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It’s been exactly three weeks after the gruesome murder of Rahinatu Alhassan at her residence in Bimbilla, but her children and husband are yet to recover from the shock. The family is in disarray and with the support of sympathizers wants justice for Rahinatu. The deceased had her life cut short by a yet to be identified gunman on Tuesday December 12, 2017 in front of her four children, one as young as 4 years with the oldest being 19. Rahinatu Alhassan, 40, and a native of Bimbilla was shot several times according to officials at the Bimbilla Government Hospital. Her…

GCB Bank Limited is currently in the process of integrating its systems with that of recently-assumed banks, UT Bank and Capital Bank, to better serve customers of the respective banks. In August 2017, the Bank of Ghana gave GCB Bank the green light to acquire UT Bank and Capital Bank as a result of what the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr Ernest Addison, termed as the lack of good corporate governance on the part of the two banks. The Central Bank, as a result, revoked the licenses of the two banks as part of moves by government to restructure…

Dear His Excellency, Happy New Year. This is my second letter to you since becoming president of our motherland, Ghana. It turns out to be my New Year wish to you. My first letter was titled: “An open letter to the President of Ghana on safety and matters arising”.  As I indicated, it would be a regular feature from me on matters of national interest. Through Biblical beliefs to ancient philosophies, the payment of tax was always a command imposed on the citizens. Any form of non-compliance by the populace came with its consequence. The “social good” of tax collection…

An all-female religious-based group, Glorious Ladies, has held an impressive dinner to celebrate its first year of existence. The interdenominational group based in Mataheko, which was inaugurated by musician and television personality Akosua Agyapong in 2016 with some few young ladies now has over 70 members. The theme for the one year anniversary was  “Inspiring Single Ladies for Positive Generational  Impact”. The aim of the group is to promote  spiritual growth, good moral standards, good social lives and mould young ladies for marriage. The dinner, which was attended by a number of high profile personalities gave awards to individuals who…

An associate professor of political science at the University of Ghana is cautioning former President Jerry John Rawlings not to meddle in petty internal party squabbles else he would not be taken serious. Professor Ransford Gyampo is of the view President Rawlings’ continuous meddling in the rift in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could undermine his image and integrity as a former president and a statesman His comments comes on the back of the decision by President Rawlings not to criticise the the Akufo-Addo government but rather focus on the NDC, a party he founded. According to former President Rawlings,…

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has reiterated his desire to end his career at Kumasi Asante Kotoko. The 34-year old told the LEAD series in Accra that he intends to play for the local giants before he finally hangs up his boots. Gyan is currently on the books of Kayiseyispor in Turkey after spells in Italy, France, England, the UAE and China. If he fulfills his Kotoko ambition, it will be the second local club he has played for after appearing for Liberty Professionals at the start of his career. By TV3 Sports|3news.com|Ghana

Herbal centres/clinics and manufacturers of various forms of herbal medicines, rely heavily on advertisements to keep their facilities and products running in Ghana. This approach is necessitated by the inability to achieve full integration of herbal medicine practice into the health system to ensure the required acceptance of practice and patronage is achieved, despite all efforts made by successive governments in the past. Full integration of science-based herbal medicine practice will ensure that the herbal clinic by law becomes part of the departments of all health institutions, with the necessary structure in place to ensure professional relations with existing members…

The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda, has urged residents of Navrongo to strive to make the area the cleanest town in Ghana. According to him, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked him as the Sanitation Minister to make Ghana clean, as such Navrongo must endeavour to be the cleanest town. Mr. Adda, who is also the MP for Navrongo Central Constituency in the Upper  East region, was speaking to 3news.com on the sideline of the maiden edition of Navrongo Town Awards night, organized to recognize individuals and groups whose hard work has contributed to…

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) says the Akufo-Addo government performed “below average” in 2017 largely due to cronyism, nepotism, corruption, mismanagement and outright incompetence. It claimed that the Akufo-Addo government which took over the governance of the country on January 7, 2017 “mastered the art of stealing legally from government coffers”. According to the PPP, corruption allegations against the government and its officials were “swept under the carpet” without proper investigations and proper accountability. In its assessment of the Akufo-Addo government in 2017, the PPP held the current government just as the previous ones Ghana has had since 1993, cannot…

An Accra-based prophet has predicted that more sex workers in the country would be used for money rituals in 2018. Prophet Kwabena Tawiah, Founder and Leader of the Church of Rabi at Ofankor observed the quest for money, wealth and power seems to have overtaken the reasoning of many people who “can go to the extent of killing their fellow human beings and using their body parts for rituals”. Prophet Tawiah made these revelations in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra, during the December 31st Watch Night Service organised by the church. December 31st of every…