituals to install one Nii Sackey Akomia VI as the acting Mantse of the Traditional Area. Sources close to the Ngleshie Alata Traditional Council of the Ga State explained that the elders took the decision following the incapacitation of the Paramount Chief of Ngleshie Alata Traditional Area, Oblempong Nii Kojo Ababio V. The chief has been taken ill for…