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The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has released the list of outstanding sports men and women for the 43rd SWAG Awards Night. A statement signed by William Ezah, General Secretary of SWAG named Daniel Nii Adjei – (TP Mazembe, DRC), Thomas Teye Partey- (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Christian Atsu – (Newcastle, England) and Richard Boakye-Yiadom (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia) as Nominees for the Footballer of the Year award. The statement said, Thomas Abbey (Hearts of Oak), Amos Frimpong (Kotoko) and Stephen Sarfo (B. Chelsea) made up the list for another version of the Footballer of the Year Award designed for…

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has said a nuclear launch button is “always on my table” and warned the US it will never be able to start a war. In a televised new year speech, he said the entire US was within range of North Korean nuclear weapons, adding: “This is reality, not a threat.” But he also offered a potential olive branch to South Korea, suggesting he was “open to dialogue”. North Korea may also send a team to the Winter Olympics in Seoul, he said. What is President Trump’s reaction? When asked by reporters to respond to Mr…

In 2018, electric cars will finally turn the corner from curious niche product to become a viable option for America’s families. The year will mark a turning point in the ultimate electrification of America’s roads. Electric cars will still only make up just 1.5% of all U.S. auto sales according Navigant Research. But, for EVs, the really important numbers to watch are price, driving range and availability. Americans will finally be able to buy reasonably affordable and widely available electric cars that can hold enough power to breeze through their daily routines with no worries. Cars like the Chevrolet Bolt…

The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) has declared 2018 as the year of re-awakening for journalists in the country, assuring Ghanaians of the media’s dedication to playing its watchdog role with the utmost responsibility. While admitting that 2017 was a challenging moment for the Association, it said the media is poised to hold the responsibility and accountability of the government to the citizenry as enshrined in the country’s constitution. A statement issued by the President of the GJA, Affail Monney to usher in the New Year however cautioned journalist to ensure “utmost responsibility” in in discharging its watchdog role as per…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sent out condolences to the families of Ghanaian nationals who were killed by fire outbreak at a Bronx apartment in New York City last Thursday night. Six Ghanaian nationals, including a soldier in the US Army, have been identified among the 12 people who lost their lives in the fire, which fire officials said was caused by a child playing with a stove. They are 17-year-old Hannah Donkor, 28-year-old Emmanuel Mensah, 48-year-old Gabriel Yaw Sarkookie, 49-year-old Solomon Donkor, 54-year-old Justice Opoku, and William Donkor whose age is yet to be given by officials. The soldier, Emmanuel…

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, Mr Nurideen Iddrisu, who failed an executive position bid has declared his intention to contest the flagbearership race of the party. “I have the intention to contest for the flagbearer of the great NDC when nominations are opened by the party in 2018,” Mr Iddrisu who lost the Deputy National Organizer position bid of the party in 2010 told journalists last Friday. Mr. Iddrisu, a native of Wa in the Upper West Region said he has held consultations with elders and regional executives of the party to make known to them, his decision to…

The former President, Jerry John Rawlings wants immediate revolution in the National Democratic Congress that would keep the party on the path of its core values – probity, accountability and  justice. “The time has come for the men and women who believe in the ideals of June 4, 31st December and the NDC to rise up. The time has come for a new revolution,” the former president charged at the 36th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution in Ho, Volta region on Sunday. He further appealed, “You have to be strong, steadfast and politically robust. You have to rise up…

A self-professed Mallam in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region has been arrested by the Police for allegedly defrauding someone to the tune GHC81,000. The victim, John Opoku, was said to have contracted Mallam Latif Abdul Mumuni to help him unearth some gold buried by his late grandmother at Wassa Kwame Dikrom, a community in the Wassa Akropong district of the Western Region. According to the Police, Mallam Mumuni succeeded in collecting a total of GHC81,000 from the victim. Western Regional police PRO, ASP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku who briefed 3news.com said the Mallam in turn gave the victim different denominations of…

At least 36 people have died in a head-on collision between a lorry and a Nairobi-bound bus on a notoriously dangerous road near Migaa in Kenya. Local officials said the accident happened at 03:00 (0:00 GMT), and the bus was speeding and in the wrong lane. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Kenya as one of the world’s worst countries for road safety. Police believe over 100 people have died in the same area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway in recent weeks. The bus was reportedly carrying 46 passengers to Nairobi from the western town of Busia when the accident…

Hundreds of National Democratic Congress (NDC) members and sympathizers Sunday ignored church services in commemoration of the 31st December Revolution day in Ho. Many churches remained closed, with a few opened ones still empty as at 0800 hrs. The Ghana News Agency gathered that some churches declared “one service”, rescheduled to start after 1000 hrs. Sympathizers and party faithful, young and the very old, poured onto the streets of Ho as early as 0500 hrs for a health walk heralding the short celebration. The about two-hour walk caused vehicle traffic in the regional capital, virtually painted in the colours of…