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Former deputy Trade Minister has berated President Nana Akufo-Addo for not being “definite” on his stance on homosexuality, accusing the president of surrounding himself with gays at the presidency. Murtala Mohammed suggested that for not toeing the lines of leaders, such as the late Prof. Atta Mills, Kenyan’s Uhuru Kenyatta who were outright in their rejection of homosexuality, President Akufo-Addo has failed to protect the African value against the act. President Akufo-Addo told international news agency, Aljazeera, that homosexuality is bound to be legalised in Ghana looking at the mounting trend of activism. “I think it is something that is…

A senior Anglican minister has been criticised for saying people should pray for Prince George to be gay to help the Church of England recognise same-sex marriage. The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth wrote a blog post urging people to pray him “to be blessed one day with the love of a fine young gentleman”. His comments have been described as “unkind” and “destructive”. Mr Holdsworth is provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow. He is from the Scottish Episcopal Church, which voted to allow gay couples to marry earlier this year. Same-sex marriages in Anglican churches are banned in England and Wales…

The Abeka Sanitation and Motor Court has fined eight persons an amount of GH¢ 360 each or in default three months’ imprisonment with hard labour for improper disposal of refuse at unauthorised places in Accra. Two other accused persons, who pleaded not guilty were granted bail of GH¢ 1,000 each with one surety and would re-appear on December 7, 2017. The accused are residents of Okaishie and its environs in the Ashiedu Keteku Sub-Metro. They are Eneka Dokyi, Ebuka Nnora, Matthew Akrofi, Kofi Asare, Robert Goliete, Samuel Odoi, Ishmael Louis, Baba Idrisu, Kwame Akoto, Kwamena Afeleteh and Yaw Tsre. Their…

COP Rose Bio Atinga hanged her uniform after 29 years of actively fighting to protect lives and property in Ghana. She bowed out of the Ghana Police Service with lots of memories effective November 30, 2017. TV3’s Peter Quao Adattor takes a retrospective look at her 29 years policing journey. COP Rose Bio Atinga, is a native of the Upper East Region of Ghana and was born on November 30, 1957. She had her GCE O-Level certificate in 1974 at St Francis Secondary School and A-level in 1976 from St. Monica’s Secondary School. COP Rose Bio Atinga, went on to…

The Queen of Denmark, Margarethe II, after her three-day State Visit, said her experience of Ghana was very wonderful and would be a lasting memory.  She stated at a media conference: “I will like to tell everybody that my three days in Ghana has been really wonderful. I have been so kindly been received by, first all, the President, and also by everybody else, that I have come into contact with. “Really it was a wonderful experience and these days will be something I will always remember. “It’s been three wonderful days. I have enjoyed every moment and I am…

Police in India say they have arrested a man whose smelly socks caused a dispute between him and fellow passengers on a bus. They told the BBC they had lodged a complaint against Prakash Kumar, 27, for “causing a public nuisance”. The incident occurred en route to the capital, Delhi, after Mr Kumar removed his shoes and socks. The stench from the socks was so bad that passengers asked Mr Kumar to put them in his bag or throw them out. But he allegedly refused, sparking a heated argument. Passengers then forced the bus driver to pull over at a…

Police in India say they have arrested a man whose smelly socks caused a dispute between him and fellow passengers on a bus. They told the BBC they had lodged a complaint against Prakash Kumar, 27, for “causing a public nuisance”. The incident occurred en route to the capital, Delhi, after Mr Kumar removed his shoes and socks. The stench from the socks was so bad that passengers asked Mr Kumar to put them in his bag or throw them out. But he allegedly refused, sparking a heated argument. Passengers then forced the bus driver to pull over at a…

A 41-year old Cashier at the Small Tax Office (STO) of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in Tamale, Fuseini Hamza, has allegedly swindled the State a whopping GHC2,043,774.30 The man, who has been charged with two counts of stealing and money laundering, has since October 25 been on prison remand as he was unable to meet the conditions of a bail granted him by the Tamale High Court. The supervising High Court Judge in Tamale, Justice Edward Apenkwah, remanded the accused in prison custody after he pleaded not guilty when he first appeared before the court on October 25, 2017.…

The Director General in charge of Technical at the Police Headquarters, Commissioner of Police (COP) Rose Bio-Atinga, has retired after 29 years of police work. COP Bio-Atinga who was among those tipped to become the Inspector General of Police in 2012, started her retirement on Thursday, November 30, 2017. She joined the Ghana Police in 1988 as an officer and rose through the ranks to become the fourth female Commissioner of Police in Ghana having served in various capacities within the Service across the country. Sources close to Ms Bio-Atinga told 3News she intends to use her retirement period to…

The Police at Axim in the Western Region have impounded a total of 76 slabs of substances believed to be narcotics. The substances were being transported from the Elubo area to Takoradi in an Ivory Coast registered Hyundai 4X4 vehicle but on seeing the Police, the two ‘smugglers’ abandoned the vehicle after they had been given a chase. One of the two persons has been identified as Kwasi Asante, the Police confirmed to 3News Thursday. According to the Police, some of their personnel from Axim were on speed check duty Sunday on the Takoradi-Elubo highway when the vehicle registered No.…