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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, (UEW) Professor Mawutor Avokeh and five other officers of the University have been detained by Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over alleged procurement breaches, 3News has gathered. Credible information gathered by 3News suggests EOCO on Monday attempted to arrest the six officers but they protested and declined to write statements on the matter. They argued they could not give statements without the presence of their lawyers. EOCO in view of the circumstance, asked them to go and report Tuesday with legal representation for further questioning, which the six obliged and…

The Acting Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) appeared surprised by the partisan and divisive comments made by Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng. “I don’t believe it,” Mr. Freddy Blay shot back at TV3’s Komla Klutse when it was brought to his attention that the High Commissioner has publicly admitted that his interest is to meet the needs of NPP members first before any other Ghanaian. “This government is doing its best to create job opportunities and me for instance, I told my people over there [that], it is because of NPP that I’m here,…

The acting Managing Director of Ghana, Post Mr. James Kwofie has asked Ghanaians and the media to focus on the massive benefits that will accrue to the government, the business community and Ghanaians at large, with the introduction of the new digital property addressing system in Ghana. Speaking to the media at the GhanaPost head office, in Accra on Monday, Mr. James Kwofie insisted the focus on security of the new system in the last few days clearly shows the interests that Ghanaians have on the Ghana Post GPS Application. ”We can talk about security which is obviously an ongoing…

At least five homes were raided by armed robbers at Bediako in the Kpone-Katamanso constituency near Tema Community 25 Tuesday dawn.  3news.com’s reporter Josephine Frempong who visited the robbery scene said several people were injured with some suffering from serious knife wounds while others were severely beaten by the robbers. At least a man was shot in the thigh. The injured, including a boy who fainted after being tied with a rope during the operation have been rushed to hospital for medical attention. The robbers made away with people’s mobile phones, laptops, money and other valuable items. When Josephine contacted…

An Accra High Court has dismissed an interlocutory injunction filed by the Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) against the implementation of the Millennium Development Compact II which seeks to privatize the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). But PUWU’s suit against ECG, the Attorney General and the Millennium Development Authority over the demand of severance packages is yet to be determined by the court. PUWU had argued in its writ that the decision to handover the power distributor to a concessionaire will affect its members for which reason a package needs to be given to its members. It contended that discussions…

A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team, Yaw Appiah Kubi says the spate of lawlessness in the country is as a result of ingratitude of politicians. “You use people to get political power, after which, policies are not made to alleviate their problems and that is what is breeding the lawlessness” he argued. Mr. Appiah Kubi made the observation on TV3’s New Day on Tuesday hosted by Bright Nana Amfoh while contributing to discussions on the current trend of lawlessness by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante groups like the Delta Force and Invisible Forces.…

The Deputy Managing Director of finance and administration of the Ghana Post Mr. Kwaku Tabi Amponsah has discredited suggestions by critics of the newly introduced digital property addressing system that it is prone to hacking by criminals. According to Mr. Amponsah, the Ghana Post  has sufficiently invested in cyber security to prevent intruders from hacking into the system. “It has not come to our notice that anybody has been able to hack into our system. The system is secured. So far we have not had any problems with intruders. We have built firewalls to prevent access without permission. Not even…

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The Minister of State in charge of National Security, Mr Bryan Acheampong, has donated a brand new pick-up vehicle to the Kwahu East District Police Command to aid the Police in its duty of protecting lives and properties in the district. The donation of the vehicle is in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by Mr Acheampong, who is the Member of Parliament for Abetifi, in the run-up to the 2016 general elections. District Chief Executive for the area, Isaac Agyapong, who presented the vehicle to the Police on behalf of the MP, observed the Police in the area have…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has arrived in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, to attend the 2017 edition of the Global Business Forum on Africa. Organized by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the forum on the theme “Next Generation Africa” and will take place between November 1 and 2, 2017. The high-profile event, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will explore new opportunities to enhance economic cooperation and expand trade and investment ties between the Middle East and Africa.…