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The 20 students of St. Martins Senior High School at Nsawam in the Eastern Region who collapsed on Sunday and Monday were suffering from hysteria and malaria, heath authorities have diagnosed. Seventeen of them –all females –were diagnosed of hysteria which is believed to have been caused by panic and fear arising out of an impending examination, while the remaining three who are boys, were diagnosed of malaria. Fifteen of them have been since Sunday been counseled, treated and discharged, while the remaining five have been detained at the Nsawam Government Hospital. This is to enable doctors led by Dr…

The Chair of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei, has requested President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to furnish her with a copy of the petition seeking her removal from office for alleged breaches of the law. Some unnamed staff of the Commission in July 2017 petitioned Nana Akufo-Addo to remove Mrs. Osei over alleged abuse of office, causing financial loss to the state and breaches of Ghana’s procurement laws. The petition was then forwarded to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, to establish a prima facie case based on which impeachment proceedings would commence against the EC chair. READ: Charlotte Osei…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is urging African leaders to view the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an investment in the African people. For him, the implementation of the SDGs will ensure Africans build a better life, stressing that “no group of persons has more to gain from the successful implementation of the SDGs than the African peoples.” President Akufo-Addo said this on Monday when he delivered a speech at the Africa Roundtable on the UN SDGs, held at the Kempinski Hotel, Accra. He noted that democracy is gaining deep roots on the continent, something he said has resulted in…

On Friday 08 December, we officially launched our uniquely Ghanaian Soap Opera — Sadia — which premieres on TV3, today Monday 10th December 2017 at 8PM on TV3. Overwhelmingly, the general public is excited about having an authentic and refined Ghanaian alternative to the plethora of foreign telenovelas that have flooded TV channels in Ghana. Sadia is one of our biggest projects to date and speaks to Media General’s commitment, as Ghana’s leading media organisation, to promote local content and lead a call to action to drive change in the industry — by promoting our very own. Since the launch…

The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has not resigned his post as being reported, 3News can authoritatively report. Highly placed sources close to the governor whose tenure ends in April 2020 say he is still at post, describing the media reports about his resignation as false. Reports emerged Monday morning that Dr. Asiama has resigned his post as the second deputy governor of the BoG. The reports claimed he had taken his accumulated leave leading to his exit from the bank by the end of December 2017. READ: Second Deputy BoG Governor resigns It…

The police have beefed up security at Najong No. 1, a community in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District after four people were killed there on Sunday. Some unidentified gunmen numbering about eight on four motorbikes attacked traders at a market and fired indiscriminately into them. This led to the death of four people, injuring eight others including two women on December 10, 2017. Addressing the media at the regional police headquarters in Tamale, the Northern Regional Police commander, DCOP Patrick Adusei Sarpong said a joint police and military force have been deployed to the area with the CID homicide unit from the…

A corrupt cabinet minister on the run from justice from soldiers in the aftermath of a coup d’état seeks the help of a poor, struggling taxi driver to make his escape in a yet-to-be released film – Bigman Wahala. The conversations and experiences between the two as well as the final fallout of the journey, make this a story not to miss. Principal photography of the feature film that is filled with intriguing action drama concluded last week and it is set to hit the screens mid next year. Filming was carried out at various locations in the Winneba area…

A man is being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City’s main bus terminal, officials say. “Terrorists won’t win,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a blast at the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan during the morning rush hour on Monday. The suspect, named as Akayed Ullah, 27, was wounded when a “low-tech explosive device” strapped to his body blew up in an underpass, officials say. They say three other people suffered minor injuries. A photo circulating on social media shows a man, said to be the suspect, lying on the ground with his clothes ripped and…

Organizers of the maiden ‘Made in Taadi Concert’ have assured fans of heavy security protection from the military during the concert scheduled for December 23, 2017. The concert which will be headlined by hiplife artiste Kofi Kinaata was officially launched at the Best Western Plus Atlantic Hotel in Takoradi on December 7, 2017. Briefing the press about the concert, a member of the organising team Nana Kwesi Coomson said they value the lives of each and every one who will be there so much that they would not leave any security detail unexamined, and will go all out to ensure…

The National Petroleum Authority, NPA, was Friday night lauded by organizers of the Oil and Gas Awards for its continuous commitment to policy initiatives which positively contribute to improving air conditions in the country, and the world. The Authority’s introduction of the sulfur diesel to the market has positively impacted the health of more than 3 million residents in Accra and across the country, reducing exposure to poor urban air quality. The awarding committee praised the initiative as not only outstanding but a step which will go a long way to improving the health of the public. Speaking to the…